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October 4, 2021

NathoBuilds XB2 brass weight & wing angle wedge

NathoBuilds have produced some new items for the Xray XB2 and XT2. The new brass weights are available for the ESC and servo mounting plates and add 27g and 15g respectively and allow you an easy way to adjust balance in the car. Machined from 2mm thick high quality brass, heavy duty double sided tape is included. Also for the XB2 is a carbon optional that allows you to run your wing at 6deg or 3deg making it perfect for fine tuning the car’s handling.

View more images of the items here

October 2, 2021

2022 Dirt Nitro Challenge – Announcement

Joey Christensen has been in touch to let us know about the 2022 DNC which will be held the Southern California Fairgrounds in Perris, California at the New The Dirt at Perris track from the 23rd to 27th of February. There will be a warm up race in early January as well (dates are coming) and they are currently offering an early DNC entry discount for a limited number of entries while they last. It is already looking like this year’s DNC will be the biggest one yet with many of the European drivers to be in attendance which will make it that much more exciting. ‘We are pumped to have a permanent home for the DNC and have been working hard to make sure that the Biggest off road R/C race in the world is the best one yet!’

Source: The Dirt [thedirt.us]

October 1, 2021

Schumacher Outdoor Offroad Masters Rd5 – Report

This past weekend was the fifth and final round of the fantastic SOOM series 2021, there was once again a great entry of drivers present. It was the biggest entry of the series, with 108 entries for 2wd and 91 entries in 4wd. The race format was round by round qualifying, with the best 2 results from 4 rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. The Robin Hood team had designed a fantastic track layout for both days of our event and the venue was looking in pristine condition. Once again as some travel restrictions have been lifted, it allowed some International entries from Michal Orlowski, Jorn Neumann and Riccardo Berton to travel across for the event. In 2wd qualifying it was Michal Orlowski who would take TQ to line up on pole. Lee Martin would be 2nd and Paul Crompton would line up 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

October 1, 2021

Speedzone Evolution LiPo packs

Speedzone has released their latest 2S shorty pack and 1S pack to the Evolution brand of LiPos. The 5600mAh 7.4V 130C shorty pack measures 96x47x25mm and weighs 230g while the 8500mAh 3.7V 130C 1S pack measures 93x47x18.5mm and weighs 164g. All packs were designed to produce high voltage with low internal resistance and the packs utilise 5mm bullet connectors.

View the 1S pack here

October 1, 2021

BRCA 1/8 Circuit Brooklands Rd6 – Report

It was back down to the south of the UK for the penultimate round of the championship. Brooklands is a real treat for the drivers and offers high speeds which rewards the bravest of drivers. In nitro qualifying Alex Thurston got off to a convincing start and took a clean sweep of all the rounds in qualifying with his Capricorn chassis with Tim Wood (Shepherd) and Mark Green (serpent) following him to line up 2nd and 3rd for the 30 minute A final.

Continue reading the full report here

September 30, 2021

Ruddog crawler 550 motors in 14T, 16T & 20T

Ruddog have announced that their popular 5-slot 550-size crawler motors are now available in three additional turn ratings, 14T, 16T and 20T. The dual ball-raced motors feature adjustable timing, plated end bells, replaceable motor brushes and springs, brush heatsink towers and they are fully rebuildable if needed. The adjustable timing allows to adapt and optimise the motors for drivetrains that require reverse motor rotation operation.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

September 30, 2021

Reds Racing multi-function hex tool kit

Reds Racing have introduced this multi-function hex tool kit. Supplied in a handy foam filled plastic case. The set includes a black anodised aluminium handle and four high quality steel tips in 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm & 3.0mm, with the tips also usable with an electric screwdriver.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

September 30, 2021

T-Works 22X-4 steel CVDs

For the TLR 22X-4, T-Works have produced a full range of steel CVDs including the centre line shafts as well as the front and rear driveshafts. Made from a high-quality steel, both the shaft and drive axle feature a black surface coating for wear resistance.. The rear centre CVD shaft is 93mm long, with the front centre shaft coming in at 68mm with the front and rear driveshafts being 74mm and 67mm respectively.

View the other shafts here