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August 8, 2023

Cragg claims 27th British Championship title

Neil Cragg claimed his 27th British National Championship title over the weekend with the Team Associated driver successfully defending his 1:10 2WD Buggy title at the season finale at TORCH. Hosted by Titchfield Off Road Club Hants, the sixth & final round of the BRCA Championship was the 2WD decider after the 4WD title was decided at the previous round in favour of Tommy Hall who would also be Cragg main 2WD title rival. In qualifying it was Schumacher’s Lee Martin who took the TQ from Hall and Cragg. Unfortunately heavy rain would force the meeting to be cancelled on the Saturday and the result declared on qualifying which gave former World Champion Cragg the title by a single point from Hall with Martin completing the 2023 Championship Top 3. In the concluding round of the 4WD Championship, held on the Sunday, Schumacher’s Ben Smith secured his first ever Nationals TQ ahead Cragg and the Hall brothers Tommy & Jamie. In the final Smith would win the opening two legs to secure the win with Tommy Hall and 2WD winner Martin joining him on the Round 6 podium.

Image: Racewayone [racewayone.com]

August 7, 2023

LC Racing Tuning Shock Springs

LC Racing has added a new range of tuning shocks springs for use across their offroad and rally chassis offerings. Two new Front Springs are available with a 5 turn or 6 turn 31mm length made from 0.9mm diameter wire while for the rear they have added a 40mm length spring that is offered in 6 or 7 turn options and also made from 0.9mm wire. The springs are suitable for the LC Racing 1:14 2WD BHC-1 and EMB Series 4WD Offroad chassis, their LC12B1 1:12 4WD Buggy and the PTG-2 Series 1:10 4WD Rally car.

Source: LC Racing [lcracing.net]

August 7, 2023

T-Works customisable Tool Organiser Stand

New from T-Works is this customisable Tool Organiser Stand. With multiple CNC machined holes to hold your tools for your RC cars including drivers, clutch tools, body reamers etc. with additional spacer you can change the diameter to allow you to hold the tools with different size of the handle. The combined parts tray is easy for holding ride height gauge, droop gauge, support block, screws, nuts, body clips, solder, oils, greases, and more. The small magnetic base parts tray helps to hold the metal parts.

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August 4, 2023

Reedy Low-Profile Titanium Gear Brushless HV Servos

Reedy has an all-new Low-Profile Titanium Gear Brushless HV Servos which includes a variety of performance features intended for competition. Precision titanium gears add strength, reduce weight, and provide silky smooth operation. A powerful brushless motor produces a combination of lightning quick speeds and maximum torque while an advanced microprocessor improves vehicle control and enhances driver feel. State-of-the-art CNC-machined aluminium case with integrated fins increases rigidity to ensure consistent driving feel while lowering operating temperatures for fade-free operation. Two options, high speed or high torque, are available to suit a variety of on- and off-road applications and driver preferences.

Source: Reedy [associatedelectrics.com]

August 3, 2023

1:8 Offroad World C/ship 2024 – Brazil Presentation

Following IFMAR’s publication of a provisional 2024 calendar for next year’s four World Championship events, the proposal received from the listed 1:8 Offroad Worlds host country Brazil has been made public. The Brazil Federation FEBARC together with CASA Raceway in São Paulo has in its presentation put forward September 8-14th, 2024, as the dates for the 19th running of the Championships with it set to be the third South American country in which the title has been decided. In 2002 Uruguay hosted the race where Greg Degani won and more recently Argentina was the location for Robert Batlle’s 2012 title victory. With a facility that can normally cater for approximate 50 racers, the host club will expand the pit area to accommodate 230 racers & mechanics for the Worlds. In terms of location, the track is just 23km from São Paulo’s main international airport – Guarulhos International Airport (GRU). Having made history in Spain last year when he became the first driver to successfully defend the World Championship title, a win in Brazil would give Davide Ongaro a hat trick of title in three different continents, the Team Associated driver having won his first title in Australia in 2018.

Check out the full presentation on the EFRA website by clicking here.

August 3, 2023

JConcepts The Hold | Fling Kings 1:24 Crawler Tires

JConcepts has two new tires for the 1:24 1.0” crawling enthusiast – The Hold and Fling Kings. The Hold was designed from the ground-up as a carved and chiseled design to handle a variety of scale off-road terrain. The large horizontal traction bars put a “Hold” on ranging features from dirt, asphalt, grass, mud, rock, and clay. At the tip of the tread, the downward progression starts and reveals another flat bar of gripping pattern to provide offset traction controlling attributes. During the bar transitions, an angular segment stabilises and gives edginess to terrain at another direction to help the lift and cut through even more environments.

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August 2, 2023

T-Works B74 carbon side guards

New from T-Works is this set of carbon fibre side guards for Team Associated’s B74 series of 1:10 4WD Buggy chassis. The moulded carbon fibre guards offer a weigh saving over the standard guards included with the original kit and come complete with mounting hardware.

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

August 2, 2023

VP Pro Assassin/Acupuncture Evo 1:10 Front tyres

VP Pro has two new additions to its 1:10 Buggy range of front tyres with the release of the Assassin Evo and Acupuncture Evo. Extensive testing of both threads, the Assassin Evo a block pattern while the Acupuncture Evo features centre pins, produced excellent performance on carpet surface tracks, providing good straight-line stability and cornering speed. Both thread patterns are offered in Medium and Medium Soft compound.

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