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September 14, 2023

Sobue defends All Japan Touring Car title

Akio Sobue has successfully defended his JMRCA All Japan Electric Touring Car Championship title, the Axon driver winning the title for a fourth time with victory over Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa last weekend at Green Park Speedway in Hanno City. In qualifying, the World Championship podium finisher would secure the TQ on a tiebreaker with Zero Tribe driver Yanagisawa, both counting a TQ and P2 run as their scores. In double A-Main finals, Sobue would lead home Yanagisawa and his Axon team-mate Hayato Ishioka in both encounters to become the 2023 Champion and that was how they would line up on the podium. Tamiya driver Souta Goto would finish fourth on tie break with Xray’s Makoto Sawada.

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September 14, 2023

Fenix Ferrari 156/85 body

Specialist Italian RC Formula car producer Fenix Racing has added to their F1 nostalgia bodyshell collection with the release of this Ferrari 156/85. The body fits the Fenix F1-70, Tamiya F103 and F104W chassis as well as all cars of similar layout and dimensions. Molded from high-quality polycarbonate, the body comes supplied transparent with decals, made in photo realistic level to give a proper rendition of the parts. 1985 was a special year in F1. Senna got his consecration and Michele Alboreto was able finish second in the Championship and it was the last Italian driver scoring a victory, driving for Ferrari. “We owe Michele a world title” commented Enzo Ferrari, later that year. Infact, for the first half of the season, Ferrari 156/85 was a solid contender in the Championship, until the team switch something with the turbos, collecting a series of DNF. Last hurrah for Alboreto and his Ferrari, was the German GP 1985 were the Italian duo scored a fine victory over Alain Prost. Fenix Racing consider this body a sort of “homage” to a very strong driver, able to win in every class were he race, from Formula Monza, to F1, to LeMans.

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September 13, 2023

First look – New Mugen 2WD Buggy

Mugen Seiki’s new 1:10 2WD Buggy has broken cover at World Championship in Arizona, with the car’s designer and engineer Shin Adachi set to race a pre-production example of the car when the 2WD action gets underway tomorrow. A hugely significant venture for Mugen, the yet unnamed 2WD buggy is the first from the Japanese company and has been 2-years in the making. While there is no confirmed launch date for the kit, Adachi says he expects it to go on sale ‘soon’. Officially a pre-production car, Adachi said the buggy is very close to what they will release with just potential for some very minor changes. Joining Mugen in 2021, the 2WD is the first car Adachi has had sole responsibility for complete design and engineering of the project and said his design brief was to cater for the growing trend towards high traction tracks but added in testing on more ‘loose tracks’ the buggy ‘worked very well’. Such is the occasion for Mugen Seiki, who have been a key player in the competitive 1:8 Offroad racing scene, offroad legend and face of the brand in the US Adam Drake arrived today at Hobby Action and will be on hand for the next three days of racing supporting Adachi. With the unveiling of the 2WD, Mugen also confirmed it has a 4WD in the works with the design already complete.

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September 13, 2023

Element RC Enduro Trail Truck Zuul Tan RTR

New from Element RC is the Enduro Trail Truck Zuul Tan RTR. Aimed at the serious RC rock crawler enthusiast, the truck features a Gatekeeper Suspension package that consists of rear trailing arms that move the shocks forward, allowing a larger window for shock tuning and providing improved weight bias. The trailing arms are paired with a rear anti-roll bar for a more stable and consistent suspension when crawling on the rocks. An adjustable aluminium track bar mount firmly bolted to the chassis rail gives the Enduro more reliable and responsive steering without the flex. Our shock mount inserts with multiple mounting positions allow for precise suspension tuning, whether they’re moving the shocks up, down, forward, or back. The performance doesn’t stop there. The Enduro Trail Truck, Zuul is built on our proven stamped steel C-channel Enduro chassis and retains the same awesome features as before. The behind-the-axle (BTA) steering link greatly improves approach angle and front-end clearance, making rough terrain much easier to handle. The Stealth X features the ability to adjust the rear drive ratio independently of the front drive across three levels: stock overdrives the front end 5.7% (installed in RTR), option 1 provides a one-to-one drive ratio front-to-rear (available separately), and option 2 overdrives the front end 11.83% (included with RTR).

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September 12, 2023

Big surprise as Tollard takes final qualifier

The final round of qualifying at the IFMAR 1:10 4WD Offroad World Championship threw up a huge surprise this morning as TLR driver Cole Tollard topped Q5 in Arizona. An event in which US driver were expected to lead the way, yesterday it was a European domination on Day 1 of qualifying with Top Qualifier Davide Ongaro who took the opening three rounds and Michal Orlowski closed the day with the fastest time in Q4. Then, when a US TQ run finally materialised it wasn’t from an expected title contender. With the final round of qualifying running in reserve order, Heat 14 was first to lay down their final attempt at improving their grip positions. Marcus Kaerup delivered the fastest time ahead of Orlowski, the European Champions separated by 6/10ths of a second but over half a lap off yesterday’s fastest TQ pace. Running in Heat 13 together with defending Champion Bruno Coelho, Tollard bettered Kaerup’s time by 3 seconds as all the drivers from the top heat watch on anxiously as their times tumbled. Heat 13 would see Aydin Horne go to P2 for the round with Kaerup’s time finally giving him a P13 for the round.

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September 12, 2023

MXLR A12 KingPin Ext. Screw & Carbon Electronics Plate

New from MXLR for the Awesomatix A12 1:12 race chassis are this KingPin Extension Screw & Carbon Electronics Plate. The main feature of the KingPin Extension Screw is the extension of the KingPin length by 0,5mm which allows a greater possibility to set front droop with certain tires/rims. The flange on the lower site of the head is the exact same OD as ST1208 (Steel and Alloy versions) and suitable to fit SH12S0.2 Spring Shim’s as well. The ultra flat head design clears easily with all current 1/12 scale front rims on the market. The Carbon Electronics Plate is made from high quality 1.0mm Carbon. It’s a rather simple design but offers many advantages like it extends the rather small space to mount your electronics in the A12, very quick exchange of the whole electronics by just 2 screws, and the little notch on the front site helps with centering of the servo when you use a non direct mount Servo.

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September 11, 2023

R1 Wurks B74 Alu Steering Bellcrank Input Arm

R1 Wurks has released an Aluminium Steering Bellcrank Input Arm for the Team Associated B74 1:10 4WD Buggy. Made from a durable 7075 T6 aluminium, this lightweight option provides increased durability and peace of mind. Never lose another race or retire early from a blistering TQ run because your carbon fibre steering arm ripped through the mounting screws. Lightweight at 1.09g, it is a direct fit and stock geometry and specifically sized 1.46mm mounting holes eliminate shifting with a durable black anodised finish with laser etched R1 branding.

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September 11, 2023

Phend tops final practice from Ongaro

Practice is complete at the IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Championships with Dakotah Phend capping off controlled practice with the fastest time from 1:8 Buggy World Champion Davide Ongaro. After yesterday’s two controlled practice rounds determined the heat groupings for qualifying, with drivers in their new groups this morning the third & final controlled practice round determined the starting order for Q1. Based off drivers total 5-minute run time, Phend would run 16 laps in 5:01.524 which was over 3-seconds up on Ongaro while Michal Orlowski competed the Top 3 a further 3-seconds off just ahead of Spencer Rivkin. Finding himself demoted to Heat 13 of 14 after yesterday’s performance, defending champion Bruno Coelho did not have a good 5-minutes run this morning but the Xray driver would post the 4th fastest for 3-consecutive laps, lacking half a second over the quickest time set by Ongaro.

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