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April 8, 2024

Maifield doubles at Psycho Nitro Blast

Ryan Maifield took his Teknos to a double victory at the annual Psycho Nitro Blast over the weekend winning the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy at the 17th edition of the Tennessee based indoor race. With just two rounds of qualifying per class, Maifield would secure the TQ from Brandon Rose when he went faster than the Sworkz driver’s opening round TQ run. In Nitro Truggy it was a similar story with Maifield topping the second round to secure the TQ ahead of the Q1 winner & team-mate Seth Vandalen. In the half hour Truggy A-Main Maifield came away with a 13-seconds winning margin over Vandalen for a Tekno 1-2 with the TLR of third place qualifier Dakotah Phend completing the Top 3 as last year’s Champion Mason Fuller finish P5 behind Ryan Lutz. After 30-minutes of racing Maifield took Nitro Buggy title away from 2023 Champion Phend as he finished 6-seconds clear of his rival with Vandalen again completing the Top 3 as he did last year. In eBuggy last year’s double Truggy Champion Mason Fuller took the win while the eTruggy victory went to Top Qualifier Lutz by just 1.6 seconds over Mason.

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April 8, 2024

Canas wins very poorly supported IFMAR 1:8 eBuggy World Cup

Sworkz and Juan Carlos Canas will go down in the record books as the winners of the IFMAR 1:8 eBuggy World Cup, a precursor to the inaugural eBuggy World Championship, but it was the fact that just 9 drivers contested the World Cup that was the main story from Portugal. Hosted by the Club ACDB “OS BEIROES” at their track in Guarda, the event was originally scheduled for last September but was postponed due to a lack of entries with the date just after the 1:10 Offroad World Championships in Arizona touted as a reason for the poor support. Rescheduled for April 5-7, while the event again failed to attract entries it went ahead with European 1:8 Nitro Buggy Champion Canas the only big international star to attend. While a clash with annual the Psycho Nitro Blast in Tennessee could be attributed to a lack of US drivers making the costly trip to Europe, the previous weekend’s rained off International Buggy Challenge also in Portugal looks to have been a big factor in a lack of top European entries. Winning 3 of the 4 10-minute mains, Canas took the win from the Mugen Seiki of fellow Spaniard David Todd while IBC race organiser João Figueiredo completed the podium with his Tekno.

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April 5, 2024

MonTech MLGT3 GT10 Body

After the success of the body in the GT12 category, Mon-tech Racing has released the MLGT3 in 1:10 scale for the GT10 category. Like all Mon-tech Racing products, the new MLGT3 was completely designed and produced inhouse by the Italian company with the latest McLaren inspired body super detailed in every detail making the model equal to the real thing. Formed from high quality 0.75mm polycarbonate, the body kit includes window masks, headlight decals, model graphics, and rear wing fixing screws.

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April 5, 2024

R1 Wurks B7 3-Gear Transmission

Continuing its roll out of option parts for the Team Associated RC10B7 2WD Buggy, California based R1 Wurks has released this 3-Gear Transmission. This optional gearbox transforms your 5-gear B7 gearbox into a 3-gear configuration for a setup that minimises rotating mass and reduces friction in the drivetrain, leading to improved acceleration and efficiency. A direct fit, it is 4g lighter than the kit 5-gear transmission, considering the removal of 4 bearings, two idler gears, two idler shafts, and one screw. Precision machined inhouse the 8mm wide Cut 39T Idler gear is included.

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April 5, 2024

Tekno 17mm Wheel Wrench & Shock Cap Tool

American offroad chassis manufacturer Tekno has released an updated version of its 17mm Wheel Wrench & Shock Cap Tool. Work quickly, crank hard, and make sure the wheels on your Truggy and Monster Truck are on tight with this brand-new long-shank wheel wrench. Made of the same high-quality CNC machined, laser-etched, two-tone anodised aluminium the extended shank improves grip and increases hand clearance on truck wheels. Tekno’s original wheel wrench was knowns for its big, ergonomic handle with an integrated shock cap tool and this new version maintains that reputation while also giving you more room to get maximum leverage.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

April 5, 2024

Milansport Motor Analyzer Stand

Coming soon from Polish brand Milansport is this Motor Analyzer Stand. After many test designs and self use by company owner Michał Milanowicz he has finally finished the stand. It is made to make your work on motors with an analyzer much easier as the standard alligator clips that come with the devices are rather risky to misconnect ABC. In this Stand you have 3 wires ABC that you connect directly into your device and when the motor placed on the stand it connects with plates giving the needed signal. It is compatible with most popular motor analyzer on the market like Motolyser and Hobbywing Technology Tunalyzer.

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April 5, 2024

Reedy SC600-BL2 ESC and BL2 Program Card

New from Reedy is their programmable SC600-BL2 Brushless ESC and optional BL2 Program Card. With waterproofing for improved durability, the ESC is fully programmable using the on-board SET button or the program card to extract maximum performance. The latest electronics technology along with the design and engineering experience that is responsible for 30 World Championship titles has been incorporated into its design. Its robust design installs in most 1:10 vehicles including buggies, stadium trucks, 2WD and 4WD short course trucks, monster trucks, and touring cars.

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April 4, 2024

Kanai brings RC to Japanese F1 Grand Prix once again

Former 1:8 Buggy World Champion and now legendary chassis designer Yuichi Kanai has once again brought RC into the Formula 1 spotlight with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri taking the controls of Kyosho Inferno buggies on the main straight of the Suzuka circuit which hosts this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Kanai is no stranger to the F1 paddock having brought the noise and smell of Nitro RC racing to last year’s Grand Prix where Ocon and 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton ran two Infernos together. Ocon and Piastri’s RC driving experience ahead of the start of the Grand Prix weekend was shared in an official F1 video posted on their Facebook page, which with 13-million follows offers huge exposure for the sport of RC Racing and the hobby in general. Both drivers also shared the experience on their social media, Piastri being a former Australian Stock Electric Touring Car Champion. Well done Yuichi, lets hope they return the favour and give you a go in one of their F1 cars!!

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