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October 31, 2024

ROAR announces 2025 Nationals Calendar

ROAR, the the sanctioning body for RC racing in the United States & Canada, has announced the track locations and dates for its 2025 National Championships. While a suitable venue for the 1:8 Onroad Nitro Nationals is still being sought, the 2025 Nationals will kick off with the 1:10 Onroad Carpet Nationals at 360 RC Raceway in New Rochelle, New York, which is home to the annual MonTech NYGP. Later in the same month Amain will host the 1:8 Electric Offroad Nationals at it track in California. Next up it will be the 1:10 Offroad Nationals which will be hosted by Hoosier RC Hobbyplex in Indiana in May. June will see the turn of 1:8 Nitro Offroad drivers to battle it out for National honours as they travel to the Thornhill Racing Circuit in Texas. In August the 1:10 Carpet Offroad Nationals will take drivers to Iowa to the Island Speedway Offroad facility. Set to wrap up the National Calendar in October, CenCal Speedway in Fresno, California, will decide the 1:10 Onroad Paved National titles.

View official 2025 calendar here

October 31, 2024

Yanagisaw joins Power HD

Front running Japanese electric onroad racer Yoshiyasu Yanagisaw has been announced as the newest team signing by servo manufacturer Power HD. A podium finisher at the 1:12 World Championship and also a Touring Car podium finisher at the JMRCA National Championships, the factory Xpress team driver will use Power HD’s direct mount servo S15-XP in his touring car while choosing their M8H pan car servo for his 1:12 campaign.

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]

October 31, 2024

JConcepts Tool Box with upper storage

Having unveiled back in September it was introducing a new range of Toolbox and Storage box options, JConcepts has released the first in the new the line with this Tool Box with upper storage. The Florida based company’s most expensive injection molded project to date, the design centers around the lower box which can be shared with two different functioning covers. The toolbox cover serves as the upper deck and features JConcepts branding, has a host of space and individual dividers which can be secured in to place. The smoke colour of the upper lid is rather stealthy and allows a racer to see what compartments are open or utilised but not a complete reveal for wandering eyes. The lower box has several built-in sectionals and many places to add and secure larger dividers to outfit the space as a racer desires. The dividers in traditional storage boxes are handy, but tend to slide, move and fall out during use. JConcepts set out to secure these dividers by designing a system where they can be secured with a screw from the underside of the box.

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October 30, 2024

Capricorn GT5 RS Special Wheel Nut

Following on from the release of the their first entry in to the large scale market with the release of the GT5 RS Touring Car, Italy’s Capricorn has produced new ultra light special wheel nuts intended for 1:5 racing. With anti-unscrewing system and safety grub screws, each nut is machined from Ergal 7075 material.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 30, 2024

Vision Racing 22 5.0 Rear Alu Bearing Sway bar Mount

New from American offroad aftermarket parts producer Vision Racing is this Rear Aluminium Bearing Sway bar Mount for the Team Losi 22 5.0 1:10 2WD Buggy. This precision sway bar mounting system, which include alu mount, bearings and collars, will free up and also take out slop from your sway bar movement.

Source: Vision Racing [visionracing.net]

October 30, 2024

Berton to run Matrix Tires

Kyosho bound Riccardo Berton will run Martix tyres as part of his new race program, the Italian manufacturer announcing the 1:8 Offroad World finalist would be joining World Champion Davide Ongaro as one of its team drivers for 2025. Winner of this year’s Montepellier GP, the Italian had been running OGO tyres as part of his program with Infinity in 2024 and commenting on his announcement at Matrix he posted, ‘Really happy to join Matrix Racing Tires for 2025, thank you very much to Cristian and all the team! Looking forward to the start of the season!’

Source: Matrix [matrixtires.it]

October 29, 2024

WIRC GT4E-R1 1:8 Electric GT Chassis

Having released their latest 1:8 GT Nitro chassis back in July, Italian Onroad and Offroad chassis manufacturer WIRC Racing has released the electric version of the kit, the GT4E-R1. The new car, which the team’s offroad star Marco Baruffolo spent the weekend testing ahead the brand’s ‘Master Cup’ race event at its own WIRC Arena track, has had the weight distribution optimised and features 11 mm lower front and rear suspension for better stability and responsive handling. The car’s battery mount has been improved getting a new battery stop.

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October 29, 2024

JConcepts S15 bodies for XB2’24 | XB4’24

Continuing the roll out of its S15 1:10 buggy body, JConcepts has released versions to fit the 2WD and 4WD kits offerings from Xray, the XB2’24 and the XB4’24. Debuting at the 2023 1:10 Offroad World Championships in Arizona, JConcepts S15 body is available in both standard and a lightweight option, the body ships with window mask, decal sheet and two of the latest Carpet | Turf | Dirt wings for a quick transition from preparation to racing. The S15 follows the chassis shape like a glove and the tidy arrangement is free of unwanted gaps. The centre line roof fin helps the body stand up to rigorous demands of crashes and off-track excursions and while on the track, provides straight line tracking ability. The top of the side pod rolls into the rear end section helping with the force placed just in front of the rear tires. Just behind the cab, there is a trim-able section dedicated to rear escape of hot air and inner shell build up.

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