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Schumacher Racing has released details of its new FT8 front wheel drive 1:10 competition touring car.  The FT8 has been developed by British manufacturer’s world class engineering team to make a fast and great handling front wheel drive touring car.  With a low centre of gravity, light weight, and fine attention to detail, the FT8 is a pleasure to build, maintain, and to drive.  The FT8 contains all the features and adjustments you need from a high end front wheel drive to take you to the top of the podium.  The car in prototype form has achieved some excellent results…

JConcepts has released their F2 body shell for the Tekno ET48 2.0.  The F2 body was constructed to perform at the highest level using the latest trend of reducing surface area above the shock tower line, reducing the overall weight while maintaining a tight silhouette.  No stranger to Truggy bodies, the JConcepts team has developed a successful line of bodies with the Punisher and Finnisher designs, and each has excelled and peaked during championship events.  For the 2023 Dirt Nitro Challenge event, the team focused on a behind tower concept body to fit the Tekno ET48 2.0.  What stands out…

The long running Rome based F1ItalianSeries will for the new season add a Rookie/Gentleman class with Italian F1 specialist manufacturer Fenix Racing introducing its Club Racer as an entry level kit.  Working with the series organisers, Giorgio Favaretto’s company has prepared a very simple yet effective F1 chassis.  With the Rookie/Gentleman class raced together the normal series, the Club Racer combines several components from the Mistral 3.3, such as the sphere differential with titanium rear axle, 7075 motor holder for instance, while chassis and other components being made in 2.5 mm carbon fibre, assuring a model able to deliver proper…

Team Magic has released a front wheel driver version of its E4 1:10 Electric Touring Car platform, the E4FWD.  The car features a 2.2mm Eco-Graphite Chassis and 2.0mm Eco-Graphite Upper Deck with upper deck milling provides predictable handling and fine flex settings.  It has an ultra-compact and efficient gear differential with four composite satellite gears. Housed un a durable differential case with unclosed screw holes, it has a double gasket system for the perfect seal.  The ultra-light Aluminium 7075 spur gear holder has undergone a hard treatment process and it has been carefully optimised.  Front balancing ballast weights improve vehicle stability…

In their latest Monster Truck body release, JConcepts has added the 1997 Ford F-150 to its extensive range.  On the RC scene, very few options exist to bring 1997 to the latest builds and chassis on the market, until now.  JConcepts together with Ford licensing has produced the 10th generation truck to fill the void in the market, and above all, allow racers to consistently build, detail, and tune their RC vehicles into their personal favourites.  The new shell starts with a 13” wheelbase design which aligns with the latest LMT, and long wheelbase RC monster trucks on the market.…

Another new 2023 kit release from Team Associated is their latest 1:10 2WD Shortcourse Track, the RC10SC6.4 Team Kit.  It shares key components with the RC10T6.4, RC10B6.4, and RC10B74.2 Team Kits, making it easier than ever to run multiple classes at the same time. Suspension and jumping goes through the large- volume 13mm big bore shocks with new truck springs.  The new chassis design is a short course truck version of the RC10B6.4 buggy design and gets a new ballstud mount and top plate system with an angled steering for improved consistency.  On top of that, racers can tune the…

JConcepts has announced the release of their S15 body shell for 1:8 Truggy.  The S15 body style is a staple in the line-up at JConcepts. The IFMAR World Championship winning design has served well over the years, even spawning many look-alikes around the industry.  When it comes to Truggy racing, the Florida company has worked on and finalized an S15 for the popular 1:8 truck class to go along with the ROAR National Championship winning F2.  Debuted at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, the S15 took off in the hands of Spencer Rivkin (RC8T4e) in the E-truggy class, and Ryan Maifield…

New from Italian bodyshell producer Evo Race Factory is their latest 1:10 Formula 1 creation, the ER-23.  The third F1 body design from from the Maranello based company, they have not given any specific details or handling characteristics about the lexan body but over its predecessor it features a lower front noise and larger more square side pods.  The body should fit all popular brands of 1:10 formula chassis. View more images here

Team Associated has introduced the latest version of its legendary 1:10 Stadium truck, the RC10T6.4 Team Kit.  It shares key components with the RC10B6.4, RC10B6.4D, and RC10B74.2 Team Kits, making it easier than ever to run multiple classes at the same time. Suspension and jumping goes through the large-volume 13mm big bore shocks with new truck springs.  The new chassis design is a truck version of the RC10B6.4 buggy design and gets a new ballstud mount and top plate system with an angled steering for improved consistency.  On top of that, racers can tune the steering height, axle trail, and…

Capricorn has presented its new ONE .21 GT 2023 engine.  Starting from the base of their already very successful engine, they have updated the latest version with a new Piston and Sleeve.  As usual with their entire engine line, the GT 2023 has a hand tuned piston/sleeve and crankshaft.  The result is an increase of performance keeping the fuel consumption in line with the mandatory 7 minutes.  This engine is a limited edition production specially build for the upcoming 1:8 GT European and World Championship, the latter taking place in Sydney, Australia from October 08-15. View more images here