New from 1:12 World Championship winning manufacturer Roche for its Rapide P12V is this Ultra long pod link set. With their latest 1:12 pancar the P12V launched just ahead of the 2023 IFMAR World Championships held in Florida last December, the newest option release improves stability on top speed while also providing more consistent feeling from the entrance to the exit of corner.
Team Powers has announced the upcoming release of its V5S motor for Stock Spec racing. Featuring enhancements based on the Actinium V5 motor, its open core can is designed for good heat dissipation. The Increased size open core stator increases motor delivery power and the motor can machining profiles has a great change from V5 to enhance convection cooling. The collector ring is machined from proprietary alloy resulting in minimal resistance and maximum heat dissipation. Copper wiring purity is increased for minimised resistance and hand wound for maximum accuracy and efficiency. ROAR, EFRA and BRCA approved, the 17.5T is also IFMAR approved for Spec class. The V5S will be available in 13.5T, 17.5T, 21.5T and 25.5T options.
While the entire World currently watches sport’s greatest spectacle as athletes do battle in Paris for the greatest prize in their chosen sports, in just one months time RC Racing’s best will do battle for our sport’s biggest prize at the IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship, and Red RC is excited to announce we have teamed up with Ruddog Racing to bring our readers full trackside coverage from Spain. Having supported our coverage of the 2023 1:10 Offroad World Championships in Arizona, we are delighted to be teaming up once again with Ruddog to attended our sixth 1:8 Offroad World Championship, our first being 2010 in Pattaya, Thailand where Cody King was crowned Champion. In addition to our regular event coverage from Redovan, we are excited to bring you a new daily ‘Welcome to my World’ column from Ruddog sponsored driver Marcus Kaerup. The reigning European 1:10 2WD Champion & 2022 4WD Champion as well as a double finalist on his EP Worlds debut last year, the 16-year-old, who will campaign a Ruddog Racing engines powered Team Associated, will give a daily insight into how his World Championship effort is going. As a company German based Ruddog is steeped in offroad racing history being a distributor for 32 times World Champion manufacturer Team Associated and iconic offroad tyre brand JConcepts to name but a few. Founded in 2006 by Sven Rudig, himself an avid offroad racer, they have developed their own product ranges such as Ruddog Racing which offers a line of electronics and engines. They are also behind Revolution Design Racing Products which has established itself as a designer & producer of high-quality tuning parts and are popular upgrades among offroad racers. The first of three World Championships Red RC will attend this year, our coverage will kick off on September 10th with seeding practice.
Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]
Hong Kong based onroad chassis manufacturer Xpress has released a new range of Barrel Progressive Springs for 1:10 Touring Car. Barrel shaped springs give a progressive spring action without changing the spacing of the spring. This resulting in a more predictable handling car improving lap consistency. Choose between 19 or 20mm widest width, with 19mm being stiffer than 20mm of the same coil number with both available in 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5 coils.
Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]
MR33, the brand of multiple World Champion Marc Rheinard, has released a new V2 version of its Circle Droop Gauge offering a more precise measurement and adjustment of the droop on your 1:10 Touring Car or FWD. The two small aluminium wheels are screwed onto the wheel axles of your vehicle. The suspension travel is then measured at the lower edge of the aluminium wheels. The measurement is then more accurate because you always measure at the centre of the wheel axle and tolerances in wheel carriers, wishbones and other components of your vehicle no longer play a role. The new MR33 Circle Droop Gauge V2 is graduated in 0.2mm steps and has a measuring range of 21.0 – 25.0mm. In order to compare these values with the conventional old known suspension travel of your current vehicle (e.g. 4.0 or 6.0), you simply have to carry out a comparison measurement. You can then write these values in a small table, for example, so that you always know quickly how to compare the values of the “new” gauge with those of the “old” gauge on the racetrack.
RC Drift car manufacturer Max Speed Technology (MST) has announced details of the EVO V 1:10 Bodyshell project it is working on. With a 257 mm Wheelbase and 192 mm Front/Rear Width, the body is a replica of the iconic Mitsubishi EVO V from the the late 1990’s with MST currently in the application process to have get official licensing for the shell. The complete ABS accessories include side mirrors, wipers, front and rear light buckets, and an EVO-specific large rear wing. Already offering a range of bodyshells of iconic cars, MST expect to announce the release date of the EVO V shortly.
Alex Thurston is the new 2024 BRCA British 1:8 Circuit National Champion, the YMC Racing supported driver claimed the title with a perfect season of 5 wins from 5 races. With round 5 of 7 taking drivers to the centre of the country and to the Wombwell Circuit, Thurston would take his Ielasi Tuned powered Mugen Seiki to the TQ ahead of the Shepherds of out going champion Tim Wood and Andrew Hastings. In the process of his Q4 FTD, Thurston claimed a new track record with a fastest lap of 16.02. In the half hour final Wood would keep Thurston on his toes but a late push in the final minutes allowed Thurston to build as gap he could maintain to the finish to make it 5 from 5 by a margin of 6-seconds. Behind Wood, Hastings completed the podium 2-laps down. The title win sees Thurston retake the title he had previous held for three years in a row in 2022. The penultimate round of the 2024 championship will see drivers return to Halifax, having hosted previously Round 5, on September 7/8th.
Image: Alex Thurston [Facebook]
Following the recent release of its MD1.0 LTS (Load Transfer Special) 1:10 Drift Car kit, Yokomo is now offering the new parts for owners of the original MD1.0 to upgrade their car to LTS Spec. All available separately, the parts list includes the Aluminium upper arm mounts (front/rear), Graphite rear upper deck, Graphite rear lower arms (left & right), Aluminium battery plate posts (3pcs), and Aluminium upper mount posts (3pcs).
