Yokomo is adding the option of bearing type Front/Rear universal driveshafts for its competition level MS1.0 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The universal design with bearings is available as a pair with corresponding spool or diff cups or individual items. The bearing type driveshafts reduce drive loss and stabilises suspension operation, thereby increasing cornering speeds.
New from JConcepts are these Caster Hat Bushings to help level up the look of the RC10B7 from Team Associated. The all-aluminium, CNC machined items have trick indentations providing styling cues and identifiers to quickly recognise thickness. Available in blue and black colours, the caster hat bushings arrived packaged including the 1mm and 2mm thickness, most commonly used in dirt racing applications.
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In the latest release of their 1:8 Sector Body, Pro-Line has added a version for Team Associated’s RC8B4.1 1:8 Buggy platform. Released back in August, the Sector features a ground-up redesign to optimise the handling of your buggy in the trickiest of track conditions. The low-slung design features a laid-back windshield and long center fin for ideal stability and side bite, lowering your lap times. The overall rake of the body contributes to the planted yet drivable feel of the Sector, while the body has the right amount of clearance around the gearbox, chassis, and bulkhead. Made in the USA , the body is made with Crystal Clear Polycarbonate and is protected by an overspray film.
Lucas Grainer took a double win at the final round of the Austrian 1:10 Offroad Nationals in Traiskirchen. After taking the TQ spot in the 4WD class with his Reedy powered Team Associated B74.2, Grainer was able to convert this into a win, followed by the Xray of Hupo Hönigl and Peter Pinisch with his Ruddog Racing powered B74.2. In the 2WD class, Grainer was only 4th on the grid, but after close battles he secured the win followed by Team Associated team-mate Marcel Rekettye in P2. In the 2WD stock class it was Thomas Rössler who won with his RC10B7.
Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]
JConcepts has officially released its newest 1:8 Buggy tyre, the Double Bar. The Florida based company brought the tyre to market during the march to the 1:8 IFMAR World Championship in Spain. Using previously unseen elements with the dual nature of the tread, the JConcepts item is an entirely different monster. The overlapping and repeated concept is one that intends to tackle conditioned track surfaces and heavy slick groove conditions like never before. Located in the infield of the tread, diamond patterned pins consume space, surface area, and ultimately a flexible arrangement that conforms to high-end racing conditions. As the dual tread intersects itself, a wall provides additional side bite and stability during hard side-loads and 180-degree corners. The soft and layered tread terminates at the edge, and it rolls off to give the tyre an easy transition for an easier driving feel. Inside, a firmer inner carcass webbing was built into the Double Bar to take on more difficult jumping tasks, faster speed European style track layouts, and reduce the ballooning effect of racing at higher speeds. The Double Bar arrives ready with Dirt-Tech inserts known for their durability, shape, and consistent feel in a multitude of track conditions.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Texas-based R/C design and manufacturing company Vision Racing Products (VRP) has released a new 2025 Performance Kit for the Agama N1 1:8 Buggy called the VRP NV. The new performance kit completely redesigns the geometry into an even lower centre of gravity buggy. It also simplifies and reduces weight as well. The new configuration is needed for American style tracks, but will excel on EU tracks just the same. In addition to keeping the lowest CG available, VRP have worked hard to make the best jumping and landing buggy too. One very noticeable difference is the amount of grip the NV makes. In most cases to date, VRP claim they have had the most grip of any buggy, while maintaining good turn in and cornering. The NV does not labor in the turns due to the shocks being high like traditional buggies, and it shows. The VRP Performance Kit offers the opportunity to have a different and unique buggy for 2025.
Avid Racing Concepts has introduced this 13mm Avant Shock Set intended for use on Team Associated’s latest 1:10 Buggy platforms, the B7 and the B74. The shock bodies have Avid’s proven low-friction Avant Coating which has a polished, mirror-like finish that resists wear while offering the lowest friction on the market. The exterior showcases our signature Ringer silver highlights and a laser-etched AV logo at the bottom, making them stand out. They’re compatible with AE pistons, and Avid has optimised the design to use 4 fewer machined spacers, cutting replacement costs in half. The set also includes (2) 13×23 and (2) 13×27.5 Avant Shock Bodies, (2) 3×23 and (2) 3×27.5 Avid Chrome Shock Shafts, (8) Avant AE Machined Shock Spacers, (8) Avid X-Rings, (1) Avid Slop Oring Grease, (4) piston washers, (4) piston screws, (4) cap orings, and (4) cartridge orings. Everything you need to take your 1:10 AE suspension to the next level all in 1 package, and available separately for your convenience.
Flavio Elias is the 2024 Brazilian 1:8 Onroad National Champion, victory at the season finale over the weekend giving the Capricorn driver the title once again. The 2nd and final round of the Championship at the AARC track in ABC, Santo André, São Paulo offered double points meaning the championship title was wide open. In the 1-hour final it was Elias who took the win over the similar car of Eduardo Dulac and that was how they also finished up in the overall championship standings. In 1:10 Nitro Touring, Infinity driver João Hélio took the win over Luis Gustavo Lima with Issao Takara completing the podium which was enough for Takara to claim the title. In 1:8 GT the title would go to WIRC driver Hernan Uner as he took the Round 2 victory ahead of Cesar Passaretti Hong Nor.
Source: Flavio Tamashiro
