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December 16, 2023

Volker takes opening qualifier at FIRC

After his struggles in seeding practice, Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker bounced back in qualifying to take the opening round at the Foshan Invitational RC Championship in China ahead of the Awesomatix of Vening Zhuo and Xray’s Marco Ma. Finding himself in the second fastest after his lap times dropped by 2-seconds from free practice, Volker had a busy opening qualifying run as he avoided the traffic with late contact with a lapped car costing him some time. Despite this the German was 3-seconds clear of Zhuo as his main rivals Yugo Nagashima and Simon Nicholson both had issues. The Top Seed for qualifying Nagashima lead away the top heat but a mistake by the Japanese driver in the chicane meant his Xpress needed marshalling and with 4.5 seconds lost he finish P4. Starting directly behind Nagashima, Nicholson looked to benefit from the mistake but inside the final 30-seconds the Yokomo drivers pinion came undone and his run was over.

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December 16, 2023

R1 Wurks AE Titanium Nitride Coated Shock Pivot Balls

New from California based brand R1 Wurks are these Titanium Nitride Coated Titanium Lower Shock Pivot Balls for Team Associated vehicles. The direct replacement lightweight titanium lower shock pivot balls provide reduced semi-sprung weight, leading to improved traction and grip. Decreasing the weight of components not directly supported by the vehicle’s suspension system can enhance the vehicle’s capability to retain tire contact with the track surface. 46.67% lighter than steel balls they are machined from high quality Ti-6Al-4V, Grade 5 Titanium and finished with a durable Titanium Nitride Coating.

Source: R1 Wurks [r1wurks.com]

December 16, 2023

Nagashima tops seeding at FIRC

Xpress factory team driver Yugo Nagashima is the top seed at the inaugural Foshan Invitational Championship in China, the Japanese driver topping the single seeding round ahead of Yokomo’s Simon Nicholson. The biggest international RC event to be held in China post Covid attracting 129 entries to the newly opened GDC Indoor track, drivers faced tough conditions this morning with Ronald Volker struggling significantly having set the pace in free practice yesterday. Low traction and brand new hand out Sweep tyres saw most drivers out their drifting skills to the test. Making it a good start to the event for Xpress, Hong Kong driver Eric Lam completed the Top 3 ahead of newly crowned Chinese National Champion Rocket Zhang as the driver now face into four rounds of qualifying, with two to count.

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December 16, 2023

ProTek ‘MUDBoss’ 2S 50C Low IR LiPo Battery

MUDboss has become one of the fastest growing forms of oval racing in the United States and ProTek RC has introduced their new 2S 50C Low IR LiPo Battery (7.4V/5200mAh) specifically made for this popular form of racing. There are two versions of the battery now available, PTK-5136-24 with a T-Style connector and PTK-5137-24 with a XT60 connector. Both versions were developed to comply with the MUDboss racing class rules and bring racers a higher level of performance they can rely on race after race. The battery has industry-leading advanced technology and weighs only 308g with a flatter discharge curve so the cells maintain higher voltage throughout the run with no significant drop off. The ProTek RC low IR batteries also operate at lower temperatures while providing all the punch necessary to run strong throughout your main.

Source: ProTek RC [amainhobbies.com]

December 15, 2023

Xray XB4 ’24 4WD Buggy

Xray has officially unveiled its latest 1:10 4WD Buggy, the XB4 ’24. Key features of the latest kit release from the 2-time World Champions of the category include a redesigned chassis which offers short and long configurations to adjust wheelbase and weight balance to match any track conditions. Front & Rear LSM arms in Medium composite provide better crash durability and are suitable for all conditions. The Steering Blocks & C-hubs are also moulded from new medium composite hardness for extra reliability and crash resistance. The XB4 ’24 gets new rear uprights that provides a lowered roll centre positions to improve stability and reduce suspension collapse in high speed corners. All-new big bore 13.2mm shock design features new shock bodies, 2.0 and 2.5mm piston choices, shock caps, nuts and shock shafts. The front shock tower gets wider positions increasing the set-up adjustment range for different track conditions while the rear shock tower with lowered shock positions improves roll characteristics and increases cornering speed. Available in a Dirt and Carpet edition kit the front and rear differentials on the XB4C use steel satellite gears for improved efficiency and increased lifespan. Finally a new ‘Lush’ rear wing with significantly increased lifespan improves airflow and maintains chassis attitude over large jumps while improving traction in all conditions.

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December 15, 2023

Infinity IF15-2 Alu optional parts

Creation Model has introduced a number of new optional parts for its Infinity IF15-2 1:10 Nitro Onroad chassis. The reigning World Champion of the category, the first of the new optionals are the alu front diff case cover. This diff cover is machined from high-precision aluminium, which not only makes assembly and maintenance easier, but also reduces differential joint runout for more stable diff performance. Also new are the low-height alu steering servo horns for easy use on the steering side of the IF15-2. The high-precision, high-rigidity machined aluminium servo horn greatly improves steering response and are available in both 23T and 25T option. For the throttle servo they added a side servo horn made of high-precision aluminium for more direct throttle response and stronger braking.

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December 15, 2023

Hong Nor X3GTS Nitro WC Edition

Having announced it would be releasing a limited edition kit to celebrate its World Championship victory with Toni Gruber, Hong Nor has released images of its new X3GTS Nitro WC Edition 1:8 GT Nitro kit. The kit is based on the car with which Gruber secured the Taiwanese manufacturer’s first ever IFMAR World Championship title in Australia in October. It features all the optional parts the German ace used at the Worlds and will come in a special colour box design.

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December 15, 2023

Cavalieri joins Nova Engines

Italian engine manufacturer Nova Engines has announced that 4-time Offroad World Champion Ryan Cavalieri will race it’s engines for the 2024 season. The deal means the American’s 1:8 Nitro Offroad programme will have a very Italian feel to it with him having joined WIRC Racing as his 1:8 Offroad chassis sponsor this time last year. Commenting on the announcement Cavalieri said, ‘Really excited to be joining the Nova Engines family! Thank you to Mirko and Andrea for this opportunity.’

Source: Nova Engines [nova-engines.com]