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June 11, 2019

XTR Racing AR3 Tuned off-road engine

XTR Racing have announced the release of their new AR3 Tuned nitro engine for 1/8th off-road applications. The power plant is based on the last European Champion engine but incorporates numerous improvements and refinements with focus on maximum bottom and top-end power – thus the 3-port engine features a ceramic main bearing and diamond-coated crankshaft. The crankshaft is individually Tungsten-balanced and silicone-filled while thhe sleeve and piston set is specially selected and matched. Furthermore the engine features a 10-rib cooling head.

View lists of the features and specifications here

June 11, 2019

RC-Project MBX8 Ergal shock pins

Coming from RC-Project and made for the Mugen MBX8 and MBX8 Eco are threaded aluminium shock pins. They are machined from high-quality Ergal 7075-T6 material and come hard-coated for exceptional wear. A machined groove ensures a secure fitment using an additional M3 grub screw, meaning the pins will stay in place even in harsh racing conditions. The overall diameter of the pins has been optimised to make for best possible fitment of pin, arm and ball. The set includes four directional pins, enough to outfit one complete car.

Source: RC-Project [rc-project.it]

June 11, 2019

William Skidmore wins at NWN Summer Series Rd4

The fourth round of the NWN Summer Series was held last weekend with Jonathan Skidmore (Agama) taking the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class. After the A-main final however it was William Skidmore (Agama) with the win, a lap in front of Tekno RC’s Mitchell Booth. HB Racing’s Ashlee Owen and Jack Hirst came in 3rd and 4th respectively.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

June 11, 2019

Björn Christiansen wins Club Racing Series Rd5

Round 5 of the Northern Germany based Club Racing Series was hosted by the MACH track in Hamburg last weekend. Held as part of the MACH’s open club series the CRS saw the running of the sole Plastic Cars class, a category targeting “tub” chassis touring cars such as the Yokomo SD Sports, the Team Associated TC4 Club Racer or Tamiya tub chassis cars. Hand-out ETS Muchmore motors, a mandatory 1:6.5 gearing and a single set of Volante 28R Hybrid tyres make for a level playing field that was lead by Yokomo’s Björn Christiansen. The avid stock racer dominated both the 8-minute qualifiers and triple 10-minute A-main finals at will, leaving behind veteran racer Sebastian Sürstedt whose 20-years old Team Associated TC3 Factory Team once again came out of retirement for an undefeated 2nd overall position. Modified specialist, MACH’s Christian Stolze (Yokomo) had to cope with the somewhat low speeds of the Plastic Cars in general and of his rental Yokomo SD Sports in particular but he ultimately snatched the final podium spot from MACH’s, Zeljko Garai (Yokomo) in 4th.

Image: MCV Dänischer Wohld [mcv-daenischer-wohld.de]

June 11, 2019

Davide Ongaro dominates RCGP Series Rd3 & Rd4

Rounds 3 and 4 of the newly-founded RCGP Series were held in Fehring, Austria over the weekend. Saturday’s round 3 saw Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro taking the overall TQ and he would also cruise to the win in the opening of the two A-main finals to make a first step towards taking the overall win. A last lap tangle secured Infinity’s Kyle McBride the runner-up spot from Infinity teammate, Lee Martin while the SWorkz trio of Jörn Neumann, Elliott Boots and Juan Carlos Canas came in 4th to 6th place.

Continue reading the report here

June 11, 2019

Yokomo 2019 Team hoody & T-shirt

Yokomo have new merchandising available in the form of their 2019 hooded sweatshirt and T-shirt. Both feature the Yokomo Racing Factory logo that really pops on the black shirts. The left sleeve is decorated with the Racing Performer logo and as a blast from the past the original TY logo is placed on the back of the neck for added visual impact. Both the hoody and T-shirt are available in S to 3XL sizes.

View more images here

June 11, 2019

LRP Offroad Challenge Poland Rd1 – Report

The inaugural LRP Offroad Challenge Poland was held at the famous Polish RC Track close to Warsaw last weekend. Known for probably the longest wall ride section in Europe, the track also offered somehow low traction that weekend, making it even more of a challenge for the racers. The 2WD qualifiers saw Bartek Kramza and Sebastian Migal fight for the overall TQ with Bartek ultimately holding the upper hand. Also the finals were dominated by the young driver with Sebastian Migal and Wojtek Rzepecki coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Continue reading the report here

June 10, 2019

Samix TRX-4 brass diff cover

Coming from Samix and made for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck is a brass differential cover. The part adds 60g of weight to the lowest part of the chassis for improved climb performance. It also increases axle stiffness for optimised transmission efficiency while the overall design improves visual impact. The cover some separately and it is usable on the front and rear axles.

View the mounted part here