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Coming from JConcepts is their all-new Landmines 1.9” performance scaler tyre. The tyre, developed over a 2-year period of testing, tuning and analysis have reached the summit and now available to the crawling enthusiast. The design starts with a robust carcass carefully shaped and sized for a multitude of conditions and capable of completing those difficult courses while being down-to-earth enough to carry a scale appearance. The team spent considerable time with the split-block centre design which has been sliced, stepped and recessed for flexibility and contortion over sharp, loose and polished surfaces. The Landmines have alternating solid and cavity pads which is ideal for transitioning from smooth dirt or pavement into dirt, mud and rocky terrain. Moving toward the edges of the carcass, the scaling tyre has horizontal grippy pads with edge and channels to provide additional forward climbing bite. Down within the tread, a lightning pattern, knob plots and connector bars pull the design together to work together at shallow and deep sinking positions. Once power is applied to the vehicle, the tread spacing opens which allows for deep digging, making it a great working tyre in dirt and muddy conditions. As the tread rolls down the sidewall, a whole new course of tread and side-lugging is applied. A grippy radial ring provides a consistent rubber contact patch in pinched conditions while in the vertical plane, new traction bars alternate between angular and island mapping for squeeze grip. The flexibility of the green compound combined with the lug arrangement gives the tire a grippy feel but still maintains that all important scale and performance look. The overall height provides plenty of ground clearance for an abundance of terrain and bossed side-wall logos read with beauty and balance. The tyres include a soft open cell foam insert capable of standing up to the super soft compound but flexible enough for sharp terrain.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

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Infinity has added a Jumbo trolley bag to its accessories line-up. The new 70x40x28cm bag is big enough to accommodate all necessary equipment for RC races. The bag will internally house four individual 47ｘ21.5ｘ13cm Infinity corrugated plastic boxes. With wheels and a retractable handle, owners can easily carry this bag stuffed with heavy items inside with it capable of hauling up to 23kg of equipment.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

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Coming from Pilot RC Products is their new Twelve Seventeen tyre prep and sander tool for 1/10th and 1/8th scale wheels. In-house designed by the Pilot race team and machined in the USA, the tool is a high-grade tyre bit that can go from 12mm hexes for 1/10th scale vehicles to 17mm hexes for 1/8th scale off-road and GT vehicles. By simply undoing a set screw the 17mm adapter or 12mm hex can be chosen by simply sliding the 17mm part over the 12mm hex. To ensure long term durability the bit and 17mm adapter are machined from stainless steel. Included comes a large quick-change hand nut that is milled from high grade 7075 aluminium and that allows for fast, and precise wheel changes.

Source: Pilot RC Products [pilotrcproducts.com]

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The 2019 Fallout RC Arenacross race was held in Ridgefield, Washington last weekend, attracting over 280 entries. In 1/10th 4WD Buggy it was Robert Sorjonen with the overall TQ, a tight win following a mishap in A1 and a tone-to-tone win in A2 for an early overall victory from 7th place qualifier, Roger Seim in 2nd and 3rd place qualifier, Dan Thomas in 3rd.

Over in 1/10th 4WD Truggy Robert would again lead the way by taking the TQ and also the wins in A1 and A2 for another early victory that allowed him to sit out A3. Mark Duong came in 2nd, tie on points with Jeremy Goodwin in 3rd.

Electric Truggy would see Andy DiBrino with the overall TQ and wins in A1 and A2, leaving behind A3 winner, Robert Sorjonen in 2nd and Allan Jerman in 3rd.

Source: Maclan Racing [maclan-racing.com]

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Kyosho Europe have introduced the new Picco Rebel XL off-road pullstart engine for 1/8th buggies and trucks. The upsized, non-race-legal engine is of a 3-ports design for maximum performance and a smooth power delivery with extra vertical ports making for additional oomph as it is needed for heavy monster trucks and all-purpose bashing. Utilising new 2019/20 materials and machining the European-made power plant offers super long life and durability and it is available now.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]

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Coming from Yeah Racing are new titanium screw kits for the Xpress XQ1S touring car and the Tamiya Egress 4WD vintage buggy. The screws are machined from high-quality titanium material for a low weight and exceptional durability and they come with a reusable small parts box that allows to store additional fasteners for having them at hand quickly and easily. Both the XQ1S and Egress specific kits are available now.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

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The 2019 1/10 Jay Leno’s Garage Offroad Australian Nationals were held at the Keilor club in Melbourne, Australia recently. Around 230 entries were received from all around the country for the event, and the club prepared a brand new track layout which was fast and challenging. Mother nature made life difficult with very hot and windy conditions during practice and 2WD day, and unfortunately heavy rain which forced the cancellation of the 4WD and truck classes. In 2WD Modified Chris Sturdy was the defending champ and hot favourite for the title, however in qualifying he was pushed hard by Lachlan Donnelly who took Q3 and was leading much of Q4. Chris was able to take TQ from Lachlan, Jordan Isergin and Lachlan Munday, with Ari Bakla 5th.

The finals were epic with strong winds and high temperature making the racing even more intense. A1 saw Sturdy take an early lead which he held to the end with Lachlan Munday moving up to second and Jordan Isergin 3rd. In A2 an early crash from Chris allowed Lachlan Donnelly to take the lead with Ari Bakla running 2nd, a position they held to the end with Jordan Isergin taking 3rd after a last lap battle with Munday. Going into A3, five drivers could mathematically win and the race was a classic with four drivers – Donnelly, Isergin, Munday and Sturdy – all leading at various times. At the final tone it was Sturdy taking the win from Munday, Donnelly 3rd and Bakla taking 4th overall from a fast but unlucky Isergin.

This was Sturdy’s third 2WD Mod Nats win in a row, and the future of Australian racing is looking bright with four juniors in the A-final; Lachlan Munday 13, Lachlan Donnelly 15, Jordan Isergin 15 and Matthew Couper 15.

2WD Modified Buggy top 3 results:
1. Chris Sturdy – Team Associated/Reedy/JConcepts
2. Lachlan Munday – Team Associated/Reedy/JConcepts
3. Lachlan Donnelly – Team Associated/Hobbywing/JConcepts

In 2WD 17.5 favourites for this class included 2018 Champ Leigh Cheeseman, 2018 TQ Ben Howard and West Aussie champ Brayden Miller with recent convert to 17.5 Andrew Selvaggi and unknown quantity. Q1 saw Howard take first blood from Miller, before Selvaggi got into a rhythm and took Q2,3 and 4 to seal TQ, Howard and Miller lining up behind him on the grid with Queensland’s Matt Parsey 4th and Cheeseman 5th. In A1 an early bobble by Selvaggi let Parsey through, Selvaggi retaking the lead at around three minutes and stretching out to win from Cheeseman, Ben Cribbin and Scott Giles. In A2 Selvaggi had a bad start and this allowed Ben Howard into the lead until an unfortunate DNF promoted the Miller brothers to the lead, Brody taking the win from Brayden and Cheeseman forcing the result to A3. This time Selvaggi took a tone to tone win to seal his first national title, Miller 2nd overall and Cheeseman finishing 3rd overall, Brodi Miller 4th and Ben Howard 5th.

2WD Stock Buggy top 3 results:
1. Andrew Selvaggi – Team Associated/Reedy
2. Brayden Miller – Team Associated/Trinity
3. Leigh Cheeseman – TLR/Motiv/Hobbywing

Thanks to Ray Munday for the report.

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The opening round of the Factory Racing League was held at the Ohio RC Factory in Jeffersonville, Ohio last weekend. In Modified 2WD Buggy it was Paul Ciccarello with the overall TQ and he would also bring home the win in the single 7-minute A-main event from 2nd place qualifier, Brandon Marsh as Matt Cline rounded out the top 3 podium result.

Over in Stock 2WD Buggy it was Matt Cline with the overall TQ, however he would score a DNF in the single 7-minute A-main, making way for Paul Ciccarello who would take the win with a lap margin on Dalton Myers 2nd and Andrew Grunkemeyer in 3rd.

Images: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Available now from Raw Speed is their all-new Assassin 1/8th buggy tyre. Of a medium pin size design, the tyre utilise a new generation carcass that provides a smoother, more balanced feel on the track while also generating more consistent cornering over a longer time. The medium pin design will make for exceptional traction in a variety of conditions and the tyre is available in soft yellow, super soft green and soft double yellow long wear compounds and including closed cell inserts.

Source: Raw Speed [rawspeedrc.com]

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Coming from Axon and usable for a range of 1/10th touring cars are their new precision machined shock rod guides. The parts ensure an optimised O-ring seal seat for less friction, better sealing and an overall improved shock performance and the guides are usable for Axon’s own High Big Bore and Revoshock dampers as well as Yokomo BD9, Infinity IF14 and Tamiya TRF 419XR kits.

Source: Axon [team-axon.com]

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