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October 26, 2024

Coelho confirmed for SIGP International Offroad GP

Having attended & won the SIGP International RC Car Grand Prix onroad event earlier this year, Bruno Coelho is to return to the impressive 3-circle ARC International RC Racing Track in Xiamen, China, to race at the SIGP International Offroad GP. The Xray driver, who was last week confirmed for December’s ISTC FEMCA Championships in Foshan, China, with go directly from the Electric Touring Car race at GDC Indoor Race Club to race 1:8 Buggy at the return of the SIGP Offroad following its forced break due to Covid. One of Asia’s major international offroad events pre-Covid, and counting Germany’s Joern Neumann and American Ryan Lutz as past Champions, the SIGP International Offroad Grand Prix takes place from December 11-15 with further international entries for the 2024 edition expected shortly.

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]

October 26, 2024

Leadfinger Micro B Retro-mod body & wing set

Leadfinger Racing has released its Retro-mod body and wing set for the 1:24 Losi Micro-B. Prepare to take a journey back to 1987 with the official LFR Retro-mod conversion for the Losi Micro-B. This conversion is guaranteed to unlock memories of the golden years of R/C racing at its finest. Sold in clear and ready for paint, the conversion will include the Retro-mod body, 2 Retro wings, window masks and LFR logo stickers. To fit the body an aftermarket top plate is required which Leadfinger sell separately for repositioning stock electronics.

View rear angle & top plate here

October 26, 2024

Bittydesign Kanjo-S 1:7 Body

New from Italian body shell producer Bittydesign comes the Kanjo-S intended for the 1:7 Infraction and Felony kits from Arrma. With the main intention of offering a body for fans of the most iconic Japanese cars of the 1990s-2000s, the Kanjo-S is based on the Subaru Impreza. Everything is included with the kit which arrives pre-cut. The body, the wing, the light buckets, the front aero flaps, the enlarged wheel fenders everything is laser-cut to perfection to give the user a premium quality & realistic looking product.

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October 26, 2024

Ohio State Oval Series – Announcement

A new and exciting RC oval series has been announced for the 2024 / 2025 Indoor carpet season with the inaugural running of the Ohio State Oval Series presented by Team Tekin. The series will consist of 5 different races at 5 different tracks all located within the beautiful state of Ohio. A series that will cater for everyone, the organisers are encouraging racers to, ‘Bring you wife, bring your kids, heck even bring the neighbours kid out to enjoy some of the greatest oval racing that ever hit the state of Ohio.’ They are also encouraging racers to bring out their Losi NASCARS and gain some experience on the track and from the pits.

View schedule and classes here

October 26, 2024

Factory Team B7 HD 69mm Universals | Vented Slippers

New from Factory Team are these much-anticipated HD 69mm Universals for the RC10B7. These universals allow for more free suspension movement as a result from less mechanical bind that is present with the conventional CVA design. They are only compatible with HRC hubs and require the use of the included 5x10x4mm bearings and crush tubes. Also new for the B7 are Vented Slipper Clutch Plates and an Aluminium Anti-Roll Bar Mount. The Vented Slipper Clutch Plates allow for debris to be flushed from the slipper pad assembly creating a more consistent slipping action. The Alu Anti-Roll Bar Mount utilises a smooth plastic bushing that allows for smooth rotation of the Anti-Roll Bar in the durable aluminium mount.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

October 26, 2024

Vision Racing B7 Option Parts

Oregon based Vision Racing has added a number of new precision option parts for the Team Associated B7 2WD Buggy. The new releases include an aluminium Rear Sway Bar Mount with precision ball bearings and an aluminium HD minus one degree, wide C block. In steel, they have introduced a 2.5 degree (26g) front bulkhead. Featuring threaded inserts there are also new front adjustable carbon fibre camber link plates . Finally the new releases include Aluminium hard anodised idler gears for 5 gear trans.

View parts images here

October 25, 2024

Titanium RC Racebox Micro carbon look housing

Titanium RC, the RC business of 1:8 Nitro Onroad stalwart John Ermen, has produced these carbon look holders for the Racebox Micro GPS tracker. The Racebox Micro, which is equipped with the latest generation 25Hz GNSS receiver, boasts precision as fine as 10cm (4 inches) and delivers over 99.5% measurement accuracy to within a hundredth of a second, closely mirroring the results of official lap timing equipment. As a user of the unit himself, Ermen has created this new holder with RC car use in mind.

View housing mounted in car here

October 25, 2024

Xray X4 ‘25 1:10 Electric Touring Car

Xray has unveiled its latest 1:10 Electric Touring Car contender with the release of the X4’25. The back to back World Champion manufacturer’s newest kit features all-new shorter shocks positioned 3mm lower than previous geometry improve cornering speed, mid-corner steering and stability, as well as reduced traction rolling in high traction conditions. New shock holders relocate the upper shock mount position to compliment shorter shock geometry. All-new link style upper suspension arms are included in the kit as an alternative to the traditional CFF upper arms for maximum adjustability & improved handling in certain conditions. Te X4’25 also gets a new flex limiting top deck shims for improved stability with the kit also including wider wheel hubs for better all-around performance out of the box.

View the full X4’25 presentation here