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October 24, 2024

Schumacher sign Evie & Hattie Tames

Schumacher has announced it is to support the careers of two up & coming female racing talents Evie and Hattie Tames. The young British racers will use the British company’s CAT L1R 4WD and Cougar LD3 2WD buggies as part of their 1:10 Electric Offroad program which will see them competing in the BRCA 1:10 Offroad Nationals, J16, Worksop and the Silverstone Series. Evie gained her F2 licence this year and Hattie her F2N licence. Hattie was also the 3rd overall female at the recent EFRA European Championships in Malmo, Sweden. Reacting to the announcement the girls said, “We are really excited to join Schumacher Racing and look forward to many great events to come. We would like to thank Muz and Robin for this great opportunity, see you all trackside soon!”

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

October 24, 2024

Revolution Design RC8B4.1 Alu Rear Brace Mount

As reported on during our coverage of the IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship in Spain, Revolution Design Racing Products new RC8B4.1 Aluminium Rear Brace Mount is now available. A direct replacement for the standard composite plastic part, the brace mount connects the rear chassis brace to the rear gearbox on your Team Associated RC8B4.1 or RC8B4 buggy. The mount is machined from high-quality black-anodised aluminium, featuring chamfered edges and a laser-etched RDRP logo, giving your buggy a factory look while significantly boosting durability. The refined design enhances durability and ensures balanced flex characteristics, which translate to improved performance on the track. The brace mount is compatible with the latest RC8B4 and RC8T4 series, ensuring it fits seamlessly into your vehicle’s setup.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

October 24, 2024

2024 SIGP International Offroad GP – Registration

Sunpadow, the organisers of the SIGP International Offroad Grand Prix which makes a return to the international racing calendar this year, have announced that registration will open on November 1st at www.arc-chn.com . Counting Germany’s Joern Neumann and American Ryan Lutz as past Champions, the SIGP International Offroad Grand Prix takes place at the 3-circle ARC International RC Racing Track in Xiamen, China, from December 11-15. The same venue that hosted the 2017 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Offroad World Championships, the race schedule will be made up of 5 classes including racing for 1:4 offroad bikes. With the main action expected in 1:8 Nitro Buggy and 1:8 eBuggy, a number of international drivers are expected to be announced shortly to battle it out for some of the SIGP’s total prize money of almost $25,000. Race enquiries can be directed to yifengl@3-circles.com .

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]

October 23, 2024

Avid XB2 ’24/25 Arm Mounts | Rear Roll Center Holder

Avid Racing Concepts is testing the market with a limited release of a number of new aftermarket parts for the Xray XB2 ’24/25 1:10 2WD Buggy. The -2° C Arm Mount was first innovated by the US company for the B6.3 and has turned into a must-have if you are racing on high bite surfaces such as carpet or turf. This mount frees up the vehicle in the turns and when landing jumps sideways such as corner tabletops. Typically, to get to the low rear toe settings that you need on carpet, you have to start narrowing the pills through the D Mount which is increasing side bite by decreasing your track-width. Their C Arm mount prevents that from happening by widening the C pivot block, thus starting you at 1 deg of rear toe with centered pills on the C and D mount instead of 3.

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October 23, 2024

Yokomo RO/SO Alu Center Link

New from Yokomo is this Aluminium Center Link for their RO/SO Series of 1:10 2WD buggies. It significantly improves rigidity, reducing sway during cornering by upgrading the material. The use of a bearing in the actuating part that connects to the steering wiper ensures smooth steering, even under applied torque. The link enhances cornering response, allowing for sharper and more precise driving.

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October 23, 2024

T-Works S35-4 EVO Front Hub Weight System

New from T-works for the Sworkz S35-4 EVO 1:8 Buggy platforms is this Front Hub Weight System which is designed to optimise the steering response of the buggy during throttle and deceleration. Consisting of Carbon Fibre Plates and Anodised Precision Balancing Brass Weight in both 5 and 10 gram options, the plate is mounted to each steering hub which in turn becomes a fixing point for the weights which can be switched between the two options to adjust the front weight distribution to the sensitivity required.

View individual System parts here

October 23, 2024

MIBO International 2025 – Announcement

Counting Michal Orlowski, Ronald Volker, Bruno Coelho and Joern Nuemann among its previous winners, MIBO International returns for a third edition in 2025 with former international touring car racer Michal Bok confirming February 07-09 as the date for the Czech based event. A long time dream of Bok to host his own major international event in Hrotovice, the indoor event finally came to fruition in 2023 bringing together both electric onroad and offroad racing on two tracks build side by side by the team from Mibosport. The first edition of MIBO International saw the Mugen of Volker crowned the inaugural Touring Car Champion and Coelho’s Xrays take double buggy honours at the Sport V Hotel venue. The 2024 edition would see Orlowski steer his Schumacher to the Touring Car victory while on the offroad track Neumann’s Sworkz took the 2WD honours and young Bartek Zalewski took 4WD from Xray team-mate Martin Bayer. With everything from the track, restaurant, bowling alley and hotel rooms all under one roof, the venue is always a hit with racers. With a capped entry limit the relaxed schedule also means plenty of time in the evening to wind down and socialise over dinner after each day’s racing. Officially a two and a half day event, the event gets underway on Friday evening with practice to allow for travel Friday morning. The full list of Onroad and Offroad Classes, plus the opening of registration, for the 2025 MIBO International will be announced shortly.

Source: MIBO [mibosport.com]

October 22, 2024

2024 Borneo 1:8 Buggy Championship – Report

The annual Borneo 1:8 Buggy Championship made a return following Covid with drivers from several regions in Indonesia descending on the Tungkaran Track on the island of Borneo. With nitro and electric titles up for grabs, in Nitro it was the Mugen Seiki of recent Asian Buggy Championships Indonesia Finalist Arya BM who took the TQ and win. He would be joined on the podium by the Kyosho of M. Feby with the Sworkz of Widjojo Hartato completing the Top 3. In eBuggy, it was the Xray of Muhammad Hijrah Saputra who led the way securing the TQ before going on to claim victory ahead of the Kyosho of Muhammad Afwan and Mugen Seiki of Izzy. With an encouraging 31 drivers in attendance, championship organisers SRCC and RCCB are excited at the prospects of putting on a larger 2025 Borneo Championship as the racing scene continues its comeback after the pandemic.

View eBuggy Podium and Driver line-up here