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February 1, 2018

Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of the Worksop Series once again had a great entry of 15 heats of drivers spread across the three classes of 2WD, 4WD and vintage buggy. As always it was round by round qualifying as the racing format, with the best two results from four rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. Qualifying in 2WD was dominated by Mitchell Fiddling who took TQ in three out of four rounds, so therefore he would line up on pole. In 4WD it was much closer and several drivers were battling it out for TQ honours, in the end Tom Cockerill would line up on pole. In the Vintage class it was very close between Richard Johnson and Chris Slater, in the end they were tied on points but Richard had the fastest time so would line up on pole.

View the final results here

February 1, 2018

Losi Tenacity-T 1/10th 4WD truggy RTR

The latest incarnation of Losi’s popular Tenacity platform is the Tenacity-T 1/10th 4WD brushless ready-to-run truggy. The truck builds on a sturdy composite chassis with a tough 4WD drivetrain, race-inspired 12mm composite shock absorbers and bottom-load battery tray. A Dynamite Fuze 550 3800kV brushless motor, a 130A sensorless brushless controller and an optional 2S or 3S LiPo battery pack make up the power train. With optional gearing the model can achieve speed of over 80km/h and the control is taken care off by a Spektrum DX2E Active transmitter and 9kg-cm torque steering servo. Waterproof components make for go-everywhere ability and grippy tyres on multi-spoke rims let the truck, that is available in two colour variants, stand out.

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February 1, 2018

Mizan wins at Malaysian Electric National League

The 2018 Malaysian Electric National League was held recently and it was Serpent driver Mizan with the TQ and win in the 1/10th 4WD Buggy class. SWorkz’s Hakeem came in 2nd from Yokomo driver Danny K who rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

February 1, 2018

Team C Racing TM2 V3 2WD off-road buggy

Coming soon from Team C Racing is their TM2 V3 2WD off-road buggy. The inline mid-motor kit, that is designed for high to very high bite track conditions, will be based off of a new aluminum chassis with plastic side rails, it comes with the TM4-design slipper clutch and a new motor mount. A redesigned body shell is rounding out the package with the kit being ready to hit stores in March.

View a body off image here

February 1, 2018

Exotek EB Edge EB410 body shell – Teaser image

Exotek have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming EB Edge body shell for the Tekno RC EB410 1/10th 4WD off-road buggy. The shell is of an all-new design and despite offering a low slung appearance it will allow to run the top-mounted motor cooling fan. The shell will hit stores by the end of February.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

February 1, 2018

STRC SCX10 II brass suspension knuckles & rear lockouts

STRC have introduced new option parts for the Axial SCX10 II truck in the form of brass front suspension knuckles and rear lockouts. The front steering knuckles are machined from high quality brass material with a black finish, then CNC machined again for the bearing holes keeping tight tolerance and precision on the bearing area. When combined with the brass Rear Lock-out, a total of over 100g of weight towards the lower parts of the SCX10 II can be added.

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February 1, 2018

Traxxas Unlimited Desert Racer Pro-Scale RTR

Traxxas have introduced their new Unlimited Desert Racer Pro-Scale ready-to-run truck. The 694mm long off-road truck offers extreme scale realism with performance to match as it features an independent front suspension, 4-link rear solid axle and a capable 4WD drivetrain. The core of the truck is the inverted tub chassis that allows to replace batteries without removing the body or drop the entire motor and transmission assembly as a single unit. The design also concentrates weight as low as possible for exceptional handling. The versatile battery compartment allows the use of dual 2S or 3S LiPos or a single 4S brick.

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January 31, 2018

Avid introduce EB410 option parts

Coming from Avid and made for the Tekno RC EB410 buggy are several new option parts. First up is a 4-piece set of FastTune titanium shock standoffs that allow to use a common 1.5mm Allen wrench to prevent the standoff from spinning while using a 5.5mm socket wrench on the other side. The parts are machined from billet 6Al-4V titanium and weight in at about 1.07g per piece which scrubs valuable weight from one of the highest parts of the chassis.

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