September 15, 2021

Hobbywing XeRun D10 drift series motors

Following the release of their drift specific XeRun XD10 Pro ESC, Hobbywing have now introduced these new drift series XeRun D10 motors. Like the ESC the motor is also available in black, red and purple. Internally, the new motor stator is optimised for drift and improves motor efficiency in drift applications. A built-in high-precision sensor board, combined with drift-specific fan rotors, provide excellent motor linearity and drivability while greatly improves motor efficiency. The 10.5T motor weighs approximately 158g while the 13.5T is at 165g (including 3 gold insert weights). The lightweight motor allows user to easily tweak their weight bias on their car. A neat feature is the the rotor is equipped with a fan that provides great heat dissipation. The special-shaped gold fan on the rotor cools the motor while making a pleasant sound, especially when Turbo is turned on. Optional rotors are available. The motor comes factory soldered with high quality 3.5mm banana plug for easy access swap to different motors with the 3.5mm male also included in the XD10 ESC.

View more images of the D10 motors here


September 14, 2021

Avid carbon fibre pit board

The Avid carbon fibre pit board is a perfectly flat surface for checking your vehicle’s setup and large enough for even 8th scale. It comes with a chamfered top edge, large rounded corners, matte finish and the Avid logo machined into the surface. Coming in at roughly 20 x 16″ / 495 x 395mm it will fit well in an Ogio 9800.

Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]


September 14, 2021

FTX DR8 buggy aluminium options

Now available from FTX for the DR8 buggy are a number of precision CNC machined aluminium upgrades. Available in both blue and red, the new items include front and rear chassis braces, 5mm front and rear shock towers as well as FR and FF front suspension braces.

View the other new items here


September 14, 2021

T-Works B74.1 ECS driveshafts

T-Works have released ECS driveshafts for the Team Associated RC10 B74.1 & B74. Made from high-quality spring steel for maximum durability, the dual coupling shafts reduce the chattering of the front suspension in corners and are a direct replacement for the stock parts. Featuring a 68.5mm shaft length they come as a pair and are supplied with bearings.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]


September 14, 2021

BRCA Clubmans Rd5 Stafford – Report

Round 5 of the BRCA Clubmans saw the racers return to one of the real favourites on the calendar, Stafford RCMCC. A huge amount of work has been done to improve the facilities, including a brand-new rostrum with a roof, hopefully to keep the sun off of us. Disabled access is also now an option with a stair lift. The usual great comfort food was on site all weekend and they even sold fresh doughnut’s, how popular were these. Onto the racing and going into this round we were past the half way point of the Championship with top three places to play for in the three classes. The Frontie Class Championship still being up for grabs. 17.5 was looking good for Andy Murray. In Formula One for Luke Lee had already wrapped up the Championship but still in attendance for more track time. Stafford could see the remaining two Championship winners all being decided.

Continue reading the report here


September 13, 2021

Kurzbuch & Loppini win 2021 Trofeo Construttori

Last weekend the prestigious Trofeo Construttori was held at the famous Mini Autodromo Jody Scheckter Fiorano track with some of the world’s best drivers in attendance. Team Shepherd took the victory and the constructors title in both major classes making it a perfect weekend for the German manufacturer. Simon Kurzbuch RC had some difficulties in qualifying and lined up 5th in the grid of the final. But in the main his performance was on point and during the race he climbed up the ranking step by step until he was in first position. After 30min of high class racing Simon took the victory in front of Lamberto Collari and Mirko Salemi in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the 1/10th class Shepherd factory driver David Loppini was able to win 3 out of 4 qualifiers and claimed the pole-position for the main final. Starting from the front David was able to pull away immediately and after 30min he crossed the finishing line in first position in front of Alessandro Balboni in 2nd and Valerio Righi in 3rd position.

View the 1/10th podium here


September 13, 2021

Exotek Racing Cougar & Cat HD wing mount set

New from Exotek Racing is this heavy duty 7075 alloy machined wing mount for the Schumacher series of 2wd and 4wd buggies such as LD, LD2, K1, L1 EVO etc. Weighing only 9 grams it keeps your wing aligned, pointed straight and looking good while doing it with its glossy black design. Works with the stock wing button and wing hardware.

View the complete set here


September 13, 2021

MiBorg IF14-II FWD RCV driveshafts

MiBorg have expanded their line of RCV driveshafts with versions for the newly released Infinity IF14-II FWD. Utilising the design of full-scale cars the driveshafts use ceramic balls instead of cross pins to drive the wheel axle, which results in less vibration even with high steering angles. This leads to a more predictable driving and in addition the wheel axles allow the use of pin-less wheel hex adapters for a better wheel concentricity.

View more images of the RCV driveshafts here