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January 20, 2021

Nemo Racing USA sign Broc Champlin

Nemo Racing USA and Agama have announced that Broc Champlin has joined their factory race team for 2021. Broc will be running the Agama cars under the Nemo Racing flag at events all over the country. Nemo USA boss, Billy Tylaska said ‘We are super stoked to have an ace driver like Broc join our team. Broc was put firmly on my radar at the 2019 ROAR Nationals when he had a long nice battle with Ryan Lutz in the main final. Excited to see what he will do with our cars and can’t wait to get out there with him.’ And from Broc about inking this deal:

I am ecstatic about being able to run for Nemo Racing and Agama in 2021. Billy Tylaska has helped me a ton getting started and I found a groove with the product very quickly. The C-Hub catches my eye so I chased what I felt would be the best. Multiple brands now have that either as their standard, or an option. The Agama cars are very easily tuned and drive like Cadillac’s and that is exactly what I want and need in order to better myself in the 1/8th scale department. I believe in all of the platforms, the staff, and myself, that I can do great things with Agama Racing Products. Thank you everyone at Nemo Racing, excited for 2021.

Source: Nemo Racing USA [nemoracingusa.com]

January 20, 2021

T-Works compact hard case parts bag

T-Works release this large, but compact, hard case parts bag. Sold individually or in a set of 3 or 5 pieces, the case features a carbon look outer shell with the T-Works logo and sports a red accented high quality zipper. Inside there is a zipped pocket that separates both halves of the bag and the surface is a soft neoprene like material to protect the contents. The case is finished off with a black rubber carrying handle.

View more images of the parts bag here

January 20, 2021

Hobbywing welcome Davide Ongaro to their team

Continuing with the new electronic sponsors for Davide Ongaro, Hobbywing have also announced that the young Italian will join their team from 2021. He will use Hobbywing ESCs and motors to participate in all electric car competitions. After winning the 1/8th offroad World Championships for the first time in 2018, he won an impressive second place on his debut in the 1/10th scale Worlds in 2019. Davide has the following to say

I’m so excited to be part of Hobbywing team, it’s a great team managed by great people. Be a teammate with other champions, it’s one of the most beautiful things. Recently I tested the new 1/8th brushless system being developed by HW, it was amazing!. I will do my best and thanks to all Hobbywing crew for giving me this opportunity.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

January 20, 2021

Davide Ongaro joins Sunpadow Factory team

Sunpadow have signed current IFMAR 1/8th offroad World Champion Davide Ongaro to their factory team. Starting from 2021, the Italian will use Sunpadow LiPo batteries to participate in various competitions and assist Sunpadow in product development and testing. Davide said ‘joining Sunpadow team for me is a dream comes true, have the possibility to be in a team with a lot of champions, I’m looking forward to make good result and I will do my best for sure.’

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]

January 19, 2021

Avid TLR 22X-4 carbon shock towers

Avid have released these carbon shock towers for the TLR 22X-4, available individually or together as a set. The front and rear shock tower are made from 100% carbon fibre, and feature an added upper camber link, lightly chamfered edges to maintain that TLR factory look, and to help prevent splitting, and the Avid logo machined into the upper support arm.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

January 19, 2021

SMJ 1mm thick tungsten plates

From SMJ in Japan comes these two tungsten plates, both with a thickness of 1mm. The larger plate can be used to adjust the left and right weight balance by placing it under the receiver and ESC. It is especially suitable for stock class with large capacity batteries and small, lightweight ESCs. Since it is only 1mm thick, it barely affects the centre of gravity. The smaller plate can be placed anywhere on your car for adjusting the weight balance. The larger plate is 53x33x1mm and weighs 34grams, while the smaller plate is 33×16.7x1mm and weighs 11grams.

View the 11gram weight here

January 19, 2021

Ruddog Products RP691 2600KV brushless motors

Ruddog Products have introduced an addition to the line of RP691 1/8 brushless motors with a new 2600KV rating. This new version offers more power and better performance on large tracks with big jumps. Like the others in the line, it features a unique cooling system, which not only includes optimised cooling vents, but also a direct mount high-speed aluminium fan.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

January 19, 2021

Blitz Spider 1/8th onroad bodyshell

Blitz have introduced their latest 1/8th on-road body shell, the Spider. Tested and developed over several months, the Spider fits all modern 1/8th on-road racing chassis. Designed to deliver more overall downforce than before, the Spider features excellent stability to ensure your car is easy to drive in both low and high traction conditions. The body comes moulded with multiple alignment markings, making longitudinal body positioning a simple task to achieve with most cars on the market. Available in both lightweight 0.7mm and standard version 1.0mm polycarbonate it includes window masks and light decals and as an added bonus, the 6-piece body stiffener is also included.

View an image of the mounted stiffener set here