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January 3, 2020

Alessio Mazzeo returns to Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of Italian on-road frontrunner, Alessio Mazzeo to their factory team. The 2016 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm vice World, EFRA European and multi-time Italian Champion returns to Serpent after a multi-year stint with Xray and he will be campaigning Serpent’s full line of nitro and electric on-road kits at both national and international events. Alessio has this to say about his return:

The heart is not controlled .. My past but now also my present and my future. Against all temptations, forecasts, I made this choice, the choice of happiness. It could not be otherwise when he is surrounded by people who respect the person before the driver. For me, the Serpent world has always been this. Friendship and respect. I am happy and I can’t wait to get excited again driving a Serpent. Thank you for asking me, thank you for reopening the doors of the house as if it were nothing. I dreamed of writing it from the first day I went away .. I’m back!

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 3, 2020

Carten RC M210R Plus MTC chassis kit

Carten have announced the release of their new M210R Plus MTC chassis kit. The Plus edition of the popular M-class 4WD touring car includes the most sought after options as standard equipment, such as aluminium suspension mount blocks and steering rack for that sleek race styling and to keeping the car tracking straight and true. The front gear differential has been replaced with the more commonly used solid axle option. Lastly the swaybar tuning option has been included to help-fine tune the handling of the M210R.

Source: Carten [carten-rc.com]

January 3, 2020

Mike Walker doubles at Year End Shootout

Southside RC Raceway of Lake City, Florida held their 2019 Year End Shootout recently, attracting nearly 120 entries. In Open Nitro Buggy it was 2nd place qualifier, Mike Walker with the overall win despite running into issues in the opening stages of the race. With the front runners getting into troubles in the second half of the race Mike was able to gain the lead and from there he never looked back to take the win some 20 seconds in front of 12th place qualifier, Kenneth Pope while 9th place qualifier, Devaughn Alford completed the top 4 result under a second behind Kenneth.

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January 3, 2020

T-Works A319 hard-coated servo saver shafts

Coming from T-Works and made for the popular Agama A319 buggy is a set of hard-coated aluminium servo saver shafts. The parts are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium for a low weight and exceptional strength while the hard-coated surface treatment will ensure high durability even in harsh off-road conditions. The shafts come as pairs and they are available now.

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

January 3, 2020

2020 Nordic Champs – Announcement

The 2020 1/10th Electric Off-road Nordic Champs will be hosted by the MHF-U Skarpnäck club in Stockholm, Sweden from the 28th to the 30th of August. More details as well as a promotional video can be found on the event’s official social media page here.

January 2, 2020

Traxxas WideMaxx suspension kit

Traxxas have announced the soon release of the new WideMaxx suspension kit for the Maxx 1/10th scale monster truck. Available in six dynamic colours, the WideMaxx kit extends the track out by 20mm per side allowing drivers to bury the throttle in the turns, soak up even more extreme terrain, and come out the other side ready for more. The WideMaxx kit consists of extended versions of the Maxx’s extreme-duty cold-weather suspension arms and additionally, new springs are included for the rear of the truck to dial in the suspension settings, while the original rear springs move to the front for optimum balance and performance. Finally, a set of wider toe links for the front finish out the new widened stance.

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January 2, 2020

Smart-Workshop Smart Tire Truer

Smart-Workshop have introduced their new next generation Smart Tire Truer. The device allows to store up to six customisable profiles for different diameters, camber angles and carcass radius values with programming being carried out using a colour touch screen display. Cutting is performed using a heavy-duty cutting bit for high accuracy and a short processing time while an emergency stop button located on the side of the truer adds a handy safety feature. The truing motor and electronic board are protected by two separated fuses to make sure all the parts work in a safe environment. The Smart Tire Truer will come in an exclusive box that ensures the device is protected in the best possible way during storage and carrying.

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January 2, 2020

Awesomatix 1/12th scale pan car in the making?

Awesomatix, known for their very popular and successful electric touring cars, are working on their first ever 1/12th scale pan car kit according to an anonymous source. The car is meant to sport some very unique details – as it can be excepted from the company – however no official details are available yet nor is an official statement from Awesomatix. According to our source the car above is an early prototype with the actual kit being meant to look more refined. Looking at the event’s entry list, the prototype will be in use at the forthcoming 2020 IFMAR 1/12th scale Worlds in the UK next week with Awesomatix sending some of their touring car aces to giving the car a proper introduction.