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November 30, 2021

Alexander Landén dominates Rd3 & overall Swedish Cup

Last weekend it was time for the final round of the Swedish National Cup in tenth scale buggy. This year three rounds were run to crown the Champion and the third and final round was organised by Karlskrona MRK and was held at the great DR Racing arena in the small town of Kallinge. In 2wd qualifying it was straight away obvious that Alexander Landén (AE/Hobbywing) had the pace, in the first round he was the only one posting a 17 lap run. Behind Alexander his team-mate Nils Gustafsson (AE/Reedy) was battling it out with Hampus Berg (HB/Performa). In the end Alexander managed to TQ all four rounds of qualifying and Hampus edged out Nils to reach the runner up spot for the triple mains.

Continue reading the report here

November 29, 2021

JConcepts tire inner sidewall support adaptors

The team at JConcepts have developed a new option for tire sidewall support. During high traction or loaded conditions, tire sidewall deflection causes oversteer and inconsistency with driving performance. By adding the inner sidewall support adaptor and gluing it into place, the sidewall effectively becomes much harder and allows a driver to enter smoother arcs and radius turns on the race track. Already used in competition, the sidewall support pieces have shown to work on glued, sealed, or naturally grippy surfaces where traction rolling or oversteer is an issue. In addition, when conditions are rough, bumpy or dusty, the additional support drives smoother and with more consistency. Available for 1/10th buggy (above) and 1/8th buggy tires, they come in a pack of 4 pieces.

View the 1/8th version here

November 29, 2021

Ryan Cavalieri to use Ielasi Tuned engines

Ielasi Tuned have announced the signing of US 1/8th offroad front runner Ryan Cavalieri to their team for the 2022 season and beyond. Ryan, a 4 time World champion and 29 time US National champion, will use Ielasi Tuned nitro engines at all major National and International races. The TLR facto had the following to say about the deal, ‘I’m super excited to be joining Ielasi Tuned engines for 2022. I feel with Daniel’s knowledge and passion for engine building we will have great success together.’

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

November 26, 2021

Tekno RC NT48 2.0 Nitro truggy

Tekno RC have released the long awaited NT48 2.0, the fastest and most durable nitro truggy that they have ever produced. The bar was set high with the legendary NT48.3 and its countless victories and podiums across the world. The new NT48 truggy incorporates all of the 2.0 platform’s best features such as quick access diffs, incredibly free suspension, twisted caster front arms, and a decoupled radio tray. After all of the performance features were worked out, they spent some time adding strength in all of the right places. The suspension arms are ridiculously beefy, the driveshafts are thicker, and they decided on a stout 4mm chassis. The chassis components are kept as far forward as possible to aid in steering response and corner rotation. Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last year, you’ve probably noticed that the entire RC racing industry has adopted their fresh approach to truggy body aesthetics.

View more details & images here

November 23, 2021

T-Works RC8B3.2 aluminium rear hubs

T-Works have produced this set of aluminium rear hubs for the Associated RC8B3.2 and 3.1. Machined from 7075 T6 aluminium they comes as a set that includes two sets of the carbon upper link mounts, 3 complete sets of lower pin inserts as well as bearing inserts and required fastening material.

View the complete set here

November 19, 2021

T-Works SRX8 DLC coated shock shafts

For the Serpent SRX8 buggy and GT cars, T-Works have produced new front and rear DLC coated shock shafts. The front buggy shafts are 62.3mm, while the rear buggy shafts are 71mm with the GT front and rear shafts both 50.5mm. Sold as a pair, the DLC coating provides a smooth and rigid surface for a better performing shock absorber.

View the other shock shafts here

November 19, 2021

Pro-Line Hyrax Predator 1.9″ on Impulse wheels

The future of 1.9″ tire performance has arrived with Pro-Line’s Hyrax 1.9″ Predator tire mounted to Impulse Black/Silver wheels. Designed for maximum grip on the toughest terrain, the Hyrax tire is ready for anything your Scale Adventure might throw at you. They now come conveniently pre-mounted to Pro-Line’s Impulse Black/Silver Plastic 1.9″ wheels which are designed to not only look scale but to be super easy to use by only requiring 6 screws per wheel for mounting tires. The unique 3-piece plastic wheel design bolts together in the back and locks on to any of Pro-Line’s 1.9″ crawling tires.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

November 19, 2021

Pro-Line Hyrax XL 2.9″ tire for SCX6

Take your SCX6 to the ultimate level of rock-climbing performance with Pro-Line’s Hyrax XL tire in G8 compound. Designed from the ground up for incredible grip and stability on the toughest terrain, the Hyrax XL 2.9″ tire is ready to tackle anything your Axial SCX6 can dish out. The Hyrax features an aggressive open tread pattern with each tread block containing multiple sipes for improved traction and comes in at a massive 7.28″ tall and 2.75″ wide. The highly detailed connected tread on the sidewall of the Hyrax extends out for added scale realism and sidewall rigidity to help prevent traction rolls. The Hyrax is made from the same G8 compound as the 1.9″ crawler tires, so you know it provides the performance and durability that you can depend on. This tire will fit directly onto the stock 2.9″ SCX6 bead-loc wheel.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]