August 29, 2017

Joe Hwee takes RCMC Nitro Buggy title

The final round of the Singapore RCMC 1/8 Nitro Buggy Nationals was held last weekend at Lap Paradise Raceway. When the dust had settled the 6-race championship was won by Joe Hwee (HB Racing/O.S./AKA) who took the title from young Danial Miswan (Kyosho/Reds Racing/AKA), who won round 6 to finish 2nd overall, while Ronnie Leow (Serpent/Novarossi/Sweep) had to fight off the Mugen duo of Aidi Amin (Mugen/Hope/AKA) and Leng (Mugen/O.S./AKA) in the final race to finished 3rd overall.

View the top 10 results here


August 29, 2017

Arrowmax 1/10th off-road car stand

Arrowmax have introduced their new off-road car stand dedicated for all 1/10th vehicles. Utilising the company’s signature honeycomb design the car stand is constructed from black and gold anodised aluminium and high-quality carbon fibre and beside holding the car during building, maintenance and setup, it also incorporates milled holes to take the car’s shock absorbers during filling them with shock fluid. The car stand measures 163x107x55mm and it is available now.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]


August 29, 2017

Samix SCX10 II brass driveshaft caps

Coming from Samix and made for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck are brass driveshaft caps. Weighing in at 21g for a set of four, the caps add weight to the lower part of the chassis for improved climb performance with the black and golden finish also adding visual impact. The parts are a direct replacement for the plastic caps of the standard SCX10 II kit and they come in sets of four.

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August 29, 2017

Sami Soukas takes Finnish Open E-Buggy Championship

The final round of the Finnish Open Electric Buggy Championship was held at the Lavanko Raceway. The event started on a moist track and it was Ari Koski who made the best out of the conditions with Sami Soukas coming in 2nd after the practice rounds. In time for the qualifiers the track had dried up but it was left pretty slippery. The finals then were a pretty tight affair between Joonas Hyvärinen, Aleksi Wilkman and Sami Suokas. After the triple mains Joonas took the win from Aleksi 2nd while Sami came in 3rd just one point behind the winner. Nevertheless the 3rd place was enough for Sami to take the overall championship just one point ahead of Ari Koski. Ilari Lamminsivu rounded out the overall top 3 result.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]


August 29, 2017

Widmaier crowned German 1/8th Nitro Buggy Champ

Round 2 of the German 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship was held this past weekend in Hamburg in the north of the country. With top notch performances at round 1 and 2 it was SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier who took the overall win with his SPower-propelled and TPro-shoed car after the combined two rounds of the championship. Aaron Münster (Kyosho/O.S./AKA) snatched the vice-championship in front of Alex Schmitt (HB Racing/Team Orion/AKA).

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]


August 29, 2017

Rivkin & Maifield win at 2017 Surf City Classic

The 2017 Surf City Classic was held at OCRC this past weekend. The event has become one of the most highly anticipated races of the calendar year with entries sold out within just minutes of open registration. OCRC puts on a show that sets the bar for 10th scale racing and well known for its laid back, Cali atmosphere and feel. As one of the premier tracks in the US and located in the hot bed of RC in So-Cal, the competition level at the Surf City Classic is among the highest in the nation challenging all racers to raise their game to the next level.

Continue reading the report here


August 29, 2017

Maclan Racing MMax Pico 100A stock racing ESC

Coming from Maclan Racing is the new MMax Pico 100A stock racing brushless speed controller. Looking similar to the MMax Pro the Pico is in fact a completely newly designed full aluminium case structure with 13AWG pre-soldered cables and redesigned power capacitor module. The new design reduces weight by 35 percent and sits 3mm lower in height compared to the MMax Pro. The controller adapts the same Microchip PIC32 platform as its big brother for exceptional performance and the ESC also has a redesigned power management control board that enhances durability and power output for extreme stock racing. The package is rounded out by the new B1.0 firmware that provides the best possible throttle and brake control. The speedo will hit stores about mid-September.

View the feature and specifications here


August 29, 2017

VP-Pro X3E E-Buggy body shell

VP-Pro have introduced a new body shell for the Hong Nor X3E 1/8th electric buggy. Of a low-profile medium downforce design the body sports a distinctive cab forward placement and it is made from clear high-quality polycarbonate.

Source: VP-Pro [vp-racing.com]