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January 15, 2023

Freeman takes Mod win at RC Chili Bowl

Running alongside its full size oval racing counterpart, the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, it was Zachary Freeman who came away with the SC Modified win at the ninth edition of the RC Chili Bowl held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Attracting over 500 entries, the Scotty Ernst organised event is one of the biggest in the industry with its tented indoor pit area packed with manufacturers involved in the R/C oval racing scene. Concluding the 2023 edition of the RC Chili Bowl was the final of SC Modified presented by HobbyWing. All throughout qualifying it had been Zac Rose and Addison Krol, throwing down the heat for the ladies, going back and forth for the top spot with Rose edging out Krol to take the TQ honours. It would be a super smooth start for the 10 car field with all drivers holding their starting positions for the opening laps. A huge pile up in turn 4 however collected almost all the cars and would shake up the entire order creating a completely new race. Third place qualifier Zachary Freeman would come out on top in the lead holding that position to the end with Krol finishing on the same lap fpr second. Dropping back to sixth, Rose would recover to come through to complete the podium.

Image: RC Chili Bowl [rcchilibowl.com]

January 14, 2023

Phend Top Qualifier at Southern Indoor Championship

TLR’s Dakotah Phend has secured the big TQ at the Southern Indoor Championship in Alabama. The first big major on the annual US 1:8 Offroad calendar, the Racetime Entertainment organised indoor event is a big weekend in terms of new driver/manufacturer pairings following some significant driver announcements over the New Year break. In Nitro Buggy, it was Phend who kicked off qualifying with the fastest time ahead of the Ryans, Maifield’s Tekno taking P2 followed by Lutz’s Kyosho with third. Q2 would see Maifield top the time sheets from Sworkz’s Joe Bornhorst with Lutz again completing the Top 3. For Phend it was a bad round 2 as he ended up P5. All coming down to the third & final qualifier, Phend was back to form laying down the outright fastest time of qualifying to secure the overall TQ, 2 rounds from 3 to count. Maifield locked in 2nd overall from Lutz, Team Associated’s Lee Setser and Joe Bornhorst with new team-mate Brandon Rose rounding out the Top 6. In Nitro Truggy, it is Jared Tebo who is Top Qualifier. As the reigning SIC Champion, winning both Buggy & Truggy last year from the TQ, Maifield took the first qualifier from Sworkz’s Camden Lime, Phend and new Mayako signing Jared Tebo. Runner-up last year in Truggy, Tebo would find his stride in the next two qualifiers topping them both for the overall TQ. Again Maifield ends up P2 with Phend 3rd ahead of Lime, Lutz and the TLR of youngster Phi Long Nguyen.

Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

January 13, 2023

Zeke Ballinger joins Schumacher

American racer Zeke Ballinger has joined Schumacher Racing as the British manufacturer continues to increase its profile in the US Offroad racing scene. The former TLR driver has enjoyed some strong results in the last number of years including the 13.5 4WD class win at the 2021 Desert Classic and 2nd in Stadium Truck. Also a JConcepts Indoor National Series triple podium finisher, and TQ & winner at the 2022 Rumble in the Rockies, on the announcement Ballinger said, “I am so excited about joining the #SchumacherFamily in 2023 onwards. For me personally, a fresh start and a new challenge is something I am really looking forward to. I can’t wait to continue working with Cav and the rest of my new team mates as well. Thank you Muz, Robin, Tris and everyone at Schumacher for welcoming me with open arms.”

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

January 13, 2023

Willspeed RF3 Raven Bodyshell

Following the announced of their new RF3 conversion kit for the TLR 22 5.0, Willspeed has given more details on the newly designed body shell for its latest buggy creation. The ‘Raven’ exclusively designed for the RF3, features a super low profile, reduced screen angle and altered cab position compared to the RF2. The new body in both a standard and lightweight version.

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January 12, 2023

Racetec 3P .21 3 Port Race Spec Engine

Klinik RC, through its Racetec brand, has released its 3P .21 3 Port Race Spec Offroad engine. Over 12 months in development their first engine release is proudly designed and developed in the USA! Power and mileage has been optimised for todays demanding off-road conditions. Starting this project, their number one goal was to provide a great engine at a forgotten price point. This price point shouldn’t require corners to be cut. The Racetec 3P has a 3+2 port design in a die-cast crankcase. High quality bearings ensure long life and smooth RPMs. Reliable and durable. The Racetec 3P features an alloy/composite 2 needle carburettor. A long low speed needle ensures solid idling, smooth transition to high rpms and solid return to idle. While maximising mileage along the way. A built in heat isolator ensures consistent needle settings and no heat soak. 6.5mm venturi is included. The combustion chamber has been optimised for 20%-30% race fuel. By producing big power with lower nitro content, mileage can increase dramatically. The billet cooling head is lighter and more thermal efficient than cast counterparts and is available in black, blue, red or pink.

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January 12, 2023

HB Racing D819RS World Spec parts

HB Racing has released a number of new ‘World Spec’ parts for its 1:8 Buggy platform. During last September’s IFMAR World Championship in Redovan, Spain, their team drivers were running some prototype parts as part of their ongoing chassis development. The performance increase of the HB Racing D819RS was so good that HB Racing has decided to produce a batch of these World Spec Parts for the owners of D819RS and E819RS. Among the ‘World Spec’ parts release are a new chassis plate, new front & rear suspension arms and compatible woven graphite covers, a caster block set and a steering block set. Use of some of the parts require some modifications of the original kit chassis or the use of the new World Spec Chassis.

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January 12, 2023

Willspeed RF3 Conversion Kit for 22 5.0

British specialist buggy manufacturer Willspeed has released their RF3 TLR 22 5.0 2WD Buggy conversion kit. Progressing on a successful 4 years since the incarnation of the RF2 conversion platform, utilising the same principles and philosophies now proven they took the design back to basics to keep the same integral properties but improve on further adjustability, tunability and durability resulting in an all new platform, with the RF3 the results.

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January 12, 2023

Avid TLR 13mm Shock Bodies

Coming from Avid are these 13mm shock bodies for the TLR 22 and 22X-4 1:10 buggies. The shocks offer TLR racers the plush feeling of the larger bodies while utilising all your other G3 components. The larger 13mm body allows for less volume displacement under compression which allows for a much more predictable feeling on the track. This is why Avid have included (2) 2.0mm thin blank pistons for you to get going. With the piston face being larger at 13mm, this requires more oil to be moved so the standard piston configuration of 2×1.5 in the front and 2×1.6 in the rear does not work the same.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]