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February 20, 2023

HB Racing D4 Evo3 1:10 4WD Buggy

New from HB Racing is their D4 Evo3 1:10 scale 4WD electric buggy. HB designer Torrance Deguzman has updated his D418 design with new high performance features aimed to optimise performance on carpet and high grip race tracks. The D4 Evo3 includes a new chassis that moves the motor forward for improved weight balance, new gearboxes to allow lower ride height without compromising the suspension geometry, a lowered carbon fibre front shock tower, and E8 style chassis braces/rods that allow side flex while maintaining bending stiffness. Also included are Dual Cardan Joint front universals to eliminate front wheel chatter, machined aluminium front caster blocks, and new fully adjustable machined aluminium rear hub carriers.

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February 20, 2023

Mazzeo wins 1:8 GT Confederation Cup

Alessio Mazzeo got his arrival at Capricorn for the 2023 season off to a winning start with victory at the 1:8 GT Confederation Cup held at Miniautodromo Vallelunga just north of Rome. A track located at the full size Vallelunga Race Circuit, the former 1:10 Onroad Nitro World Championship podium finisher found himself with extra baggage for the flight home after he completed a clean sweep of the event securing the TQ and win with his Max engines powered GT2 chassis. Pushing Mazzeo throughout the 30-minute final, the Genius GTc8.23 of Alex D’Angelo would finish just 2.3-seconds behind. Xray’s Natanaele Senesi completed the GT Nitro podium adding to his TQ & win in the GTE class. 2023 is a big year for 1:8 GT with only the second ever running of an IFMAR World Championship for the category taking place in Sydney, Australia, in October.

Image: Alessio Mazzeo [Facebook]

February 20, 2023

Tessman wins Hotrace Grand Prix

With the biggest names in 1:8 Offroad gathering in the US for this week’s 24th running of the iconic Dirt Nitro Challenge, Ty Tessman took a nice pre event race victory at the Hotrace Grand Prix over the weekend at Channel Islands Raceway in California. In qualifying it was factory Tekno driver Marco Baruffolo who was the Top Qualifier, the Italian fastest from Tessman’s Xray and Mayako’s Jared Tebo. Winning their respective Semi Finals, Tessmann winning from Robert Batlle while Baruffolo won his 20-minute encounter from HB Racing’s Ryan Pavidis, it was the Canadian who had the fastest winning time to secure pole for the final. Over the 30-minutes, Tessmann would lead for all but a couple laps early on, and despite Baruffolo having the fastest lap, would win by a 20-seconds margin. Batlle completed the podium for Mayako while team-mate Tebo moved up from 6th on the grid to finish fourth ahead of Pavidis.

Image: Hot Race Tyres [Facebook]

February 20, 2023

T-Works S14-4C Titanium Turnbuckle and Ball End Sets

Coming from T-Works are these titanium Turnbuckle and Ball End sets for the Sworkz S14-4C 1:10 4WD Buggy. Machined from 64 grade titanium, the 6 piece turnbuckle set comes complete with a 4mm wrench. Also offering a weight saving over the standard kit parts as a result of its titanium material, the ball end set is made up of 14 pieces for complete upgrade.

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February 17, 2023

Reds Racing 723 Scuderia PRO Gen 3 .23 Truggy Engine

Reds Racing has released the 723 Scuderia PRO Gen 3 .23 Engine that is specifically designed for 1:8 Truggy. The new engine comes with a completely redesigned sleeve hand tuned by Mario Rossi to generate more power than the previous versions. In some applications, Truggy requires more power and the 723 Scuderia is designed around that. Based on our popular 721 Scuderia Pro, our 723 Scuderia piston and sleeve are specifically designed for use in Truggy and are optimised for this application. Furthermore, 723 Truggy engine comes with a new rear bearing for increased durability and reliability. The PRO engine features an extremely performing 3 needle carburetor which allows better and easier tuning in all conditions. Furthermore, thanks to its mid range needle, this carburetor guarantees more linear power delivery and greater power. The new engine also comes with DLC Coated crankshaft and backplate for improved engine durability. The crankshaft can last approximately 3 times more than a conventional steel crankshaft thanks to the extreme hardness of the diamond coating. Even the conrod life is lengthened by about 50%.

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February 17, 2023

MonTech Patrol Crawler Body

Expanding its offering of Crawler Bodies, MonTech Racing has released their all new Patrol body. Based on Nissan’s popular offroader, the Patrol body can be mounted on all scaler models with a wheelbase of 313/315mm. It is molded from 0.75mm polycarbonate and the kit includes decals and window masks.

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February 17, 2023

Xray X4F Alu Flex Chassis 2.0mm

Xray has released a new optional aluminium 2.0mm Flex Chassis for its X4F 1:10 FWD Electric Touring Car. The chassis is recommended for high traction carpet tracks, making the car easier to drive and more stable in high traction condition and avoiding traction roll. Made from 7075 T6 aluminium, it features special cut outs for optimal flex characteristics. The ultra-narrow chassis is only 84mm wide and features special cut outs that provide the chassis flex characteristics suitable for a wide variety of the traction levels. The bottom of the chassis is shaped to reduce contact between the chassis and the ground while turning to improve cornering speed.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 17, 2023

Wilck joins ORCA

Electronics brand ORCA has announce the signing of multiple Touring Car World Championship Finalist Viktor Wilck to its official race team. The factory Infinity driver will make his official race debut with ORCA at next weekend’s TITC in Thailand and commenting on the announcement the Swede said, “Im very excited to join ORCA racing team. I feel ORCA is determined to succeed and pushing the development of their products. I hope I can contribute on further developing the great products from ORCA. Special thanks to Michael and Frankie for giving me this opportunity.”

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]