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August 3, 2023

Capricorn LAB C804 SL E.C. 2023 Radio Plate Kit

Capricorn RC is releasing a new radio plate kit for its LAB C804 1:8 Onroad chassis. The new design allows both servos to be laid down lowering the centre of gravity, improving corner speed and weight balance. Also in this new option set is a new fuel tank that improves engine consistency and was used by all our team drivers at the EFRA European Championships in Portugal last week. The new option set was used by Capricorn team drivers with Toni Gruber taking TQ in qualifying and coming third overall. 2022 1:8 European Champion Dominic Greiner also used the set up in order to mount his title defence as well as Mirko Salemi finishing fourth position overall after competing in Super pole.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

August 3, 2023

Yokomo Rookie Speed RS1.0

As part of its continued efforts to offer cars that can help attract newcomers into the hobby, Yokomo has just released an entry level 1:10 Electric Touring car, the Rookie Speed RS1.0. Having launched its GT1 pan car this time last year, and its Rookie Offroad RO1.0. 2WD buggy kit earlier this year, the World Championship winning manufacturer is now offering this belt driven 4WD touring car as a lower cost stepping stone into the world of competitive electric touring car racing. The car has all of the design features of a modern touring car but has been able to reduce kit costs through the use of plastic parts over carbon fibre.

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August 3, 2023

1:8 Offroad World C/ship 2024 – Brazil Presentation

Following IFMAR’s publication of a provisional 2024 calendar for next year’s four World Championship events, the proposal received from the listed 1:8 Offroad Worlds host country Brazil has been made public. The Brazil Federation FEBARC together with CASA Raceway in São Paulo has in its presentation put forward September 8-14th, 2024, as the dates for the 19th running of the Championships with it set to be the third South American country in which the title has been decided. In 2002 Uruguay hosted the race where Greg Degani won and more recently Argentina was the location for Robert Batlle’s 2012 title victory. With a facility that can normally cater for approximate 50 racers, the host club will expand the pit area to accommodate 230 racers & mechanics for the Worlds. In terms of location, the track is just 23km from São Paulo’s main international airport – Guarulhos International Airport (GRU). Having made history in Spain last year when he became the first driver to successfully defend the World Championship title, a win in Brazil would give Davide Ongaro a hat trick of title in three different continents, the Team Associated driver having won his first title in Australia in 2018.

Check out the full presentation on the EFRA website by clicking here.

August 3, 2023

JConcepts The Hold | Fling Kings 1:24 Crawler Tires

JConcepts has two new tires for the 1:24 1.0” crawling enthusiast – The Hold and Fling Kings. The Hold was designed from the ground-up as a carved and chiseled design to handle a variety of scale off-road terrain. The large horizontal traction bars put a “Hold” on ranging features from dirt, asphalt, grass, mud, rock, and clay. At the tip of the tread, the downward progression starts and reveals another flat bar of gripping pattern to provide offset traction controlling attributes. During the bar transitions, an angular segment stabilises and gives edginess to terrain at another direction to help the lift and cut through even more environments.

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August 2, 2023

T-Works B74 carbon side guards

New from T-Works is this set of carbon fibre side guards for Team Associated’s B74 series of 1:10 4WD Buggy chassis. The moulded carbon fibre guards offer a weigh saving over the standard guards included with the original kit and come complete with mounting hardware.

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

August 2, 2023

VP Pro Assassin/Acupuncture Evo 1:10 Front tyres

VP Pro has two new additions to its 1:10 Buggy range of front tyres with the release of the Assassin Evo and Acupuncture Evo. Extensive testing of both threads, the Assassin Evo a block pattern while the Acupuncture Evo features centre pins, produced excellent performance on carpet surface tracks, providing good straight-line stability and cornering speed. Both thread patterns are offered in Medium and Medium Soft compound.

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August 2, 2023

Xray 3-Dots & 4-Dots 82mm Rear Springs

Xray has introduced new 82mm Rear shock spring options in 3-Dots & 4-Dots for it 1:8 Offroad chassis that offer a mix of progressive & linear characteristics. The shorter design helps to achieve lower ride height on high traction tracks. The springs are slightly progressive, but under more compression change characteristics to become more linear. This gives excellent feeling and feedback in all different track conditions. Like all Xrsay springs, they are manually measured, selected and matched into pairs to guarantee precisely equal length and damping characteristics.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 2, 2023

Smokem Racing A10-23 RS chassis

Smokem Racing has announced the latest chassis in their RS Series with the release of the RS chassis for the ARC A10-23 1:10 Electric Touring Car. Through their R&D process and thorough testing with team drivers using the ARC A10, they have refined the shape of the chassis to deliver the best combination of flex characteristics while minimising scrub as much as possible. In testing they also found improved lap speed and consistency over a wider range of conditions. As with all the RS Series chassis, the A10-23 RS is CNC cut from 100% premium quality 2.2mm carbon fibre.

Source: Smokem Racing [smokem-racing.com]