RC Drift specialists Takashima D-13 have extended the range of colours in which it offers their lightweight 23mm aluminium curved servo horn with the addition of an anodised purple option. Featuring a 25T spline, it has been made from high quality 7075 aluminium and lightened, making the steering response even faster for Yokomo & Takashima curved steering system.
Source: Takashima D-13
Over five years on from the announcement of the current TB chassis offering, Tamiya has recently released some details of the up coming Evo.8 version of their popular shaft-driven 4WD touring car. Expected to be released in November, the TB Evo. series has gained numerous fans since its inception in 2000. Tamiya say the Evo.8 features numerous advances from the previous generation including TA08 design A-type arms and promises even further evolution of the series.
Having raced around the world as the Czech Republic’s top electric touring car racer, Michal Bok is launching his own product brand called Mibo. Responsible for bringing races like the ETS to his home country as well as organising his very own internationally successful Mibo Cup race series, Bok turned from racer to RC businessman in more recent years. After establishing Mibosport which would become Yokomo’s European distributor, Michal is now about to realise a long time ambition of having his own range of professional RC products. In collaboration with RC flight specialists Kavan, the new ‘Mibo’ brand aims to provide racers with a range products for their cars and pit table which goes hand in hand with values he believe in – sustainable quality, professional services and reasonable prices. Mibo will announce the first of their products in the coming days.
Read official Mibo brand announcement here
Becoming champion of your country is usually one of the first goals drivers aspire too. Only a select few will achieve the goal and even fewer will successfully defend the title of being the best in their country. Over the weekend however Neil Cragg (file pic) made it four different decades of holding a national title. Claiming his first ever title back in 1999, one of the sport’s most down to earth and unassuming racers clinched his 26th British National crown when he secured the 2022 BRCA 1:10 2WD Offroad Championship with P2 in Round 5 at the TORCH astro track. The former World Champion admitted it has been a tough season against the ‘young guns’ and dedicated his latest title to his dad, Mick as well known around the world as Neil, and his sponsors who have supported him. A lifelong factory Team Associated driver, we think just like they proudly display their latest World Championship win tally (currently 30) on their official team clothing that maybe it’s time for a Neil Cragg ’26 and still counting’ special edition champions t-shirt release!!
Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]
Simon Nicolson lead a Yokomo 1-2 at the 2022 Speedy RC Queensland State Championships over the weekend taking the title from fellow international electric touring car racer Antoni Caretti. Held at England Park Raceway in Brisbane, overnight rain on the Friday meant drivers faced completely different track conditions for the start of qualifying. Despite adapting his car set-up to the track during qualifying, Nicolson was able to take the first of the five qualifiers from Caretti and ARC driver Jeffery Mackie. He would also TQ Rounds 3 & 4 to secure the overall TQ. Fastest in Q2 and 5, Mackie would secure second on the grid from Caretti. The finals would be a Nicolson clean sweep securing him the title. With Caretti second in A1 from Mackie, and that order reversed in A2, the third final would decide which side of the podium they would join Nicolson. Caretti again got by Mackie, finishing 1.5-seconds behind the winner in A3 to take second overall.
Source – Simon Nicolson [facebook.com]
A nation that has been an international powerhouse in the world of 1:10 electric touring car racing, Germany’s National Championship took place at the Arena33 track in Andernach over the weekend. The hometown of a certain multiple World Champion, it was to be Marc Rheinard who came away with the DMC title. While the modified class attracted only 12 of the events 67 entries, with some notable top international driver absentees, the Tonisport driver topped two of the 5 rounds of qualifying with his Awesomatix to take the TQ honours. Behind, factory Mugen driver Ronald Volker and Yokomo’s lead international star Christopher Krapp completed the Top 3 on the grid ahead of the Xray of Marco Kaufmann, each driver producing one TQ run a piece. In the A-Main, Rheinard took the opening two encounters to claim the title for a podium that visually could be from any international race with Volker and Krapp completing the line-up. All three drivers will be vying for the sport’s biggest prize next month when they travel to Gubbio in Italy for the 1:10 Electric Touring Car World Championships, a title that hasn’t been contested for 4 years!
Image: Mugen Seiki Europe [mugen.eu]
Michal Orlowski is the 2022 British 1:10 4WD Offroad Champion. The factory Schumacher driver clinched the title with one round to spare after he took his second win of the season at the fifth round at Torch in Southampton. Having won the previous round at Stotfold last month, it would be a dominant performance for former European Champion, who topped all four rounds of qualifying to secure the overall TQ. Continuing that form in the finals, he would win all three A-Mains for the victory at the penultimate round ahead of Team Associated’s Neil Cragg and Paul Crompton.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
New US racing bodies manufacturer SuperRad Competition Bodyshells has released its first product, the SR-02 for 1:12 LMP racing. Established by former IFMAR A Finalist and US 1:12 modified national champion Steve Radecky, the body has been in development for about 6 months and has been designed specifically with modern 1:12 cars in mind. The first in a line of bodies they are planning for future release, the bodies are manufactured in the USA using the latest vacuum forming technology. The SuperRad SR-02 LMP body is available in SuperLite .015” and Lite .020” polycarbonate with the ROAR approved shell coming with window mask included.
Source: SuperRad Competition Bodyshells [superrad.com]
