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December 19, 2024

Maifield joins Schumacher for 1:10 Offroad

Schumacher Racing has announced that US legend Ryan Maifield has joined its 1:10 Offroad team. On signing the former World Champion and multiple ROAR Champion, the British manufacturer said, ‘he is a great asset to have on the team and will no doubt bring huge amounts of knowledge and experience.’ With the deal running alongside his 1:8 racing progam with Tekno RC, Maifield said, ‘I am super excited to be joining Schumacher Racing for my 1/10th program, doing this in cooperation with Tekno RC and JConcepts is a great fit for me. Schumacher have awesome products and I cannot wait to hit the track with my new rides! I would like to thank Muz and Robin for making this happen and welcoming me on board, see everyone at the track soon.’ Maifield’s program will see him competing at several USA events throughout the year and also next year’s World Championships in Sydney, Australia.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

December 19, 2024

RP Racing KART-Z LM 1:28 Kart Conversion Kit

A long running passion project of French 1:28 racer Phil Reprapien, RP Racing has announced the Kart-Z LM conversion kit to turn your Mini Z into a Kart. The Kit includes the parts from the Kyosho MR03 LM (plate, steering, front axle, LM differential) or alternatively you can invest in a new or used Kyosho MR03 RWD LM kit and take it apart to collect the parts but the idea of offering the kit is that you don’t spend a fortune to complete the Kart-Z conversation. Proving hugely popular when shown at this year’s PNWC in France, the kit is primarily aimed at 1:28 scale RC modellers who are keen to have fun and often finds themselves with a mountain of parts and chassis in drawers and tool boxes. Many of them have parts or chassis from the Kyosho MR03 to create this fun kart to drive. The first bare basic Kart-Z LM kit should be available early next year at a price of €130 including tax and will subsequently be followed by other versions which will allow you to use parts of MR03 EVO, MR04, but also MR02.

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December 19, 2024

LRP new Weights Series

Just in time for the carpet season, electronics brand LRP has released a new Weights Series. Made of black burnished brass with a high specific weight, thry have made several improvements, such as optimised dimensions and nicely rounded corners. The weights allow the chassis to be perfectly tuned to ideal weight distribution, no matter what type of battery is used, while lowering the centre of gravity. The lower centre of gravity improves the handling of your car. Available in the most popular weights for standard and shorty batteries and speed controllers. The new super thin double-sided tape pads, 40x40x0.2mm, allow the weights to be attached to the underside of the battery or speed controller with only a minimal increase in the centre of gravity.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

December 17, 2024

Factory Team RC8 Titanium options

Factory Team has released a number titanium upgrade parts for the RC8B4.1 and RC8T4 platforms. These products reduce the overall weight of your vehicle while retaining overall strength in harsh conditions. No additional hardware is needed for installation and parts also boast a great appearance with a machined titanium finish. The shock pins have been designed with threads and a 5.5mm hex to allow for easy threading into the suspension arms. The package comes with two right-hand threaded pins and two left-hand threaded pins. The left-hand threaded pins are denoted with an “L” inscribed on the head. Proper installation is achieved by always putting the left-hand threaded pins on the front right and rear left. Cumulative weight reductions over the kit steel part are 2 grams for the Shock pins, 3.3 grams for the Brake cams are 3.3 grams and 6 grams Steering posts.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

December 16, 2024

ProTek RC 7200mAh 2S Mid-Sized Shorty

ProTek RC has added to its battery range with the release of this 7200mAh 2S 130C Low IR Mid-Sized Shorty LiPo Battery Pack. Long, strenuous 10-minute mains in eBuggy and eTruggy can be challenging on your RC racing battery program. Providing longer runtime with incredible voltage and punch, this 7200mAh pack is longer and heavier than a standard 2S shorty pack and features improved efficiency, lower operating temperatures, and lower internal resistance. Also ideal for touring car and other racing platforms, it can be used in a variety of chassis configurations with a 113mm battery tray. The battery was designed and has been tested in the most demanding of racing conditions whether offroad, onroad, or oval. Each pack includes 5mm to 4mm bullet reducers, 5mm bullet connectors, and a 2mm balance bullet connector.

Source: ProTek RC [amainhobbies.com]

December 14, 2024

Buggyland XII – Announcement

Now into its 12th edition, the organisers of Spanish based International 1:8 offroad race Buggyland have announced October 2-5 as its date for 2025. Held annually at the CARTT Fuencarral track in Madrid, Spain, the popular race has grown in international stature and in 2024 saw Davide Ongaro, fresh from becoming a 3-in-a-row World Champion, taking the win. The Italian was joined on the podium by Berkan Kilic and Juan Carlos Canas. With the 1:10 Offroad World Championship taking place in Australia at the same time, Buggyland XII will be without its reigning Champion as he tries to defend his 1:10 4WD Buggy title in Sydney. Despite the date clash, the popular event can still be expected to feature a strong line-up of 1:8 Offroad specialists.

Source: Buggyland [Facebook]

December 13, 2024

The Race to Save 1:10 Nitro Touring Car

It is almost three weeks since we crowned one of the most popular winners of a World Championship in recent years. Jilles Groskamp’s victory at the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championship at Huge RC in Thailand was one which few would begrudge of one of the hardest working drivers in racing. 12-years after his ISTC World Championship win, his win in Bangkok was one of great stories for RC racing, the Dutch master back on top of the World after beating all of the best nitro onroad racers in the World. However behind all the celebrations, there can be no denying that the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car category is not in great health and faces its greatest race yet, the race to save its future. Ask any of the drivers who made the effort to take part in the 10th running of the IFMAR World Championship and they’ll all agree. 107 drivers attended the World Championship when the Huge RC Circuit hosted it for the first time in 2014, this time round the entry was only 58. However as a World Championship at which every driver is competing in the same single class, it is worth putting that number into perspective. At this year’s ITSC World Championships, Modified had only 2 more entries but it did also have another 60 drivers competing in Spec Touring Car to make it a bigger & viable event. Last year’s 1:12 Worlds had just 19 Modified entries and was only possible because of the 55 drivers who raced in the Spec Class.

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December 13, 2024

JConcepts RC10B7 Steering Kit

JConcepts has introduced a new steering bellcrank system for the Team Associated RC10B7 2WD Buggy. Available in blue or black anodised finish, it allows the driver to adjust the height of the steering rack ball-stud instead of the bellcrank system. A quicker adjustment for the racer and less disassembly required each time, the steering rack features a steel insert that can be oriented in an upper or lower position mimicking the standard adjustment of moving the bellcranks up or down. The all-metal and machined parts combine to form a solid package capable of being tuned quickly.

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