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January 31, 2014

Exclusive – Atsushi Hara confirmed at SWorkz

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With lots of speculation over his future since announcing his departure from HB/HPI last August we again talked exclusively with Atsushi Hara and can confirm ahead of its official announcement that he has signed for Speedmaster, parent brand of SWorkz. Having tested many brands of car and talked with numerous companies he finally decided on the Taiwanese company as he feels they offer him the best opportunities for his future going forward, not just for racing. One of the factors influencing the deal was the connection with A-Main Hobbies, a personal sponsor of his but with some big developments in the pipeline between the Taiwanese brand and the US online power house we can expect to see the brand receive a bigger push in the US and Worldwide. In terms of the car, he says that while it needs some work to get the performance up to scratch, the quality is top notch and going forward he will have an updated car for this year’s Worlds in Italy. In our interview Hara also confirmed that he will race for Yokomo in the remaining ETS rounds as well as the TITC and the World Championships in Florida in what is a per race contract.

View the official statement from Speedmaster here

December 2, 2013

More SWorkz S350 Evo details

Some days ago we brought you a first teaser image of SWorkz’ upcoming S350 Evo buggy and now more detailed information are available. The upgraded Evo will include a wide range of already available option parts including the flat-type chassis, Black Series shock towers, the PSP radio tray and Ackermann assembly along an assortment of new parts such as a rear hinge pin brace with replaceable inserts, new shock bladders and caps, Pro 2.0 shocks with 4mm shafts, new 1.3mm 5-hole tapered pistons and a new style fuel tank. The package is rounded out by a cab forward Falcon body. The kit is meant to hit the stores beginning of 2014.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

November 24, 2013

PSM S-Workz S104 carbon shock towers

PSM Racing have released two new carbon fibre shock towers fro the S-Workz S104. Both the new front and rear towers are made from from glossy 5mm Carbon Fibre and are light weight, weighing in at only 12.5 grams each with the new front tower sporting an additional shock mounting position. Both pieces are a direct replacement for the stock part.

View the rear shock tower here

November 22, 2013

SWorkz S350 BK1 Evolution kit coming soon

SWorkz have released this first teaser image of their upcoming S350 BK1 Evolution 1/8th nitro buggy. No details are known yet but by the looks of things the buggy will at least sport a new body shell design, featuring the unavoidable cab forward silhouette with a very low rear section around the engine’s cooling head. Other details literally remain in the dark until SWorkz drop the curtain in the form of a full features and specification list.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

July 4, 2013

S-Workz S104 4WD EK1 4WD buggy kit

At this year’s Nuremberg International Toyfair S-Workz, already known for their 1/8th electric and nitro off-road buggies, showed a prototype of their first ever 1/10th electric 4WD car and now the vehicle nears its public release. The S104 EK1 is based on a very narrow aluminium chassis and sports some very interesting design features such as a front pivot ball suspension, ‘1/8th-ish’ wheel axles with large diameter wheel hex adapters and wheel nuts as well as a forward-biased weight distribution with a rear battery mount for 2S LiPo saddle and 98mm shorty packs. The shock towers are cut from silver-colour carbon fibre with the rear item being of a split design with a lower aluminium camber link brace for added rigidity. Mounted to the damper stays are big bore aluminium oil-filled shock absorbers with mud deflectors to protect the shock shafts and seals. Included with the kit comes an aggressively shaped cab forward body shell with add-on polycarbonate dirt shields for the main chassis plate. It is understood that the kit will hit the stores by the end of August.

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March 21, 2013

SWorkz S350 shock towers

SWorkz new black power series lightened 7075 front and rear shock towers are now available for their S350 buggy. Made from 5mm thick 7075 aluminum, the designers have calculated the perfect balance between weight and strength. They are even lighter than the standard S350 shock tower and with all the new shock position and rear upper arm holes you will be able to bring your car to next level.

View the rear shock towers here

December 14, 2012

SWorkz S350 PSP limited edition

SWorkz introduce the S350 BK1 upgrade pro kit Power Steering Package. The PSP option parts package includes a new radio tray, new front lower arms, new steering plate and new knuckles. These option parts give better balance and weight distribution to the BK1. It also improves the speed of the BK1 steering system making the car easier to drive and more responsive. The limited kit also includes an aluminum 3.0 toe-in plate, aluminum rear chassis brace holder and a set of pro brake pads. The plastic chassis braces included allow for more flex and stability.

Click here to view some of the included parts

December 10, 2012

PSM S-Workz S350 shock towers

Similar to those released last week, PSM Racing have produced two new shock towers for the S-Workz S350. Made from high quality 4mm carbon fibre there is one new rear one new front shock tower. Both front and rear towers feature additional mounting holes for the top of the shock absorbers and weigh in at only 16.2 grams and 21.5 grams respectively.

Source: PSM [psm-rc.com]