January 10, 2017

TLR 22-series aluminium gear differential set

Team Losi Racing’s new gear differential for the 2WD 22-series of vehicles has been designed to drop right into the 22-series transmission cases, so there is no need hand-fit, modify or alter the car to make it fit. Besides providing improved performance on all types of surfaces, the gear diff can be accurately and consistently tuned using diff fluid. The case is machined from 7075-T6 aluminium to balance out weight, durability and performance. The unit is compatible with all 22-series buggies and trucks, and it can be used with 3-gear, 4-gear and laydown transmission cases.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

January 10, 2017

HRC Racing Crawler XL inflatable 2.2″ crawler tyres

Coming from HRC Distribution’s HRC Racing brand are the inflatable HRC Crawler XL 2.2″ tyres. Designed to fit nearly all 1/10th scale 2.2″ crawlers, the tyres come on 12mm hex beadlock rims that allow to adjust the tyre pressure by using the supplied inflating tube and a bicycle air pump. The tyres come in sets of four including an inflating tube and with red or silver beadlock rings.

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January 10, 2017

Schumacher sign Van Helmond brothers

Schumacher have announced the signing of the Van Helmond brothers to their international race team. The two will be competing in 1/10th electric off road races throughout Europe, be it club, National or International level including the EOS series. Wesley aged 18 and Dominique aged 15 have shown great potential, they have both already achieved many race victories. Wesley is currently the 2WD National Champion of the combined Dutch/Belgium championship and has done so for the last five years. Dominique has been the 4WD champion in this series three times also. Competing in both 2WD and 4WD off-road and using many Schumacher products, the pair of them are very excited to have joined. Their father Joey had the following to say:

We as a family attend many races, this being most weekends. It is a nice way to spend time together and we have a nice time with friends in our pits. We are very excited to have joined Schumacher Racing and thank both Muz and Robin for helping to make this happen. When people see us trackside, please come over and say hello and we shall do our best to help out where possible.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

January 10, 2017

Xray tease XB8’17 1/8th nitro off-road buggy

Xray have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming XB8’17 1/8th scale nitro off-road buggy. The latest incarnation of the company’s poplar XB8 platform will hit the stores soon with all information and images becoming available in time for the release.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 10, 2017

SWorkz S12-1 alloy steering plate & steering bellcranks

Coming from SWorkz and made for the S12-1 2WD buggy are two new aluminium option parts. First up is an aluminium Ackermann plate made from high-quality aluminium to make for improved overall strength and steering precision. The black anodised part comes including a set of ball bearings, shims and mounting hardware. Also new and designed to work together with the above Ackermann plate are aluminium steering bellcranks. Like the steering plate the bellcranks come machined from aluminium and they sport a black surface finish for wear and looks. More sturdy than the standard composite parts the alloy bellcranks will improve steering response especially on high-bite surfaces.

View the steering bellcranks here

January 10, 2017

2017 Critter Hobbies Hangover Race – Report

Critter Hobbies and Raceway of Fairfield, New Jersey held its first trophy race of the 2017 season this past weekend, the 2017 Hangover Race. With around 80 entries, the most popular classes included 2WD Stock and Modified 2WD and 4WD Buggy while a new track layout, finished up Thursday evening, gave a pretty level playing field for most. 4WD Buggy saw Duane Karlovsky score the top qualifier honors and taking the win. Ian Kiss would take second and Roger Bustos rounded out the Podium.

Continue reading the report here

January 10, 2017

Finnish Indoor Championship Series Rd3 – Report

Round three of the Finnish Winter Jumps Indoor Championship Series was held in Taipalsaari over the weekend. The carpet track’s layout was pretty technical with many tricky corners and jumps and with both Karri Salmela and Joona Haatanen absent from the event, it was almost too easy for multiple EOS A-finalist Joel Valander to dominate the both the 2WD and 4WD classes. In Saturday’s 2WD class Joel had a strong start as he TQ’d in every qualification round. The Xray driver continued with strong performances in all A-mains as runner-up, VRC Pro double World Champion Markku Honkanen could not quite challenge Joel.

Continue reading the report here

January 10, 2017

Micha Widmaier wins at LRP-Asso-Challenge

A round of the German LRP-Asso-Challenge was recently held in Köngen in the south of the country. The 4WD Buggy class was TQ’d by SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier and the young man was able to conserve his performance in the main finals, taking home the win from Sven Rodewald (Xray) and Alex Schmitt (HB Racing). In the 2WD class it was again Micha who took the TQ but after the finals it was Sven Rodewald who came out on top while Micha had to settle for second overall in front of Aaron Münster.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

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