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October 26, 2024

Ohio State Oval Series – Announcement

A new and exciting RC oval series has been announced for the 2024 / 2025 Indoor carpet season with the inaugural running of the Ohio State Oval Series presented by Team Tekin. The series will consist of 5 different races at 5 different tracks all located within the beautiful state of Ohio. A series that will cater for everyone, the organisers are encouraging racers to, ‘Bring you wife, bring your kids, heck even bring the neighbours kid out to enjoy some of the greatest oval racing that ever hit the state of Ohio.’ They are also encouraging racers to bring out their Losi NASCARS and gain some experience on the track and from the pits.

View schedule and classes here

October 26, 2024

Factory Team B7 HD 69mm Universals | Vented Slippers

New from Factory Team are these much-anticipated HD 69mm Universals for the RC10B7. These universals allow for more free suspension movement as a result from less mechanical bind that is present with the conventional CVA design. They are only compatible with HRC hubs and require the use of the included 5x10x4mm bearings and crush tubes. Also new for the B7 are Vented Slipper Clutch Plates and an Aluminium Anti-Roll Bar Mount. The Vented Slipper Clutch Plates allow for debris to be flushed from the slipper pad assembly creating a more consistent slipping action. The Alu Anti-Roll Bar Mount utilises a smooth plastic bushing that allows for smooth rotation of the Anti-Roll Bar in the durable aluminium mount.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

October 26, 2024

Vision Racing B7 Option Parts

Oregon based Vision Racing has added a number of new precision option parts for the Team Associated B7 2WD Buggy. The new releases include an aluminium Rear Sway Bar Mount with precision ball bearings and an aluminium HD minus one degree, wide C block. In steel, they have introduced a 2.5 degree (26g) front bulkhead. Featuring threaded inserts there are also new front adjustable carbon fibre camber link plates . Finally the new releases include Aluminium hard anodised idler gears for 5 gear trans.

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October 25, 2024

Kyosho Inferno MP10 update kit

Kyosho Europe has published an image of new front end parts that will be released soon for the Japanese company’s Inferno MP10 1:8 Buggy. During the World Championship and recent Asian Buggy Championship finale in Indonesia, the car’s of leading Kyosho drivers couldn’t be photographed due to them running & testing various parts for the new update. With the new kit, no official details given yet, and Riccardo Bertin headed back to the brand for 2025, these are exciting time for Kyosho fans.

Source: Kyosho Europe [Facebook]

October 24, 2024

ONE .12 | .21 Engine Tool Kits

ONE, the engine brand of Italian chassis manufacturer Capricorn, has released a new engine tool kit for professional engine maintenance. Available specifically for .12 or .21 engines, it includes a press system with integrated thrust bearings to accurately and effortlessly press the front and rear engine bearings. Universal components work with .12 or .21 motors whose bearings are respectively .12 rear 12/21/5 front 7/17/5 and .21 rear 14/25, 4/6 front 7/19/6. Extractor devices dedicated to removing the rear bearings are also available for .21 and .12 engines respectively diameter 14 and 12.

View .21 Engine Tool Kit here

October 24, 2024

Nova S3R “Ricky Slater” World Champion Edition

In recognition of the their engine’s victory at the 2024 1:8 Stockcar World Championship, Italian engine manufacturer Nova Engines has released a “Ricky Slater’ World Champion Edition of their S3R engine. As the reigning British, Dutch and European Champion, Slater added the World title to his CV at the end of August at the Adur Model Car Club oval track in the South of England. Nice recognition of this long established niche RC class, the 3.5cc 3-port engine features a 50mm S3RWC Edition cooling head and an aluminium 9 mm Low-profile carb venturi. Running a 15,94mm bore and 17,5mm stroke, internally the engines has a Turbo Head Button, a DLC coated Balanced Crankshaft and a Turbo Backplate.

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October 24, 2024

2024 SIGP International Offroad GP – Registration

Sunpadow, the organisers of the SIGP International Offroad Grand Prix which makes a return to the international racing calendar this year, have announced that registration will open on November 1st at www.arc-chn.com . Counting Germany’s Joern Neumann and American Ryan Lutz as past Champions, the SIGP International Offroad Grand Prix takes place at the 3-circle ARC International RC Racing Track in Xiamen, China, from December 11-15. The same venue that hosted the 2017 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Offroad World Championships, the race schedule will be made up of 5 classes including racing for 1:4 offroad bikes. With the main action expected in 1:8 Nitro Buggy and 1:8 eBuggy, a number of international drivers are expected to be announced shortly to battle it out for some of the SIGP’s total prize money of almost $25,000. Race enquiries can be directed to yifengl@3-circles.com .

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]

October 23, 2024

Avid XB2 ’24/25 Arm Mounts | Rear Roll Center Holder

Avid Racing Concepts is testing the market with a limited release of a number of new aftermarket parts for the Xray XB2 ’24/25 1:10 2WD Buggy. The -2° C Arm Mount was first innovated by the US company for the B6.3 and has turned into a must-have if you are racing on high bite surfaces such as carpet or turf. This mount frees up the vehicle in the turns and when landing jumps sideways such as corner tabletops. Typically, to get to the low rear toe settings that you need on carpet, you have to start narrowing the pills through the D Mount which is increasing side bite by decreasing your track-width. Their C Arm mount prevents that from happening by widening the C pivot block, thus starting you at 1 deg of rear toe with centered pills on the C and D mount instead of 3.

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