January 5, 2022

Joe Bornhorst joins The Drake Racing

The Drake Racing have announced the signing of Joe Bornhorst to their race team. Joe brings with him a wealth of knowledge and amazing attitude on and off the track. He will make his O.S. Speed B21 AD2 powered debut at the Southern Indoor Championship and The Drake Racing will be supporting all of Joe’s nitro powered needs. Joe’s engine of choice will be the O.S. Speed B21 Adam Drake 2 for both nitro buggy and truck. The Sworkz factory driver had this to say about his 2022 nitro engine program:

2022 is going to be a great year with the support of Adam and Ronda from The Drake Racing. It gives me a lot of confidence knowing my O.S Speed B21 AD2 engines will be prepared, broken-in, and services by The Drake Racing.

Source: The Drake Racing [thedrakeracing.com]

January 5, 2022

Avid bearing tool, multi-wrench & tweezers

Avid have introduced some essential tools to their line-up. First up is the bearing sizer/tester, the perfect tool for seeing if your bearings need to be maintained by spinning them while they are on the sizer. Suitable for bearing sizes of 1/8″, 4, 5, 6, 1/4″, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15mm. Next up is the ubiquitous 4-in-1 multi-wrench. Made from durable steel, it has a 8mm nut wrench for glow plugs, 10mm nut wrench for clutch nuts, 3mm hex for M4 chassis screws and 5mm hex for pillow ball adjustment. Finally there are two different tweezers, a straight and curved version for helping with small parts and fasteners.

View the other new tools here

January 5, 2022

Akio Sobue joins Axon

Axon have announced that Akio Sobue ha signed a multi-year contract starting in 2022. The main purpose of the contract is for him to work as an Axon driver, participating in races including big events, and at the same time he will be involved in Axon’s product development. Akio will be using the Axon TC10 in the main category of EP touring cars and will attend races both in Japan and overseas. This exclusive contract will accelerate the development of the TC10 and other Axon products, and will lead to further improvement of the brand.

Source: Axon [team-axon.com]

January 5, 2022

MonacoRC JP ball-bearing kit for X4

MonacoRC have introduced their new JP ball-bearing kit for the Xray X4. These Japanese premium quality ball bearing ZZ kit comprises of a total of 12 ball bearings with metal shield on both sides (ZZ). There are four 10x15x4mm and eight 6x10x3mm bearings, all lubricated with oil instead of grease in order to have immediate high speed and best performance.

Source: MonacoRC [monacorc.com]

January 4, 2022

Ryan Lutz joins Kyosho for 2022 & beyond

Kyosho is pleased to announce the signing of Ryan Lutz for 2022 & beyond. Ryan will be showcasing their Inferno series at the highest level at every major event. RL will make his debut at the Southern Indoor Championship (SIC) in few weeks. Ryan Lutz:

‘It’s been 16 years since I signed my first professional R/C deal with Kyosho and now I’m back with the storied company that gave me my start. I’m so excited to race the legendary Inferno lineup of 1/8th Offroad Kyosho vehicles again! So many of the same people work at Kyosho America and have welcomed me back like family! I can’t wait to get started!’

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

January 4, 2022

Jessica Pålsson joins HB World Racing Team

HB Racing welcomes a new member of the HB World Racing Team, Jessica Pålsson from Sweden. Jessica is 19 years old and already 2 time Swedish Champion and a 3 time Swedish Cup Champion. Speaking about here new HB Racing signing, Jessica said, ‘I’m super excited to start 2022 with the HB Racing Team with so many great drivers and mechanics all over the world! Thank you so much Philippe for giving me this amazing opportunity to join the HB Racing Team! I’m really charged and ready to fight with my new HB Racing buggies!’

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

January 4, 2022

Maclan Racing DRK 160+ TSR Edition ESC

Maclan Racing have introduced the DRK 160+ TSR Edition, the only speed control designed and built by drag racers for drag racers. Featuring a proprietary all-new 7-Stage launch power control software (Version T19.01), all new 70 degrees over boost turbo timing for more power and factory pre-soldered 10AWG wires. There is also an upgraded control board that offers a more durable control circuit and there is also a new high capacity DRK super capacitor and improved data logging with higher resolution and crop function.

Source: Maclan [maclan-racing.com]

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