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January 4, 2017

Gord Tessmann appointed Xray US Offroad Team Manager

Following the signing of son Ty, Xray and RC America have announced that Gord Tessmann has been appointed as the Xray North America Off-road Team Manager. Gord said “Team Xray and RC America have opened up an opportunity for me and I am thrilled to announce that I will be the North American team manager for them. Without a doubt, Xray and Hudy are known already worldwide for making the highest quality products and their attention to detail is second to none. Their commitment to racing is evident in everything they do. My goal will be to make a team built on passion, integrity and excellence. John at RC America has been instrumental in making this opportunity happen, and I look forward to working closely with him to grow the Xray team in North America. I would like to thank Juraj, Martin, Mario, Martin Bayer and John and everyone at Xray and RC America for this opportunity.”

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 4, 2017

Yeah Racing Sakura D4 steering & suspension upgrade kit

Yeah Racing have introduced the steering and suspension upgrade kit for the 3Racing Sakura D4 drift car. The set includes highly adjustable suspension and steering upgrade parts, besides some drivetrain goodies, with the steering knuckles feature adjustable KPI, offset and Ackermann and they allow for Ackermann or parallel setups. The front and rear suspension arms also feature a stepped track width adjustment which allows to fine-tune the steering responsiveness according to the grip levels. The upper front link also caster adjustment through a simple hole change for large changes and a minor step adjustment for small caster changes. The alloy parts are made from 7075 aluminium, they come pink anodised and the set is available for pre-order now.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

January 4, 2017

Capricorn TE-03 aluminium turnbuckles

Coming from Capricorn is a set of aluminium turnbuckles for the TE-03 touring car. Made from high-quality material and sporting a black anodised surface for wear and looks, the set includes 20mm, 25mm and 35mm links to outfit one TE-03, with the turnbuckles being also usable on a range of other brands’ cars as well.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

January 4, 2017

Hudy 1/8th on-road car bag

Hudy have introduce a dedicated car bag for 1/8th on-road cars. Made from high-quality materials and coming with inner reinforcements and a dedicated inner pocket for the manual and setup sheets the bag takes a single 1/8th on-road car including bodyshell. A rubber strap allows to attach the bag to Hudy’s travel bag while padded walls keep the internals protected from the stress or transportation and travel.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

January 4, 2017

Tamiya USA clarify future of the TRF brand

Following a first statement from Tamiya Japan on the future of TRF, Tamiya USA shed more light on the destiny of the iconic brand. Reading the latest statement and breaking it down to its core information it is understood that Tamiya will continue to produce kits under the Tamiya Racing Factory brand although it will take some time until definite results, in whatever form, may surface.

Lastly, rumors about Tamiya stopping its TRF brand and activities have been circulating within the hobby racing community. However, our most devoted fans must rest assured that Tamiya will continue the development of its TRF products and its activities, albeit in a different way.

Read the statement in full here

January 4, 2017

Xray XT2 graphite lower A-arms

Coming from Xray and made for the XT2 stadium truck are graphite lower A-arms. Moulded using a specially formulated composite material the suspension arms offer increased stiffness compared to the already available medium and hard arms, optimising the truck’s performance especially on high and very high bite surfaces. The arms are of a symmetrical design, allowing to use them on the left and right hand side of the truck and they are available separately for the front and rear end.

View the rear arm here

January 4, 2017

VBC Racing FF17 1/10th FWD touring car kit

Coming soon from VBC Racing is the FF17 1/10th scale FWD touring car kit. A nearly complete redesign compared to the company’s previous front wheel driven car, the FF17 features a new gearbox with aluminium side plates and hardened alloy gears, it comes with a redesigned steering with new steering geometry and the updated shock absorbers make for smooth operation. The chassis is cut from high-quality carbon fibre, it utilises standard or shorty battery packs and allows for inline or transverse battery layouts. The vertical upper deck keeps the whole chassis assembly tweak-free even after harsh racing incidents and the lower chassis plate allows for easy mounting of brass weights to fine-tune the car’s weight bias. The car is available as rolling chassis kit or as bundle including a Speed Passion Reventon Stock Club Race speed controller and a MMM Competition 3.0 21.5T motor and it will hit stores this January.

View the features and more images here

January 4, 2017

TSR Bergonzoni RSV4 1/8th nitro buggy – Preview

Following a first announcement Showgame have released a couple of preview images of the forthcoming Team Scorpion Racing by Bergonzoni Group RSV4 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. Set for an official release in mid-January, the company is still tight-lipped about the vehicle’s features but looking at the images one can spot massive big bore shock absorbers, a front pivot ball suspension, and a single beam rear wing mount. The buggy will also feature universal centre driveshafts, it can be run with a rear or centre-mounted receiver battery and the kit will include options such as hard aluminium chassis braces and an aluminium centre diff mount. More information will become available in time for the release.

View more images here