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March 9, 2021

IFMAR announces World Championship cancellations

Having had to cancel the entire 2020 season due to the outbreak of COVID, racers had hoped that 2021 would allow everyone to get back on track and crown some more World Champions. Unfortunately that is not going to happen as IFMAR announced that the majority of the World Championships planned for this year have been again canceled due to continued travel restrictions and safety concerns again related to COVID. The 1/8th offroad Worlds to be held in Brazil, as well as the 1/10th Nitro onroad Worlds to be held in Australia are both to be cancelled for a 2nd time while the ISTC Worlds, formerly to be held in the Netherlands before being taken over by the Gubbio track in Italy have been postponed to after summer before a final decision is to be made in May. IFMAR have not said whether the Brazil and Australia races will get a 3rd opportunity to host the event or if they will now move onto the next hosts in rotation, time will tell.

Read part of the announcement here

March 9, 2021

Yokomo YD-2 Graphite battery holder

From Yokomo comes this graphite battery holder to be used with the YD-2E / R series and YD-2SXIII drift cars. The graphite parts have a plate thickness of 3mm, holding the battery firmly in place. Included in the set is 4 beveled edge design nuts to be mounted to the included aluminium posts for a cool look.

View the complete set of parts here

March 9, 2021

ARC R8.3 1/8th competition on-road nitro chassis kit

Following an extensive design, development and testing program, ARC is proud to bring you the new R8.3 1/8th competition on-road nitro chassis kit. The R8.3 features and all-new internal gear ratio give it a FDR of 2.4, which improves acceleration making it great for small to medium size tracks, with the top speed remaining the same as the R8.2. The front end flex on the all-new chassis is adjustable by chassis cover, when installed the front chassis stiffens, increasing steering response while avoiding over-steering in high traction condition. The new battery plate also come with flex slot to increase chassis flex and stability. New radio tray and front bulkheads, the latter allowing easier maintenance for front one-way axle and belt. New radio tray design connects the front upper arm and creates overall chassis flexibility more evenly, making handling less sensitive with track condition changes.

View more details & images here

March 8, 2021

Pirani RC Velox V8.2 radio tray brace

Coming from Pirani RC is this new carbon radio tray brace for the Shepherd Velox V8.2. Made in high quality carbon fibre, it comes supplied with the longer screw to fix it to the original radio plate. Mounting the brace makes the car easier to drive in high traction condition and improves cornering speed.

View the mounted brace here

March 8, 2021

Xray X12 black 4-dots shock spring

Xray have released a new addition to their range of central shock absorber springs for the X12 with the introduction of this progressive black 3.1 version. The stiffest spring in the line-up it helps improve steering and response. The spring is laser engraved with 4 dots for easy recognition and can also fit on the X10.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 8, 2021

Bowie Ginting wins 2021 East March Race

Held this past weekend, the East March Race in Indonesia was run following a year hiatus due to pandemic situation. Open to a total of 30 racers due to limitations for health and safety protocols, in the main Open Brushless 13.5T class it was Bowie Ginting who topped qualifying followed by Muhammad Izzah and Ridhwan Suteja. The finals saw the same results as Bowie scored the first two final wins to secure the overall early, while a win in the last leg for Izzah handed him 2nd and Ridhwan completed the podium result.

View the complete A-main results here

March 8, 2021

Nuclear ASM Type6 .21 on-road engine

Japanese brand Nuclear have released the Type6 version of their ASM 3.5cc nitro onroad engine. An evolution of their Type5 motor, all the changes on this new motor are internal, such as the surface treatment of the piston to further reduce friction and improve the durability. The sleeve, conrod, piston connecting pin and backplate have also received this coating, which together with the newly shaped 9mm venturi, also helps to improve throttle response. The engine comes with the C1 combustion camber insert and will be available in a 9 or 7 port version.

View the internal updates here

March 5, 2021

Xray 2.5mm carbon main chassis for X12’21

From Xray is this optional 2.5mm carbon main chassis for the X12’21. Machined from 2.5mm hard high-grade graphite material with a specially-designed compound which is a good option for low grip carpet racing, as well as asphalt. The graphite material is softer than aluminium, allowing the chassis to generate more traction. The chassis was redesigned to accommodate the front Tweak-Free Suspension and the rear Tweak-Free POD System, while the side link mounting system was redesigned as well and is mounted directly to the chassis and the chassis features slots for adjustment of the servo mount position.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]