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November 7, 2023

Yokomo Drift Package 2WD Pandem GR86 RTR

Yokomo has released the Drift Package 2WD Pandem GR86 RTR 1:10 drift car. Coming complete with painted body and pre-assembled adjusted chassis, all you need to go drifting is 4 AA batteries for the transmitter. Rear 2WD drive produces cool counter drift while the latest steering gyro system allows for highly stable operation. Drifting on asphalt surfaces, short-hair carpets, and P-tile floors is easy, and the latest 2.4GHz digital controller can also be used to produce delicate movements. In addition to the controllers, a battery for driving and a USB charging adapter are also included, making this a truly complete Ready-To-Run package.

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November 7, 2023

R1 Wurks AAFC Advanced Anti-Friction Coating

R1 Wurks has introduced its AAFC – Advanced Anti-Friction Coating. Apply coating to ball joints, hinge pins, steering bushings, gears and anywhere reduced friction is desired. R1 AAFC is a liquid formula that effortlessly evolves into a dry film coating upon application. This remarkable lubricant is precision-engineered to eliminate friction and reduce wear. It can be applied using direct or wicking methods. With the direct method you brush R1 AAFC directly onto the surface, especially suitable for areas such as spur and pinion teeth. For the wicking method use a loaded brush to dab R1 AAFC onto assembled parts, allowing it to effortlessly wick into the desired area. After drying, a thin layer of dry lubrication will be left behind. This method is excellent for tasks like lubricating ball cups, suspension balls, hinge pins, steering bushings, and anti-roll bar components. The application possibilities are endless. AAFC boasts an unrivaled ability to create an ultra-thin protective shield, fortified with the exceptional properties of MoS2 (Molybdenum Disulfide) and WS2 (Tungsten Disulfide). This results in an unbeatable low-friction coating that redefines the landscape of high-performance lubrication.

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November 7, 2023

Martin dominates Round 2 of EssexCarpetClash

Round 2 of the popular EssexCarpetClash series took place at the end of October, where drivers had a mix of both an open and tight track. The grip seemed a little lower than the first round, so a little tweak to setup was needed, but this didn’t effect any of the fast and close racing throughout the day. In 2WD it was the mega quick Lee Martin that set the timing sheets alight taking top spot in all his qualifying runs with his Schumacher LD3. Ed Kerry had a great start to the day with some great early qualifying runs, putting his Serpent 2nd on the grid ahead of Will Venables in 3rd.Harley Eldridge would have a consistent qualifying and would line up 4th ahead of Demetri Panayides. The pole man Martin, would continue his dominance and never look back in the finals, and would make it a perfect 3 leg finals taking all leg wins and the meeting overall. With a few errors and mix ups in the field all finals, it would be Eldridge that would make the most of things and constantly finish in the top spots and getting her 2nd overall for the day with her Xray. Venables would keep his grid position and finish 3rd overall.
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November 6, 2023

MiBorg RCV driveshafts lubricated for life

French RC driveshaft specialists MiBorg has released it’s new innovative RCV driveshaft lubricated for life. To simplify the service and maintenance constraints of the RCV driveshaft and ensure correct use, the RCV driveshaft and its “constant velocity” technology are now lubricated in factory for life. The lubricant used is resistant to the most cleaners on the market. You can remove the dust and others track residues with a citrus cleaner or RCV cleaner with no re-lubrication required. The new lubrication covers the entire product range. Utilising the design of full-scale cars the driveshafts use ceramic balls instead of cross pins to drive the wheel axle, which results in less vibration even with steering angles and more compacity compare with double joint. This leads to a more predictable handling, higher corner speeds and less tyre wear. A steel-to-steel interface between wheel axle and bearing is provided for less play and less bearing wear compared to the original assembly. It’s associated with the MiBorg original pin less wheel axle adapters for a better wheel concentricity. The driveshaft centre of rotation is aligned with the steering axis to ensure an easy handling of the car.

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November 6, 2023

Payne wins 1:12 International Grand Prix

Schumacher’s Ollie Payne won the 1:12 International Grand Prix in Italy over the weekend ahead of team-mate Michal Orlowski. Fresh from his double victory at the Masters of Foam race in Belgium a week earlier, the British driver travelled to RC Landia in Scandiano where we would again dominate the action. Topping three of the 6 rounds of qualifying, Payne secured the overall TQ ahead of 2022 European Champion Orlowski who posted two TQ runs. Reigning European Champion Alexander Hagberg who take Q3 to secure 3rd on the grid with his Xray. In the triple 8-minute A-Main, Payne won to first two take the overall while victory in A3 gave Orlowski second ahead of Mattia Collina for an all Schumacher podium with Hagberg fourth after a DNF in A3.

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November 6, 2023

Capricorn LAB GT2 pivot bushing kit

Capricorn has released their their 2024 pivot bushing kits for its 1:8 GT chassis the LAB GT2. It kits come in 4 different options – the 4 piece LAB GT2 Pivot Bushing kit 5MM, Pivot Bushing kit 4MM, Upper Rear Arms Pivot Busing kit, and the 20 piece Pivot Busing Full Kit. The new pivot bushing is made up of an Ergal 7075 hard coated sphere and a PA66 reinforced bushing. The benefits of the new kit is it’s lightness and, most importantly, it is maintenance free.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

November 6, 2023

Lovely makes it 2 from 2 in Schumacher Winter Series

Round 2 of the Schumacher Winter Series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club took place over the weekend with Chris Lovely taking the win in the hotly contested Contact RC 17.5 class. In qualifying Lovely topped the first three qualifiers before having issues in Q3 which was topped by Alex Brocklebank securing the Schumacher. A string of P2 times would give the Schumacher of Joseph Cocking 3rd on the grid ahead of destiny’s Daniel Burks. A duo of Awesomatix chassis of Dave Sedgewick and Paul Sleight. A clean start through the first corner, and a melee through the second would see Burks pushing Lovely early on in the single leg final. Chris would be able to bridge the gap and bring his Xray home for the win, ahead of Daniel. Paul Sleight would fight his way through from the back end of the field to time the final step on the podium. Incidents would mean Dave Sedgewick was fourth ahead of the Schumacher pair of Alex Brocklebank and Joseph Cocking.

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November 6, 2023

T-Works MP9/10 Steel Front Universal Driveshaft sets

T-Works has released a range of Steel Front Universal driveshaft sets for Kyosho’s 1:8 Offroad Buggy and Truggy kits. The driveshaft are offered for the MP9, MP10 and MP10T and are made from high-quality steel which has been coated for extra hardness. The 93mm shaft set is intended for the MP9, 95mm for the MP10, while the MP10T Truggy driveshafts are 132.5mm.

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