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December 4, 2023

Lutz does triple at 2023 Fall Brawl

Kyosho’s Ryan Lutz completed a triple victory at the annual Fall Brawl which ran at its new location in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolin, over the weekend. Attracting over 440 entries, the 22nd running of the event saw Lutz master the rough track conditions for the finals to take the wins in both Pro Nitro and eBuggy as well as victory in Open Nitro Truggy. Starting from the TQ in eBuggy and Truggy, Lutz had to start the half hour Nitro Buggy final from P2 behind HB Racing’s Cole Ogden. Unfortunately the expected battle between the duo didn’t materialise as Ogden’s race ended with just over 5-minutes remaining,allowing Lutz to cruise to the win with his Alpha Engines powered MP10. Behind HB Racing’s Collin Weatherholt who take second a result he would repeat also in eBuggy. Sworkz’ David Olsen was the runner-up in Truggy.

Image: Ryan Lutz [Facebook]

December 4, 2023

JConcepts INS Finals wins for Champlin & Batta

The 13th season of the JConcepts Indoor National Series concluded over the weekend with wins for Schumacher Broc Champlin and Team Associated’s Davey Batta. The INS Finals took place at 2023 1:10 Offroad World Championship venue Hobby Action RC Raceway in Arizona, where qualifying would see former World Champion Spencer Rivkin take the 2WD Buggy TQ at his home track ahead of AE team-mate Aydin Horne and Xray’s Tom Rinderknecht. In 4WD the TQ honours went to Batta from TLR’s Dakotah Phend and Rivkin with each having TQ’d a round. In the finals, Horne would win A1 of 2WD before fourth place qualifier Champlin won A2 & 3 ahead of Rivkin to take the overall win from the pole sitter with Horne completing the podium. In 4WD, 18-year-old Barra would make the most of his pole position leading home Champlin in both for the overall win. Winning A3 from Phend, Champlin would take the second step on the podium with Phend taking the final step.

View 4WD podium here

December 4, 2023

Raceform 1:12 Perfect Wheel Arc Cutter

New from Singapore’s Raceform is their 1:12 Perfect Wheel Arc Cutter which is is specially designed for 1:12 racing making it their first ever onroad specific pit accessory. Adjustment from 40mm to 50mm Diameter, it is the only tool that is able to trim a perfect wheel arc over and over again without any hassle. The Secured Position Design ensures the tool does not move if 2 or more cut is required, eliminating 2nd cut line and it works with any standard hobby knife blade. Super safe as the cutting blade is not exposed during cutting, it is suitable for lexan up to 0.8mm and it eliminates the pain of damaging a wonderfully painted shell during trimming of the wheel arc.

View cutter mounted for arc cut here

December 4, 2023

Wins for Cavalieri & Kothman at USCOC

Following the 43rd running of the U.S. Indoor Champs Presented by Hobbywing onroad event, it was the turn of the offroad racers to race in Cleveland over the weekend where Schumacher’s Ryan Cavalieri and TLR Aaron Kothman took the wins. The 3rd running of the US Carpet Offroad Champs, in 4WD Buggy it was the Team Associated of Brandon Foote who edged out the field to take the overall TQ spot. Foote would continue with his journey battling with current IFMAR 2WD World Champion, Tater Sontag in A1 to take the first win by less than a second at the finish line. In A2, a familiar name would rise to the front of the pack as 4-time World Champ Ryan Cavalieri would claim the A2 win with a flawless 24-lap run. Cavalieri would do it again in A3 taking the overall win keeping the title for Schumacher which had won the even tlast year with Michal Orlowski. On a tiebreaker Foote would take second with Sontag completing the podium. In 2WD, Kothman took the overall TQ before going on to dominate both A1 and A2 for the overall win. With the win in A3 Cavalieri who claim second with foot also enjoying a podium double in Ohio with 3rd overall.

Source: USCOC [Facebook]

December 2, 2023

Fenix Tyrrell P34 1977 body

Specialist RC Formula car producer Fenix Racing from Italy has made another addition to their F1 nostalgia bodyshell collection with the release of the iconic six wheeler Tyrrell P34 1977 body. The Tyrrell P34, was the first and only 6 wheel F1 raced and able to win a Grand Prix. Fenix Racing choose to depict the version raced in the second half of 1977, with the heavy modified nose, sporting oil radiators there and brake cooling NACA openings Currently the body is made to fit the Tamiya reissue, based on the F103 but Fenix Racing owners says he is pretty sure that, soon or later, someone will walk in his office saying… “Boss, I’ve had an idea. Let’s put 6 wheels in our F1-70”. Molded from high-quality polycarbonate, the body comes supplied transparent with decals, made in photo realistic level to give a proper rendition of the parts.

View front section image here

December 1, 2023

RCtarget Capricorn C804 rear body support

RCtarget has released a new carbon fibre rear body support for Capricorn’s latest 1:8 Onroad chassis that is designed to precisely follow the contour of your Xtreme Aerodynamics body. Made out of 4mm carbon fibre, the new rear support ensure a perfect support for the popular body shell. Additionally, the body mount is 43% lighter than the stock one, lowering a considerable large amount of weight in the highest part of the World Championship double podium finishing Lab C804.

View mounted fitted here

December 1, 2023

Donathen RC Titanium Battery Grips

Donathen RC has announced the addition of Titanium Battery Grips to its product line up. They are ideal for adding a “handle” to your 5mm bullet connectors to pull them out easier, reducing strain on the wire (preventing frays and ripped silicone), all while adding some bling to your ride! Weighing just 1.4 grams each, they are extremely light and come in unique colours options. Fitting over 10, 12, 13, 14 awg wire, they are secured with provided titanium set screw. Unique 1.5U gold plating means low resistance and longevity which is nearly 3x thicker than industry standard connectors.

Source: Donathen RC [drcproshop.com]

December 1, 2023

Matsukura takes on Velodrome with 120kph lap

Multiple World Champion Naoto Matsukura took on something a bit different recently when he ran a 120kph average lap of the Komatsushima Velodrome in Shikoku, Japan, with his Infinity IF14 Electric Touring Car thanks to his electrics sponsor ORCA. Pro-Spec owner Kenji Hosoda arranged the event with the banked cycling track owners as a test event with a view running regular RC events in the future. With the country having more than 40 tracks, which are normally used for Keirin cycling races, there is big potential for RC speed events. A 400-metre track, and using a 3.5 turn motor with a 200A ORCA ESC for power, Matsukura completed his single flying lap of the heavily banked track in 12.1 seconds. Like Keirin racing, he was led out on his first lap by a Toyota Supra bodied pace car complete with flashing roof lights before making his speed attempt on lap 2. Matsukura will be sharing the experience shortly on his YouTube channel.

View track images here