New from Contact RC Racing Tyres are these protective wheel disks for their range of Oval and SupaStox tyres. The cool looking disks are glued by the customer on the external face of the wheel to protect the foam from the high rigours of oval racing. The disk will help prevent tyre chunking on side impacts. They are included in all JM tyres.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Having teased first details just after Christmas of ‘a revolutionary backplate’ they are describing as ‘a true masterpiece of engineering’, Italy’s Reds Racing has released an exploded CAD image of their Rotating Back Plate. While no benefits are outlined, they said, ‘We will release in the next months a revolutionary backplate that will be sold separately only as an optional part for Reds Racing engines. The new Rotating Backplate is a true masterpiece of engineering. The only thing that you cannot expect from Reds is to experience ordinary emotions. More info to come soon….’. It will be interesting to find out the theory and benefits of this new concept.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
Cole Tollard will race for Team Losi Racing in 2023 with the American brand welcoming the offroad racer as their race team’s latest recruit. Having announced his departure just before Christmas from Team Associated after running with them for 11-years, the popular driver’s switch TLR was widely expected. Announcing his arrival, TLR posted, ‘We would like to welcome Cole Tollard to the TLR Race team. Fast, friendly, and fierce, Cole brings a wealth of knowledge, a ton of speed, and a whole lot of fun to the TLR team! 2023 is going to be awesome, welcome Cole Tollard’. Sharing the news on his on Facebook page, Cole added, “Super excited for this opportunity! Thank you to everyone that has helped me along the way. It has been an amazing journey! Cheers to 2023!”.
Source: Team Losi Racing [Facebook]
Nitro Onroad frontrunner Toni Gruber has been announced as a new addition to the Capricorn factory team for 2023. The German departs Shepherd after 4-years to join fellow countryman Dominic Greiner at the Italian manufacturer which also bolstered its line-up with the signing of Italian Alessio Mazzeo last month. The former European Champion said, “I want to say a big thanks to the complete Shepherd family. We had a great time together and we enjoyed this Team a lot. The last 4 years we will never forget and you will be always a nice memory in my mind. But beginning season 2023 we start with a new adventure. We really looking forward for a great cooperation with Capricorn and we can’t wait to hit track to archive strong results together.”
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Italian engine brand Reds Racing has announced that US Offroad Road star Spencer Rivkin is to use their engines to power his 1:8 programme for the next two years. The factory Team Associated driver, who had been running Drake engines in 2022, will debut his new power units at the Southern Indoor Championship in Alabama in two weeks time. Posting on his own social media, Rivkin said, ‘So excited to announce I’ll be with Reds Racing for 2023 and 2024! Thank you to everyone at the Reds Factory welcoming to the family and giving me an opportunity to perform at a high level. My first event SIC. #letsgo.” The 1:10 Offroad World Champion also acknowledged the support of Drake adding, “I’d also like to reflect on the Drake family for all the help and support for 2022. Lots of fun memories good results that won’t be forgotten. The relationships you build in this hobby are priceless and I can’t thank them enough for everything they did for me.”
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
As widely predicted following his departure from Schumacher earlier in the week, Joern Neumann has been announced as a driver for Sworkz’ 1:10 Offroad programme. Already representing the brand in 1:8, the German will now use their entire range of offroad kits in his 2023 race campaign. In the press release revealing the news, Sworkz stated, ‘It’s a real pleasure to announce that multiple champion Jörn Neumann is joining SWORKz 1:10 Factory team’. Team boss Max Sonnleitner added it was, “Amazing that Jörn is now also using our products in 1:10. His knowledge and experience will help the whole team for sure!” The multiple 1:10 European Champion said, “After being with SWORKz in 1:8 for many years, I decided to join also in 1:10. Sworkz is already doing a great job there and I am sure we will achieve top results in the future.”
Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]
ORCA has announced the signing of top off-road racer Jorn Neumann as a factory driver for 2023. The multiple European Champion will use the company’s electronics and motors in his new cars, announced on his new brand iminent following the announced of his Schumacher departure. Announcing the signing of the German, ORCA said, “ORCA RC is proud to announce our new factory Team Driver Jorn Neumann. Starting January 2023 Jorn would be using ORCA’s electronics and motors that would see him further develop and provide feed back and advice when on track. With Jorn’s involvement mainly in the off-road scene, ORCA hopes to be pushing more boundaries and more success in the off-road categories. See you all on track.” Neumann added, “I am very happy to join the Orca team. From 2023 I will be using Orca ESC and motors in my cars. I would like to thank Frankie and Michael from Orca. My first race will be the Köngener Indoor Masters next weekend.”
Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]
Avid Racing has released carbon arm inserts for HB Racing’s D2 Evo2 1:10 Buggy and D8T/E8T Evo3 1:8 Truggy. The 1.5mm inserts offer another great tuning feature by reducing the flex and twist in the arm. A common setting is to run them just in the front or just the rear to dial in the feel of your buggy or truggy. The left and right inserts are interchangeable and come complete with stainless-steel installation screws.
