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February 20, 2024

Gruber announces deal with Arrowmax

Travelling to the Leno track in Italy over the weekend to kick off his preparation for the 2024 season, current 1:8 GT World and 1:10 Nitro Touring Car European Champion Toni Gruber has announced Arrowmax as a new addition to his 2024 sponsors. Using the test to break in Ielasi engines for his Capricorn cars, the German will use the RC tool and accessory manufacturer’s range of products for the preparation of his cars in this a World Championship year for 1:10 Nitro Touring Car. Announcing the partnership Gruber said, ‘Arrowmax will be now part of my career. Super happy to work with their extremely high quality tools and accessories. Precision and design on the maximum level.’ After a very strong 2023 season, that also saw him finish on the podium at the 1:8 Onroad World Championships in Japan, Gruber will make the trip to Costa Rico in November to fight for the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World title.

Source: Toni Gruber RC [Facebook]

February 20, 2024

Dim3nsion by JP Fuel Tank Extension Kit

New from Dim3nsion by JP is their Fuel Tank Extension Kit which is designed to make your refuelling stop much easier, as the new tanks are designed to be extremely flat. They designed the extension kit so that the cover extends exactly over the edge of the roof. To ensure it can withstand tough pit stops, we made this product from the highest quality PA 12 carbon fibre. So that it fits well into the overall look of our cars, they opted to chose their popular carbon look. It is easily attached using an M3 screw that connects the tank cap to the extension from below. In case you need to go faster during a pit stop, they made the underside rough to prevent it from slipping. Suitable for the new tanks from Capricorn, ARC, and a large Japanese manufacturer.

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February 20, 2024

JConcepts JCI Warlord Crawler bodies

New from JConcepts are two variants of the JCI Warlord body for 1:10 crawlers. Available as a full tucked body or tucked cab only body, the the Warlord is designed for 12.3” wheelbase vehicles fitting crawlers such as the Traxxas TRX-4 Sport, Enduro, Axial and Vanquish. The Warlord has tucked front and rear fenders to allow clearance for an assortment of tire options while also giving the body shell a very competition inspired look. The new body combines elements from vintage vehicles while carrying some new ruggedness and attitude which JConcepts can provide. In addition, the Warlord includes a roof visor which can be installed separately to give the roof a top and windshield overhang if the user visualises it this way.

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February 20, 2024

Xray X1 Ball Differential Set

Xray has released a complete ball differential set for their X1 1:10 Formula chassis. It is a direct replacement for the gear differential with no other extra parts needed and no extra adjustments. Using the ball differential makes the car more stable and easier to drive, especially in very low grip conditions such as asphalt or low grip carpet. The ball diff increases on-power steering which is needed on almost all types of tracks.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 19, 2024

Infinity IF18-3 Option Parts

Infinity has introduced another batch of new optional parts they have developed for their World Championship winning IF18-3 1:8 Onroad chassis. The chassis gets two new carbon chassis stiffeners. The front stiffener mounts on the front part of the main chassis to improve steering response and increase rigidity. The rear stiffener mounts on the rear portion of the main chassis allows for fine tuning by increasing rigidity. A new longer rear universal swing shaft is for use with widened rear track width or high grip conditions with the shaft 56mm compared to the 54mm version. Also new is a 3x5x14mm Post Set that connects the brake mount L/R to the rear lower bulk increasing the rigidity of the rear area and improving rear grip. Another new part for that area of the car is new carbon main shaft stiffener that increases the rigidity of the rear area by connecting the L/R brake mounts. Finally on the list of option parts, Infinity has a range of new 0.8 module spur 1st gears designed for high precision, high strength, and high durability. Gear specifications have been redesigned to provide uniform backlash for all tooth number combinations. The tooth width of the 2nd gear spur gear has been increased by approximately 12% to achieve even higher strength and durability. These cannot be used in combination with conventional 0.8 module spur gears.

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February 19, 2024

Lutz takes buggy win at Motorama

Ryan Lutz took the big win at this year’s Motorama taking his Kyosho MP10e TKI2 to the TQ and win at the Pennsylvania event. In qualifying Lutz, fresh from his Asian Buggy Championship winning trip to New Zealand took two of the four qualifiers with the other two going to Tekno’s Ryan Maifield but on tiebreaker it was Lutz who took the overall Expert Buggy TQ honours. In the triple 5-minute finals Lutz took the first two for the overall win with Maifield taking A3 to finish second. They where joined on the podium by the Tekno of Spencer Heckert. In Expert Truggy, Maifield completed a clean sweep of all four qualifiers and from the TQ spot secured the win ahead of Heckert with Lutz third.

Image: Motorama RC Racers [Facebook]

February 19, 2024

Collina retains Italian Indoor National title

While Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski was busy winning MIBO International in the Czech Republic, in Italy his mechanic Mattia Collina was also adding to the silverware collection of the British manufacturer’s new prototype touring car by being crowned the 2024 Italian National Indoor Champion. Racing at the RC Landia track in Scandiano, Collina got his title defence off to the perfect start securing the TQ honours by topping 2 of the 4 rounds before securing the title with wins in A1 & A2. Winning A3, Awesomatix driver Gabriele Berselli finished runner up with the Xray of Alessio Menicucci completing the podium. In Stock Nico Catelani took the title ahead of Federico Collina while in 1:12 Alessio Tolomelli became the Champion.

Image: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

February 19, 2024

Harper wins EWS Round 4 – Report

The fourth round of the high profile UK based EWS took place over the weekend. In Modified, Elliott Harper (Schumacher) took the TQ, but each time was only a few tenths of a second ahead of the chasing pack. Kyle Branson lined up second ahead of his Xray team mate, and winner of the previous event, Harley Eldridge, with Alex Thurston rounding out the top four for Yokomo. In the A Final, Kyle kept the pressure on Elliott for the entire five minutes, with Harley and Alex looking to pick up any pieces. Elliott withstood the pressure and managed to take the win, with Harley taking second from Kyle on the very final corner.

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