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April 30, 2024

Hobbywing Cup – Mächler, Sawada & Lee announced

The organisers of the Hobbywing Cup have announced a number of well known international drivers will make the trip to the Shanghai International Model Auto Racing Arena (SIMARA) in China for the May 30 – June 2 electric touring car event. 1:12 Spec World Champion Max Mächler will make the trip from Germany with his Awesomatix touring car, while Nicolas Lee travels from Singapore for the factory Yokomo team. Japanese driver Shin Sawada with represent Xray in the Open Brushless class at the 4-day event. The Hobbywing Cup will also see drivers battle it out around the 65m by 35m track in categories for Stock, Sports Class and Tamiya TT02.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

April 29, 2024

Sworkz ‘Mirror Coating’ Shock Bodies

Sworkz has released a new technology it is calling ‘Mirror Coating’ which is on its latest S35 BBS optional shock bodies. The new coating creates the lowest possible friction inside the shock body and the hardest possible protection on the outside to work perfectly with Sworkz’ BBS Precision Plastic Shock Pistons. Featuring laser engraved logos the new bodies have already proven themselves in the hands of Elliott Boots who used them on his victory at the DNC while more recently Atsushi Hara used them as he took a podium finish on his competitive 1:8 Buggy return at the recent Philippine Masters.

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April 29, 2024

PRO1RC DIRT-05 1:8 Buggy tyre

Having only entered the tyre market 12-months ago, American company PRO1RC has announced it latest pattern, the DIRT-05 for 1:8 Buggy. Designed to work in the usual conditions where bar tires work, it also oerforms in conditions of a little dirt between or outside the line, this is due to the central 4 bar design, where it sweeps much more dirt. With the DIRT-05 you can use it in more situations for both indoor or outdoor tracks.

Source: PRO1RC [pro1rc.com]

April 29, 2024

MIBO Body Booster

New from Czech brand MIBO is their Body Booster to prevent your bodyshell from tucking after a crash. You’re fighting wheel-to-wheel with your opponent, and after a minor unforced collision, your opponent breaks your body. Even though he’s waiting fairly, the whole starting field rolls by and you come out in last position. Having seen this much to often MIBO decided to develop a solution that is simple and functional. They worked on the solution for six months, testing it in race conditions and changing the design to make it as versatile as possible, easy to install, and most importantly, disassembled and portable. Made of premium materials, the whole installation will take no more than 10 minutes and you will see that you will enjoy the races much more without the fear that someone will stop the bodyshell and spoil your ride. Focused on durability and functionality the booster weighs 5.1g for the rear and 6.2g for the side.

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April 29, 2024

Donathen RC Discharge Bank Upgrade Box

Coming from RC wiring and cables specialists Donathen RC is their new Discharge Bank Upgrade Box. This is an upgrade box for your standard discharge bank and is designed to be screwed into your discharge bank and prevent/beautify a 200+ degree ugly thing from being easily touched. It features a honeycomb pattern for maximum airflow, while keeping your fingers from touching a very hot discharge bank. Available in your choice of colours, it fits all style double sided fan discharge banks with rubber feet to prevent it from skidding around. With no soldering necessary, it fits 4mm, xt60, and xt90 connector types.

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April 29, 2024

Grand Prix 3D RC10 Motor Plates and Guards

Australia’s Grand Prix 3D has introduced their precision-crafted RC10 Replica Motor Plates and Motor Guards, the ultimate upgrade for your RC10 builds, restorations, and of course their GP3D ’89 & ’91 Stealth Worlds replicas. Available in iconic gold anodised, sleek black anodised, and raw/unanodized finishes, these motor plates and guards are engineered for both style and performance. Enhance your RC10 with these high-quality parts, ensuring your ride stands out on the track or shelf.

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April 29, 2024

EXO Design Ultima Front Shock towers & RC10 bumper

Retro conversion kit producer EXO Design has made some recent additions to its range with the release of new front shock towers for the Kyosho Ultima and a nylon front bumper for Team Associated’s RC10 Classic. The reinforced front shock towers are made from 3.5mm carbon fibre and are available for both the original Ultima shocks as well as for those running big bore shocks on the buggy. They feature extra mounting positions for fine tunings of the suspension set-up. EXO Design are keen to highlight the bumper for the RC10 is not 3D print but made from nylon material.

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April 28, 2024

Bittydesign P-GT3R 1:10 GT 190mm body

Continuing to expand their range of bodies for the GT class, Italian company Bittydesign has released the all new P-GT3R body shell made for 1:10 190mm electric touring car platforms. The body shell is universal and mounts on all 1:10 190mm models, the wing complies with the measures as per USGT regulation (10mm height) and can therefore be used at any race. The shapes inspired by a GT3 racing car have been adapted to the proportions and measures necessary for use with the 190mm electric models; the design phase took several months to finish every single particular, the attention to detail was obsessive in order to propose a body that could optimise aerodynamics and at the same time remain real in its proportions and aesthetics. Included in the kit are a complete set of screw, nuts and large plastic washers to fix properly the rear wing, the front nose flaps (mounted with double side tape) and a decal sheet pre-cut and windows mask.

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