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November 21, 2022

Orlowski overall Champion at Florida Carpet Champs

Michal Orlowski has been crowned the overall Modified Champion at the Florida Carpet Champs. Held at Beachline Raceway of Cocoa over the weekend, the indoor carpet event attracted a star line up of 1:10 Offroad drivers with qualifying seeing TLR’s Dakotah Phend the man to beat as he claimed both the 2WD and 4WD TQ. While 2WD qualifying would see a different driver top each of the three qualifiers, topping Q3 would be enough for Orlowski to secure P2 on the grid with reigning World Champion Spencer Rivkin putting his Associated 3rd having topped Q2. In 4WD, Phend was in dominant form taking all three heats. Behind, Rivkin secured second on the grid from the Schumachers of Broc Champlin and Orlowski. In the 2WD A-Main, the Top 3 would finish as they started with Phend getting the job done in A2 with his second straight win. 4WD however would see things go to A3. While Phend won A1 from Orlowski, it would be Champlin with the A2 win as Orlowski suffered a DNF and Phend finished third behind Norway’s Daniel Kobbevik. All to play for in A3, it was Orlowski who came through for the leg win from Rivkin, Champlin and Phend. Taking the overall 4WD win from team-mate Champlin with Phend completing the podium, combined with his second overall in 2WD it was the European visitor who was crowned the overall Modified Champion of the 2022 Florida Carpet Champs.

Source: Florida Carpet Champs [Facebook]

November 20, 2022

Volker wins EWS International with dominant performance

Ronald Volker has taken victory at the first major international indoor race of the Electric Touring Car Winter season with a dominant performance at EWS International in Essex, England. The Mugen driver was in flying form throughout the weekend topping all four qualifiers to secure the TQ ahead of newly crowned back to back World Champion Bruno Coelho and World Championship Runner-Up Christopher Krapp. In the finals, the former World Champion was again untouchable winning all three A-Mains from Coelho’s Xray with Krapp’s Yokomo completing the podium. Making it four different manufacturers in the Top 4, Awesomatix’s Lucas Urbain finished fourth. In Pro-Stock Xray’s Alexandre Duchet took the win while in Front Wheel Drive it was also an Xray victory thanks to Germany’s Stefan Schulz.

Image: Bruno Coelho [Facebook]

November 20, 2022

Pro-Line special edition Pre-Painted Camaro IROC-Z

To commemorate Pro-Line’s 40th anniversary, they are proud to introduce a special edition Pre-Painted Chevy Camaro IROC-Z for the No-Prep SC Drag Racing! Bowtie fans can now recreate a piece of American nostalgia with this ultra-scale ’80s sports coupe drag body. Choose either Metallic Blue or Jet Black as your base colour, which is completed with a retro ’80s style neon gradient livery. Also included is a commemorative limited-edition Pro-Line 40th Anniversary coin, a must-have keepsake for diehard Pro-Line fans!

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November 20, 2022

Pro-Line Sumo L & Cliffhanger 1:10 Crawler Bodies

Pro-Line has released two new variations of their popular 1:10 crawler bodies. They are reviving a long-time favourite in the crawling scene with a longer wheelbase version for all popular rock crawlers with the Sumo L. It brings back the mini-SUV body style that captures the essence of popular full-size off-road warriors, this time in the popular 12.3″ wheelbase. They have used the same classic import look as the original, with the modified “hard top” removed exposing the trunk area, allowing you to customise the look of your truck with scale accessories. The fenders allow for oversized 4.75″ tires, or just cut them off completely to create a true trail-ready look. The Cliffhanger crawler body has become the go-to standard for any rock crawler serious about competition or high-performance crawling. Now, you can get on the trails faster than ever with the Stone Gray Tough-Color edition of this body. Tough-Color polycarbonate is made from gray material, giving you a faster way to get to your local crawling spot with no paint needed! Included are stylish red & black factory livery graphics and realistic window stickers.

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November 18, 2022

KO Propo RSx4S-one10X Type-T servo

Japanese radio & servo brand KO Propo has just released details of its low profile RSx4S-one10X Type-T servo. The new servo is aimed at Tamiya users with it coming with 5 pre-installed settings optimised for different Tamiya models. To add to the Tamiya appeal they have also added light blue anodising to the middle case heatsink to ensure it look right at home in your car. There is also an optional light blue bottom case allowing you to change the direction of the cable coming out of the case. The model memory is preset data registered in advance in the servo however the RSx4S allows you to finely change the settings of many parameters to your liking.

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November 18, 2022

Serpent SRX8GT ‘23 1:8 GT

Serpent has just announced the latest version of their SRX8GT 1:8 GT car with the ‘23 kit having been re-worked from the ground up. Customer and racers alike wanted a faster, lighter, more nibble and reliable race car heading into the new racing season. Although Serpent have enjoyed many great race wins and successes in the world of GT racing, they said it was time for us to push the evolution of the class yet again. The engineering group went to work, discussing all aspects and weak points of the previous model and after countless concepts and discussions, they formulated the best possible plan to create the greatest successor they could and the new SRX8GT ‘23 was born. Some new features of the ’23 include all new bulkheads, new light weight rear body mount, a new radio box, new steering block, all new shock bodies, pistons and shafts. The car also features a revised chassis plate with holes pre drilled into the chassis for optional weights and the 2speed Shaft Construction has also been updated.

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November 18, 2022

T-works X20’23 ECS Drive Shaft

T-works is offering a new Xray sized ECS Drive Shaft with twin trough solid driveshaft adapters for Serpent’s X20 ’23 electric touring car. The size and position of the ball head of this product are the same as those of Xray. It must be used together with T-work’s double groove spring steel front straight shaft steel cup and only used with Xray 3.5mm drive pin clips.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

November 18, 2022

Pro-Line Vandal 1:8 Buggy Tyre

Pro-line has introduced the new Vandal 1:8 Buggy race tyre which is an evolution of their legendary Hole Shot tyre engineered for hard-packed, dusty, blown-out track conditions. Vandal development started with Pro-Line’s latest generation carcass profile that utilises a single arc to create the sidewall geometry, then transitions from the sidewall to the crown with a larger radius resulting in a rounder and less edgy appearance. This carcass provides a tailored fit to the wheel and insert package, making mounting a breeze. Focusing on grip, the Vandal’s centre tread density is optimised for longevity in longer runs while the addition of micro-pins at the outer edges reduces edginess in the bumps. Competitors can expect the Pro-Line Vandal tyres to deliver improved consistency, drivability, and durability. It is available in four popular tread compounds, M3 & M4 for watered tracks and S3 & S4 long wear for more abrasive dry tracks. The tyres come complete with Pro-Line’s latest generation closed cell foam insert.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]