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April 16, 2020

T-Works 2.2” buggy dish wheels

T-Works have introduced their new 2.2” dish wheels for 1/10th scale buggies. Available as 12mm hex 2WD front variant for kits such as the Team Associated B6 series, the Kyosho Ultima RB7/6/5, the Yokomo YZ2 or the Xray XB2, as 12mm hex 4WD wheel for the Team Associated B74/B64 or the Yokomo YZ4-SF and also as general 2WD/4WD rear wheel, the rims are made of a high-quality fluorescent yellow or plain white material that offers a balanced blend between stiffness and durability. A recessed wheel nut area ensures good hardware and wheel axle protection and a moulded-in T-Works logo makes the wheels stand out. The rims come as pair or 8-piece packs and they are usable with pretty much every 2.2” tyre.

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April 16, 2020

RC-Monkey VRC Japan Tour 2020 – Announcement

Japanese news website RC-Monkey has announced the VRC Japan Tour 2020 series. With the world-wide cancellation of race events due to the current Corona virus pandemic, the RC racing simulator VRC Pro has gained lots of interest recently and RC-Monkey has jumped onto this train in order to offer racers a bit of racing action during these dull times. Venues for the RC-Monkey VRC Japan Tour 2020 will include iconic Japanese tracks such as the Tamiya Kakegawa Circuit, the Kyosho Circuit, Hokusei Circuit, Boss Speed, K-tune Racing Speedway, Central Racing Park, and the SPL Speedway. Full details will be announced soon including race dates and classes. Until then interested racers can find more information here.

April 15, 2020

Arena T4’20 single side carbon fibre upper deck

Made for Xray’s popular T4’20 mid-motor touring car is Arena RC Racing’s new asymmetrical top deck. The single sided design will make for improved cornering speeds due to optimised flex characteristics and the top deck comes including 1mm carbon fibre shims that further add to the new torsional flex behaviour. The top deck is machined from high-quality 2.0mm carbon fibre and it is available from now on.

Source: Arena [facebook.com]

April 15, 2020

SWorkz S35-GT World Championship conversion kit

Coming from SWorkz and made for their IFMAR World Championship winning S35-GT platform is a special conversion kit. The set includes optional and also prototype parts used by IFMAR World Champion, Jörn Neumann when taking the Worlds title back in January, and it comes including new front upper arms, alloy steering knuckle plates, a new steering Ackermann plate, aluminium chassis braces, carbon arm inserts, gears, a diff case, anti-roll bars and more. It is understood that this set is a limited edition release due to the included prototype parts.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

April 15, 2020

TMG S12-2 quick release battery mount

Coming from TMG Speed and made for the SWorkz S12-2 2WD buggy is a new carbon fibre quick release battery mount. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the mount is of an adjustable design, meaning it can be shifted forth and back in order to fine-tune the buggy’s weight balance. Included with the mount come two different size rubber bands to suit standard and low-profile battery packs.

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April 15, 2020

Ruddog RNX21.3 3.5cc nitro off-road engine

Ruddog Distribution from Germany have announced the release of their first high-performance nitro off-road engine. The high-quality RNX21.3 3.5cc competition engine features as specially developed crankcase for exceptional performance and great fuel economy with a rear ceramic main bearing and a DLC-coated and Tungsten-balanced crankshaft ensuring very high power output and reliable performance. The engine is of a 3+1 port long-stroke design for high yet controllable torque especially in the lower RPM ranges, making it ideal especially for smaller or technical tracks. Other features include a 22D carburettor for smooth throttle response and high fuel economy while an O-ring equipped combustion camber insert keeps dust away from the delicate parts of the engine. The engine is rounded out by a gold-colour cooling head whose standard height allows to run the engine leaner, extracting ever greater mileage from the engine.

View lists of the features and specifications and more images here

April 15, 2020

EFRA cancels 2020 European Championships

With the current World-wide Corona virus pandemic still causing a lot of havoc, the EFRA has announced the cancellation of five European Championships scheduled for this year. This means the 1/10th 200mm, Large Scale On-road, Large Scale Off-road, 1/8th Nitro Off-road, and 1/8th IC Track Euros will all be moved to next year, with the EFRA, the national federations and organisers trying to keep the same venues as planned for this season. Full details and updates can be found here.

Source: EFRA [efra.ws]

April 15, 2020

Samix SCX10 III 5.8mm brass flange balls

Samix have introduced their new 5.8mm brass flanged suspension balls for the Axial SCX10 III truck. Machined from high-quality aluminum the pivot balls offer great durability and they help adding weight in some of the lowest parts of the truck. They come in sets of 10 and also fit older specification SCX10 kits as well as the Yeti, AX-10, Wraith and Scorpion.

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