May 6, 2024

Dialed-RC enters 1:8 buggy tyre market

Dialed-RC has officially announced its entry into the 1:8 Buggy Tyre market with 11 new patterns.  The tyres, inserts, and Patent Pending Cobra wheels were 100% designed and developed in the USA by owner Gene ‘the machine’ Hickerson.  Hickerson used his 37 years of racing experience to create wha he feels is the most Dialed tire/insert/wheel/compound combo on the RC market.  The team has been running preproduction tyres since October and have received TQ’s, wins, and podiums all over North America at nearly every race so far.  At the heart of Dialed-RC tyres is the innovative Cobra spoke and dish wheels.  The Patent Pending Cobra 1:8 Buggy Wheels were meticulously designed to handle even the harshest conditions in RC Offroad racing. Whether you race in extreme temperatures on abrasive treated tracks, or in extreme cold on slick bumpy surfaces, there is an option for you.

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May 6, 2024

Klinik RC F8 Buggy switch eliminator with CF plate

Klinik RC has released this Switch Eliminator with CNC machined carbon fibre plate for the Sparko Racing F8 Buggy 1:8 Buggy.  Unmatched reliability and durability, don’t risk your engine or safety with a $5 switch that will fail, only a matter of when.  Klinik RC’s switch eliminators are proven to virtually eliminate switch failures and run-aways.   With 1000s sold worldwide and used at the highest level including World Champions, the Pros know.

Source: Klinik RC [klinikrc.com]


May 6, 2024

Rocket-RC Kiwami Mini ESC

New from Surpass Hobby is the Rocket-RC Kiwami Mini ESC specially designed for micro RC cars.  Based on the MINI 28 PRO sensored Brushless ESC, it has newly upgraded performance and appearance over the previous generation . It has the characteristics of small size, high power, light weight, fast heat dissipation, and good linearity.  Extremely compact, it is possible adapt to the space requirements for more small-scale RC cars.  With a continuous current output capacity of 30A, it can provide powerful and high performance output for micro RC Cars.  By optimising design and selecting materials, the weight of the ESC has been reduced, making the overall weight of the chassis more lightweight for use in competition.  With a wide range of adjustable functional parameters, it can be customised according to user needs, the Kiwami are born for competition.  Adopting an all metal CNC shell design, the appearance and heat dissipation function are perfectly combined to ensure that the equipment can quickly dissipate heat during high-power operation.

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May 6, 2024

Canas wins Silver State Indoor Championships

Sworkz Juan Carlos Canas took the big win at the 2024 Silver State Indoor Championships, the Spanish driver winning Pro Nitro Buggy ahead of the Tekno of Truggy Champion Ryan Maifield and TLR’s Dakotah Phend.  Once again attracting a massive 1100+ entries, qualifying for the Las Vegas event would see Maifield secure the TQ honours after the completion of the 3 rounds ahead of Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin with Canas third and Phend P4.  In the 45-minute final, Rivkin enjoyed a few laps a the front early on before Maifield took charge but 10-minutes in costly mistakes dropped him back.  With Canas taking the lead, pit stops giving Phend the lead for a few laps before everything settled down, once in front the European Champion edged out a lead eventually finishing with over 12-seconds on Maifield.  Phend would complete the podium a further 5-seconds back.  Having won the event a year earlier, Marco Barufollo would finish 5th at South Point Casino and Hotel behind Seth VanDalen.  In Truggy, Maifield made the class his own taking the TQ and win from Mason Fuller and Phend, the Top 3 finishing in the same order as they started.  In eBuggy, Top Qualifier Fuller won followed home by Maifield and Canas.

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May 3, 2024

Leadfinger B6 | B7 Retro-mod body

Leadfinger Racing has unveil a new “Retro-Mod” body and wing for Team Associated’s B6 and B7 2WD buggies.  In the beginning, the “Retro-Mod” design that started as a side project to create something a little different, surprised everyone by turning into one of the coolest mods in Leadfinger Racing history.  If you’re an old school racer you may notice something familiar.  In LFR’s opinion, the 1987 Optima Mid body is one of the best-looking 4WD 1:10 scale buggy bodies even today.  So, what would happen if we combined a similar body style with the both the Team Associated B6 and B7, well this is it.  This body is perfect for the modern-day racer going after that vintage look on their Associated 2WD buggy.  Made in the USA from durable polycarbonate, the new “Retro-Mod” body comes clear and ready for paint.  Protective over spray film, window masks and official LFR logo stickers are included.  The wing is sold separately.

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May 3, 2024

Schelle B7 Aluminum Caster Block Mounts

Kurt Wenger’s Texas based Schelle Racing Innovations has released two new options of Caster Block Mounts for the Team Associated B7|B7D buggy 1:10 2WD Buggy.  CNC machined from aircraft aluminium and finished with black anodised and laser etching of the Schelle logo and size, they are a practical and durable upgrade for racers.  Available in 0 and -2 options, the 1-piece design with M3 threaded and a tapped mounting hole for the upper link makes tuning simple, with the added durability of billet aluminium. The design has a chamfered upper edge for upper link clearance.  Blue thread lock is recommended on the ballstud location.

Source: Schelle Racing Innovations [schelleracing.com]


May 1, 2024

The Michal Orlowski Column – Edition No.2

You all loved his first column so we are delighted that Michal Orlowski has somehow found time in his busy schedule to give us another great column as an insight into his world as Schumacher’s star factory driver.  Once again we’ll let Michal take it away and tell you in his own style what has been going on over the last two months….. ‘It has been a while since my last update here.  We have been hard at work with the team to finish off the winter season on a high.  We attended numerous events between February and April, which I will tell you all about, emphasising the struggles and how we could overcome them together.  After attending the Mibosport Cup in early February, it was time to switch back to buggy mode.  For the last few years, the MK GP event has been one of the mostly anticipated off-road races of the winter season with hundreds of drivers participating, but more importantly thousands of people coming to watch us race RC cars.  The event is held in the MK shopping centre in Milton Keynes, UK, home to the Redbull F1 team.  The event is organised by the Silverstone Club, who hosts weekly club races and a winter series at a smaller venue.  This gave us the chance to test on the unique carpet the MK GP crew decided to use since 2023.

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May 1, 2024

Team Associated SR10M Dirt Oval Team Kit

Often overlooked in the mainstream RC, dirt track racing has its following and Team Associated has released a new 1:10 car for dirt, clay and pavement-racing excitement in the form of the SR10M Dirt Oval Team Kit.  With competitions held on oval tracks with a surface of dirt or clay at locations throughout the United States, it’s easy to see why everyone enjoys gathering to these year-round weekly experiences.  The SR10M Dirt Oval Race Car features 24 precision ball bearings, fully adjustable suspension, vertical ball ends for roll centre adjustments, 2.6:1 ratio gearbox with heavy-duty sealed gear differential, and externally adjustable V2 slipper clutch.  The new Octalock spur gear and 11mm Octalock pads are used for maximum consistency and higher torque capacity.

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