Radtec have announced the release of their new Rainbow design high-quality titanium turnbuckles. They are machined from sturdy titanium material for a low weight and exceptional durability and they feature the sought after rainbow or oil-slick finish. The M3 turnbuckles come in sets of two and they are available in lengths of 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 27mm, 30mm, 35mm, 39mm and 44mm.
Ultimate Racing’s EFRA 2141 Black HD off-road exhaust set is a heavy-duty variant of the standard chrome-finish pipe set. The high-quality, super strong exhaust is made of aluminium and features a black surface coating for improved durability and easier cleaning. Due to its high rigidity it also offers better resonance for improved overall performance while the dark surface coating further improves heat dissipation. The pipe also features the Fast-Lock system for an optimised power curve, higher top speeds and better fuel mileage. As for the characteristics, the exhaust and muffler combination promises precise and linear throttle response in the low to mid RPM range with great top end speed. Included comes mounting hardware such as springs and gaskets.
Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]
ARC have introduced a new narrow upper deck for their R11F front-wheel drive touring car kit. The top deck was designed to allow the battery pack to be mounted 8mm closer to the centre of the car for improved balance and stability. The top deck requires the use of the optional slim battery holders and ARC recommends to utilise their R11 SRS servo to avoid the battery from touching the servo mounting plate.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
Coming soon from Xpress is their new mid pulley conversion kit for the Execute XQ1S club level touring car. The set includes new upper and lower fibreglass decks, a red anodised aluminium motor mount, a redesigned servo mount plate as well as centre pulleys, main gear, belts and small parts. Using the conversion will improve overall balance in corners as well as car behaviour under acceleration. The design retains the 1-piece front and rear bulkheads of the original car and it will hit stores soon.
LCRC Raceway’s Season Opener race attracted over 300 entries last weekend. While Jared Wiggins took the win in Nitro Truggy, it was Jamie Grayek (Team Associated) with the overall victory in Expert Nitro Buggy. Coming from P5 on the grid Jamie worked his way up in the single 15-minute A-main event, swapping the lead with Jason Schreffler (HB Racing) and Ethan MacKanick (Xray) several times. In the closing stages however Jamie was able to establish himself in the lead, taking the win with a three seconds margin on Ethan in 2nd. Jason would round out the top 3, another three seconds behind.
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Following the introduction of the carbon fibre fan mount for the SWorkz 35-4E, RC Carbon Cavalieri now also offer the part specifically designed for the older specification yet still popular S35-3E. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the fan mount attaches to the centre bulkhead of the buggy and it utilises most 40mm x 40mm fan units, allowing for efficient and reliable motor cooling as the fan is hovering above the motor can.
Xtreme Aerodynamics are busy adding more top-level pilots to their racing team with the latest being Germany’s Patrick Schäfer. Owner of Shepherd Micro Racing, the 2019 IFMAR Worlds semi-finalist will deck out his 1/8th and 1/10th scale Shepherd nitro on-road rides using Xtreme Aerodynamics’ popular body shells for the remainder of the 2020 and the full 2021 season.
Source: Xtreme Aerodynamics [xtremeaerodynamics.it]
Record IFMAR World and JMRCA Japanese National Champion, Masami Hirosaka has just released the first three parts of a multi-title autobiography about his racing life. One of the most well-known professional RC car racers of all times, Masami is a role model for decades of racers that can now get a pretty detailed idea of what Masami’s racing life was all about. Part 1 to 3 of the biography is available on Amazon in Japanese language with part 1 being made public in English language now also. The English language parts 2 and 3 are currently in production with Masami already working on parts 4 to 6 as we type. More details can be found on his YouTube channel here and part 1 of the biography is available in English language here.
