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February 14, 2025

Team Powers Actinium V5M Motor

Team Powers has announced their all-new Actinium V5M Brushless Motor. Based on their Actinium V5, the ‘Modify Spec’ features an Open Core Can Design for exceptional heat dissipation to keep the motor cool even under the most demanding conditions. Advanced Machining Profiles improve convection cooling, making a significant leap from the V5. A Proprietary Alloy Collector Ring minimises resistance while maximising heat dissipation, ensuring peak performance. Hand-wound High-Purity Copper Wiring gives unmatched accuracy and efficiency, reducing resistance to an absolute minimum. The 12.2mm Modify Rotor delivers smoother acceleration with the neodymium sintered rotor built to withstand high temperatures with minimal fade out. ROAR Approved the range of Actinium V5M is available in 4.0T, 4.5T, 5.0T, 5.5T, 6.0T, 6.5T, 7.0T, 8.5T, 9.5T, and 10.5T to suit all your racing needs.

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February 14, 2025

Thunder Alley saved & becomes ‘The Drake Raceway’

Last October iconic US offroad track Thunder Alley announced that it was to close at the end of 2024 but now thanks to the intervention of RC racing’s most famous couple, Adam & Ronda Drake, the Southern California track will continue to rumble to the sound of nitro engines and be known as ‘The Drake Raceway’. Part of a public park, the track was set to be permanently closed with authorities planning to repurposing the facility but work in the RC community behind the scenes sees the track get a second chance. On his Facebook pageDrake posted, ‘We are so grateful and thankful to the R/C community for their outreach and support in helping us work with the Beaumont Cherry Valley Park District to keep such an iconic track (Thunder Alley) going. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but it will be rewarding and worth it. The support has been amazing and we’re looking forward to racing with everyone in the near future at The Drake Raceway at Noble Creek Park.’ Well done to everyone involved.

Source: Adam Drake [Facebook]

February 14, 2025

JC Racing Products JC10 Carbon Fibre

British company JC Racing Products has announced the launch of their JC10 Carbon Fibre as a kit. Designed and developed from the RPM long arm RC10 conversions used back in the late 1980s and early 90s. Not very popular back then but hugely popular now for the modern-day tracks and conditions. The JC10 Carbon Fibre is available in two classic finishes: Black and Ivory. JC Racing Products will also offer a range of motor plate colour options, allowing you to personalise your setup to match your style.

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February 13, 2025

Xray XB2 Composite Gear Boxes

Xray has added the option of a Composite Gear Box for its XB2 1:10 2WD Buggy. Available for both the 3 or 5 gear set-up, they are molded from specially-formulated graphite composite material and are lighter and stronger that the standard version. All parts fit perfectly together, and the super-easy access to the rear differential will be appreciated by every racer. The durable gear box houses the differential and rear transmission and allows the mounting of the rear roll center holder, motor plate, and rear shock tower.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 13, 2025

Jacinto defends 1:10 4WD Philippine National title

Sworkz driver Dino Jacinto has successfully defended his 1:10 4WD Buggy Philippine National Championship title. Racing at the newly renovated Circulo Verde track in Manila, home to Asia’s biggest annual 1:8 Offroad race the Philippine Masters, the National Championship race was for the 2024 title which due to bad weather late last year had to be rescheduled into 2025. Attracting over 80 entries, the competition was fierce, but in the end, it was Jacinto, from second on the grid, who secured back-to-back national titles with his S14-4D winning the opening two A-Main encounters.

Source: Sworkz [Facebook]

February 13, 2025

JConcepts XB8’25 P2 Body

JConcepts has released its P2 body shell for the Xray XB8’25 1:8 Buggy platform with new Xray team signing and JConcepts team driver Dakotah Phend having tested the body at the Southern Indoor Championships. The P2 design debuted in 1:8 at the last year’s Mugen Challenge and was then used at IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship in Spain, having originally been created for the 1:10 racing. Key features of the P2 design are a tall stabilising fin on the rear of the body as well as a small mini fin placed behind the rear of the cab that does not interfere with the engine head. In the rear, the ramping feature that is so popular on the P2, creeps up behind the cab and engine head to create extra force and stability. The P2 is offered in both standard and lightweight options and each arrives as clear polycarbonate with protective film.

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February 12, 2025

JConcepts Blue Compound Smoothie 2 1:10 buggy tire

JConcepts is now offering its Smoothie 2 slick 1:10 buggy tire in its blue compound. The Florida company’s blue compound is rated as a soft option and is an all purpose choose that excels in dusty and low bite conditions. Released as a 2.2” bead mounting diameter, the JConcepts Smoothie 2 mount straight to the latest generation wheels for that all important reactive feel. The carefully profiled slightly thickened tire carcass rolls through the turns with efficiency while the maximum smooth surface area grips the specialty surfaces like no other. The Smoothies include Dirt-Tech inserts which have made an immediate presence on the racing scene since their release.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

February 12, 2025

Grand Prix 3D Retro-Mod RCX’36 conversion kit

Australia’s Grand Prix 3D has introduced a new Retro-Mod RCX’36 conversion kit designed primarily for using a Team Associated B6.4 or B6.3 as a donor car. The all-new GP3D Retro-Mod RCX’36 conversion kit brings back the old-school charm of the legendary ’89 RC10 Stealth. And with the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Buggy Worlds returning to Australia exactly 36 years later, there’s no better time to recapture a piece of RC history, now with a modern edge. Simply take your donor car, add the RCX’36 conversion kit, drop in your favourite electronics, and marvel at the beauty of a rear-motor setup, carbon fibre, and that classic white plastic.

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