T-Works have announced the signing of multiple European & British National Champion Neil Cragg to their team. The former World Champion will use their range of fasteners, ball joints and option parts on his Team Associated rides. Talking about the deal, Neil said ‘I’m super happy to be joining the T-Works team. I’ve been impressed with the quality of their products and look forward to using them on my rides.’
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
For the Team Associated RC8 B3.2, T-Works have produced this pair of steel centre CVDs. Made from a high-quality steel, both the shaft and coupling feature a black surface coating for wear resistance. The rear centre CVD shaft is 106mm long with the front centre shaft coming in a 76mm meaning they also fit the older specification B3.1 as well.
View the front centre CVD here
Nemo Racing have announced that Lewis Jones has joined their Agama Factory Team. Seen as one of the brightest young talents in the UK racing scene, Lewis has joined the team for the rest of 2020, 2021 and onwards. Debuting his Agama A319 last weekend and with very little time with the car, he already showed huge potential and the team at Nemo Racing are very excited to be able to support Lewis on his journey to the top. Nemo Racing’s Lee Martin said ‘Lewis is absolutely perfect for us here at Nemo Racing. His attitude towards racing, his dedication and above all his willingness to help others will make Lewis the perfect fit. I am personally super excited to help Lewis again and push him to the next level in his RC career and have a lot of fun along the way!’
Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]
Kohta Akimoto, multiple Japanese National champion and World Championship finalist, has announced his departure from Kyosho as well as top-flight racing. The likeable Japanese driver has been with Kyosho for 15 years and working with the company for the past 8 as a team driver and product designer. Kohta will continue to race for fun going forward and his next position will also be within the RC industry, but in a different role which he will announce in the coming weeks.
Made by RC-Project for SWorkz is this aluminium wing plate. Machined from 7075 T6 aluminium with a thickness of 3mm it has been anodised and laser etched with the SWorkz logo. A very lightweight option part that will help to support the wing in case of violent impacts, avoiding unpleasant deformations or having the wing ripped from the mounts. Thanks to the mounting hole slots it can be mounted on all 1/8 buggy models using the included 2 washers.
Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]
SWorkz have announced the signing of UK driver Callum Niblett to their team. Callum will race their 1/8 Nitro and Electric platforms going forward cars in the next years. European Team Manager Jerome Sartel said ‘We are really happy to have Callum Niblett in our European Team. I am sure he will make his way and fits perfectly into our team’. Callum also added ‘It’s really awesome to be part of this successful team. After testing the SWorkz cars the decision to run them in the future was easy.’
Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]
Team Associated have announced the release of another colourway for their RTR CR12 Tioga scale crawler. This new version adds some flair over the standard white previously available with white and blue graphics. The CR12 chassis and shell itself remains exactly the same as what was previously available
Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]
After thorough testing WRC have introduced the all-new SBXE.1 1/8th electric off-road buggy. Based on SBX.1, the buggy is built on a 7075-T6 aluminium chassis that is designed to adapt the vehicle to a wide range of track conditions. The drivetrain is equipped with CVD driveshafts throughout and is provided with three differentials with hardened lightweight outdrives. WRC adopted a new pivot ball front steering knuckle setup that allows for a wide range of adjustments including caster, camber, upper roll centre, bump steering as well as track width. Front and rear arms are side to side interchangeable, and it is possible to choose three different hardness material for each. The rear hubs are designed to allow a variety of upper camber link positions and allow the adjustment of the upper and lower roll centre, camber gain and more. Other features include the front and rear aluminium 7075-T6 shock towers and the shock absorbers are big bore type.
