PN Racing has announced that the annual PNWC will take place in United Stated in 2025 with 5280 Raceway in Denver, Colorado, hosting the World Cup for 1:28 from November 6-9. The 2024 PNWC took place in France attracting 270 entries made up of 130 drivers from 19 counties where RC Atomic driver Jose Pequito from Portugal completed a title double to be crowned World Champion of 2WD Mod and Pan Open classes.
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Keven Hebert completed the double at the Canadian Nationals retaining the Mod Touring Car title for yet another year and taking the 1:12 Mod title which was last year won by his Xray team-mate Alexander Hagberg. Once again Rose City Speedway in Ontario hosted the event which attracted over 300 entries. In qualifying Hebert secured the Touring Car TQ with his time from the last of the four qualifiers ahead of Bryce Frechette and Barrett Morrow. In 1:12, Canada’s best known onroad racer also secured the TQ with his Q4 time ahead of Leonard Schinzano and Josh Cyrul. In the finals, single mains deciding the winners, Hebert took the win the podium order remaining unchanged as to how the line-up on the grid.
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Italian company Pirani RC has released these rubber covers for CVD driveshaft of all brands of 1:8 onroad cars. Made from strong and durable TPU, the rubber cover is extra light weight and helps maintain the grease inside the CVD caps. The result is a longer life for CVD pins, more lubrification in rotation parts and the car more clean in the CVD area. Sold as a pack of 2 covers, they covers are suitable for both front and rear axles.
LC Racing has released new Version 2 Front Arms and Driveshafts for their LC10B5 1:10 4WD Buggy. The new arms are shorter giving the buggy a slightly different suspension geometry and making the front track width legal for sanctioned races. For use with the shorter V2 arms they have also released 72mm CVD driveshafts for the buggy.
Team Cayote’s North American distributor AMain Hobbies has officially announced its 2025 US Team Driver Roster for the new electronics brand. Headlining the Team Cayote USA race team is 2-time IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Champion Ryan Maifield and 31-time ROAR winner Dakotah Phend. Reigning 18-year-old 2WD IFMAR Offroad World Champion Tater Sontag along with 2024 JConcepts INS Series 4WD Champion Tom Rinderknecht and 2021 ROAR Mod Stadium Truck Champion Cole Tollard also are featured on the team. With representation throughout the United States, Team Cayote USA also includes 1:10 and 1:8 racers Frankie Contreras, Jr., Austin Cracknell, Spencer Heckert, Ethan Mackanick, Lee Setser, and Jonah Wilson. On the announcement AMain Hobbies CFO Kevin Kiser said, “I have been doing this for nearly 15 years now and I’ve never seen a race line come together quite as quickly as Team Cayote. It’s a perfect balance of commitment from the engineers, factory, and pro drivers who are developing, testing, and now winning at the highest level. This team is stacked with top tier drivers, who aren’t just racing, but providing critical feedback allowing us to bring new products to market with unbelievable efficiency.”
Source: AMain Hobbies [amainhobbies.com]
Xray has unveiled its latest 1:8 Electric 4WD pan car, the X8’26. A category the Slovakian manufacturer only entered into in 2024, the latest kit features a revamped chassis design which positions the batteries directly on the chassis for the lowest centre of gravity. The car also has an extended wheelbase which improves the vehicle’s handling characteristics. It also gets updated independent front suspension with a system of bushings and rubber O-rings to adjust suspension flex. The rear suspension is also mounted to the chassis with adjustable flex for enhanced performance. The motor is positioned as far back as possible, just in front of the rear suspension. The kit comes with a new 35T Aluminium Pulley which allows for the use of larger front tires, enhancing traction on bumpy tracks and improving steering responsiveness. Another new part is the One-Way Front Axle which comes with a hard-coated one-way that improves performance.
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Awesomatix has unveiled their latest FWD touring car with the new A800FXR featuring an innovative two-piece, bi-material chassis plate. With the A800R platform reaching its maturity, the A800FXR builds on the proven A800R touring car concept – shortened chassis plate for minimal overhang and chassis rub and improved damping characteristics over the FX Evo platform – while retaining the successful drivetrain and steering geometry of its predecessor. It also benefits from more than two years of extensive development of its touring car counterpart. The standout feature of the A800FXR kit is its two-piece, bi-material chassis plate. The forward section, made of aluminium, supports the front end, transmission, and electronics, while a carbon fibre rear section holds the rear assembly. While offering improved weight distribution and refined flex characteristics it brings unparalleled tunability as it allows four different wheelbase settings, truly redefining the phrase “the best of both worlds”.
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Another new Yokomo specific release from Italy’s Mikimodel is their new 1.5mm steel chassis for the MS1.0 Electric Touring and which is compatibility with previous models such as the BD12/BD11/BD10. The steel chassis is intended for use on asphalt but can also be used in indoor conditions on carpet. During testing they worked hard to find the right weight and above all the correct flex of the chassis which was not easy finding the right compromise to unload the chassis and work on the torsion points. Only after many tests did they also managed to find the right material and the right treatment for the chassis. Using the steel chassis, Mikimodel say they have found an extremely balanced combination, giving the possibility of extremely easy driving in different conditions.
