January 2, 2018

Team Powers carbon & aluminium on-road car stand

Coming soon from Team Powers is an on-road car stand constructed from carbon fibre and aluminium. The multifunctional item incorporates a ride height gauge, two droop gauge support blocks, droop gauge as well as a 3mm/4mm turnbuckle wrench and camber gauge while four strategically-placed holes in the upper carbon fibre deck take shock absorbers during setup and maintenance as do two holes for gear differentials. The ride height gauge offers an adjustment range of 3.8mm to 7.5mm in 0.2mm increments, the droop gauge support blocks measure 85x10mm, the droop gauge offers a 4mm to 6.5mm range in 0.5mm increments and the camber gauge is pre-set with 1.5 to 3.0 degree settings. The setup stand weighs in at 308g in total and it will hit stores soon.

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January 2, 2018

SWorkz sign Martin Wollanka

SWorkz have announced the signing of Austrian frontrunner, Martin Wollanka to their team. The former European vice-champion, multi-time Euros A-finalist and multi-time Austrian champion will race SWorkz cars in 1/8th and 1/10th off-road classes from now on. The former long-time Xray driver has the following to say:

I am very happy to switch into the SWorkz team where I get full support and respect. The cars are really fast with many smart details. I will race 1/8 and 1/10 class. And I am sure we will do even better in 2018. See you on the track.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]


January 2, 2018

Pillars appointed Muchmore Racing USA team manager

Muchmore Racing have announce that they have signed Joe Pillars as their USA team manager. Joe was the long-time USA Team Orion team manager until the end of 2017 and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and success and Muchmore are very excited he has joined their team beginning in 2018. Joe says:

I am very happy to join Muchmore Racing and help expand the brand here in the USA. I would like to thank Yusuke Kobayashi and Ji-Hyun Jang for this great opportunity! It will also be great working with long time friends Ryan Cavalieri & Marc Rheinard in which we had a lot of success in the past! As of today, I will start accepting driver resumes for our 2018 race team at my direct email: joepillars@hotmail.com

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.com]


December 31, 2017

PSM B64 V2 carbon fibre shock towers

PSM from Germany have introduced their new V2 carbon fibre shock towers for the Team Associated B64 buggies. Both offer a refined suspension geometry with fewer holes for the upper shock mounting and camber link positions which translates to easier vehicle setup and improved overall rigidity. The front tower is machined from heavy duty 5mm material while the FXO rear shock stay is cut from 3.5mm material. Both offer a double stacked design, they weigh in a 9.3g and 11.5g respectively and both qualify for PSM’s unique DRS damage replacement service.

View the rear shock tower here


December 30, 2017

STRC TRX-4 brass C-blocks & portal drive covers

Coming from ST Racing Concepts and made for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck are brass front castor blocks and portal drive outer housings. The parts increase the weight and add a combine total of nearly 170g to the lower portion of the vehicle. Having more weight towards the lower part of the scale crawler can help with stability and climbing capability of your vehicle and brass option parts with its combination of durability and heavier weight can help achieve this performance edge on your crawler. They are available separately, come as pairs and are black treated for a realistic look and durability.

View the axle covers here


December 29, 2017

Axon Dynamic Racing Dish touring car wheel

Available now from Axon is their all-new Dynamic Racing Dish rim for 1/10th touring car tyres. The “type high rip” wheel is very light of weight yet sturdy for improved traction and great precision. The wheel comes in sets of four and it is usable with most of today’s 1/10th touring car rubber tyres.

Source: Axon [team-axon.com]


December 29, 2017

JConcepts Triple Dees 1/8th truck tyre

JConcepts have introduced their new Triple Dees 1/8th truck tyre. Based off of the iconic Double Dees design the tread was developed for loose and tacky track conditions that require small pin designs. Starting with finely spaced square mini lugs, the JConcepts design team spent considerable time proofing this design. Centre bar structure is important for wear characteristics and an overlapping and blended centre bar was created. The bar draws up the side of the pin to maintain all important support but the main stance is low so the tyre maintains its clean-out ability during acceleration. The main-stay of the design is the angled and sharp pins which spread across the carcass in an open pattern touching off the track surface like no other. Near the side-wall the pins have been trimmed and angled to give racers a smooth driving experience as they enter and exit tacky turns or slightly rough terrain. Available in grippy compounds such as blue, green and long-wear R2 the new tyres are packaged in reusable packaging for freshness and convenience and they come including grey Dirt-Tech inserts.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]


December 29, 2017

Sunpadow International Offroad GP – Announcement

The 2018 Sunpadow International Offroad GP will be held from March 16th to 18th at the ARC International RC Car race track in Xiamen, China. The event will see 1/8th nitro and electric buggy racing on a redesigned track. Registration is now open and all information can be found on the official event website here.