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December 2, 2019

Davide Ongaro TQs & wins at Christmas Cup

The River Park RC-off Track in Pagliare di Morro D’oro hosted the Christmas Cup over the weekend, attracting some of the region’s fastest 1/8th off-road racers as well as 1/8th Off-road World Champion, Davide Ongaro. The latter would then also be in control of things, taking the overall TQ and also the win in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy A-main final, leaving behind Dario Gabrielli (Mugen) in 2nd while David Cinti (Mugen) completed the top 3 results.

Image: River Park RC-off Track [facebook.com]

December 2, 2019

Xpress Execute FT1S club-level FWD touring car kit

Xpress have released first images and information of their new club-level Execute FT1S FWD touring car kit. Based off of the recently introduced FT1 competition touring car, the “S” variant will be a more cost-oriented offering, featuring the same geometry as the full-blown race kit, however the use of fibre class chassis and shock tower components as well as moulded composite bulkheads and suspension mounts are keeping costs down. The kit is still very race-worthy though thanks to the addition of front and rear anti-roll bars, threaded aluminium shock absorbers, alloy shock mounts as well as alloy chassis stiffeners. Other features include a front bumper with intogegraded low CG fan mount, 3 degree toe in rear suspension mounts, a ball-raced steering rack, single joint universals, adjustable steering geometry and a rear bulkhead stiffener. All parts are compatible with the FT1, meaning owners can upgrade the FT1S over time if desired. The kit will hit stores very soon.

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December 2, 2019

40th Annual U.S. Indoor Champs – Report

The 40th Annual U.S. Indoor Champs were held in Cleveland, Ohio this past weekend, attracting nearly 400 entries. The Modified Touring class was lighting the track on fire with ballistic fast laps and it was shaping up to be a battle of the local boys vs. the international drivers. The local boys would strike first with Sam Isaacs securing the TQ spot. Second qualifier and current 1/12th Scale World Champion, Alexander Hagberg was poised to not let Issacs run away with the win. With things getting off to clean start, two laps into the race Hagberg would unfortunately clip a curb sending him off the track. A couple of turns later, the field would bunch up allowing Isaacs to build up a huge lead with the rest jockeying for position. Before the end tone, local Drew Ellis worked his way up to the second spot and Canadian Keven Hebert rounded out the top three.

Continue reading the report here

December 1, 2019

Samix Enduro 6mm offset aluminium hex adapters

Coming from Samix and made for the Element RC Enduro trail trucks are new aluminium hex adapters with 6mm offset. The wheel adapters are machined from high-quality aluminium and they are available in gun metal, blue or black anodising all of which feature machined silver edge details. The adapters are a direct fit and they come in sets of four including pre-installed set screws.

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December 1, 2019

SWorkz S12-2 2WD buggy kit – Coming soon

SWorkz have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming new S12-2 1/10th scale 2WD buggy kit. No official details on features and specifications are available yet, however the drawing seems to depict a buggy that lacks a front shock tower which could be a hint on a completely new front end design compared to the previous S12 series cars. We bring you more information on the kit and its details once they become available.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

December 1, 2019

OfficinaRC T4 2020 crash chassis helper

OfficinaRC have introduced their crash chassis helper for the Xray T4 2020 touring car. The 3-D-printed part was developed to be attached to the front bumper upper brace and it helps to brace the bumper against the front bulkhead in the event of a crash, preventing damage such as bent aluminium or delaminated carbon fibre chassis. The part is a direct fit and available from now on.

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November 29, 2019

Klinik RC Cat L1 simple battery cradle

Klinik RC have introduced their new simple battery cradle for the Schumacher Cat L1 4WD buggy. The design works with full size shorty up to 6000mAh and LCG packs utilising the full forward battery position which is considered to be the most popular among the L1 racers. The cradle is CNC milled from 3mm carbon fibre and allows changing batteries very simple and easy. Included in the set come two battery cradles, four hold down O-rings, 3x14mm screws as well as a decal sheet.

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November 29, 2019

Xray T4’20 alloy & brass rear chassis braces

Xray have announced the release of two rear chassis braces, machined from aluminium or brass, for the all-new T4 2020 mid-motor touring car kit. The T-shaped braces are designed in a way that allows to access a total of four stiffness settings by using variable amounts of screws and shims to attach the brace in longitudinal and transversal directions. While the lightweight aluminium is mainly used to stiffen up either the carbon fibre or aluminium chassis, the 15g brass variant also helps to fine-tune the weight balance with the brass T-brace being of help especially for higher grip track conditions. The braces are available separately and they include all needed screws and shims.

View the 15g brass brace here