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March 29, 2023

Factory Team B6.1 Carbon Laydown Gearbox and Chassis Braces

New from Factory Team is this RC10B6.1 Carbon Laydown Gearbox and Chassis Braces set. The carbon material offered by Factory Team has become a popular upgrade for many parts across the Team Associated line of race cars. Adding rigidity to suspension components and limiting chassis flex is a great tuning option for race cars. The carbon laydown gearbox and chassis braces reduce the flex in the rear of the chassis, resulting in a more consistent and precise feel on track. This set is a direct replacement for the original kit parts.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

March 28, 2023

Felix Heyse (1970 – 2023)

The nitro onroad community is in shock today with the news of the untimely passing of well known race mechanic Felix Heyse. A gentle giant of the sport, Felix was a huge part of the racing scene and was one of the most recognisable faces in pit lane at World and European Championships. Having worked with some of the best drivers, he played an integral part in many of their racing achievements. A member of the Infinity team, when he wasn’t busy executing super fast pit stops Felix was a keen racer himself. Having travelled the world alongside Felix and had the chance to spend time with him both on and off the track, Red RC would like extend our condolences to his family, the Infinity team and all those who had the pleasure of calling Felix their pitman over the years. Rest in Peace.

March 28, 2023

Ceseña wins 2023 Mexican Offroad Nationals opener

Last weekend, the first round of the Mexican 1:8 Off Road National Championship was held in the beautiful city of Los Cabos, BCS where Mayako driver Jose “Tito” Ceseña took the win. Drivers from all over Mexico and the US showed up for the opening round of the 2023 season. In qualifying it was Luis Gudiño who was the Top Qualifier topping 2 of the 3 rounds with Ceseña topping Q2. Qualifying directly into the Semi Finals HobbyShop.MX’s star driver Ceseña faced some electrical gremlins that forced him to retire from the race. This meant that the Last Chance Qualifier Race was the only way to make it to the A Main. Ceseña led from start to finish and secured the last spot in the 60-minute-long main final. Starting 13th on the grid, the Mayako driver was able to push forward his Energy Fuel powered car to the top 3 by lap 7. Here is where the real battle started with Sworkz team drivers Diego Marroquin and Gudiño. Strategy played a huge role during the race too. Mayako Mexico Team Manager Daniel Ornelas, performed lighting fast pits stops with Tito’s wife Dani, that helped close the gap to the lead drivers. Ceseña continued to push placing fast lap after fast lap. After 65 laps Ceseña was able to dispose of both Sworkz Mexico drivers to secure the first win of the season for the Mayako/HobbyShop.MX team. Marroquin and Mark Morrow completed the podium. Next round will be held in Guadalajara at the new Huecos Track in May.

Report: Juan Herrero

March 28, 2023

Vision Racing TLR 22 5.0 alu caster blocks

Oregon based Vision Racing has introduced new caster blocks for TLR’s 22 5.0 1:10 2WD Buggy. Available in both 0 and 2.5 degree options, the machined aluminium black anodised blocks feature a third middle camber hole and are intended for those doing the frontend mod that has long been a team modification for high traction conditions.

Source: Vision Racing [visionracing.net]

March 28, 2023

JConcepts Drop Step rear & Pin Swag 4WD front tyres

JConcepts has added two new additions to its extensive 1:10 Buggy tyre range, the Drop Step 2.2″ rear tire and the Pin Swag, 2.2″ 4WD front tyre. The Drop Step is a step pin type tyre but with large hexagon shaped base features doubled up and offset to create more edges and surfaces to bite and grip in deep conditions. Long pins extend off the hex designs and reach into the depths of racing surfaces. The drafted pin angle has a stout base and increases flexibility near the peak for delicate bite. Designed in the industry standard 2.2” bead mounting size, the Drop Step is very versatile and has shown to work in many artificial conditions. The Pin Swag tire combines the outer lugs of a JConcepts Swagger front tire with the dense arrangement of specialty pins. Now optimised as a 4WD front tyre, the pins themselves are round and crisp to the top where they climax to a point. Near the sidewall, the Swag enters with a smooth transition and drops off to a ledge giving steering control. The Swag is split down the centre to give a little individual control to contort to surfaces. In between, a stagger section with angular front is placed just behind a vertical rib to complete the design. The tight spacing of the Pin and Swag bite together and minimise wear across the carcass.

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March 27, 2023

Balestri wins Italian 1:8 Onroad National opener

Dario Balestri opened the AMSCI Italian 1:8 Onroad National Championship over the weekend with a dominant winning performance at Locorotondo. The former World Champion would take three of the four qualifiers to secure the overall TQ from the Xray of rising talent Filippo Domanin who was quickest in Q3 with Carmine Raiola securing third on the grid. With reigning European Champion Dominic Greiner taking part, qualifying his Capricorn 5th, in the half hour final Balestri took control of proceeding setting the fastest lap of the race en route to winning by lap as his Infinity team-mates Raiola and eight place qualifier Francesco Tironi battled for second. With Domanin retiring after 12-minutes, Raiola held off Tironi by just 2/10th of a second at the finish. Having qualified 6th, Jonathan Gandin took his Serpent to fourth followed home by Davide Caporossi and Shepherd’s Luca Romagnoli.

Image: Francesco Tironi [Facebook]

March 27, 2023

T-works MTC22 CVD set

T-Works have released a new CVD set for the Mugen MTC22 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The CVDs have been machined from 7075 T6 aluminium for light weight and hard coated for increased durability and is supplied with a 44.5mm aluminium black anodised drive shaft.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

March 27, 2023

Kobbevik wins Springcup 2023 Rnd 3 at Stoa Raceway

The third round of the 5 round Springcup 2023 in Arendal, Norway, took place over the weekend with Daniel Kobbevik taking his second win of the championship having won the previous round. Issues in Q1 and Q3 the factory Schumacher driver started from 4th on the grid in the A-mains but it took just one lap for Kobbevik to take his LRP powered Schumacher LD2 to the front for the rest of the final with A2 and repeat of A1. With the overall win decided it was up to the rest of the field to fight for the two last places on podium in A3, and it was a thriller with 4 drivers, Daniel Tonnesen, Halvor Gran, Bastian Andreassen and Mats Isaksen, in contention for second place. Unfortunately Tonnesen was out early with some electronic problems, Bastian also made a mistake in the start, and that gave Halvor the chance to go away, they were almost on the same speed all the time, but Bastian started to catch up in the end, but a small mistake handed the control over to Halvor and he could secure the second place. That gave Bastian Andreassen the third place on podium.

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