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September 3, 2024

Slater crowned 1:8 Stockcars World Champion

The 1:8 Stockcar World Championship took place at the Adur Model Car Club oval track in the South of England over weekend with English Champion Ricky Slater crowned the new World Champion. Starting out against almost 60 drivers drawn into 10 qualifying heats, three rounds of qualifying, Quarter & Semi finals whittled that down to just 6-drivers for the Main Final. The 5-minute World title decider would see Slater take his Nova Engine powered LMH Chassis to the win ahead of 2023 Champion Maikel Rutten from the Netherlands. They were joined on the podium by Ben Harding. Jack Nessling was crowned the Junior World Champion.

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September 3, 2024

Schumacher Shard 1:10 4WD Front Tyre

Schumacher has added a new tyre to its popular range of 1:10 offroad tyres with the introduction of the new Shard front for 4WD vehicles. Based on the very successful Fusion the new 4WD Shard has been developed to give the ultimate steering with good balance on high bite surfaces. With Schumacher’s classic stagger pattern now utilising a modernised geometry the Shard will enable the 4WD to have steering exactly where you need it.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 2, 2024

Yeah Racing TT02 ‘Hara’ Magenta Alu Conversion Kit

Following his successful collaboration with RC Xpress who produced a Hara edition of their Execute XQ11 1:10 Competition Touring Car kit that features Atsushi Hara’s trade mark magenta colour, the Japanese legend has now teamed up with long time sponsor Yeah Racing to give your Tamiya TT02 the Hara look. The Alu Conversion Kit for Tamiya’s popular plastic chassis entry level touring car consists of everything you need to upgrade your TT02. It also brings an extensive adjust-ability for your TT02 to race under different conditions and tailor fit your driving style. For instance, dampers is fully adjustable and comes with 6 set of spring with different stiffness. Both front and rear upper arms are adjustable for camber angels. These adjust-ability has make this conversion kit very flexible to serve with any kind of settings and motors.

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September 2, 2024

Xpress Multifunction turnbuckle tool

Electric Touring Car manufacturer Xpress has added to its range of tools with the released of this Multifunction turnbuckle tool. Offering easy building and adjustment of turnbuckles, it features in the center a cutout for sliding in 4mm ball ends to hold them in place during building. A 4mm wrench at the other end for adjusting and a 1.5mm pin to adjust turnbuckles with a adjustment hole.

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September 2, 2024

R1 Wurks B7 Alu Front Ball Stud Mount & Weight

Continuing its roll out of option parts for the Team Associated RC10B7 2WD Buggy, California based R1 Wurks has released this Aluminium Front Ball Stud Mount and simple drop-in 10gram Brass Weight. Weighing just 10.9 grams, this upgraded bulkhead is lighter than the stock plastic mount and offers two additional in-between ball stud mounting locations, providing more tuning options than the original. In certain conditions, adding weight to the front of your buggy can be beneficial. In most cases, doing so may help with front-end traction, steering response, and stability, especially in corners. Additionally, added weight can help reduce front-end bounce, leading to smoother handling and control. Of course, you should consider the overall weight distribution of your platform and may want to adjust the battery placement in conjunction with the added nose weight.

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September 2, 2024

Aerox Digital Castor Gauge

New from Aerox, the accessories brand from Schumacher, is this Digital Castor Gauge. Used to accurately check and adjust the castor on a range of modern touring cars, such as the Schumacher Mi9 but not for use with FT8 FWD cars, the castor meter is fixed with double sided tape to the included carbon fibre plate which is screwed accurately to the top of the hub carrier. The castor value is clearly and easily shown on the digital meter making adjustments super accurate and easier than ever. The unit measures just 36x36x20mm so is super small to fit in your pit bag. You may check the castor with the chassis flat on a set-up board. It may also be used when the car is on a set-up station. The screws can be left in place if using the plastic hub carriers to save time in future use. The Castor Meter can be charged using the included USB cable.

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September 2, 2024

Next generate of Groskamp takes first National win

It is always great to see the next generation of racers coming through the ranks with Valentino Groskamp, son of former ISTC World Champion Jilles, taking his first National Championship race win over the weekend. Round 5 of the NOMAC 1:10 Nitro Dutch National Championship took place at the Modelbouw Club De Sluis track in the famous cheese producing city of Gouda, where the 13-year-old took his Infinity to victory in the 30-minute. Towering above Valentio on the podium, Tim Bosmann would finish 2nd half a lap down with third going to Tim Bosmann.

Image: Infinity [Facebook]

September 2, 2024

Sontag claims ROAR 1:8 eBuggy title

Team Losi Racing’s Tater Sontag is the new ROAR 1:8 eBuggy National Champion, the 1:10 2WD World Champion claiming the title at G’s RC Raceway in Pennsylvania over the weekend. In qualifying it was the Team Associated of Spencer Rivkin who secured the overall TQ topping 3 of the 5 rounds of qualifying. Fastest in Q1, Sontag would line up second with the Xray of Chase Lemieux completing the Top 3 with a TQ run in Q3. In the triple finals, A1 would see Sontag make a pass on Rivkin on the opening lap before the Top Qualifier went out of the race after an early off that left a rear wheel hanging off his buggy. Winning by over 5-seconds from Lemieux, in A2 Sontag would again took the early lead which he held for the 7-minutes to wrap up the title, last year won by the absent Ryan Maifield. With Horne winning A3, the Team Associated driver would finish runner-up with Tekno’s Spencer Heckert completing the podium. In Electric Truck (eTruggy), it was Sontag who took the TQ from Rivkin. A1 saw Sontag convert but Rivkin would win A2 and 3 to take the title. The pair where joined on the podium by the Associated of Lee Setser.

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