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January 3, 2019

Sunpadow sign Daniel Kobbevik

Sunpadow have announced the signing of young Norwegian talent, Daniel Kobbevik to their international team. Already at his young age Daniel won both national and international titles including the Junior title at the 2017 IFMAR 1/10th Buggy Worlds as well as countless national championships. The Xray factory pilot and multi-times EOS podium finisher has the following to say:

I am very happy to join the Sunpadow international team and to get the chance to run Sunpadow batteries in all classes. I believe it is a new step forward to reach my goals.

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]

January 2, 2019

Rusti Design YZ-4 SF carbon fibre shock towers

French brand Rusti Design has introduced new carbon fibre shock towers for the Yokomo YZ-4 SF 4WD buggy. Both are machined from matte finish carbon fibre and they sport an updated and unique design with a pocketed RD logo and additional machining for a low weight and increased stability. The shock stays however utilise the same geometry as the stock parts and they are available now.

View the rear shock stay here

January 2, 2019

Raceform EB/ET410 V2 electronic tray

Coming from Raceform is their V2 electronic tray for the Tekno RC EB410 and ET410 kits. Of a stronger and more durable design the item is made of a new material with stress areas having been eliminated, making for improved overall rigidity. In addition the a new 4-piece design ensures the tray can be rebuild with spare parts if needed. The tray was developed to ensure easy transponder, receiver, speedo and capacitor mounting for a cleaner looking installation and it is a drop fit with no chassis modification required.

View a list of the features and more images here

January 2, 2019

Nemo Racing Halo 1/10th buggy wheels

Nemo Racing have introduced their new range of 1/10th buggy wheels for 2WD and 4WD vehicles. Made from high-quality material for the lightest weight and great durability and flex characteristics the Halo named wheels are available in sets of two and as 2WD front, 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear variant, fitting most of today’s 1/10th buggies.

View the 4WD rims here

January 2, 2019

TMG RC8B3.1 +2mm rear shock tower

TMG Speed have announced the release of their new +2mm shock tower for the Team Associated RC8B3.1. The item is made of 5mm high-quality carbon fibre and will provide additional rear traction while improving the car over bumps and jumps. Tested by young superstar Lewis Jones with great success the item is available now.

Source: TMG Speed [tmgspeeduk.com]

January 2, 2019

Power HD sign Michal Orlowski

Power HD have announced the signing of EFRA European and 3-times EOS champion, Michal Orlowski to their team. The 1/10th off-road ace from Poland will use Power HD’s line of high-performance servos in his 2019 campaign that will include all major events world wide including World and European Championships in electric buggy, touring car and 1/12th scale, the ETS and EOS races as well as select other events. Michal says:

I would like to thank Power HD for the opportunity to run their high quality servos in all of my race cars. I’m very excited to show the world what great products they are in the upcoming season. See you all at the race track!

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

January 2, 2019

Spencer Rivkin joins Hobbywing

Hobbywing have announced that Spencer Rivkin, IFMAR World champion and multiple ROAR National champion, is now part of their racing team. Spencer will make his Hobbywing-powered debut soon, beginning with CRCRC, and then the Reedy International Race of Champions. The Team Associated factory driver had this to say about his change:

I’m excited to announce, I’ll be joining the Hobbywing team for 2019 and beyond with a multi-year agreement. I would like to thank all those within Hobbywing that made this a reality, and look forward to working with the Hobbywing family.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

January 2, 2019

Ryan Cavalieri teams up with SWorkz for 1:8 campaign

SWorkz have announced the addition of former IFMAR Worlds and multi-time ROAR National Champion, Ryan Cavalieri to their 1:8 off-road factory team. The former long-time Team Associated ace left AE at the end of last year and he be piloting SWorkz’s popular S35 1:8 off-road platforms in his 2019 campaign. Ryan says:

I’m very excited to be a part of the SWORKz team in 2019. I would like to thank Scott Yang and Max Sonnleitner for giving me this opportunity and making the great line of communication during this process. I’m looking forward to work with the team and engineers for their 1:8 scale program starting with the Dirt Nitro Challenge as my first event of the year.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]