January 29, 2018

4WD victory for Orlowski at EOS Daun

Michal Orlowski has taken the overall 4WD victory at Round 2 of the Euro Offroad Series in Germany.  The Schumacher driver claimed only his second ever 4WD win when he once again took advantage of a mistake from Top Qualifier Bruno Coelho in the second of the A-Main encounters. Taking the win from Coelho in A1 following a late mistake from the reigning champion, this time the mistake came on the opening lap allowing Orlowski to lead at the end of the first lap, a lead he wouldn’t relinquish despite Coelho’s best efforts.  Posting the fastest lap of the race by 3/10th over Orlowski’s best, three more errors from Coelho prevented him from catching his rival.  With the large track at the new venue seeing no one manufacturer having a distinct advantage, like the result in 2WD, the podium was made up of drivers representing all different manufacturers with Yokomo’s Lee Martin filling the final step in Daun.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete coverage here.


January 29, 2018

Xenon VSS EX 64 pitch spur gears coming soon

Xenon Racing have introduced their forthcoming VSS EX range of 64 pitch spur gears. They are of a special design that allows to use them with 1/10th touring cars and also with 1/12th pan cars in combination with 1/8” diff balls. The gears are available in 68T to 73T specification with larger 74T to 87T gears coming at a later stage.

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January 29, 2018

Xray T4 aluminium lower suspension arms

Coming from Xray and made for the T4 series of electric touring cars are all-new lower aluminium suspension arms. The wishbones are made of high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they are of the standard 1-hole geometry and are best used in very high grip conditions such as permanent carpet tracks. Due to their construction arms hardly twist under load and thus scrub less speed in corners while making the car easier to drive at the same time compared to the standard composite arms. The A-arms come in pairs and are available separately for the front and rear of the car or as complete set including all four wishbones.

View the rear arm here


January 29, 2018

Andy DiBrino wins at PDX RC Underground series Rd3

Round 3 of the Rockstar Series was held at PDX RC Underground in Portland, Oregon this past weekend. Yokomo’s Andy DiBrino had a perfect day by TQing and winning the highly contested 2WD Modified Buggy class. Yokomo team manager Joe Pillars was also very fast by qualifying 2nd, just 0.5 seconds off of DiBrino. Pillars and DiBrino would then have an epic battle during the A-main where DiBrino would hold on for the win by 2-seconds over Pillars as Schumacher driver Robert Bakoczy rounded out the podium result.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]


January 29, 2018

Tamiya MB AMG GT3 lightweight body shell

Coming soon from Tamiya is a lightweight version of their Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 body shell. Made from lightweight 0.8mm high-quality polycarbonate the body set also includes a lightweight rear wing and light inserts as well as moulded wing stays and mirrors to make for a scale appearance while offering a lower weight than the standard body shell for improved overall performance. Also included is a large decal sheet with grille, light and air intake/outlet details.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]


January 29, 2018

MCD tease RR5-Max Pro & 2-speed gearbox

MCD Racing have announced the soon release of the RR5-Max Pro 1/5th scale buggy and a 2-speed gearbox. As for the buggy, the kit will include a new long wheelbase chassis as well as some of the most useful option parts to make the kit race-ready from the get go while the new 2-speed gearbox improves both acceleration and top speed of MCD’s on-road and off-road kits. Both products will be on show during this week’s Nuremberg International Toy Fair and more information should become available soon.

View the 2-speed gearbox here


January 29, 2018

Jesse Davis doubles at Victorian State Titles

The 2018 AARCMCC Victorian State Titles were held this past weekend and it was Infinity’s Jesse Davis with a double TQ and win in both the 1/8th GP and 1/10th 200mm Touring classes. In the 1/8th category Mugen’s Jeff Hamon would come in 2nd from Mugen teammate, Tim Westwood 3rd. Over in 200mm Touring Jeff Hamon (Mugen) would snatch another vice-championship title as Ricky Kradolfer (Mugen) rounded out the podium result.

Image: Jesse Davis


January 29, 2018

T-Works ZX6 series CV-style driveshafts

Coming from T-Works and made for Kyosho’s ZX6.6 and ZX6 1/10th 4WD buggies are front and rear CV-style driveshafts. They are machined from high-quality steel material, come with a black surface coating for wear and they are available in standard or “left thread” variants, the latter include a single left thread wheel axle and wheel nut that prevent the nut from accidentally loosen itself during a run. All sets are available separately.

See the other driveshaft sets here


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