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January 30, 2024

Schumacher Winter Series Round 5 – Report

Chris Lovely has won the fifth & penultimate round of the Schumacher Indoor Winter Series at the Louth Radio Control Car Club in the Contact RC 17.5 stock class. In qualifying it was outgoing champion Alex Brocklebank with his Schumacher who got out the blocks first as he topped the opening qualifier. Chris Lovely got himself up to speed taking a close encounter in q2, q3 would have the 3rd different driver and chassis at the top as Paul Sleight and his Awesoamtix. Q4 would see another change at the top and the A final positions sorted with Daniel Burks and his Destiny taking the top spot, and after four qualifying rounds and four different round winners Daniel would take the TQ honours with the top four covered by 1.5 seconds. Dave Sedgewick would line up 5th for the A final, and Daniel Leonard with his Awesomatix would line up 6th.

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January 30, 2024

Tamiya TRF421

While not to the same level as the past for high profile new competition car unveils, Tamiya has used the opening day of the Nuremberg Toy Fair for a much anticipated high profile racing product release by publicly showing its new TRF421. One of the few remaining RC car manufacturers who exhibit at the German show, which is still a huge event for international toy buyers, Tamiya’s new competition 1:10 electric touring car has been widely rumoured. With our friends Blog Kentech having their finger on the pulse with all things Tamiya, they have gathered together a collective of images and information on the TRF421 from various sources which they are sharing on their site. While the Tamiya Racing Factory race team was disbanded at the end of 2016 ending the iconic Japanese brands reign at the top of international touring car competition and ending the Marc Rheinard/Tamiya era, they still have a hugely loyal following and their latest release will be popular not just with Tamiya fans but touring cars fans world wide. With it rumoured Kenneth Södergård knows more about Tamiya products than Tamiya themselves, you can follow his Blog Kentech Tamiya updates from the show here

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January 30, 2024

Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Justock G3S

Hobbywing has just released its latest ‘Blinky’ speed controller, the XeRun XR10 Justock G3S. The ESC offers more precise control and powerful performance and is suitable for 1:10 onroad and offroad zero-timing competitions. The parameters have also been optimised, the number of which has been increased to 15 and are more in more in line with competition needs. With wireless connection for data recording and analysis once connected to the OTA Bluetooth module you can connect to the ESC through the HW Link mobile app and turn on the real-time data recording function allowing you to view data such as throttle, voltage, current, temperature, speed, etc. in real time. Another feature of the XR10 Justock G3S is Freewheeling. When turned on the ESC temperature is lower, the vehicle decelerates faster when the throttle input is off and it has better controllability around the corners. With Multi RPM limit, you can select one of 79 RPM Limits (10000-88000RPM). It can be programmed through the LCD programming box or OTA module making it is simple and convenient to meet the RPM limit requirements of various competitions in the world. Another feature is the Fan intelligent start and stop function. When the ESC temperature is low, the fan does not activate, when the ESC temperature reaches the preset value, the fan automatically turns on. This function of the fan not only reduces noise, saves power, but also ensures that the ESC works in a good temperature range.

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January 29, 2024

Klinik RC RC10B7 Titanium Turnbuckles

Who doesn’t like a bit of bling? US racing upgrade parts producer Klinik RC has released a rainbow of different colour finish Titanium Turnbuckles for Team Associated’s new RC10 B7 2WD buggy platform. Machined from titanium, in addition to lowering weight and increasing durability a range of 13 different colours give plenty of scope for a personalised bling look for your buggy. Supplied as a set of set and available in a more traditional silver raw finish, you can also choose between shiny blue, gold, purple, bronze, or a matte finish grey, blue, gold purple as well as a green and rainbow.

Source: Klinik RC [klinikrc.com]

January 29, 2024

Mackie wins TFTR Masters

Attracting over 80 drivers the TFTR Masters took place at Templestowe Flat Track Racers in Melbourne, Australia, where it was Awesomatix’ Jeffrey Mackie who took the big win. The host circuit for the Australian National Championships later this year, the always well supported event saw the entry bolstered even further as it was also the official Nationals Warm-up Race. In qualifying Mackie, who made the switch to Awesomatix from ARC for 2024, would secure the pole topped 2 of the 4 qualifiers to secure the TQ ahead of the Xray of Jordan Isergin. In Sunday’s four rounds of finals, Mackie would convert his TQ into victory after withstanding some huge pressure from the Yokomo of reigning National Champion Simon Nicholson to win the opening three legs. Winning the fourth & final A-Main, Isergin would claim second overall with Nicholson completing the podium.

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January 29, 2024

Agartha Works IR18 1:10 INDY Car body

New from Japanese company Agartha Works is the release of this modern-looking 1:10 INDY car body known as the IR18. The body is made up of multiple parts to achieve complex modeling and realistic look. It is compatible with F1 chassis with wheelbase 270mm such as the F104 and is exclusively sold at kimihiko-yano.net online shop.

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January 29, 2024

T-works X4’24 Dual Ball Bearing Front Driveshafts

New from T-Works are these Dual Ball Bearing Front Driveshafts intended for use on Xray’s X4’24 and X4F ’24 1:10 Electric Touring Cars. The 48.5mm driveshafts feature a heavy duty coupler with ball bearings providing a smoother motion especially on maximum steering. The second set of bearings on each shaft controls the motion from suspension movement.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

January 29, 2024

Maifield & Rivkin win at TNR Fuels Amain Challenge 2024

Ryan Maifield and Spencer Rivkin took the big wins at the annual TNR Fuels A-Main Challenge which took place over the weekend at The Dirt at Perris track in SoCal. In qualifying it was the Tekno fleet of Maifield that led the way as he secured a TQ triple with pole position in Nitro Buggy, eBuggy and Nitro Truggy. As last year’s Truggy Champion Maifield would kick off finals day with victory in the 30-minute A-Main after a great battle with Tekno team-mate Spencer Heckert. Behind Rivkin completed the podium. In eBuggy Maifield won both A-Main encounters for overall win No.2 of the weekend, the first leg ahead of Frankie Contreras and the second ahead of Rivkin but a P4 and P5 was enough for Cole Odgen to finished runner up with Contreras claiming 3rd overall. Attracting over 400 entries, in the concluding races of the event it was to be 2023 winner Rivkin who again took the Nitro Buggy victiry after getting passed Maifield who had lead the first half of the 45-minute encounter. Qualifying P2, Kyosho’s Ryan Lutz would complete the podium ahead of Sparko Racing’s Ryan Cavalieri.

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