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January 13, 2024

Nosram to power Greiner’s electric switch

Making the switch from a hugely success nitro onroad career to electric touring car racing for 2024, Dominic Greiner will use Nosram batteries to power the new chapter in his RC career. Having announced in December he would retire from nitro racing, the 2016 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Champion and 2023 1:8 Onroad World Championship finalist soon after announced he would join Serpent to campaign the manufacturer’s X20 ’24 touring car. Now as he prepares for the 2024 season, he has been announced by Nosram as one of its team drivers. A brand headed up by Jürgen Lautenbach, Greiner is sure to benefit from his fellow German’s vast knowledge of batteries and their charging as he moves away from the screw drivers used for tuning nitro engines.

Source: Nosram [Facebook]

January 13, 2024

Takashima D-13 expands 2.4G RX range

Following the successful launch of the affordable FH-5 and FH-4 receivers, Takashima D-13 is introducing three more budget-friendly receivers offer racers more options. The new 2.4G 4-channel receivers include the RX-314, compatible with Futaba, but please note that this 314 receiver does not support T-FHSS/RS mode. The second option is the RX-241, designed for use with KO Propo controllers but does not have an SSL port. The third one, DS3, is fully compatible with FLYSKY brand radio. All three receivers feature a compact, antenna-free design suitable for EP car. Takashima D-13’s new receivers offer a lightweight, compact design, combined with a sleek appearance and reasonable pricing.

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January 13, 2024

EssexCarpetClash Round 4 – Report

Round 4 at EssexCarpetClash saw everyone return after Christmas ready for another round of the popular south based UK series. Another track was ready for a full days racing, that some found challenging to grips with, but would find their feet quickly once racing started. Lee Martin showed the pace of his Schumacher ride, topping the timing sheets in all the four qualifying runs. Team mate Ben Smith would line up second on the grid joint on points with Xray driver Harley Eldridge, only being beaten by a second on count-back timing. Charlie Ware, Kyle Moon and Ed Kerry all had good qualifying round scores, taking the next three grid places for the 11 car A final. Martin continued with how he set off in qualifying and would not look back, again taking all 3 leg wins and giving him the perfect race day! The fight would then be between Smith and Eldridge, who would sit where on the podium having both finished 2nd and 3rd in the first 2 finals. Smith managed to take the second step, with Eldridge rounding off the podium position.

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January 12, 2024

T-Works F8 & S35.4 Steel/Alu CVD sets

T-Works have released new 92.5mm steel CVD sets that are intended for the Sparko F8 and Sworkz S35.4 1:8 buggies. The front and rear CVDs are offered in full steel option or as an Alu option which is fitted with an aluminium Axle Shaft. The is also the option to replaces the steel axle shaft with a Hard Coated 7075-T6 Aluminium version that comes complete cover.

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January 12, 2024

Infinity IF18-3 Option Parts

Creation Model has introduced a number of new optional parts for its World Championship winning Infinity IF18-3 1:8 Nitro Onroad chassis. First up is a new Super Light Weight Carbon Rear Body Mount Set. Made from a 4mm thick carbon plate for high rigidity and is ultra-lightweight. By transmitting all of the downforce at high speeds to the rear tires, it achieves greater rear traction. The car also gets a new Wide Rear Lower Suspension Holder and a Wide Rear Back Plate that improves response when entering/exiting corners. The pin position is 0.5mm higher and 1mm wider than the standard R0230-IN suspension pin position.

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January 12, 2024

Nicholson joins FlySky

Continuing to grow it’s global team FlySky has announced the signing of multiple Australian Touring Champion Simon Nicholson. After key US and European driver signings, Nicholson is the first key signing in that region of the World for the Chinese radio brand. Before Christmas Nicholson raced with the Noble Pro at the Foshan Invitation RC Championship in China alongside another of their recent signings Ronald Volker. Commenting on the announcement the Team Yokomo driver said, “Firstly I would like to thank Calvin and Alina the opportunity to join the Flysky International team. After visiting the factory in China I knew this business has awesome goals and really looking forward to see what products are designed in the future. Straight away from first use of the Noble Pro I felt comfortable and happy with my choice.”

Source: Flysky [flysky-cn.com]

January 12, 2024

Penguin Custom Bodyshells GENTOO Wing

New from Penguin Custom Bodyshells is their GENTOO rear wing designed for 1:10 4WD and 2WD buggy use and to compliment the new Schumacher LD3 and Team Associated B7. The GENTOO gives optimum down force with good clearance for tyres and perfect balance, the leading edge slowly increases in height to the rear gurney that has multiple trim lines to fine tune your car for both low or high grip conditions. The wing is formed from strong 1mm thick lexan and is available from Schumacher Racing.

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January 12, 2024

MXLR A12 WC Edition FlexBumper

New from the brand of 1:12 Spec World Champion Max Mächler comes the MXLR FlexBumper for the Awesomatix A12 WC Edition. It is the final version of the test part that Mächler used in his IFMAR World Championship winning A12 in Florida in December. With an increased width of 18mm and extended depth of 4mm it achieves a way better support for the body shell, which plays a key role when using the popular ultra light versions. This new style bumper cctually takes over the role for the front body height adjustment, as the bodyshell rests completely on the bumper itself. With the three included spacers (1.0mm / 1.5mm / 2.0mm) it’s rather easy to get the height setting perfect. Just place them under the bumper, directly on the Carbon Bumper plate of the A12. At tests in Europe and in the United States MXLR found that these three different thickness spacer are suitable to get the correct bodyshell height settings by either using a single piece or stacking them up. They have imprinted the thickness at different spots on each spacer to have a quick and easy count for the overall thickness when looking from above. As a weight comparison the MXLR FlexBumper weights ~5.0grams compared to the original Kit Bumper at ~3.5grams.

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