Serpent has released a new for 2025 Racing Team t-shirt. The neat high-quality cotton black t-shirt features a new front design of the Serpent logo with the slogan ‘Serpent Racing Team’. On the rear of the shirt an oversized traditional all white serpent logo is displayed. The tee is offered in sizes from small through to XXXL.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
New from Infinity for its World Championship winning IF18-3 1:8 Nitro Onroad chassis are chassis are these optional 6mm Shaft Set and Aluminium Chassis Stiffener. Using the optional 6mm Shaft Set, the drivetrain of the IF18-3 is lightened to improve response during acceleration and deceleration. The weight is approximately 7g lighter than the 8mm shaft. The optional Aluminium Chassis Stiffener greatly increases rigidity in the rear section of the chassis with the car’s turning ability is noticeably reduced. This makes it easier to manoeuvre on extremely low-grip surfaces or high-grip surfaces where traction roll could be a problem.
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Speedzone have released their latest brushless motor under the American company’s Evolution brand. Relying on some aspects learned from their last motor release in 2017, this latest motor delivers more power and efficiency. The new design features a non-encased stator and universal aluminium end points that are not constrained by the wind etching. The motor, currently available in 17.5, 13.5 and 21.5 winds, comes with a high torque rotor and the aluminium end points are notched for easy reassembly. The light weight design makes this motor one of the lightest in the industry at 140g on the standard & select versions and 134g-137g on the tuned versions. All motors are ROAR approved and are bench tested to ensure sensor, stator and ball bearings are all functioning to a strict quality control.
US racing upgrade parts producer Klinik RC has released a Carbon Fibre centre diff top plate for the Tekno NB48 2.2 buggy and NT48 2.2 truggy. The 4mm thick precision machined plate is much stronger and more ridged then the stock plastic top plate providing a more accurate brake feel and settings and is also lighter than aluminium. The top plate also features two rubber sealed 5x8x2.5 flanged Avid ball bearings for the brake cams to easily rotate and reduce any slop.
New from American RC accessories brand 1up Racing comes this Pro Pit Scale. The perfect pit companion for precise weight measurement of your diffs, parts, tyres, etc., it has a max weight of 500 grams and increments of 0.01 grams to gives you the capacity and precision you need, build after build. It features stylish laser etched 1up logos on a durable stainless steel face, a blue backlit LED screen, 9 weighing modes, and a full-capacity tare range. Included with the Pro Pit Scale are a protective cover, small parts weighing tray and AAA batteries for your convenience.
Source: 1up Racing [1upracing.com]
Spanish offroad tyre brand OGO Racing has presented their latest 1:8 Offroad buggy tyre, Dana. The new pattern been created to fill the gap between their Vulcano and the Storm, making it ideal for slightly dusty surfaces, while offering enhanced durability for more abrasive terrains or polished surfaces that cause excessive wheel spin. The pin size and spacing have been modified to allow better clearance for dust, while maintaining a high pin density across the tread for excellent wear resistance.
Source: OGO [ogo-racing.com]
Hotrace has introduced their first 1:10 slick offroad tyre which they are calling the Slick V1. Developed by Aydin Horne and Chase Lemieux who had a 1-2 finish at the INS Round 1 at Trackside Hobbies and at the Desert Classic at Hobby Action this past weekend, the Italian manufacturer says they are confident in product for use on all kinds of indoor clay dirt surfaces. They will initially start by offering it only in their white compound available for now. The rear tyre has inner webbing and proper thickness characteristics to help to have a great balance between grip and stability. The front tyre has no webbing and can be ran on both 2WD and 4WD. This thickness is ideal for 2WD on all conditions and good for a 4WD in low and medium grip track conditions. The 4WD specific Front Slick V1 has inner webbing and is perfect for 4WD especially in medium/high grip track conditions. The tyres will be offered just as rubber to help keep costs down, and eliminate the need to buy new inserts every time, or complete with blue close cell inserts.
Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]
New for 2025 Capricorn signing Gabriele Paloschi got his new program off to a strong start with victory at the 2nd edition of the GT International Gran Prix at Mini Autodromo Stradivari in Cremona in Northern Italy. In qualifying it was team-mate and World Championship Top Qualifier Alex D’Angelo who secured the nitro GT TQ after topping 2 of the 3 rounds of qualifying. Fastest in Q2 Paloschi would line up second for the 30-minute final with Leonardo Valente completing the Top 3. Setting the fastest lap of the final, World Championship finalist Paloschi would lead home a LAB GT 1-2 by 16-seconds from D’Angelo. Genius Valente completed the podium. In electric GT Natanaele Senesi took his own creation to the TQ and win over Diego Pizzagalli.
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