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May 14, 2024

Boots gets first win of BRCA title defence

Round 2 of the BRCA 1:8 Nitro Buggy British National Championship took place in Shrewsbury over the weekend where Sworkz’s Elliott Boots registered the first win of his title defence. In qualifying it was the Xray of season opener winner Jonathan Skidmore who would take TQ just as he did at Round 1 with Boots 2nd and the Team Associated of Neil Cragg third. In the Semi Finals, the event would come to an early finish for Skidmore who misjudged the back step up, brushed the wooden board and broke the car just 5 laps in. With Boots winning his Semi final he took up pole position for the final ahead of the WIRC of Lewis Jones, Cragg and Michael Lewis. Just as the 45-minute final had started Boots hit trouble. A flameout caused by a stone on Lap 1 meant he was in the pits and despite the fast reactions of his pitman, the former European Champion found himself rejoining 2-laps down. Making a charge back through the field, with 8-minutes to go he had worked his way back to the front eventually crossing the finish line 2-laps clear of Cragg with the HB of Graham Alsop completing the podium. A five round championship, Brookthorpe is the next stop for drivers with the third round taking on June 15/16.

Image: Elliott Boots [Facebook]

May 13, 2024

2024 IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Touring World Championship – Stage 1 Report

The Stage 1 Report for the IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Touring World Championship which takes place later this year in Costa Rica has been published. The event is scheduled to take place at the Mini Autodromo La Cruces track from November 14-24 and will mark the 10th running of the championship. Expected to be supported strongly by drivers from across Central and South America, it appears the classes declining popularity and the duration of the race, 9 days of track time, mean international entries could be limited. Red RC reached out to a number of manufacturers regarding their attendance plans with two responding that they are still undecided on whether they will send drivers. One manufacturer confirmed that they will not be sending any official factory drivers from either its Japanese, European or American teams. Infinity are the reigning champions thanks to Tadahiko Sahashi win in Thailand in 2022. The team enjoyed a dominant performance in Bangkok filling 9 of the 10 spots, Capricorn the only other brand in the final at RC Addict. After such a result and also winning the title at the previous Worlds with Naoto Matuskura, the Japanese manufacturer has little to prove by attending with a large team. EFRA has reportedly received interest from around 10 drivers seeking to attend the race. Having covered the last 7 runnings of the 1:10 Nitro Touring World Championships, it is Red RC’s intentions to travel to Costa Rica to report on the race. View Stage 1 Report by clicking here.

Source: EFRA [Facebook]

May 13, 2024

T-Works RC10 B7 Carbon Fibre Servo Chassis Weight

T-Works has added a Carbon Fibre Servo Chassis Weight for the Team Associated B7RC10 to its range of aftermarket parts for the hugely popular 1:10 2WD Buggy. The lightweight carbon fibre chassis plate will give racers the option of tuning different weight bias to suit your rear traction needs on different track conditions. Additionally the Carbon Fibre Servo Chassis Weight adds rigidity.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

May 13, 2024

JConcepts ‘The Adventure Team’ crawler t-shirt

The JConcepts team has rolled out a new t-shirt just for the crawler, and scale truck market with ‘The Adventure Team’ dedicated to the enthusiast who enjoys the path less traveled and has their roots firmly planted on the rocks, under the trees, or under water. The front of the 100% cotton black t-shirt shows off the team logo as the centre piece with tire tread running horizontally. On the rear of the shirt, the Off-Road primary mark is contained in a shield and gives off a relaxing vibe. JConcepts and the Adventure Team motif repeats itself carrying the theme front and rear to finish off the design. Powerful colours cut through the dark shirt and the yellow pops for all to see at the competition.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

May 13, 2024

Moto Obscura Losi XX Front Bulkhead

Moto Obscura has released an aluminium front bulkhead for Team Losi XX models. This piece fits both 2WD Buggy and Stadium Truck vehicles, and features an internal pocket for optional brass weights to adjust weight distribution. Each bulkhead is machined from a billet of 6061-T6 aluminium and finished with a beautiful black anodised coating.

Source: Moto-Obscura [moto-obscura.com]

May 13, 2024

Sanwa M17 Limited Version 2024

Sanwa has announced the release of a new 2024 Limited Edition of its M17 radio in three different colour options of the very popular transmitter. Available in limited blue, orange and pink each colour will be limited to 720 pieces. The Limited Edition M17 features a coloured AL ST Wheel, Dial, Handle. It also has a Black Chrome Plating Front and Rear Panel and Oil Slick Screw installed on AL handle. Technical different is that the radio has a USB Type-C installed. Each transmitter is individually numbered on the back panel (Number 1-720 of each transmitter). Sanwa will start to ship the limited version to distributor from end of May.

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May 12, 2024

IFMAR 2024 1:8 Offroad World C/ship Stage 1 Report

The organisers of the 2024 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship to be hosted at the RC-Redován circuit in Spain have published the Stage 1 report for the 19th running of the Championship. At the end of March, the impressive track which hosted the previous World Championship in 2022 was announced as a late replacement venue just a week after the originally selected hosts Brazil announced it would be unable to run the event for the FAMAR Bloc. Since then, the well known Baldo brother’s family have been busy making preparations once again for hosting the sport’s biggest race. Executing an excellent World Championship in 2022, where Davide Ongaro defended his title win from four years earlier in Australia, the Stage 1 Report contains important and useful information for the capacity entry that will descend on the track in early September. One big announcement from the report is that former EFRA President Javier Garcia will be Race Director.

View Stage Report here

May 10, 2024

VP-Pro Diamond Evo 1:8 Buggy tyre

VP-Pro has extended their range of 1:8 Buggy tyre offerings with the addition of the new Diamond Evo pattern. The pattern is a diamond-styled tyre recommended for hard-packed surfaces and also particularly suited for multi- surface. Made from high quality rubber it comes with a durable closed cell inserts and is available in a choice of four compounds. Available un-mounted, VP-Pro also offer it pre-mounted on a choice of yellow, white, pink, green or orange rims.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]