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July 26, 2023

AMain Hobbies to acquire Hobbytown

AMain Hobbies, the well known online retailer and hosts of the 2013 IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Championship, has announced that it is to acquire the Hobbytown retail chain which has 106 retails stores across the United States. In a press release, the company founded by Kendall Bennett and which has supported many racers & races over the years, said, ‘AMain Hobbies is announcing an agreement in principle to the acquisition of HobbyTown, the largest hobby, specialty toy/game, and STEM retail chain in the World. The agreement, which includes the Lincoln, Nebraska headquarters and distribution center will begin later this summer. Combined with AMain Hobbies’ current distribution network, AMain will now have three strategically placed distribution centers to reach wholesale and retail customers with unprecedented speed. The combination of AMain Hobbies’ and HobbyTown’s industry experience, knowledge, and wealth of data will offer hobbyists an even wider product selection and modern retail shopping experience while making it easier and more profitable for stores to operate in the current economy.’

Continue reading press release here

July 26, 2023

MSE MTC-2 Alu Diff and Spool Cams

MSE has released these new Aluminium Diff and Spool Cams for the Mugen MTC-2 and MTC-2R 1:10 Electric Touring Car. They are super light, and stronger than the plastic versions supplied in the kit. They are available in a “standard” and in a “low” version which allows you to run Diff and Spool lower in the car.

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July 26, 2023

Sunpadow launch new ERC battery range

Sunpadow has announced the launch of its new ERC range of entry level batteries. Best known for providing battery power to drivers like newly crowned European 4WD Buggy Champion Michal Orlowski and Touring Car World Champion Bruno Coelho, the ERC range is aimed more at the hobby end of the market. High performance, high quality and high cost performance at budget level pricing are the important characteristics of ERC brand series and the range of 2S, 3S & 4S will cover everything from 3800mah to up 9800mah capacity.

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]

July 26, 2023

Mugen Seiki MBX8 carbon fuel tank guard plate

Mugen Seiki has released an optional carbon fibre fuel tank guard plate for their MBX8 1:8 Nitro Buggy. The plate protects the tank from the heat of the exhaust as well as acting as a mounting point for fuel tubing with two sections milled out for the placement of tubing mounts. In addition to heat countermeasures, the plate helps avoid problems such as the muffler coming off and melting the fuel tank. The plate is designed specifically for use only on the buggy and not their truggy.

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July 25, 2023

MIBO International 2024 Announcement

Following the hugely successful inaugural running of the MIBO International Race in the Czech Republic in March, former international touring car racer Michal Bok has confirmed the race is back for 2024 on the slightly earlier date of February 16-18. A long time dream of Bok to host his own major international event in Hrotovice, the indoor event finally came to fruition in 2023 bringing together both electric onroad and offroad racing on two tracks build side by side by the team from Mibosport. The first edition of MIBO International saw Mugen’s Ronald Volker crowned the inaugural Touring Car Champion and Xray’s Bruno Coelho take double buggy honours at the Sport V Hotel venue. With everything from the track, restaurant, bowling alley and hotel rooms all under one roof, the venue was a hit with racers who travelled from 13 different countries. With a capped entry limit the relaxed schedule also meant plenty of time in the evening to wind down and socialise over dinner after each day’s racing. On the onroad track, the racing action will again cater for Modified, Stock & FWD Touring cars plus Formula. The Offroad track will cater for 2WD and 4WD Buggy as well an open class of ‘Offroad Kids’ that will give the future stars of racing an opportunity to be a part of this international event.

Source: MIBO [mibosport.com]

July 25, 2023

Tekno lightened Shock Towers

American 1:8 Offroad chassis manufacturer Tekno has released four new lightened shock towers for its buggy and truggy kits. These new towers are CNC machined from high quality 7075 aluminium, hard anodised, and redesigned to save every gram possible. The infrequently utilised camberlink positions were deleted, the tower’s outer perimeter was decreased, and the supporting cross elements have been milled out. With a front and rear tower option for the NB/EB48 2.x Buggy and NT/ET48 2.x Truggy, they save up to 40% over the stock counterparts, are a direct replacement for the stock towers and require no extra parts.

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July 25, 2023

T-works BD12 Brass Motor Mount Weight Set

Coming from T-Works and made for Yokomo’s BD12 electric touring car is this brass motor mount weight set. The 2 piece set contains a main 25 gram black anodised brass weights machined to specifically to fit around the drive train components and place the weight towards the centre of the car. Also included is an additional 5gram weight that mounts with a single screw to the larger weight.

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

July 24, 2023

HB Racing E8 World Spec 1:8 eBuggy

In a natural follow on from the announcement of their D8 World Spec 1:8 Nitro Buggy last month, HB Racing has released CAD images of the electric variant – the E8 World Spec. Updated to the eBuggy include the same suspension redesign found on the nitro D8 WS buggy. New front and rear suspension helps the E8 WS excel on high speed and high grip race tracks. The key parts are new symmetrical suspension arms, adjustable pills on all 4 of the inner suspension mounts, new caster blocks, steering hubs, and rear hubs. Many of the parts are compatible with the latest HB Truggies and nitro buggy, so racers need fewer spare parts at the track.

View more CAD images here