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June 19, 2023

TLR 22 5.0 optional chassis & 22X-4 Driveshaft Bones

Team Losi Racing has released a number of new options for their competition 1:10 Buggy chassis offerings. First up are two optional chassis for the 22 5.0 2WD Buggy which come in +4mm and +7mm longer versions. The +4mm longer chassis will make the buggy smoother and less twitchy on entry, carry more mid-corner speed, and have more on power steering, but still have enough grip for clay surfaces. A prototype of the +4mm chassis was used by Dakotah Phend to win the 2022 ROAR Dirt Nationals and is the race teams’ choice for dirt and clay tracks. The +7mm chassis creates the perfect length for carpet and astro turf surfaces to produce good consistent lap times. It is very smooth on entry, great mid-corner rolling speed, and increased on power steering for surfaces with very high traction like carpet and astro. Phend took the 2022 ROAR Carpet Nationals using a prototype of the chassis. Both chassis are CNC machined from 2.0mm 7075-T6 aluminium, milled for weight reduction and optimised flex characteristics, then hard anodised for wear resistance and protection.

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June 19, 2023

Powerstar electronic power switch

Powerstar has released its new style electronic Power Switch. It can be used with various batteries like Ni-Cd, Ni-MH 5 cell, Li-Po, Li-Fe 2 Cell. It features a connector clip to prevent disconnection, Over-discharge and short-circuit protection functions, Li-Po voltage protection function to protect Li-Po battery from over-discharging and is IPX4 Water Resistance. The power switch has locations for screws which align with many popular vehicles on the market so mounting is neat, handy, and secure.

Source: PowerStar [powerstar-racing.com]

June 19, 2023

Xpress Arrow AM1 M-Chassis

Hong Kong chassis manufacturer Xpress has released a new M-Chassis, the Arrow AM1. The shaft driven car is an M-Chassis version of the full size Arrow AT1 1:10 electric touring car. Sporting all the designs that made the Arrow AT1 a competitive chassis, they have turned it into a M-Chassis platform. The AM1 features 4WD Shaft Drive Floating Gearbox System with a sealed transmission gearbox with drive via aluminium propeller shafts which providing extra durability and weight saving. It uses the same self-lubricating plastic that is found on Arrow AT1 with suspension plastics the same as the XM1, so Xpress mini fans will have parts already.

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June 19, 2023

Sworkz S14-4D (Dirt Edition) 1:10 4WD Buggy

Sworkz has released their latest Dirt edition 1:10 4WD electric buggy with the S14-4D Pro Kit. It is an evolution from the successful S14-3D and S14-4C platform with the new geometry of the car providing optimised corner speeds and easy handling on carpet and very high grip tracks. The S14-4D features the new gear box with adjustable diff system on a T7075 hard anodised and lightened aluminium chassis. The flex of the chassis can be changed by different material sideguards. The kit also comes with Sworkz brand new designed 1:10 Pro-Shock System (Long version shock body). The shocks come with new Emulsion Precision Plastic Shock Caps, Shock Pistons with Seal Parts. The kit comes standard with a 4mm carbon full condition version for both front rear shock towers. The Teflon coated shock shafts provides smooth shock reactions. Black Line springs which are good designed with rotation fixed spring holders comes standard in the SWORKz S14-4D kit.

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June 19, 2023

LRP 1:8 eBuggy Motor Cooling System

LRP has introduced a new motor cooling system specifically designed for 1:8 eBuggy use. The German brand successfully tested the new system at the recent European Championships at the Rhein-Main Circuit where it kept motor temperatures to a unprecedented low level despite the scorching hot weather. The WorksTeam aluminium fan mount can be used to mount up to 2 x 40 mm WorksTeam high rev motor fans with a matching WorksTeam aluminium safety mesh also available with the mounting hardware included.

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June 18, 2023

Tessmann wins Visions RC Offroad Championships

Ty Tessmann completed a double at the Visions RC Offroad Championships in Oklahoma, his Nitro Buggy and eBuggy wins netting the Xray driver $6,000 in prize money. Part of the Visions Off-Road 2023 event that brings together all form of full scale off road racing at the 750 acres Mid America Outdoors offroad adventure park, the RC race attracted all the big names in US racing. Racing on a bigger Joey Christensen built track than last year, qualifying for the event breaks from tradition and see three rounds of heads up racing with the result of Q1 determining the grid for the first of the triple finals. Q2 would decided Leg 2’s starting order and Q3 the closing race’s grid. With Tessmann winning Q1 he would start pole for the first final from where he took the win despite a late crash. HB Racing’s Phi Long Nguyen took Q2 with team-mate Cole Ogden winning Q3. In the second final, it would be Tekno’s Ryan Maifield who came through for the win with Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin winning A3 however with Tessmann second on both occasions it gave him the overall victory and $5,000 winner’s cheque. Getting $3,000 for his efforts, Rivkin was second with Maifield completing the podium to collect $2,000. In eBuggy, Tessman took the more traditional TQ ahead of TLR’s Dakotah Phend and that was how they would finish at the end of the single 7-minute A-Main. Sworkz Joe Bornhorst completed the eBuggy podium.

Image: Ty Tessmann [Facebook]

June 17, 2023

Gruber wins second European 1:10 Nitro title

Toni Gruber is the new EFRA 1:10 Nitro Onroad European Champion, the Capricorn driver retaking the title he previously held in 2017 with the win at Naxos World in Italy today. The only driver to better Dario Balestri in qualifying, taking the first of the five rounds after which the Italian topped every round, the German would go on to take Super Pole to lock in his direct No.2 starting position in the final behind the Top Qualifier. Locked in battle with Infinity team-mates Balestri and 3rd place qualifier Jilles Groskamp, as the race entered its final 8-minutes Balestri would suffer a flame out ending his chances of a 3rd European title in the class. While Groskamp would chase Gruber, the Dutch driver ran out of tyres and couldn’t match the leader. At the end of 45-minutes Gruber took his Ielasi Tuned powered C04 to victory by just over 4-seconds. Carmine Raiola would complete the podium, one lap down. Unfortunately Balestri would suffer a DNF, retiring in the final 3-minutes of the race.

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June 17, 2023

Serpent Spyder SRX2Gen3 Team kit

Serpent has released its latest 1:10 2WD Kit, the SRX2 Gen3 Team. With the SRX2 Gen3 the most successful 2WD platform from the famed nitro onroad manufacturer and customers & racers extremely pleased with the versatility, reliability and performance of the chassis, with the Gen3 Team, Serpent wanted to push the envelope further mainly focusing on flex, ease of use, and above all faster lap times. The SRX2 Gen3 Team continues its heritage of being their most universal car to date, sharing a substantial amount of parts from its predecessors but getting needed performance upgrades. Serpent’s R&D department feel this Team edition delivers on there promise for improved performance with a completely new front end construction featuring new Straight front arms, new shock tower and updated Steering Rack Arms and New Ackerman arms. The buggy also gets an optional chassis with weights to allow for maximum adjustability of weight distribution. It also gets Carbon battery holders and straps as well as updated side pods and separated bulkhead supports. Carbon Fibre chassis stiffeners for Multi-Flex are another new feature.

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