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April 5, 2024

Tekno 17mm Wheel Wrench & Shock Cap Tool

American offroad chassis manufacturer Tekno has released an updated version of its 17mm Wheel Wrench & Shock Cap Tool. Work quickly, crank hard, and make sure the wheels on your Truggy and Monster Truck are on tight with this brand-new long-shank wheel wrench. Made of the same high-quality CNC machined, laser-etched, two-tone anodised aluminium the extended shank improves grip and increases hand clearance on truck wheels. Tekno’s original wheel wrench was knowns for its big, ergonomic handle with an integrated shock cap tool and this new version maintains that reputation while also giving you more room to get maximum leverage.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

April 5, 2024

Milansport Motor Analyzer Stand

Coming soon from Polish brand Milansport is this Motor Analyzer Stand. After many test designs and self use by company owner Michał Milanowicz he has finally finished the stand. It is made to make your work on motors with an analyzer much easier as the standard alligator clips that come with the devices are rather risky to misconnect ABC. In this Stand you have 3 wires ABC that you connect directly into your device and when the motor placed on the stand it connects with plates giving the needed signal. It is compatible with most popular motor analyzer on the market like Motolyser and Hobbywing Technology Tunalyzer.

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April 5, 2024

Reedy SC600-BL2 ESC and BL2 Program Card

New from Reedy is their programmable SC600-BL2 Brushless ESC and optional BL2 Program Card. With waterproofing for improved durability, the ESC is fully programmable using the on-board SET button or the program card to extract maximum performance. The latest electronics technology along with the design and engineering experience that is responsible for 30 World Championship titles has been incorporated into its design. Its robust design installs in most 1:10 vehicles including buggies, stadium trucks, 2WD and 4WD short course trucks, monster trucks, and touring cars.

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April 4, 2024

Kanai brings RC to Japanese F1 Grand Prix once again

Former 1:8 Buggy World Champion and now legendary chassis designer Yuichi Kanai has once again brought RC into the Formula 1 spotlight with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri taking the controls of Kyosho Inferno buggies on the main straight of the Suzuka circuit which hosts this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Kanai is no stranger to the F1 paddock having brought the noise and smell of Nitro RC racing to last year’s Grand Prix where Ocon and 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton ran two Infernos together. Ocon and Piastri’s RC driving experience ahead of the start of the Grand Prix weekend was shared in an official F1 video posted on their Facebook page, which with 13-million follows offers huge exposure for the sport of RC Racing and the hobby in general. Both drivers also shared the experience on their social media, Piastri being a former Australian Stock Electric Touring Car Champion. Well done Yuichi, lets hope they return the favour and give you a go in one of their F1 cars!!

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April 4, 2024

R1 Wurks B7 lightweight Monoblock Servo Mount

R1 Wurks has released this lightweight aluminium Monoblock Servo Mount for the Team Associated RC10B7 2WD Buggy. Machined from a solid block of 7075 T6 aluminium, t provides an exceptionally rigid mounting solution. No twisting or shifting of plastic or multiple pieces to worry about and at 4.80g it offers a 14% weigh saving over plastic kit mount. With a durable black anodised finish it is finished with laser etched R1 branding.

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April 4, 2024

Tekno EB410.2 9° spindle carriers

New from Tekno are these 9° spindle carriers for its EB410.2 1:10 4WD Electric Buggy to give you more steering. Intended to be used on carpet, astro turf or high grip clay the spindles are made from the same high quality nylon as the stock standard spindle carriers and provides additional off-power steering at corner entry. These new spindle carriers are a direct fit on the EB410.2 and no additional parts are necessary.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

April 4, 2024

Infinity IF14-II TE Mid Motor Conversion Kit

Infinity has released a number of new items for its IF14-II, the main one being a Mid Motor Conversion Kit for the Japanese brands 1:10 Electric Touring Car Chassis. The Cconversion converts IF14-II Team Edition (TE) to MID motor layout giving smooth cornering characteristics and improved weight transfer reducing the load on the rear tires. This helps make lap times more consistent during the latter part of a race. Also new for the car is an Aluminium flex chassis. This is suitable for carpet tracks with medium traction, indoor asphalt and outdoor asphalt tracks with high grip.

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April 4, 2024

Ongaro late confirmation for Philippine Masters

Having originally looked set to miss this year’s Philippine Masters due to Warm-up Race commitments for the IFMAR 1:8 Buggy World Championships, the cancellation of Brazil hosting the Worlds means reigning back to back World Champion Davide Ongaro will return to Asia’s biggest annual 1:8 Offroad race for a fourth time. A winner of the event event prior to Covid, the Team Associated star successfully returned to the famous 3D layout Circulo Verde track located in the heart of Manila last year as the Philippine Masters made its return to the international stage after the forced 2 year break. Taking the TQ ahead of the Mayako of former World Champion Robert Batlle and the win ahead of Sworkz’ Micha Widmaier 12 months ago, this year the Italian’s competition for the April 18-21 event is set to come from an entry list that includes Kyosho pairing Ryan Lutz & Kyle McBride and Sworkz’ Joern Neumann. The 12th running of the Philippine Masters, the race is also the second round of the ambitious four round Asian Buggy Championships which is currently lead by American Lutz who won the opening round in New Zealand in February.

Source: Asian Buggy Championships [Facebook]