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March 22, 2025

Team Cayote USA Team Driver Roster

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]

March 21, 2025

Xray X8‘26 1:8 Electric 4WD pan car

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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March 21, 2025

Awesomatix A800FXR 1:10 FWD Touring Car

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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March 21, 2025

Mikimodel MS1.0 1.5mm Steel Chassis

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.

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March 21, 2025

R1 Wurks Aluminium Motor Spacer

New from R1 Wurks are these Aluminium Motor Spacers intended for oval racing. Available in 3, 4 and 5mm options, they are designed to shift the motor’s mass to the left (inward), increasing the left-side weight percentage, this adjustment enhances handling and makes it a valuable tuning aid for oval racing. They are available in multiple thicknesses for fine-tuning. They can also be used universally in non-oval applications where redistributing motor mass enhances side-to-side weight balance. Made from high-quality 7075 T6 aluminium, these spacers are lightweight yet durable. Their excellent heat transfer properties help dissipate heat efficiently through the motor plate, ensuring optimal cooling performance. Specifically in terms of Oval racing performance benefits the spacers improve cornering stability in that it balances the car when entering turns, increasing left-side tire traction. It also reduced right rear drive by shifting weight away from the right rear, aiding rotation and improving corner exit transitions. In general performance benefits you get more predictable handling, balancing side-to-side weight allowing for smoother and more precise driver inputs.

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March 20, 2025

Speedzone Evolution 1S and 2S Shorty Lipo Packs

Speedzone has released two new lipo packs under its Evolution Competition Series range in the form of a 8400mAh 3.7V 200C pack and a 5500mAh 7.4V 200C shorty pack. Both have 5mm bullet connectors with the 8400mah pack measuring 93x47x18.5mm and weighing 162g while the 5500mAh shorty pack measures 96x47x25mm and weighs 224g. The packs have the best internal resistance and average voltage numbers that Speedzone has ever offered in the category line up, along with the best holding time above 4v and 8v respectively. Both battery packs are ROAR approved.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

March 20, 2025

Hudy Carbon 1:10 Electric TC Tyre Stand

Hudy has released this Carbon Fibre Tyre Stand for 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The highly functional stand keeps your pit space tidy and makes it easy to track your various tire sets. Produced from premium CNC-machined USA made carbon fibre, it comes with a Hudy hard case bag for convenient transportation and safe storage. Finished with Hudy graphics, the stand includes four aluminium stands and four aluminium wheel nuts for quick and secure tire attachment. The set accommodates up to four 1:10 electric TC tire sets.

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March 20, 2025

MR33 TABLO Table for Charger & Accessories

New from Marc Rheinard’s MR33 brand comes the TABLO, a practical small table that you can use to create additional space on the wrench table. The space on the tables at racing events is often very limited but with the TABLO you can simply build a second floor. Manufactured by BOOM RC, the table top is made of a stable and very light material, the MR33 logo is laser-engraved and it has external dimensions of 28 x 18 cm. The four feet can be easily screwed on and off using the screw thread and with the feet fitted the table top is 9.5 cm high. The three openings at the back of the tabletop each measure 25 x 12.5 mm and are ideal for routing the cables from the charger to the power supply unit.

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