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October 27, 2024

Kato successfully defends Japanese 1:8 Buggy title

Infinity’s Kouki Kato has successfully defended his JMRCA 1:8 Offroad Japanese National title, the 18-year old winning the title race at the Futaba Buggy Track located in Ichihara, Chiba. Joining Infinity’s offroad program in July and winning the Asian Buggy Championships Finale in Indonesia last month, Kato would put his IFB8 top in all four rounds of qualifying to secure the overall TQ. His closest challengers would be 2022 Champion Yusuke Sugiura and 2024 1:10 4WD Buggy National Champion Yui Kaino, both drivers counting two P2 runs each to tue on points. It would be Sugiura however who secured his direct spot into the half hour final on the tie-breaker. Winning his 20-minute Semi Final Kaino would line up third the Main, this being his first nitro buggy event. While Sugiura’s Kyosho would lead in the early laps, once Kato got back to the front he was able to hold station setting the fastest lap of the race to win by 13-seconds from Sugiura. Almost a lap down, Kaino’s Team Associated would complete the podium.

Source: Kouki Kato [Facebook]

October 26, 2024

Coelho confirmed for SIGP International Offroad GP

Having attended & won the SIGP International RC Car Grand Prix onroad event earlier this year, Bruno Coelho is to return to the impressive 3-circle ARC International RC Racing Track in Xiamen, China, to race at the SIGP International Offroad GP. The Xray driver, who was last week confirmed for December’s ISTC FEMCA Championships in Foshan, China, with go directly from the Electric Touring Car race at GDC Indoor Race Club to race 1:8 Buggy at the return of the SIGP Offroad following its forced break due to Covid. One of Asia’s major international offroad events pre-Covid, and counting Germany’s Joern Neumann and American Ryan Lutz as past Champions, the SIGP International Offroad Grand Prix takes place from December 11-15 with further international entries for the 2024 edition expected shortly.

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]

October 26, 2024

Leadfinger Micro B Retro-mod body & wing set

Leadfinger Racing has released its Retro-mod body and wing set for the 1:24 Losi Micro-B. Prepare to take a journey back to 1987 with the official LFR Retro-mod conversion for the Losi Micro-B. This conversion is guaranteed to unlock memories of the golden years of R/C racing at its finest. Sold in clear and ready for paint, the conversion will include the Retro-mod body, 2 Retro wings, window masks and LFR logo stickers. To fit the body an aftermarket top plate is required which Leadfinger sell separately for repositioning stock electronics.

View rear angle & top plate here

October 26, 2024

Bittydesign Kanjo-S 1:7 Body

New from Italian body shell producer Bittydesign comes the Kanjo-S intended for the 1:7 Infraction and Felony kits from Arrma. With the main intention of offering a body for fans of the most iconic Japanese cars of the 1990s-2000s, the Kanjo-S is based on the Subaru Impreza. Everything is included with the kit which arrives pre-cut. The body, the wing, the light buckets, the front aero flaps, the enlarged wheel fenders everything is laser-cut to perfection to give the user a premium quality & realistic looking product.

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October 26, 2024

Ohio State Oval Series – Announcement

A new and exciting RC oval series has been announced for the 2024 / 2025 Indoor carpet season with the inaugural running of the Ohio State Oval Series presented by Team Tekin. The series will consist of 5 different races at 5 different tracks all located within the beautiful state of Ohio. A series that will cater for everyone, the organisers are encouraging racers to, ‘Bring you wife, bring your kids, heck even bring the neighbours kid out to enjoy some of the greatest oval racing that ever hit the state of Ohio.’ They are also encouraging racers to bring out their Losi NASCARS and gain some experience on the track and from the pits.

View schedule and classes here

October 26, 2024

Factory Team B7 HD 69mm Universals | Vented Slippers

New from Factory Team are these much-anticipated HD 69mm Universals for the RC10B7. These universals allow for more free suspension movement as a result from less mechanical bind that is present with the conventional CVA design. They are only compatible with HRC hubs and require the use of the included 5x10x4mm bearings and crush tubes. Also new for the B7 are Vented Slipper Clutch Plates and an Aluminium Anti-Roll Bar Mount. The Vented Slipper Clutch Plates allow for debris to be flushed from the slipper pad assembly creating a more consistent slipping action. The Alu Anti-Roll Bar Mount utilises a smooth plastic bushing that allows for smooth rotation of the Anti-Roll Bar in the durable aluminium mount.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

October 26, 2024

Vision Racing B7 Option Parts

Oregon based Vision Racing has added a number of new precision option parts for the Team Associated B7 2WD Buggy. The new releases include an aluminium Rear Sway Bar Mount with precision ball bearings and an aluminium HD minus one degree, wide C block. In steel, they have introduced a 2.5 degree (26g) front bulkhead. Featuring threaded inserts there are also new front adjustable carbon fibre camber link plates . Finally the new releases include Aluminium hard anodised idler gears for 5 gear trans.

View parts images here

October 25, 2024

Titanium RC Racebox Micro carbon look housing

Titanium RC, the RC business of 1:8 Nitro Onroad stalwart John Ermen, has produced these carbon look holders for the Racebox Micro GPS tracker. The Racebox Micro, which is equipped with the latest generation 25Hz GNSS receiver, boasts precision as fine as 10cm (4 inches) and delivers over 99.5% measurement accuracy to within a hundredth of a second, closely mirroring the results of official lap timing equipment. As a user of the unit himself, Ermen has created this new holder with RC car use in mind.

View housing mounted in car here