April 1, 2019

Kyosho Outlaw Rampage Pro 2WD ARR truck

Kyosho have introduced the Outlaw Rampage Pro 2WD ARR truck based on the popular Outlaw Rampage RTR. The vehicle resembles a vintage production trophy truck and it comes about 80 percent reassembled and packed with a range of performance enhancing optional parts. Included in the kit come long stroke threaded aluminium shock absorbers, front and rear stabilisers, alloy skid plates as well as a scale roll cage. Other features include 20 ball races, front double wishbone and rear link suspension, 32 pitch transmission gears, as well as a pre-cut vintage trophy truck body shell. The kit will hit stores in May.

View a list of the key features and more images here


April 1, 2019

MACH One Kickoff 2019 – Announcement

The MACH One Helmond club in Helmond, The Netherlands will hold their fifth annual Kickoff race on the weekend of the 21st of April. The event will be held on the club’s redesigned track that now features a stair down and double trouble section and it will be held in 1/8th nitro and electric buggy classes. The race will see direct qualifying for the TQ holders as well as a Super Pole event for the next four fastest drivers and full information and sign-up can be found here.


April 1, 2019

Kyosho Inferno Neo ST 3.0 1/8th nitro truggy

Coming in May is Kyosho’s latest incarnation of the Inferno Neo ST 1/8th ready-to-run truggy, the ST 3.0. Building on the 8-times IFMAR World Championship winning Inferno chassis, the 3.0 is equipped with big bore shock absorbers, long-travel suspension components, a 3-diff drivetrain, front universal driveshafts, front and rear anti-roll bars as well as the KE25SP pullstart engine. New grey-colour multi-spoke rims and tyres with a unique multi-surface tread pattern round out the package. The truck comes pre-assembled, with a pre-painted body shell and including a quality 2.4GHz radio system.

View a list of the key features and more images here


April 1, 2019

T-Works RC8B3.1 graphite receiver box plate

Coming from T-Works and made for the Team Associated RC8B3.1 buggy is a graphite receiver box plate. The CNC-machined part does away with the standard composite part for a cleaner “factory” look. The part is usable with countersunk hardware and it is available now.

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April 1, 2019

HB Racing Megabite yellow compound tyre

HB Racing’s popular Megabite 1/8th buggy tyre is now also available in the new medium soft Yellow rubber compound that fits between the super soft Pink compound and the soft Red rubber. The Yellow compound Megabite tyre is an ideal choice for spec racing, and are the official tyre used in the HB Race Days events. HB Megabite tyres are suitable for outdoor and indoor tracks with wet or damp surfaces and a clean racing line. Hundreds of short square pins arranged around the carcass provide traction in the corners and a central double-row of extra-wide treads give exceptional acceleration and stopping power. They come mounted on HB Racing’s Version 2 dish wheels that are 20 percent lighter than the original version, and HB Racing black closed cell inserts are pre-installed.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]


March 30, 2019

OneTen Modified A1 goes to Rheinard

Marc Rheinard has taken the win in the opening round of triple A-mains here at PYC. The Infinity driver could take advantage of his new tires to work his way passed Akio and then Nicholas, with a very nice pass down the inside. Akio’s race would implode early on as battling with very low traction he hit the curb coming onto the straight and went into the wall. This would pop off his shock and he would retire. Behind the top 2, Jin Sawada and Naoki Akiyama completed the top 4 after a very nice battle following an earlier incident that had dropped both down the order. Marc summed up his win as ‘so far so good’ the multiple WC admitting that he was on ‘new tires while the others were all on old’. Once passed Akio, he closed on Nico and made an ‘ok pass’ and now with the others needing to use their 3rd set of tires for the 2nd main, Marc will decide when to use his 3rd and final set of handout Sweep tires.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.


March 29, 2019

FX Engines K301 EC 3-port engine

FX Engines have introduced their new K301 EC engine, an upgraded variant of the K301. The European Champion K301 EC is based on the K301 engine and incorporates numerous improvements and refinements with focus on maximum bottom and top-end power. The 3-port engine features a ceramic main bearing and a DLC-coated, tungsten-balanced and silicone-filled crankshaft. The sleeve and piston set were specially selected and matched. The engine features 10-rib engine head and significant improvements were incorporated in the production and assembly processes, with new and even more precise quality inspection. All parts are individually measured and specially selected and matched to increase engine reliability, performance, and quality. Each engine includes a manufacturing certificate that records all important serial numbers and measurements so that, at any time, all details of the production – material batch, machine programs, responsible craftsperson, and production dates – can be traced back to the beginning.

View lists of the features and specifications here


March 29, 2019

HB Racing D817T titanium turnbuckles

HB Racing have released three sets of titanium turnbuckles for the D817T 1/8th scale truggy. Coming in M4x94mm, M5x85mm and M5x95mm specification, all are machined from high-quality titanium material for a lower overall weight compared to standard steel turnbuckles while offering improved looks and greater corrosion resistance. The links are available in sets of two and they will hit stores now.

View the other turnbuckles here


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