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December 19, 2024

Prumper announces Yokomo departure

World Championship finalist and multiple ETS race winner Yannic Prumper has announced his departure from Team Yokomo. Making the announcement on his social media, the German posted, ‘After many wonderful years as part of the Yokomo family, it is time for me to bid farewell. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have been part of such an amazing team. My time with Yokomo has been nothing short of extraordinary, and I’ll always cherish the memories and experiences we’ve shared. With Yokomo, I achieved some of my greatest successes, including 3 of my 4 ETS victories. These milestones would not have been possible without the unwavering support of the team, the amazing cars, and the invaluable guidance I received throughout the years. A special thank you goes out to my teammates and especially to Christopher, who has always been a constant source of great competition but also a very good friend beside the track. Your camaraderie and dedication made this journey unforgettable. Although this chapter is coming to an end, I will always carry Yokomo in my heart and wish the team continued success in the future. Thank you for everything.’

Source: Yannic Prumper [Facebook]

December 19, 2024

Maifield joins Schumacher for 1:10 Offroad

Schumacher Racing has announced that US legend Ryan Maifield has joined its 1:10 Offroad team. On signing the former World Champion and multiple ROAR Champion, the British manufacturer said, ‘he is a great asset to have on the team and will no doubt bring huge amounts of knowledge and experience.’ With the deal running alongside his 1:8 racing progam with Tekno RC, Maifield said, ‘I am super excited to be joining Schumacher Racing for my 1/10th program, doing this in cooperation with Tekno RC and JConcepts is a great fit for me. Schumacher have awesome products and I cannot wait to hit the track with my new rides! I would like to thank Muz and Robin for making this happen and welcoming me on board, see everyone at the track soon.’ Maifield’s program will see him competing at several USA events throughout the year and also next year’s World Championships in Sydney, Australia.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

December 19, 2024

RP Racing KART-Z LM 1:28 Kart Conversion Kit

A long running passion project of French 1:28 racer Phil Reprapien, RP Racing has announced the Kart-Z LM conversion kit to turn your Mini Z into a Kart. The Kit includes the parts from the Kyosho MR03 LM (plate, steering, front axle, LM differential) or alternatively you can invest in a new or used Kyosho MR03 RWD LM kit and take it apart to collect the parts but the idea of offering the kit is that you don’t spend a fortune to complete the Kart-Z conversation. Proving hugely popular when shown at this year’s PNWC in France, the kit is primarily aimed at 1:28 scale RC modellers who are keen to have fun and often finds themselves with a mountain of parts and chassis in drawers and tool boxes. Many of them have parts or chassis from the Kyosho MR03 to create this fun kart to drive. The first bare basic Kart-Z LM kit should be available early next year at a price of €130 including tax and will subsequently be followed by other versions which will allow you to use parts of MR03 EVO, MR04, but also MR02.

View more images from the project here

December 19, 2024

Tekin RS GEN3 1-S ESC

US electronics brand Tekin has released their new RS GEN3 1-S unit which is built specifically for 1:10 and 1:12 onroad cars running 1S LiPo. Their latest ESC brings a suite of enhanced features including better power handling and improved tuning features that give you unmatched adjustability. The built in booster increases 1S LiPo voltage to appropriate BEC voltage, meaning you need no extra hardware to run 1S LiPo. Standard features include an updated HD solder post design for easy soldering, a High Voltage BEC and HotWire compatibility for extensive tuning. Next generation components put more power at your disposal and new firmware make the RS GEN3 their smoothest and best-driving RS yet.

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December 19, 2024

Excelerate RC Prodigy Digital Camber Gauge Set

New from Excelerate RC brand Prodigy is this Digital Camber Gauge Set. With Josh Cyrul using a test version the recent U.S. Indoor Champs, the Wisconsin has now officially released the final version which it says is simply the fastest, easiest and most precise tool to set the camber on your Prodigy or other brand of car. To use simply remove the front springs (steering blocks optional) and set the car on a flat surface or on set-up blocks. Zero the digital inclinometers on the flat surface and slide them onto the kingpins. It is suggested to use a straight edge to keep them parallel to each other across the car. Leaving the kingpin M3 x 6’s just finger tight in the kingpins, use a Multi-Tool to adjust the kingpin rotation to dial in the camber – always make sure to re-square the Camber Gauges with a straight edge after each adjustment. When your camber is perfect to the desired setting, tighten the kingpin screw and you are ready to race.

View Gauge Set here

December 19, 2024

LRP new Weights Series

Just in time for the carpet season, electronics brand LRP has released a new Weights Series. Made of black burnished brass with a high specific weight, thry have made several improvements, such as optimised dimensions and nicely rounded corners. The weights allow the chassis to be perfectly tuned to ideal weight distribution, no matter what type of battery is used, while lowering the centre of gravity. The lower centre of gravity improves the handling of your car. Available in the most popular weights for standard and shorty batteries and speed controllers. The new super thin double-sided tape pads, 40x40x0.2mm, allow the weights to be attached to the underside of the battery or speed controller with only a minimal increase in the centre of gravity.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

December 18, 2024

Milansport ‘Jinx’ Tyre Gluing Jig

New from Polish brand Milansport comes their ‘Jinx’ Tyre Gluing Jig. The device is designed to make your sidewall glueing easier and cleaner and is the result of Milansport’s own Michał Milanowicz spending a lot of time and work on perfecting the idea. Small in size its comes with a hard case to provide secure transportation of the device. The Jinx is a 3D printed product with ON/OFF switch and adjustable knob to set the perfect speed (max 50rpm). Inside you will find two adapter: 1 x for Touring Car tyres and 1 x for front F1 (pan cars) tyres. The ‘Jinx’ is powered by a 9V battery which is included.

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December 18, 2024

2024 SIGP Offroad Chassis Focus Index

After a 4 year break, the last SIGP Offroad Race being held in 2019, China’s top annual international offroad race returned with its best entry yet as three World Champions made the trip to the former 1:10 Offroad World Championship host track in Xiamen. With almost 100 entries in Nitro Buggy and 53 in Electric Buggy, racers’ biggest rival of 2024 will be remembered as the track, even the best in the World describing it as their most challenging race of the year. While the European visitors dominated, Italian Mattia Polito really impressing and putting on a great show in the final against a certain Davide Ongaro, we had the opportunity to include the Ming Yang buggy of 2023 FEMCA Champion Jeff Wang in our Chassis Focus. The Taiwanese driver was the top Asian qualifier and finisher, coming home in P7. Featuring buggies from Team Associated, Sworkz, Xray and Mayako, we were also able to photograph each of the podium finishing eBuggies. One buggy we couldn’t include in our Chassis Focus was the WIRC of 18-year-old Italian racer Gabriel Astorino, both his Nitro and eBuggy running new front hubs that are set to appear on the Italian manufacturer’s 2025 kits early next year.

View Chassis Focus Index here