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December 27, 2024

Krapp to use Cayote electronics for 2025

Electronics newcomer Team Cayote has announced the addition of Christopher Krapp to its team for the 2025 season. The 2022 World Championship podium finishers joins Marc Rheinard, Atsushi Hara and Jilles Groskamp at the ambitious new brand and the deal will restart a long term working relationship Krapp previous enjoyed with Cayote frontman Oscar Jansen. At Team Orion, the pair successfully worked together when the then up & coming German racer made his first World Championship final in 2010 as a Kyosho/Team Orion driver with further successes following. Recently announced as continuing with Team Yokomo as a factory driver and also filling the role of European Team Manager for the Japanese manufacturer, on the announcement Krapp said, ‘I’m excited to join Team Cayote! I’ve tested their products and I’m very happy with the results. Thank you to Cayote for this amazing opportunity – I’ll give my best in the upcoming season.’

Source: Team Cayote [cayote.com]

December 27, 2024

Tollard latest driver to confirm TLR exit

Cole Tollard is the latest driver to announce their exit from the TLR/Horizon Hobby race team. A long time Team Associated driver, the America racer joined TLR at the beginning of 2023 after an impressive 11-year stint with AE with whom he won a ROAR Mod Truck National title. Having topped a round of qualifying at the 2023 IFMAR 1:10 Offroad Worlds and made the 4WD final in his first season with TLR, on his departure Tollard posted on his Facebook page, ‘I hope everyone had a great Christmas! As 2024 is coming to a close I’ve decided to go in a different direction next year. I would like to thank everyone at TLR for the support the last two years. As this time was shorter than what I anticipated. I’ve gained a lot of friends and created many memories. I’m hoping to continue making memories with everyone in the future. I wish nothing but the best for TLR/Horizon as they create their new vision.’

Source: Cole Tollard [Facebook]

December 26, 2024

T-Works IFB8 Alu Rear Tension Rod Mount

T-Works has released this Aluminium Rear Tension Rod Mount for the Infinity IFB8 1:8 Buggy. Made from 7075-T6 Aluminium that has undergone a black hard coating process for the best strength and hardness possible, the mount enhance the rigidity of the rear of the buggy and improves cornering performance. Also for the IFB8 are Brass Front Upright Adjust Nut with Teflon Spacers to add weight and change the front end weight distribution. The Teflon Spacers can effectively reduce friction and improve the smoothness of steering enhance the handling performance of the buggy.

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December 26, 2024

Brunet joins RC Maker

After a host of Australian driver signings Australian Touring Car manufacturer newcomer RC Maker has announced top French racer Antoine Brunet has joined its team. Following a single season with Yokomo in 2024 after racing with Xray for a number of seasons before that with whom he achieved MIBO International and ETS podium finishes, Brunet will kick off his campaign with the SP1 at the GP3F race in Longwy followed ETS Daun and the legendary TITC in Bangkok, Thailand at the end of February where Ryan Maker debuted the SP1 prototype this year. Making the announcement RC Maker posted, ‘We are beyond excited to work with such an accomplished and professional driver, and are looking forward to developing the SP1 and moving forward together to achieve the best results possible! Welcome aboard Antoine!! ‘. On joining RC Maker’s exciting new touring car project Brunet, ‘A new adventure begins! I’m super excited to join the RC Maker team. Im looking forward to contributing to grow the brand in Europe and all around the world! I want to say a big thanks to Ryan for the opportunity and trust in me. I’m sure the best is yet to come!’

Source: RC Maker [rcmaker.com.au]

December 26, 2024

Yokomo RO2.0 1:10 2WD Buggy

Following the release of its newest competition buggy oﬀering the SO3.0 last month, Yokomo has announced the latest kit offering in its Rookie range, the RO2.0. The RO series, which has become a very popular machine due to its easy handling and high driving performance has evolved even further to now be released with a drivetrain that can handle dirt surfaces, and at a more reasonable price. The biggest change is in the rear end of the 2WD Buggy. A gear cover has been installed to protect the drivetrain when driving on dirt surfaces enabling daring driving without hesitation, even on surfaces with lots of sand and pebbles. The gear case also features a gearbox that emphasises rear traction, and the motor position is set closer to the rear to keep the weight closer to the rear axle. The battery position also has a wider adjustment range, allowing for even higher rear load depending on the situation.

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December 26, 2024

VP-Pro 1:8 Buggy Tire Sticks

Adding to its offering of RC accessories, VP-Pro has introduced their new 1:8 Buggy Tire Sticks. Made from durable ABS material that will not warp due to high heat, the one-piece snap-on design works without any additional locking nuts. This allows you to insert/remove the tire on the stick easily, and ensures the tires will not fall out from the stick during storage, transport and while handling with the tires sets.
Available in black/blue/pink colours they comes as a bag of 12 sticks.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]

December 24, 2024

ProMotion QuickTime 1:10 Pin tire

US Offroad tire brand ProMotion has release a new 1:10 Offroad pin tire it is calling QuickTime while also adding a new compounds to its range. The Quicktime tire was designed to work on both loose dirt ovals as well as outdoor off-road tracks. Taking some pin layout ideas from their 1:8 MIG tire as well as using their extensive background in full scale dirt oval racing to come up with the Quicktime pattern, the inline center pins provide maximum forward drive. The outer rows of pins are off set from the center pins to help the tire slide when needed in the corners. The aggressive long pins on the outside of the tire provide the grip you have always wanted. ProMotions new Tan family of compounds are featured in T1-T4 compounds and is the result of 8 months of testing in various conditions, climates, and tracks. The results of these test have produced better wear rates while still maintaining the grip levels of our original compounds. Along with the completely new compound makeup, the compounds are also closer together on the durometer scale for finer adjustments when changing compounds.

Source: ProMotion RC [promotionrc.com]

December 24, 2024

Bittydesign Falcon-X Desert 1:7 Truck Body

Continuing to expand their range of bodies for the 1:7 vehicles, Italy’s Bittydesign has added their first offroad offering with the release of the Falcon-X Desert Truck for Arrma’s Mojave 6S and Traxxas UDR. Made with high quality and genuine 1.5mm polycarbonate Lexan, the Falcon-X was developed especially for the UDR and Mojave models with the main intention of offering a different shape and details than the stock body. Attention to details makes sure they were able to come up with an aggressive-looking and uniquely styled body. Specially designed to be installed on the Falcon-X, they also offer as optional interior with pilot and co-pilot to complete the look by giving the body a rather realistic appearance thanks to details such as the suit, gloves, belts, seats and steering wheel that can be painted as desired, even matching the body livery.

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