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April 26, 2023

Philippine Masters returns & kicks off all new Asian Buggy Championships

The excitement is building in Manila ahead of this weekend’s Philippine Masters which returns following a forced Covid break of more than 2-years. Asia’s premiere 1:8 Offroad race, a capacity entry will battle it out in both nitro Buggy and Truggy to become the latest champion of the established event. Adding to the excitement of the weekend is that the Philippine Masters will kick off the brand new Asian Buggy Championships that has been created by Scotty Ernst, a figure who was instrumental in helping take the Philippines Masters from a local race to one which has brought some of the worlds best drivers to the capital city. This year is no exception with back to back World Champion Davide Ongaro leading the entry for Team Associated. While the Italian will be here to embrace the country’s tagline, ‘It’s More Fun in the Philippines’, he is also here to win but will have to work for it as he will be joined by former World Champion Robert Batlle.

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April 26, 2023

Infinity Ultra High Speed Fuel Gun

Creation Model has released this Infinity Ultra High Speed Fuel Gun which features a faster fuel release than any of its predecessors. Two options of the fuel gun are available, the traditional gun type and a side-trigger type with intuitive, straight-forward access to the fuel tank. Several mechanics used this Ultra High Speed Fuel Gun at the 2022 1:10 Nitro Touring World Championships in Bangkok, helping Naoto Matsukura get the TQ and Tadahiko Sahashi the overall World Championship.

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April 26, 2023

AGFRC Mini Z Gyro V3.5

In a series of new product releases, servo manufacturer AGFRC has introduced a new 3.5 version gyro intended for the Mini-Z. This premium product features a fully CNC aluminium case offering both fast cooling and great protection. Just 21 x 15 x 8.8mm in size and weighing 4 grams the V3.5 offers a better user experience. It has added extra features that it can support PWM follow mode and has great compatibility with auto adaptive for analog and digital servo. Supporting most of the popular control system it is perfect for most devices on the market. It is almost ready to run as you can also do adjustment of EPA or Gain mode to suit your cars. To match your Mini Z, the GY04M-V3.5 is available black, red or purple.

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April 26, 2023

X-Partz BHC-1 wing button & battery retainer set

In their final release of option parts for the LC Racing BHC-1 1:14 Buggy, X-Factory UK under its X-Partz brand has added a one piece wing button and an adjustable battery retainer set. The Carbon Fibre DUO Wing Bonez offer a secure wing mounting option. Some people prefer to use aluminium wings buttons, mainly for aesthetics while others prefer the hi-tech approach of carbon fibre for the rigid and lightweight option that it can provide. A carbon fibre one piece solid button machined to accept your preferred brand, colour or design of alloy button that sits neatly in the milled recess it works with most popular alloy wing buttons with 16mm diameter, such as those from 1Up Racing, Avid RC, Exotek Racing. The carbon fibre fully adjustable battery retainer set is designed to accommodate all sizes of LIPO battery and is fully adjustable to allow them to be positioned in the car where you want them. It uses black nitrile O-rings to securely hold the battery in place and uses all standard kit mounting hardware.

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April 26, 2023

BRCA 2WD Onroad Nationals R1 Adur – Report

The first round of this year’s BRCA 2WD Onroad National Championships took racers to the Adur circuit. After a nice day practice day on Saturday, overnight rain meant a slight delay to proceedings and with the rain continuing on and off there was likely to be a few surprises. In F1 qualifying it was the Luke Lee show taking all three qualifying rounds with his Xray from brother Michael’s Schumacher with James Greener lining up third with his Xray. The finals saw a repeat performance with Luke taking all three legs for the overall win with young Jonathan Ellis taking third overall with his Xray by virtue of a brace of thirds. In FWD, the first round of qualifying went to a surprised Jamie Donovan with his ARC R12FF from Alex Bold’s Mugen MTC2 FWD and Aaron Rose’s Schumacher. Alex took rounds 2 and 3 to secure pole from Jamie and Aaron. The first leg of the final’s saw Alex take the win from Dale Burr. The second leg saw a 1-2 for the Schumacher duo of Aaron and Jamie Hickin, so all down to the final leg to decide it. It was Alex who took the win with Jamie bouncing back in second and Aaron in third. So, the overall win went the way of Alex and his Mugen from Aaron and Jamie.

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April 26, 2023

Joe Richardson joins Yokomo HK/China

In what Team Yokomo says is their final driver announcement of 2023 following a raft of driver signings recently, the Japanese manufacturer has through Yokomo HK/China signed Joe Richardson to the team. On joining the team, the British racer, who is based in Hong Kong/China, said, “I am very excited to be joining the Yokomo HK/China team for the coming year and beyond! I am very proud to be supported by such an incredible RC brand with a lot of history and many WC’s under their belt. I cant wait to get started with the new BD12.”

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

April 26, 2023

Matrix 17mm Offroad wheel wrench

Having unveiled its all new range of 1:8 Buggy tyres in February, offroad newcomers Matrix Racing Tires has added its own 17mm Offroad wheel wrench to its product offering. The Italian company has signed some of the biggest names in 1:8 Offroad racing for its venture into this very competitive market and the wheel wrench is a logical product to offer customers. The two piece wrench features a yellow/gold handle reflecting the brand yellow branding and it comes complete with an attachment that with the t-bar removed allows the 17mm hex to be fitted and used on a electric driver.

Source: Matrix [matrixtires.it]

April 26, 2023

KO Propo EX-NEXT Black Special Edition

Japanese radio and servo manufacturer KO Propo has announced the upcoming released of a ‘Black Special’ Edition of their top of the range EX-Next transmitter. Special features of special edition include luxury pearl black paint. Instead of simple solid black paint, it is painted in black with pearl. The matt texture giving it a luxurious feel. The pearl black paint is also on the stand, the painted areas being the master unit and the standard grip stand. The final touch is a newly designed aluminium steering wheel which is of an all new design.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.co.jp]