November 15, 2021

Pelle Culmsee joins the Xray Racing Team

Xray have announced that Danish driver Pelle Culmsee is joining the Xray Racing Team to race the XB8 and XT8 platforms. The former SWorkz driver had the following to say ‘I am very grateful to be a part of the Xray Team. The cars and products have always been top quality and performed at a top level. I cant wait to hit the track with my new XRAY cars. I want to say big thank you to XRAY team and Claus Ryeskov for making this happened’.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 15, 2021

Exotek B6.3 hard anodised idler gears

Fresh from Exotek Racing for the B6.3, B6.2 etc laydown gear boxes comes some new hard anodised idler gears. Machined from 7075 alloy there is a 39T and 26T idler gear which is a must have for high powered racing applications. This is much stronger than the stock plastic idler gear but not indestructible so it is important to use black or white grease on the gears and reapply frequently to prolong its life along with proper slipper adjustments.

View the 26T idler gear here

November 15, 2021

T-Works T3.2 front & rear shock towers

T-Works have releases these front and rear shock tower sets for the Team Associated RC8 T3.2. Both towers have been machined from high quality carbon fibre, the front using 5mm while the rear uses 4mm, and come supplied with short shock standoffs. Also supplied with the necessary fasteners to mount the shocks.

View the rear tower here

November 11, 2021

PSM MBX8 front & rear shock towers

From PSM for your Mugen MBX8 are new front and rear shock towers featuring an optimised geometry. On the front tower the upper shock holes have been moved +0.5mm up compared to the stock shock tower. In addition the upper shock holes have been spaced different for simplified setup options. The upper shock holes on the rear towers have been moved +0.5mm up and spaced differently, compared to the stock shock tower. In addition the upper link holes have been optimised for simplified setup options.

View the front shock tower here

November 11, 2021

Ultimate Racing 1/8 offroad insert rubber rings

New from Ultimate Racing are these useful 1/8 offroad insert rubber rings. Manufactured to fit into each of the insert’s grooves, once fitted the insert is practically fixed to the rim. In this way, the insert is prevented from moving laterally, improving stability in fast corners. It also prevents the insert from ballooning making the car much more stable under acceleration. They can be used on most inserts, wheel brands and compounds, but their effects are greatest on soft compound tires. Depending on whether you want the insert to be more or less fixed, they can be used in all three grooves, in two or only in one. They are sold in bags of 50 pieces so that you can assemble from 4 to 12 complete cars depending on the amount of rubber bands used per insert. Once the life of the tire is over, they can be reused as many times as you want.

Source: Ultimate Racing [modelixracing.com]

November 11, 2021

Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd2 – Report

This past weekend was the second round of the fantastic Worksop series, as always there was a great entry of drivers present. All abilities are welcome at this series, so they had Pro’s in attendance all the way through to new starters and even some people coming back to the hobby after 20 years away. The race format was round by round qualifying, with the best 2 results from 4 rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. The Worksop team had designed a fantastic track layout for this event, some great off road features were built including the wall of death. As always this is very popular with racers due to new features and jumps being built fresh for these events. In 2wd qualifying, it was Neil Cragg who dominated proceedings by taking TQ in all 4 rounds, therefore he would line up on pole. Tommy Hall would be 2nd and Edward Callan would line up 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

November 11, 2021

JConcepts Knobs & Launch Monster Truck tires

JConcepts introduce two new offerings for the monster truck class with the release of their new Knobs & Launch tires. The Knobs, simply named for their appearance of the irregular diamond shaped knobs which have step and overlapping features built in. JConcepts believes tire options in the class should replicate those used in major series events in the 1:1 world and the Knobs certainly do. The arrangement, pattern, and instances were a result of carving from an existing 1:1 tire and the results were fantastic. The Knobs excel in dirt or asphalt conditions where massive edging of the pins helps forward drive and side-bite. Replicated cuts helped turn the carcass into a low-profile tire giving it a racing stance like other successful JConcepts tires such as the Renegade. Both tires includes ‘React’ open cell inserts which support the upper carcass and sidewall under loaded conditions.

View more details on the Knobs and Launch tires here

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