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August 21, 2019

Team Associated introduce NanoSport

New from Team Associated is an all new concept which they call the NanoSport. Consider the game Rocket League, were the purpose is to score goals using a car, but then in real life and you have NanoSport. The package consists of 2 cars, 2 radios, batteries, chargers and the ball or puck to play with. The cars are scaled at 1/32th and feature a body shell that is shaped at the front and rear to allow the user to somewhat control and drive said ball or puck into a goal. Very reasonably priced, the focus is on fun and by including two in the package it ensures that it will be. This would make a nice gift for the holiday season and could be a great stepping stone to get more kids into RC.

View the video introduction here

August 21, 2019

MST RMX 2.0 MB rear suspension upgrade sets

Coming from MST and made for their RMX 2.0 range of drift cars is the MV aluminium rear suspension upgrade sets. Available are width adjustable rear lower arms as well as a rear upright set with the arms allowing for a 6mm adjustment range; up to 3mm narrower and 3mm wider than the standard plastic arm while the upright set enable the owner to adjust rear wheel steering if needed. All parts are machined from high-quality aluminium, the sets include mounting hardware and they are available in black or red anodising.

View the rear upright set here

August 21, 2019

Sweep 1/8th scale Wide Heavy-duty wheels

Fresh from Sweep Racing is these 1/8th scale WHD (Wide Heavy-duty) 1/2 off-set wheels for monster truck or 1/8th speed-run cars. These new wheels are developed for SRC Terrain Crusher or Road Crusher belted tires and with the 1/2 wide offset the wheels provide more stable steering even at high speed and less trouble for the suspension arms. The wheels comes in matte black colour as well as chrome blue, with chrome red available soon.

View another wheel image here

August 21, 2019

T-Works titanium turnbuckles for Yokomo YZ-2

T-Works have announced some option parts for the new Yokomo YZ-2 buggy. The range includes a lightweight 6-piece titanium turnbuckle set, a 102-piece UFO head titanium screw kit as well as 129-piece gold-colour steel screw set. The titanium parts are cut from high-quality 64-grade titanium for a low weight and high strength, ensuring a lower overall car weight and greater corrosion resistance. The gold-coloured steel screws however mainly add visual impact, allowing the ride to stand out.

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

August 21, 2019

Dominic Quek wins at Urban RC Indoor Masters

The Urban RC Indoor Masters was the first indoor carpet buggy and touring car event in Singapore in the past few years. Held at a local community centre, the event attracted many spectators to the main racing action, free-to-play public track and racing simulators as well as the ongoing RC drift event right behind the track. The schedule was split by running the 2wd and 4wd buggy classes on Saturday, with 17.5 Touring and Formula classes run on Sunday, alongside the support classes of EuroTruck, 2WD Mini and 4WD Mini.

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August 21, 2019

Muchmore Perfect body height adjuster

Muchmore are the latest company to get into the body height adjuster game with the release of their own ‘Perfect Body Height Adjuster’. Coming a in a complete set of 4, the set contains the 4 threaded tubes for mounting directly to the body posts, as well as the adjustable collar, or hat as they call it. The threaded hat allows for finite adjustment over a pin and hole only type. Coming in anodised black it is suppled with both pins for 1.2mm and 1.8mm holes as well as o-rings for use inside the collars.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

August 20, 2019

Flashpoint RC 2-in-1 starter box mounts

New from Flashpoint RC for the Mugen Seiki starter box is this 2-in-1 starter box mount for the MBX8 and MBX8T. Mount the set directly to your starter box, also a direct fit for the Protek starter box, and the system allows the user to easily switch between starting both types of car simply by turning the quick adjust rear mounts 180 degrees. Made from high quality aluminium, the mounts remove the need to have separate boxes for each car, saving money and space in your pit bag. Comes supplied with all the hardware needed to mount them.

View more images & video from Adam Drake outlining the system

August 20, 2019

BRCA Clubmans Series 2019 Rd6 – Report

Round 6 of the BRCA Clubmans nationals visited Coastal Model Car Racing Club in Ipswich, Suffolk and offered up a very different challenge to the drivers of the series, being dubbed the Monaco of RC racing. The tight confines, punishing barriers but rhythm nature of the track really challenges the drivers and the cars, as this track is much more about chassis setup, and driver skill, than outright power. The Saturday practice saw a number of drivers stepping over the limits and coming off second best to the barriers early on. However with glorious sunshine all day most drivers soon got into the flow of the coastal circuit, and we saw lap times tumble through the day. Some quick times were posted in the practice day, and race day was set to be a cracker.

Continue reading the report here