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May 14, 2023

Orlowski takes TQ & 4WD Win at Euros Warm-up

Michal Orlowski took the TQ and 4WD win at the 1:10 Electric Offroad Euros Warm-up Race today at RACO2000. Having finished 2nd in Saturday’s 2WD action behind winner Bruno Coelho, today Orlowski ruled the astro turf track leading a Schumacher 1-2 at the Dutch event from team-mate Wesley van Helmond. In qualifying the 2015 Champion would top the times in 3 of the four qualifier with van Helmon the only other driver to TQ a round when he went fastest in Q4 ahead of Coelho’s Xray and Tommy Hall’s Team Associated. In the triple finals, the Polish ace opened proceedings with a win over Xray’s Martin Bayer before sealing the deal in A2 with victory over van Helmon. With both Bayer and Coelho finding a way passed van Helmond, the A3 win gave Bayer the runners up spot ahead of the Dutch driver with Coelho getting 4th. The 2023 EFRA European Championships will take place from July 17-22.

Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]

May 13, 2023

Coelho wins 2WD at Euros Warm-up

Bruno Coelho took the win in 2WD at the 1:10 Electric Offroad Euros Warm-up Race today in the Netherlands. With the RACO2000 astro surface track in Utrecht hosting the EFRA European Championships from July 17th to 22nd, the Warm-up Race attracted a strong entry of factory drivers including reigning champion Tommy Hall. In qualifying it was top Dutch racer Wesley van Helmond who became the Top Qualifier with two TQ runs from 4 rounds with team-mate Michal Orlowski making it a Schumacher 1-2 as he topped the final qualifier. Coelho’s Xray was fastest in Q3 putting him third on the grid in front of Hall’s Team Associated. In the triple finals Coelho would improve his buggy with the new pace allowing him to win A1 & 2 for the overall victory. With Orlowski winning A3, the podium was a reverse of the qualifying order with Van Helmond completing the Top 3 as Hall finished 4th and Xray’s Max Götzl fifth. Tomorrow drivers will battle it out for the 4WD win.

Image: Bruno Coelho [Facebook]

May 12, 2023

Evo Race Factory ER-23 formula body

New from Italian bodyshell producer Evo Race Factory is their latest 1:10 Formula 1 creation, the ER-23. The third F1 body design from from the Maranello based company, they have not given any specific details or handling characteristics about the lexan body but over its predecessor it features a lower front noise and larger more square side pods. The body should fit all popular brands of 1:10 formula chassis.

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May 12, 2023

Schumacher Mi8 ‘High Grip Track’ conversion kit

British manufacturer Schumacher has a new High Grip Track conversion kit for its popular Mi8 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The standard Mi8 has proved to be a safe and easy to drive car that generates plenty of grip, and is particularly competitive in lower grip conditions. The Mi8 high grip track (HGT) conversion features an alternative suspension geometry to free the car up in the corners and create more rotation. It also includes new shock mounts to lower the centre of gravity. This geometry was used by Michal Orlowski to reach the IFMAR World Championship A Final last year, and to recently win the ETS race in Daun. The conversion kit includes a new chassis, top decks, wishbones, shock towers, and required hardware.

View HGT Conversion kit parts list here

May 12, 2023

JConcepts S15 1:8 Truggy body

JConcepts has announced the release of their S15 body shell for 1:8 Truggy. The S15 body style is a staple in the line-up at JConcepts. The IFMAR World Championship winning design has served well over the years, even spawning many look-alikes around the industry. When it comes to Truggy racing, the Florida company has worked on and finalized an S15 for the popular 1:8 truck class to go along with the ROAR National Championship winning F2. Debuted at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, the S15 took off in the hands of Spencer Rivkin (RC8T4e) in the E-truggy class, and Ryan Maifield (Tekno NT48 2.0) in the nitro truck class. The versatile body, in addition to the previously mentioned, fits on an assortment of 1/8th trucks on the market including the MBX8T, 8ight-XT, D8T, and Sworkz vehicles.

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May 12, 2023

T-Works MP10/MP9 Titanium King Pin Screws

T-Works has added new titanium King Pin Screws for Kyosho’s hugely popular MP10/MP9 1:8 Buggy chassis. Machined from high quality 64 grade titanium they over both a weight saving and increased durability over the kit standard versions.

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

May 12, 2023

Team Associated RC10SC6.4 Team Kit

Another new 2023 kit release from Team Associated is their latest 1:10 2WD Shortcourse Track, the RC10SC6.4 Team Kit. It shares key components with the RC10T6.4, RC10B6.4, and RC10B74.2 Team Kits, making it easier than ever to run multiple classes at the same time. Suspension and jumping goes through the large- volume 13mm big bore shocks with new truck springs. The new chassis design is a short course truck version of the RC10B6.4 buggy design and gets a new ballstud mount and top plate system with an angled steering for improved consistency. On top of that, racers can tune the steering height, axle trail, and caster inserts for tuning the front end feel. The rear end grip is improved with the optional C and D mounts and 92.5mm CVA bones included in the kit. Suspension linkage rides on the new 3.5mm diameter rod ends and turnbuckles.

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May 12, 2023

Avid Silicone Shock and Diff Oils

US RC accessories brand Avid Racing Concepts has released a new range of tested and certified silicone shock and diff oils. The pure silicone is laboratory tested by Ultimate Racing using the linear viscosity measurement of centistokes (CST). Coming in 75ml bottles each shock oil bottle is printed with the conversion of CST to both the AE and the TLR weight system.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]