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December 26, 2018

Ryan Cavalieri leaves Team Associated

Multi-times IFMAR 1/10th Off-road World Champion, Ryan Cavalieri has announced his departure from long-time sponsor Team Associated. Having joined their factory team back in 2005, Ryan and AE can look back on a very fruitful campaign with Ryan adding three IFMAR Worlds and 28 ROAR national titles to his belt. Ryan has yet to announce his new team, as do high-level drivers such as Jared Tebo and Ryan Lutz, adding some spice to an otherwise pretty silent silly season. In the meantime, this is what Cav has to say about his departure.

With the year almost coming to an end I would like to announce that I will no longer be with Team Associated. Our first contract started 13 years ago when my dad and I were brought into a meeting with Brent Theilke and Cliff Lett to discuss my racing future and that’s where it all began. April 1st, 2005 I joined the ae team and a lot of people thought it was an April fools joke. This turned into something much bigger than that. I would go on to win my second World championship in August 2005 in Italy with a Jconcepts/ ae 4wd. I also top qualified my first 2wd World Championships that same year and would place runner up to Neil Cragg. Six years later in Vassa Finland, I would get my biggest accomplishment by winning 2wd and 4wd World Championship titles. My first Roar National title came in 2006 and I would go on to win a total of 28 National Championships with Team Associated. I would like to thank Brent Theilke, Cliff Lett, Richard Saxton, Kody Numandal and Sean Cochran, these guys all contributed to my racing program with many wins and podiums throughout my 13 year long career with Team Associated. With the new year approaching a new chapter is about to start. Stay tuned to hear what’s next.

December 26, 2018

Essex Carpet Clash Rd1 – Report

Last Sunday saw round 1 of the new Off Road Winter Series take place in, Hornchurch, Essex, UK. 80 racers arrived at 8am to be greeted by a track laid on new grey EOS carpet. The jumps were highlighted, being red carpet covered and were strategically placed around the track with the biggest nearest the rostrum. Other smaller jumps also proved popular, with two very technical ones in the middle section, which had to be taken with caution but, had the same skill set required for everyone to negotiate them. In attendance were many of the UK’s Off Road National Series drivers. But the day was dominated by Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski.

Continue reading the report here

December 25, 2018

Jared Tebo departs Kyosho

After fulfilling a second five-year stint with Kyosho as an International Team driver, Jared Tebo after ten years, will be retiring from the Kyosho Team. Jared got his start in 1:8 nitro off-road racing with Kyosho back in 2004, taking victories in most of the major events during that season. He moved to another brand for a few years, and then came back to Kyosho in 2009, just in time for the release of the MP9 on the nitro side, and during the reign of the RB5 and ZX5 electric buggies in the 1:10-scale categories, and the RT and SC trucks. Over the past ten years Jared amassed eight ROAR National Championships in the electric categories along with a total of 26 podium finishes. In IFMAR competition, Jared notched a World Championship title for the Ultima RB6, a podium finish behind the win of Cody King in Thailand in 2010, and total of five podiums in IFMAR competition. His former team states:

Kyosho staff would like to thank Jared for representing its products for the last ten years, and for being such a dedicated ambassador for Kyosho and for the sport in general. We wish him the best in whatever endeavors his future will bring, and thank him for his unwavering dedication for a decade.

Read Jared’s statement here

December 23, 2018

Samix SCX10 II brass 6mm wheel hex adapters

Samix have introduced a 4-piece set of 6mm offset brass wheel hex adapters for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck. Coming machined from high-quality material and sporting a black surface coating for wear and looks the items help to adjust the truck’s track width while adding 20g of weight to one of the lowest areas of the chassis for improved climb performance. The items are a direct fit and they are laser-etched for easy identification.

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December 21, 2018

JConcepts 1982 GMC K2500 MT body shell

Coming from JConcepts and made for 1/10th scale monster trucks such as the Traxxas Stampede and Tamiya Clod Buster is the 1982 GMC K2500 body, bringing back the late 70’s and early 80’s generation GMC truck line-up to the RC enthusiast. For the early 1980’s model year, the iconic square body emerged, a chiseled front-end, gently swept back from the centre. Fenders were redesigned as well as the hood and the classic vent windows. A new sloped hood replaced the previous generation hood that had less rake, and the exterior changes include optional headlights and an updated tailgate. Side-markers were now horizontal rather than vertical which is another tell-tale look of the later generation styling. The square body generation spanned an incredible 14 years and with small changes to grille, headlights, and trim packages throughout the years, JConcepts has added a bonus to the included decal sheet. Five different grille options are included on the sheet giving the user the option of their favourite square body grille and trim package. Quadruple light and double light bezel setups are included which contain bar and tube grilles combinations. In addition, a plethora of badges are offered on the sheet featuring Sierra Grande, Custom Deluxe, Cheyenne, Scottsdale and Silverado combinations.

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December 21, 2018

HPI Racing Crawler King 1979 Ford F-150 RTR

The rugged and durable HPI Racing Crawler King has a new classic body to add to its line-up, the 1979 Ford F-150. The long-time best-selling vehicle in the United States, the venerable F-150 decks off a chassis with huge 2.2” pro-level crawling tyres, an extra-strong, full-time shaft 4WD drivetrain, beefy solid axles and front-mounted battery. The ready-to-run kit includes the fully built and painted Crawler King truck, HPI radio set with four AA batteries, truck battery and charger.

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December 21, 2018

Yeah Racing CC01 alloy rear upper damper mounts

Made for Tamiya’s CC01 chassis are Yeah Racing’s rear aluminium upper damper mounts machined from high-quality alloy material. The damper stays are a direct fit and beside their blue anodised surface they also feature machined silver edge details for looks.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

December 21, 2018

Team Powers Radon Pro V4 brushless speed controller

Coming soon from Team Powers is the Radon Pro V4 brushless speed controller. The 200A-rated ESC features new hardware in the form of higher power FETs for a lower internal resistance and thus increased power supply and lower running temperatures. At 17mm the new aluminium case is 2mm lower than the previous version while also scrubbing about six percent of weight. A new PCB layout design improves stability and reliability and the included new firmware provides the ability to access pre-defined software features – such as limiter, throttle rate, RPM lock, brake limit and throttle settings – using a third or fourth radio channel. Furthermore the controller comes with a 6V/7.4V 5A high-performance BEC system to support power-hungry servos.

View list of the specifications and features here