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April 26, 2024

2024 Philippine Masters Chassis Focus Index

Last weekend Red RC made our third trip to Manila for the world class offroad event that is the Philippine Masters. Famed as being Asia’s biggest annual 1:8 Offroad race, the Circulo Verde track is renowned for its difficulty and 3D style build with this year’s 12 edition of the race using a new method to seal the surface. This resulted in minimal tyre wear even over the 1-hour Main final in which Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro recovered from an early flame out to take his fourth win in the capital city. The first time Sparko was officially represented at the race, a great driver by Ryan Pavidis netted the American runner-up spot. Great to see the legendary Atsushi Hara back racing at the the front end. It was great to once again do a chassis focus with him, Sworkz hooking him up for the event, and it great to see the former World Champion enjoying his racing so much once again. Attracting 205 entries from 16-nations, we got the chance to photograph buggies from 9 drivers representing 7 different manufacturers as well as the TQ & winning Sworks truggy of Bulgaria visitor Plamen Petrov we will have compiled into our latest Chassis Focus Index.

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April 26, 2024

Smokem A10-25 Caster Indicators

Australia’s Smokem Racing has released new Caster Indicators for use when setting up your ARC A10-25 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The set if four, they make setting up and maintaining your ARC A10-25 an absolute breeze. Made from high quality 3D-printed polymer, the Caster Indicators simply slip over the A10-25’s alloy steering hubs. Designed to suit all popular setup stations, they even provide clearance over the bearing clamping cap screws.

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April 26, 2024

ARC R8.X Aero Bumper

ARC has released a new Aero bumper designed for their R8.X 1:8 Onroad series of nitro and electric power cars. The new Aero bumper surface is increased by 25% and can cover the front lower end more than old one with the main difference being the front edge extends 15.3mm further. This helps the bodyshell touch the bumper more forward and increase the steering response. Pre-marked with different thicknesses, this allows the user to cut the bumper and make more air go through the holes, more bumper hole cuts can increase steering more. The new Aero bumper is produced from the same material as the lightweight bumper and with a thinner shape it is 2g lighter than the old one.

View aero bumper mounted here

April 26, 2024

Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Pro WP

Hobbywing has released a new waterproof version of its very popular XeRun XR10 Pro ESC called the XR10 Pro WC. Distinguished by its colour, its waterproof and dust-proof design exceeds IP67 industrial standards. Suitable for Modified and Stock competition in 1:10 onroad and 1:10 offroad it features built-in reverse polarity protection circuit, newly added smart fan start & stop function, and the maximum brake force adjustment has been expanded with it supporting 101%-150% active braking.

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April 26, 2024

Associated release Reflex 14B 1:14 4WD Buggy as kit

Team Associated is now offering its 1:14 scale Reflex 14B Kit 4WD electric buggy in kit form. Designed with performance in mind, the buggy is fully adjustable through the turnbuckles, springs, fluids, shock tower hole placement, gearing, and the included Factory Team parts making the Reflex 14B Kit perfect for any terrain you can throw at it. Additional features include three sealed differentials, aluminium steering rack, and lightweight aluminium center driveshaft. These innovations have increased the potential for grip and corner speed, which leads to faster lap times and an overall thrilling-to-drive feel.

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April 25, 2024

Connolly wins Irish 1:8 GT National opener

The opening round of the Irish National GT Championship took place in the beautiful St Anne’s Track located in the centre of Dublin last weekend where Genius Racing’s Clive Connolly took the win. Hosted by ORCA Ireland, in qualifying it was Connolly taking TQ honours followed by Graeme Lougheed, the top 2 automatically into the Main Final leaving the rest to battle in the Semi Finals for the remaining final positions. The 30min Main was a close affair with battles throughout the field. Jason Noonan and Graeme Lougheed both driving Genius cars would fight for 18 minutes until finally Graeme would retire with a technical failure allowing Bruno Barbosa driving a strong race with his OS powered Xray to move up a position. Out in front it was multiple Irish Champion Connolly driving his Mantis Tuned powered GTC8.23 on SP Rubber that would take the victory with a trouble free run from start to finish.

Image: ORCA Ireland [Facebook]

April 25, 2024

JConcepts LD3 | L1R turnbuckle kits

JConcepts has released titanium turnbuckle sets for Schumacher’s LD3 2WD Buggy and Cat L1R 4WD Buggy. The 3.5mm Fin turnbuckle sets are designed specifically for style, durability, and performance. The base of the design is centred around a .143” (3.7mm) titanium hex size which gradually tapers down into a 3.5mm thread base design which accepts the Schumacher ball-cup after modification. The focus of the styling surrounds the lengthened adjustment hex area and the “finned” cuts that rotate about the centre. The Fin turnbuckles are lightweight, and the original design brings out the glamour and quality that makes titanium one of the most sought-after exotic materials in the world. The JConcepts turnbuckles are produced with left- and right-hand threads with the left being conveniently marked for easy orientation. With two colour choices offered, the burnt blue turnbuckles have intentional sporadic coloring ranging all around the blue spectrum. In order for these turnbuckles to be used properly on the Schumacher ball-cups, its necessary to carefully drill out the plastic parts using a 3.2mm drill bit (not included).

View the Cat L1R set in stealth black here

April 25, 2024

VP Pro ‘Hot Pink’ 1:10 Buggy Wheels

It might not be to everyone’s taste, but following the success of the colour in it’s 1:8 range, VP Pro has added the ‘Hot Pink’ colour option to its range of 1:10 Buggy wheels. The rims come in standard 2.5mm offset with three front options, Carpet tire, 2WD Front & 4WD Front, to match with the single rear wheel offering. For TLR buggy owners they are preparing to release a TLR offset version soon.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]