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December 27, 2023

Yokomo BD12 US spec Alu chassis | Body Mounts

New from Yokomo for the 2024 season is this aluminium main chassis for its BD12 1:10 Electric Touring Car. It is a highly rigid US specification with little wall removal, making it ideal for high-grip carpeted surfaces. The centre of gravity is lowered, which is also effective as a high-side countermeasure. The Japanese manufacturer also has new horizontal body mounts compatible with rear body posts that protrude rearward, such as BD12, these mounting parts reliably receive downforce and increase rear traction. Compatible with Twister/Twister Special bodies, the mounting parts are secured to the body using the wing fixing screws. Offset can be adjusted by using the fixing direction of the parts and the included spacers. The height of the body can also be fine-tuned by adjusting spacers on the body post side, such as BD12. This optional part is highly beneficial for race users as it can minimise problems caused by body damage due to crashes, etc.

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December 26, 2023

FlySky caps off 2023 with Volker announcement

In what has been a very significant season for Chinese radio manufacturer FlySky in which they announced a number of very high profile users of their Noble Pro transmitter, they have capped off 2023 with the announcement of former IFMAR World Champion and multiple European Champion Ronald Völker. Winner of the recent Foshan Invitational RC Championship in Guangdong recently, the Electric Touring Car ace used the opportunity to visit the FlySky factory. Speaking to the German during our coverage of the event, the Mugen Seiki driver very impressed by the manufacturers ambition and willingness to take onboard feedback for future product development. Commenting on the announcement, having been running the radio for some time before officially agreeing to join forced with them, Volker said, ‘I am excited to join the FlySky team from now on. I was able to see myself how dedicated they are working to keep constantly improving on a platform which is already great. The communication is excellent and the products speak by themselves!’.

Source: Flysky [flysky-cn.com]

December 26, 2023

Power HD signs 1:8 onroad racer Ermen

Power HD has announced the signing of top Dutch 1:8 nitro onroad racer John Ermen to their factory team. Having only announced last week a new radio sponsor in FlySky, the 6-time Dutch Champion and multiple European finalist will use Power HD high end servo GTS-3 for throttle/brake and servo GTS-6 for steering, which is compatible with Flysky Noble Pro radio, to setup the servo parameter and monitor servo usage condition. On the announcement Ermen said, ‘I would like to thank Power HD to give me the opportunity to race for them. I tried the servos and I’m really impressive with servos’ performance and quality. I am excited to be on the team and will represent Power HD in track.’

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]

December 22, 2023

RUDDOG 2.4GHz 4-Channel Receiver

New from RUDDOG is their RR492 2.4GHz 4-channel FH5 receiver that has been specially developed for compatibility with selected latest generation Sanwa remote controls. The RR492 is the ideal choice for anyone looking for an affordable but high quality alternative Receiver for their Sanwa remote control. Compatible with the Sanwa M17, MT-5 and MT-R transmitters, it supports both FH5 and FH5U to seamlessly works with select Sanwa radio systems. With a compact and lightweight design it is only 18.5 x 20.5 x 28.0 mm and weighs just 5 grams.

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December 22, 2023

Senesi leaves Xray

1:8 GT Specialist and World Championship finalist Natanaele Senesi has announced he is leaving Xray after just one year with the Slovakian manufacturer. Taking the GTX8 to fourth place having topped a round of qualifying at the recent World Championship in Sydney, Australia, the Italian had done a lot of own development work on the car and appears this is one of the reasons for both parties having decided not to continue into 2024. On his social media he posted, ‘Here it ends. After only one year with XRAY both the company and I have decided to parts away. I think that this season we really showed the potential of the cars, but after trying to develop and doing my best to improve the car even more I found myself very tight in the team. For this reason I decided to not continue with the brand and move on. In this cases you should ready “stay tuned for an announcement”, but no announcement this time since I decide to don’t team up with any brand that knocked at my door. What does this mean? Well… stay tuned to discover on what we are working. Now I need to rest and prepare for the next season. Cheers Guys!’

Source: Natanaele Senesi [Facebook]

December 22, 2023

Elias back with Capricorn for 2024

Capricorn RC is to welcome back international 1:8 Onroad Nitro racer & World Finalist Flavio Elias to its team for 2024. After four years away from the Italian manufacturer, the Brazilian stalwart of the category rejoins to race their latest LAB C804R as well as now using their ONE brand of engine.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

December 22, 2023

SuperRad SR-30 SuperZGT 1:10 USGT body

SuperRad Competition Bodyshells has added a new SR-30 SuperZGT touring car body which is designed for the popular USGT class. The latest design from the US body shell producer is approved for the USGT class in the US and fits 190mm 1:10 Touring Car chassis. The ROAR legal body comes complete with rear wing and window masks.

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December 22, 2023

2024 SIGP International Grand Prix – Announcement

Sunpadow Batteries has announced that the SIGP International RC Car Grand Prix Onroad will be resumed in 2024 with the event taking place March 20-24 (Updated). The Sunpadow International Grand Prix (SIGP) event had established itself as one of the leading annual international RC event in China and attracted many of the sports top drivers with World Champion Bruno Coelho the winner of the onroad edition in 2019. Taking place at the 2017 Electric Offroad Championship venue in Xiamen, both the onroad and offroad tracks are built side by side next to Sunpadow’s production facility. The SIGP will continue to offer one of the biggest prizes in the sport with total prize money of $25,000 on offer over the categories which include 1:8 GP onroad, 1:8 EP onroad, 1:10 Modified Touring Car and 1:10 Stock Touring Car. Registration will open on January 20th, 2024.

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