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September 7, 2018

Tessmann & Rivkin win at 2018 Surf City Classic

The world famous OCRC in Huntington Beach, CA was the location for the Proline Surf City Classic this past weekend and with Xray driver Ty Tessmann in attendance, he sent us this report. ‘Once again they outdid themselves with another awesome, challenging layout and a smoothly run race. The track is very well prepped and maintained and the whole facility is top notch. It is a well known fact that after a new layout is put in, the track starts out low bite but will continue to increase in grip throughout the weekend, so to be fast your car setup has to be changing constantly to keep up with the changing condition. Tire prep is also a big factor at this race, to adjust for the changing grip level. All this combined, makes for a very challenging and competitive race. As usual all the top drivers from the US were at this race and with one of Europe’s shining stars added into the mix made for a very competitive field.

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September 7, 2018

Kyosho Lazer ZX7 1/10th 4wd buggy

It didn’t take long after the initial teaser for Kyosho to release details and under the shell shots for their new Lazer ZX7 4wd platform. Sporting new front 2mm shorter gull-arm suspension which allows for more grip and better durability, updated front knuckle and new front hub carrier with adjustable insert of 7, 10, 13 degrees. The front suspension holders are wider, as is the rear side rear holder, the rear upper bulkhead has lowered hole locations for high grip surfaces and a new 7075 hard anodised aluminium chassis is .5mm thinner (2.5/2.0mm) allowing lighter weight with improved flex balance. A low profile chassis brace bar which sits on top of the chassis also improves flex balance. Finally a new floating steering servo mount, new bodyshell with centre fins and front and rear gear diffs with new centre slipper clutch complete the package.

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September 6, 2018

Tamiya TA07 MS 1/10th scale Touring Car

Following a teaser image all the way back in July, Tamiya have finally unveiled the TA07 MS. The TA07 Pro is a very popular chassis kit among club racers across the world and one of the most popular machines to use for the Tamiya Championship Series. This new version of the platform has been given a significant overhaul, endowing it with even greater potential, infusing with parts, designs and concepts from the top-level TRF419XR chassis to create a beast on the racetrack.

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September 6, 2018

MyLaps RC4 Pro transponder

MyLaps have introduced the RC4 Pro, what they claim is the world’s smallest transponder. The RC4 Pro features a shorter 8cm / 3.15in cable, ensuring a perfect fit every time and the pitch-black design gives any RC car that beautiful finish it deserves. The transponder comes in at only 3 grams, making it almost as light as a feather.

Source: MyLaps [mylaps.com]

September 6, 2018

Kyosho Lazer ZX7 – Coming soon

Kyosho are teasing the all new Lazer ZX7, the follow up to their successful ZX6 4wd buggy platform. No official details were released but we can expect a full introduction in the coming days.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

September 6, 2018

RSRC Products titanium machined screws

RSRC Products, the brand of multiple European Champion Reno Savoya, have released a new line of machined screws. Machined from grade 5 titanium they are 2 times lighter than stock steel screws and still as strong so can be used pretty much everywhere. Sporting a deeper print for hex-driver to avoiding stripping, they come gold coated in a wide range of sizes and are sold in a bag of 10.

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September 6, 2018

Kyle McBride wins 2018 Indonesian Challenge

The Indonesia R/C Car Community (IRCC) together with Infinity hosted the recent 2018 Indonesian Challenge at Hobby Track Sukoharjo, an indoor track located in central Java, Solo. The event was attended by Racers from several countries, including, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, and also from various provinces across Indonesia, the most notable overseas drivers were Naoto Matsukura and Kyle McBride. The format of the race is run with 4 Qualifying Rounds and Bump up Finals. Kyle McBride took the opening round TQ, followed by Matsukura in the second round. While Matsukura was not able to run the 3rd round, McBride easily took his second TQ, but Matsukura bounced back and got the TQ for the last round and with a faster time took the overall TQ.

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September 6, 2018

Tamiya Comical Grasshopper

The original Grasshopper needs little introduction. It was a Tamiya legend which inspired legions of fans since the 1980s. For many, it was their very first introduction into the world of radio control assembly kits. The original Grasshopper is still among Tamiya’s best-selling kits to this day. Now the legend is re-imagined as the Comical Grasshopper, with a new body inspired by the famous original. The re-imagined body sits on a new and dedicated variant of the proven off-road chassis, the WR-02CB.

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