Avid have introduced their new carbon fibre roll centre shims for long arm equipped Awesomatix A800 touring cars. The shims are designed to be put on without unscrewing the ball from the screw, and they are marked with notches for quick size notification. They can be used both front and rear and are available as 2-each or 4-each packs of 0.5mm, 1.0mm, 2.0mm, and 3.0mm shims.
Coming from JConcepts is their all-new Landmines 1.9” performance scaler tyre. The tyre, developed over a 2-year period of testing, tuning and analysis have reached the summit and now available to the crawling enthusiast. The design starts with a robust carcass carefully shaped and sized for a multitude of conditions and capable of completing those difficult courses while being down-to-earth enough to carry a scale appearance. The team spent considerable time with the split-block centre design which has been sliced, stepped and recessed for flexibility and contortion over sharp, loose and polished surfaces. The Landmines have alternating solid and cavity pads which is ideal for transitioning from smooth dirt or pavement into dirt, mud and rocky terrain. Moving toward the edges of the carcass, the scaling tyre has horizontal grippy pads with edge and channels to provide additional forward climbing bite. Down within the tread, a lightning pattern, knob plots and connector bars pull the design together to work together at shallow and deep sinking positions. Once power is applied to the vehicle, the tread spacing opens which allows for deep digging, making it a great working tyre in dirt and muddy conditions. As the tread rolls down the sidewall, a whole new course of tread and side-lugging is applied. A grippy radial ring provides a consistent rubber contact patch in pinched conditions while in the vertical plane, new traction bars alternate between angular and island mapping for squeeze grip. The flexibility of the green compound combined with the lug arrangement gives the tire a grippy feel but still maintains that all important scale and performance look. The overall height provides plenty of ground clearance for an abundance of terrain and bossed side-wall logos read with beauty and balance. The tyres include a soft open cell foam insert capable of standing up to the super soft compound but flexible enough for sharp terrain.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Infinity has added a Jumbo trolley bag to its accessories line-up. The new 70x40x28cm bag is big enough to accommodate all necessary equipment for RC races. The bag will internally house four individual 47ｘ21.5ｘ13cm Infinity corrugated plastic boxes. With wheels and a retractable handle, owners can easily carry this bag stuffed with heavy items inside with it capable of hauling up to 23kg of equipment.
Coming from Pilot RC Products is their new Twelve Seventeen tyre prep and sander tool for 1/10th and 1/8th scale wheels. In-house designed by the Pilot race team and machined in the USA, the tool is a high-grade tyre bit that can go from 12mm hexes for 1/10th scale vehicles to 17mm hexes for 1/8th scale off-road and GT vehicles. By simply undoing a set screw the 17mm adapter or 12mm hex can be chosen by simply sliding the 17mm part over the 12mm hex. To ensure long term durability the bit and 17mm adapter are machined from stainless steel. Included comes a large quick-change hand nut that is milled from high grade 7075 aluminium and that allows for fast, and precise wheel changes.
View the adapter in 17mm mode here
The 2019 Fallout RC Arenacross race was held in Ridgefield, Washington last weekend, attracting over 280 entries. In 1/10th 4WD Buggy it was Robert Sorjonen with the overall TQ, a tight win following a mishap in A1 and a tone-to-tone win in A2 for an early overall victory from 7th place qualifier, Roger Seim in 2nd and 3rd place qualifier, Dan Thomas in 3rd.
Kyosho Europe have introduced the new Picco Rebel XL off-road pullstart engine for 1/8th buggies and trucks. The upsized, non-race-legal engine is of a 3-ports design for maximum performance and a smooth power delivery with extra vertical ports making for additional oomph as it is needed for heavy monster trucks and all-purpose bashing. Utilising new 2019/20 materials and machining the European-made power plant offers super long life and durability and it is available now.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]
Coming from Yeah Racing are new titanium screw kits for the Xpress XQ1S touring car and the Tamiya Egress 4WD vintage buggy. The screws are machined from high-quality titanium material for a low weight and exceptional durability and they come with a reusable small parts box that allows to store additional fasteners for having them at hand quickly and easily. Both the XQ1S and Egress specific kits are available now.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
The 2019 1/10 Jay Leno’s Garage Offroad Australian Nationals were held at the Keilor club in Melbourne, Australia recently. Around 230 entries were received from all around the country for the event, and the club prepared a brand new track layout which was fast and challenging. Mother nature made life difficult with very hot and windy conditions during practice and 2WD day, and unfortunately heavy rain which forced the cancellation of the 4WD and truck classes. In 2WD Modified Chris Sturdy was the defending champ and hot favourite for the title, however in qualifying he was pushed hard by Lachlan Donnelly who took Q3 and was leading much of Q4. Chris was able to take TQ from Lachlan, Jordan Isergin and Lachlan Munday, with Ari Bakla 5th.
Continue reading the report here
