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February 21, 2020

Sobue remains in control with another TQ run at TITC

Akio Sobue remains firmly in control at the TITC with the Infinity driver posting another TQ run for a perfect first day of qualifying at the Thai event. Having taken the opening qualifier from team-mate Jilles Groskamp, the top seed was again quickest from the Dutch driver in the second of the day’s two qualifiers but this time with an even bigger margin of 3.1-seconds. Having crashed out in the opening qualifier, Naoto Matsukura would complete the Top 3 after a mistake from team-mate Viktor Wilck on the final lap. An all Infinity Top 6, the coronavirus having seen a lot of the race’s regular title contenders opting not to travel this year, Atsushi Hara took the top honours for the others setting the 7th fastest time with his HB Racing project car ahead of the Yokomo’s of Charlee Phutiyotin and Nicholas Lee.

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February 21, 2020

RPM Baja Rey Ford Raptor front bumper & skid plate

Made for the Losi Baja Rey trucks with Ford Raptor body shell is a new front bumper and skid plate set from RPM. The company incorporated all of the key design features from the original RPM Baja Rey bumper and skid plate into this new version. A key improvement moved the skid plate from between the chassis plate and differential to below the aluminium chassis plate. This move solved a couple of problems. First, the aluminium chassis plate now has some serious RPM skid protection where it had none before. Next, and more importantly, it allowed the designers the freedom to create a flex zone on the skid plate that would allow more impact absorption in impact situations, ultimately saving owners from costly repairs. RPM redesigned the bumper as well, creating an additional flex zone that allows the bumper to compress under extreme impacts, yet return back to its original shape once the impact energy has dissipated. This flex zone protects the more fragile front differential and chassis plate since the bumper now absorbs the impact instead of transferring that energy into the chassis. RPM also made the bumper thicker than stock, meaning it can take more impacts over the entire width of the bumper without failing. The bumper is designed and produced in the USA and built from RPM’s nearly indestructible blend of engineering grade nylons.

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February 21, 2020

T-Works 1/8th off-road 30mm lightweight brake disks

Coming from T-Works and made for many popular 1/8th off-road kits are lightweight 30mm brake disks. The precision-cut rotors are of a vented design for less fading even during long and gruelling mains and they are available in a variant for the Agama A319 and also as a universal offering for vehicles such as the Mugen MBX, Serpent Cobra, Xray XB8 and HongNor X3.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

February 21, 2020

SWorkz smart fuel bottle caps

SWorkz have introduced their new smart fuel bottle caps suitable for most nitro fuel bottles. The caps can be secured to the bottle neck, ensuring they do not get lost and with their sturdy design they can also be used to stop nitro engines by blocking the exhaust pice outlet. The bottle caps come in 2-piece sets.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

February 21, 2020

Akio takes opening qualifier at TITC

Having topped seeding at the Infinity Addict Circuit yesterday, Akio Sobue carried his speed into qualifying at the TITC taking the opening round in Bangkok. The Infinity driver would TQ the first of the four qualifiers by 2.6-seconds from team-mate Jilles Groskamp with it an all Infinity Top 5. While Naoto Matsukura would break after contact with the track barriers, Viktor Wilck would set the third fastest time ahead of surprise of Q1, Ryosuke Yamamoto. Running in the 2nd fastest heat after being 12th fastest in seeding he would set the fourth fastest time ahead of Jin Sawada. Best of the rest would be Yokomo’s Nicholas Lee who was a disappointed 6th ahead of team-mate Meen Vejrak. Having shown strong in seeding with the second fastest time, Yokomo’s Souta Goto visibly struggled, quickly being passed on track by Groskamp and eventually posting the 9th fastest time.

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February 20, 2020

Schumacher Cougar Laydown Stock Spec 2WD buggy

Schumacher have introduced their new Cougar Laydown Stock Spec 2WD buggy kit. The Stock Spec is an evolution of the EOS winning Cougar Laydown and huge attention to detail has been paid to reducing the car’s overall weight for the increasingly popular Stock 2WD buggy class, as shown with Schumacher engineer Tristram Neal’s recent TQ and win at EOS round 1 in Daun. The Stock Spec kit includes a carbon fibre chassis, carbon fibre motor plate, alloy layshaft and spur lockout, carbon fibre lower transmission housings and an Aerox 0.5mm ultra light body. The Stock Spec still retains its versatility with exceptional performance on a wide range of grip levels, from carpet, astro and dirt.

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February 20, 2020

Kouki Kato doubles at Champ Stadium series opener

The opening round of the popular monthly Champ Stadium off-road series was held at the RC Champ Stadium indoor off-road dirt track in Sagamihara, Japan last weekend. The event saw the running of buggy and truck classes and in 2WD Mod Buggy it was Kouki Kato with the overall TQ from Ono in 2nd and Saito in 3rd. At the start of the 5-minute A-main event Kouki made contact and dropped down the order a bit, handing Saito the lead with Ono in 2nd, however Kouki was able to recover quickly, taking over P2 and starting to put pressure on the leader. Saito was able to hold onto the lead until the very last lap, when he made a mistake under the pressure of Kouki Kato who would in return take the lead and also the win in the single-legged A-final.

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February 20, 2020

SWorkz titanium-coated hex power tool tips

SWorkz have introduced their new high-quality titanium-coated hex power tool tips. Designed for the use with common battery-powered rotary power tools, the precision-ground hexagonal tips feature a titanium coating for improved wear and they are available separately in 1.5mm, 2.0mm and 2.5mm sizes, covering most of the sizes commonly used in RC.

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