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August 28, 2023

Tommy Hall does double at Scotty Ernst UK Showdown

The Scotty Ernst UK Showdown saw Tommy Hall do the buggy double at the inaugural running of the 1:10 Offroad event. The famed American race announcer brought his Showdown to the UK’s legendary Robin Hood Raceway where the astro turf track played to its advantage with any rain not stopping play at the Schumacher Racing supported event. Capitalising on the British Bank Holiday weekend, the 3-day event saw Sunday’s main action decide the 2WD Champion with the 4WD and Stadium Truck battles fought on Monday. In 2WD Buggy, it was Team Associated’s Tommy Hall who took the TQ before the former European Champion went on to win the final ahead of the Schumacher pairing of Ben Smith and Lee Martin. In 4WD, it was the second of the Hall brother’s Jamie who would TQ ahead of Martin with Tommy P3 after four rounds. In the triple finals however it was Tommy, the newly crowned British National Champion, who took the first two A-Mains to completed the perfect weekend with Jamie securing P2 with the win in A3 as Martin again completed the podium in third. In Stadium Truck the finals produced three different winners with 2WD Buggy runner-up Smith taking the overall victory from Martin for a Schumacher 1-2 ahead of Jamie and Tommy Hall.

Image: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 28, 2023

JConcepts Spring box double decker w/foam liner

JConcepts has introduced this spring box to assist racer the organisation of their spring selection. The double decker design stores up to 18 pairs of springs plus 2 added compartments on each layer for miscellaneous items. The injection molded box itself has been in the JConcepts line-up for years assisting in motor and battery storage with a nice closure and stealth black colour combination. The box now makes a nice and tidy space with high density foam layered with compartmentalised section and blue floor space to aid in a visual cue to identify springs quickly. The package includes a decal for the inside of the lid for the racer to write in notes, combinations, spring rate and type, to further trackside organisation. The spring box is ideal for 1:10 off-road, and on-road racers looking to tuck away their setup secrets and keep them protected in style.

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August 28, 2023

Xpress Stiff Composite Spur gears

New from Xpress is their new Stiff Composite Spur Gears ensuring longevity and an efficient drivetrain. The mounting pattern has been designed to be able to fit most of the touring cars on the market and is available in 32P in 40-24-44T and 64P from 74T through to 116T.

Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]

August 28, 2023

Rêve D HT Rear Lower arm

Drifting brand Rêve D has introduced their new HT rear lower arm for improved rear traction. The HT rear lower arm, which is machined from lightweight and highly rigid DURACON (POM) material, achieves a highly precise finish and dramatically smooth suspension movement. There are two lengths, 42mm and 45mm. In addition to the caster angle of 0 degrees, the 42mm has a caster angle of 2.6 degrees with an inclination on the outer pin side. As a unique feature, the 42mm and 45mm arms with a caster angle of 0 degrees adopt a reversible structure, and two types of damper mounting heights can be selected by exchanging the left and right. The 42mm caster 2.6 degrees type can increase traction without hindering the sinking of the suspension by tilting the knuckle forward without adding a skid angle. Rêve D recommend using it in combination with the recently announced long type suspension mounts.

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August 28, 2023

SMJ Kabuto Spec 3 silencer

Kabuto, the engine brand from Japan’s SMJ, has released two new tuned silencer sets for 1:8 and 1:10 Onroad competition. For 1:8, the new silencer set is perfectly matched for the Kabuto 7 port engine which shows responsive characteristics to throttle input. The overall shape of the silencer has been thickened to increase power in the mid to high speed range. In addition, the combination of the straight type MR03 manifold dramatically improves pickup at higher RPMs and allows the driver to experience overwhelming power from low speeds to the top end of the range. For 1:10 the Kabuto silencer is known for its top-end power. Based on the O.S. Speed T1070C, the high performance and reliability of the T1070C has been retained, while the MT03 manifold, which has a new shape and greatly improves exhaust efficiency, has been combined with the T1070C to bring out a higher level of power across the entire throttle range. You will be able to feel the outstanding throttle feeling not only on high-speed circuits with long straights, but also on technical circuits.

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August 28, 2023

Apolaro wins Great Lakes Challenge

One of the United States most iconic Onroad nitro races, the Great Lakes Challenge saw DJ Apolaro take the 1:10 Sedan win at the 2023 running of the event held at the TSRCAR track in Lebanon Ohio over the weekend. The Wallace Motorsports driver Apolaro would secure the TQ from Jamie Corrado after setting the fastest time in the 3rd of the 5 rounds of qualifying. In the 40-minute A-Main, Apolaro would have a flame out in the first couple of minutes of the race and had to fight his way back from 6th place. With just two minutes remaining he would find a way by Diatta Collymore for the win. Collymore led for most of the race being able to capitalise on DJ’s flame out, but finished in 2nd place. Jerry Guerra Having qualified 5th Jerry Guerra was able to come from as far back as 9th position to take 3rd place to make it an all Infinity IF15 podium. In the 1:8 Open class Michael Palazzola took the win from Top Qualifier John Dickson with Mike McBride rounding out the Top 3 after 45-minutes of racing.

August 28, 2023

Hönigl joins Elceram RC

Former offroad and 1:12 onroad European Champion Hupo Hönigl has been announced as a new team driver for electronics newcomer Elceram. The Czech start-up’s new NITRIDE Electronic Speed Controller received plenty of interest when details were released alongside the announcement back in February that another former European Champion Martin Bayer would use their products and assist with development. Also Max Götzl, on the signing of Xray driver Hönigl, Elceram said, ‘We are happy to welcome the new ELCERAM Racing Team member – great Austrian driver Hupo Hönigl. We appreciate our partnership very much and we are looking forward to a useful and interesting cooperation with this experienced driver. Stay connected for another exciting information coming soon!

Source: Elceram [Facebook]

August 28, 2023

ProStar RC Tekno 1:10 Alu Bulkheads

American based ProStar RC has released these new Aluminium Bulkheads intended for use on the 1:10 chassis offerings from Tekno. Suitable for the SC410SL, ET410, EB410, & .2 versions, as well as the SC2410T Short Course Conversion by ProStar RC, the are produced from T7 Aluminium and gold anodise finished. Laser engraved with the ProStar RC logo the bulkhead upgrade weights 44 grams and offers much greater durability than the kit standard part.

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