In a move that few would might have seen coming, 2018 (and… uh reigning) World Champion Davide Ongaro has graduated a step up and will be racing with a full factory O.S. deal in 2021 and beyond. Shimazaki san from O.S. had this to say, “We hope to show great performance of our products in the coming season together with him.” Ongaro departs after at least 5 seasons under LRP power (Yes click the link, he has also grown since then!) amongst numerous titles including the last Neo at Harper Adams and perhaps the crowning achievement in any career or partnership, an IFMAR World Title. I ..read more

Source: Austin Wick (Facebook) More than 100 racers attended the Labor Day Challenge that was held at the Clark rc Park in Reeseville, Wisconsin. After three rounds of qualifying Cole Tollard (Team Associated/Reedy/JConcepts) set the overall TQ in the Nitro Buggy class. Austin Wick (Team Associated/JConcepts) came out on top in the Main in front of Ayden Theiss (Team Associated/O.S.Engines/Pro-Line Racing) in second and Troy Weber (Team Associated/Reedy/JConcepts) in third making it an all-Team Associated podium lockout ..read more

Source: Yokomo US (Facebook) More than 153 racers attended the 13th Annual Pro-Line Surf City Classic that was held at OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach, California. The Mod 2WD Buggy class was TQed and won by Broc Champlin (Team Associated/Reedy/ JConcepts). Aydin Horne (Team Associated/Reedy/Pro-Line Racing) came in second and Spencer Rivkin (Team Associated/Hobbywing/ JConcepts) rounded out the top 3 result. Ryan Maifield (Yokomo/Hobbywing/JConcepts) was in control of things in the Mod 4WD Buggy class as he set the overall TQ and brought home the win from Tom Rinderknecht (TLR/Hobbywing/JC ..read more

See: Modelix Racing Modelix Racing have introduced the new Ultimate Racing 15.2V 7500 mAh Graphene LiPo High Voltage battery pack. The 4S battery measures 138x46x49, or the standard size equivalent to two 2S stick batteries and weighs approximately 560g. The battery is built from Graphene LiPo cells that offer up to 120C discharge rates and a very low internal resistance for high power output. The Graphene 4S 7500mAh LiHV battery pack comes with an XT90 connection to avoid false contacts and a separate balancer cable to only connect it in the charging process ..read more

Source: BRCA RallyCross Pro (Facebook) The NWN 2 day special race was held in Blackpool, UK. The Saturday event saw Graham Alsop (HB Racing/OptiFuel/Novarossi) taking the win by three laps over Nick Cox (HB Racing/Team Orion/Racing Experience Fuel) in 2nd and Lewis Rushton in 3rd. On Sunday it was again G.Alsop with the win, followed by Kieran Cox (XRAY/Ielasi Tuned/OptiFuel/Hot Race Tires) a lap down in 2nd and Chris Sharpe-Simkiss (SWORKz/SPower Engines/TPro) in 3rd ..read more

Source: Brennan Schimmel (Facebook) The Tiltyard Sunday Club race was held in Dayton, Virginia over the weekend. Brennan Schimmel (Kyosho/REDS Racing/AKA) brought home the win in the 30-minute Nitro Buggy final from Ethan MacKanick (XRAY/FX Engines/Pro-Line Racing) in 2nd and Paul Ciccarello (XRAY/Picco/Hobbywing/Motiv/AKA) in 3rd. The E-buggy final saw P.Ciccarello taking the lead for a few laps after the first 2 drivers made a mistake. Then he made a couple mistakes and dropped to 4th however he vas able to make it back to 2nd by the end. Austin Woodyard (Serpent/AMR Engines/AKA) came out ..read more

Source: Jared Wiggins (Facebook) The 2020 Harvest Cup was held at RJD Hobbies track in Lincoln, Illinois. The track was really fun however it got super bumpy. The pro Nitro Buggy class saw Michael Paige (HB Racing/REDS Racing/VP Fuel/Pro-Line Racing) taking the overall TQ but in the final it was Jared Wiggins (Tekno RC/BLOK Engines/VP Racing Fuels/Pro-Line Racing) with the win, followed by Brad Dean (Team Associated/Reedy/JConcepts) in second and Wade Aronson (Kyosho/AKA) in third ..read more

The ECN race was held in Salzgitter, Germany over the weekend. On Saturday, heavy rains made it impossible to drive, however on Sunday the sun came back and the race could be held. The E-buggy class was won by Burak Kilic (Mugen Seiki/Hobbywing/Gens Ace/Procircuit) in front of his brother Berkan Kilic (Mugen Seiki/Hobbywing/Gens Ace/Procircuit) in second while Frank Grieger (Mugen Seiki) rounded out the top 3 result. Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the report ..read more

Source: Caleb Noble (Facebook) The Mackay RC Mad hosted their race in Bakers Creek, Australia. After all the qualifying complete, Caleb Noble (Mugen Seiki/REDS Racing) TQed all 5 rounds to start P1 in both the Nitro Buggy and E-buggy classes. C.Noble took a clean start to cruise away to secure a 2 lap lead over Antony Gaunt in second to take the win. Jordan Van came in third. The E-buggy finals saw another win for C.Noble after winning two mains. Jay Brazier and Brayden Hess completed the podium result in second and third respectively ..read more

Source: T-Work’s Products T-Work’s have introduced a new droop and rebound gauge especially designed for 1/8th Off-road buggies. Machined from high-quality aluminium, the tool comes anodized in black and sports white markings with a range of 60mm up to 150mm making it easy to use and read. Simply slide the cap over the nut that holds the shock to measure and adjust the droop screws as needed ..read more