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October 5, 2022

JConcepts ‘Summit Racing’ & ‘Angels’ BIGFOOT 4×4

Having become very involved in the RC monster truck scene in recent years thanks to owner Jason Ruona’s own personal love of all things BIGFOOT, JConcepts has released two new licensed bodies for the iconic vehicle that all started with a 1974 Ford F-250. One of the most used schemes in 2016, is the Summit Racing BIGFOOT 4×4 and it featured a seldom used style incorporating “scallop drops” to a base colour silver body. An eye catching design with a rather simple selection of elements gives the user the ability to race and bash with a limited amount of time invested. The second offering is the Angels BIGFOOT 4×4 from 2015 and it featured a slight change in design from those in the past. Angels is one of the only BIGFOOT trucks that uses a purple base paint scheme which shows up beautifully in the sun and in the spotlight. The actual graphics, show many flame licks in a bold yellow, orange, red, and white colour fading. Behind the flames, droplets of blue swirl and coast behind to form abstract tribal art, drips, and flames. Logo’s pop with block letter BIGFOOT font colorised to fit in with the Angels theme. Each package includes window mask, new 2010 generation Ford Raptor specific decal sheet and clear polycarbonate 2010 Ford Raptor body shell.

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October 5, 2022

Exotek Racing Universal 1:10 tire sanding arbor

Exotek Racing has introduced a universal type tire sander arbor set that can be used on multiple style of arbor or sander systems including even electric drills. The machined alloy 7075 arbor will fasten various 1:10 style wheels from offroad or onroad vehicles and can attach to tire danders from MuchMore, SkyRC, Hudy or similar tire lathe machines with 8mm shafts. It is also compatible with drills with at least a 10MM chuck minimum clamping size. The arbor works with 12mm hex wheels – 1/10 Touring car, Street Eliminators, Off Road buggies etc., 14mm hex wheels – 1/10 rear F1 tires, and 10mm bearing wheels- 1/10 front F1 tires, etc.

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October 5, 2022

Avid AE/TLR Arm Mounts C Wider

Avid has released new Wider C Blocks for the Associated B6.4 & B74.2 and TLR’s 22 5.0 & 22X-4. They are a must-have if you are racing on high bite surfaces such as carpet or turf. The mount frees up the vehicle in the turns and when landing jumps sideways such as corner tabletops. Typically, to get to the low rear toe settings that you need on carpet, you must start narrowing the pills through the D Mount which is increasing side bite by decreasing your trackwidth. The C Arm mount prevents that from happening by widening the C pivot block, thus starting you at 1 deg of rear toe with centered pills on the C and D mount instead of 3.

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October 4, 2022

Infinity 5.0mm Hex Driver & Cleaning Brush Set

Creation Model has released a 5.0mm Hexagonal wrench for adjusting the steering knuckle and rear hub adjusting nut on their IF18 and IF15 nitro onroad cars. The hexagonal wrench has a flange, which makes work much more efficient than a regular hexagonal wrench. The ultra-lightweight machined aluminium grip is finished perfectly with the Team Infinity logo and black & red anodising. The overall thickness and knurling position have been optimised to provide an excellent grip. The bit is made of carbide steel for high durability. Additionally Creation Model has also released 3 pieces cleaning brush set. The brushes have moderate hardness and are ideal for removing dirt and dust from chassis, body, and tires. The brushes are 25mm (small), 38mm (medium) and 50mm (large) wide.

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October 4, 2022

1up Racing Cup – Report

Perfect weather all weekend made for some incredible racing at the 2nd Annual 1up Cup hosted by Steel City R/C Speedway in Fontana, CA! Seeding took place on Friday followed by 3 rounds of qualifying on Saturday with 2 counting. Sunday featured triple mains for all racers with the top 2 finishers bumping up in the first round of mains. In the Modified TC class is was JJ Wang setting the pace in qualifying as he went on to take TQ ahead of Jacob Cruz and Robbie Cerrato. JJ would go on to win A1, but Jacob Cruz was able to get by and take the win in A2. A3 was all about JJ again as he pulled away from the field while the others battled to secure the final podium spots. Top 3 – JJ Wang, Jacob Cruz and Robbie Cerrato.

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October 3, 2022

MIBO 1:10 Offroad servo line-up

MIBO has added three new servos to its range that are specifically intended for 1:10 offroad use. Topping the range, the MB-2321 (0.052s/23kg/8.4V) Brushless Servo is a very high torque/ultra high speed programmable digital standard brushless servo with steel gear and triple BB-ed output shaft. The all-aluminium case for perfect cooling under high load and the servo is programmable using the KAVAN servo USB programmer/interface and PC software. Next up is the MB-2313 Low Profile (0.07s/20kg/8.4V) Brushless Servo which has all the same features as the MB-2321. Completing the line-up is the MB-2322 (0.055s/20kg/8.4V) Brushless Servo. Featuring steel gear and double BB-ed output shaft it has an aluminium middle case heatsink for cooling under high load. The MB-2322 is not programmable.

Source: MIBO [mibosport.com]

October 3, 2022

Phend does double at JConcepts Fall Indoor Nationals

Now in its 12th season, the JConcepts Indoor National Series travelled to Hoosier RC HobbyPlex in New Albany, IN, over the weekend for the ‘Fall’ event where Dakotah Phend came away with the buggy double. The Team Losi Racing star would secure the TQ in both 2WD and 4WD buggy en route to taking home the wins against three World Champions. Fastest in all three 2WD qualifiers, Phend would line up on pole ahead Xray’s Ty Tessmann and Yokomo’s Ryan Maifield. Neither were able to find away passed in A1 & 2 allowing Phend to wrap things up early. With him absent from A3, Tessmann could take the win from Cole Tollard to secure 2nd overall with World Champion Spencer Rivkin completing the overall podium thanks to two 3rd place finishes. In 4WD Phend again topped all qualifiers to lead away the A-Main field from Maifield, Broc Champlin, Tessmann and Rivkin. While he would win A1, an early mistake in A2 left Phend with a 5th as Maifield took the win from Tessmann meaning it was A3 to decide the overall win. An exciting final encounter would see Maifield put a pass on Phend to go to the front with the TLR driver quickly coming back at him, unfortunately a problem for Maifield would deny the big showdown. Making it a INS podium double, Tessmann would complete the 4WD Buggy Top 3 behind Phend and Maifield.

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October 3, 2022

Mugen MRX6X Optional Parts

Mugen Seiki has announced some new optional parts for their MRX6X 1:8 Onroad chassis with the release of new front springs and two rear lower mounts options. The new 1.9-6.5 Front Shock Springs improve the steering characteristics of the car on tracks with low grip. The new Rear Lower Shock Mounts are offered in both 7075 Aluminium and Carbon Fibre. Both 0.5mm thicker than the kit standard 2.5mm mount, the carbon fibre version helps improve rear traction and crash resistance. The aluminium version further increases rear traction further making it suited to tracks with low grip.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]