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Tebo and TEKNO part ways

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21. December 2022

US top offroad racer Jared Tebo has announced an unexpected end of his partnership with his chassis sponsor TEKNO RC. Shortly before christmas, Tebo posted the following words on his social media. TEKNO RC confirmed these words in antother statement on their pages. Lets see what Tebos next stop will be. The former world champion, multiple NEO winner, and reedy race winner is still very fast and should easily find a new home to continue his racing programme – good luck Jared!

Well, it’s a bittersweet post. I can now say that my time with Tekno RC will be ending at the end of 2022. It’s been a fun, challenging, and rewarding 4 year journey together. To be honest, it’s ending sooner than I was planning, or expecting, I thought I would end my racing career with them. Plans change and that is the job/industry.

I’d like to thank everyone at Tekno, from the owner, all the managers, the designers, my teammates, and the awesome warehouse/shipping guys. I will miss seeing that my order is literally shipped minutes after I place it. We worked hard, we all learned things together, and we had some great successes together. Winning the Reedy Race was INCREDIBLE, a moment I will never forget! I did my best to represent the brand well and offer my services the best I could, and I’m happy with the mark I left at Tekno!

On to new challenges and a new journey ahead! Change is always happening in life, and it’s exciting to embrace it. I will be continuing on with my racing career in 2023 and years to come. I had some very good and exciting opportunities present themselves to me, I can’t wait to share them to you all. Thank you to all the people that support me, you all mean a lot to me. It’s incredible to read all the positive and kind words, you guys probably don’t realize how much they are appreciated.
Jared Tebo (USA)

Source: Jared Tebo (Facebook)

Schumacher Cat L1R 4WD Buggy

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Patrick Beck

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20. December 2022

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British RC Car manufacturer Schumacher Racing has released their newest 1:10 scale 4WD buggy just a couple of days ago. The so called Cat L1R comes along with a lot of new parts and features. Schumacher lead driver Michal Orlowski showed the potential of the new car while he was winning almost all of his last races with the prototype version of the Cat L1R. Schumacher Racing announced the availability of the car to be expected at the end of January 2023.

Find out about all the new features on the Schumacher Cat L1R HERE

Source: Schumacher Racing

Bittydesign AR8-GT12 bodyshell

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Patrick Beck

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19. December 2022

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New from Italian bodyshell manufacturer Bittydesign is this GT12 version of their shortly released AR8 line of bodyshells. The body looks amazing on all 1:12 scale pan cars and was made for the GT Supastox racing classes which are very popular all around the world! If you are racing GT12, give this beauty from Bittydesign a try – you will definateley like the amazing look on track!

Bittydesign part number:

BDGT12-R8 Bittydesign AR8-GT12 clear body for 1:12 GT Supastox class

If you like to grab one of these amazing body shells click HERE

Orloswik sweeps Race Stars Contest in Poland

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Patrick Beck

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19. December 2022

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Orloswik sweeps Race Stars Contest in Poland

At his last weekend of racing for 2022, Schumacher factory driver Michal Orlowski once again showed his brilliance on carpet with a TQ and win in 2WD and 4WD buggy at the Race Stars Contest in Zgierz/Poland. The perfect ending for a great year, and Michal Orlowski posted the following words on his social media:

Double TQ&WIN at Race Stars Contest 2022. A flawless way to finish off this fantastic year of racing. Big thank you to Tris, my dad, and the Schumacher Family this weekend. We tried many new ideas and improved our platforms a lot. My Schumacher R/C Racing CAT L1R and Cougar LD2 equipped with Hobbywing Technology/ Sunpadow RC, Power HD, Whitz Racing Products and MR33 Racing were brilliant. I am looking forward to the first races of 2023 in January. Now, it is time to take a small break after 30+ racing weekends this year and a lot of testing and wrenching to go with that. I will check in here in a few days to wrap up 2022. Watched the World Cup final on the way back home and it was probably the most exciting football match I have ever seen, well done Argentina! See you soon!
MIchal Orlowski (PL), Schumacher

Source: Michal Orlowski (Facebook)

RC Maker Carbon Short Wheelbase Arms for Awesomatix A800MMX

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Patrick Beck

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19. December 2022

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RC Maker Carbon Short Wheelbase Arms for Awesomatix A800MMX

New for the Awesomatix A800MMX touring car, and A800FX FWD platforms are three different lower arms from RC Maker. Ryan Maker posted the following information about his latest product for the famous Awesomatix onroad RC cars:

We are happy to introduce our brand new short wheelbase arms for the Awesomatix A800MMX & A800FX! These were first developed over a year ago, and through several profile tests after feedback from numerous team drivers around the world, we have settled on the final design!
Firstly, these arms feature a larger profile than the kit arms to increase the rigidity of the arm. They also feature a carbon rib which further increases the stiffness of the arm at the point of shock attachment. This creates less twisting of the arm and reduces unwanted inputs into the shock absorbers due to arm flex. In our testing these arms increased corner speed by reducing the flex and grip the arm was generating, which made the car more free in the corner.
The shorter wheelbase certainly improved the cars response and rotation at low speed. This was particularly noticeable on tighter, more technical tracks, and less on big flowing tracks.
In conclusion, the arms were a great tuning option which we found improved the cars corner speed, response and rotation particularly on tight technical tracks, when used in both front and rear.

Ryan Maker (AUS), RC Maker

Interested in those RC MAKER products? CLICK HERE

RC Maker part numbers:

RCM-A800-SLA-7 RC MAKER Carbon Short Wheelbase Arm Set (7mm) for Awesomatix A800MMX/FX (2)
RCM-A800-SLA-8 RC MAKER Carbon Short Wheelbase Arm Set (8mm) for Awesomatix A800MMX/FX (2)
RCM-A800-SLA-9 RC MAKER Carbon Short Wheelbase Arm Set (9mm) for Awesomatix A800MMX/FX (2)

ZooRacing ZHD Drakster bodyshell

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Patrick Beck

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16. December 2022

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Body shell manufacturer ZooRacing has announced a new ZHD version of their Drakster 1:12 scale body. Zoo Racing announced the following details and reasons behind their latest product which will ba available in hobby shops very soon:

The ZHD version of the DRAKSTER goes in a direction that is rather unusual for 1:12 bodies.
The current trend is to make bodies lighter and lighter. Particularly in 1:12, this means that bodyshells – even for top drivers – often only last for one race. The amateur usually gets the short end of the stick. There are also drivers in the 1:12 range who really only see it as a hobby without ambitions of success and would rather have a durable body.
This is where we come in with our ZHD version. Made of 1.0mm thick material – and therefore really ROBUST!
Whoever wants to can now drive a cutting-edge shape – and still benefit from durability!
ZooRacing

BUY YOUR DRAKSTER ZDH 1:12 BODY SHELL HERE

T-Works Carbon Topdecks for Serpent X20-2023

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Patrick Beck

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15. December 2022

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T-Works Carbon Topdecks for Serpent X20-2023

T-Work`s is offering a line of new Carbon two-piece topdecks for the Serpent X20-2023 touring car. The topdecks all have a different shape which is resulting in different flex characteristics when installed in the car. Topdecks have a huge influence on the handling of modern 1:10 scale touring cars and all racers should carry some different ones in their bag.

T-Work`s part numbers:

TE-X20’23-A Graphite Split Type Front Upper Deck Ver.1 With Titanium Upper Deck Screw (for Serpent X20’23)

TE-X20’23-B Graphite Split Type Front Upper Deck Ver.2 With Titanium Upper Deck Screw (for Serpent X20’23)

TE-X20’23-C Graphite Split Type Rear Upper Deck Ver.1 With Titanium Upper Deck Screw (for Serpent X20’23)

TE-X20’23-D Graphite Split Type Rear Upper Deck Ver.2 With Titanium Upper Deck Screw (for Serpent X20’23)

Source:T-Works (rc-tworks.com/)

Mugen Seiki Hard Aluminum Chassis for MTC2

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Patrick Beck

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13. December 2022

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Mugen Seiki Hard Aluminum Chassis for MTC2

Mugen Seiki has shown a new version of their aluminum chassis for the MTC2 touring car. The new version is harder compared to the actual flex chassis version (A2415) and is showing no cutout sections anyomre. During testing with the harder chassis, it was more precise to drive, especially on high bite carpet. The goal is to achieve a car which is more easy and consistant to drive. The Chassis will be available around the world very soon!

Mugen Seiki Part Number:

A2434 Mugen Seiki MTC2 Hard Aluminum Chassis

T-Work`s Aluminum Drive Shafts for Xray X4-2023

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Patrick Beck

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13. December 2022

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T-Work`s Aluminum Drive Shafts for Xray X4-2023

All Xray X4-2023 owners have a new tuning option for their car now. T-Work`s is offering a set of rear aluminum drive shafts for the current Xray touring car platform. These drive shafts are super light and the aluminum is reducing the rotating mass on the rear axle of the car resulting in a better performance on track. To replace parts when worn out, T-Work`s is also carrying spare parts for the drive shafts in their range of products!

Part Numbers:

C-X423-AA 7075-T6 Alum. CVD Set With Alum Drive Axle 47.8mm (for Xray X4’23) 2pcs.

TE-154-X423 7075-T6 Hard Coated Alum. Drive Axle (for Xray X4’23) 2pcs.

CC-X423 Xray X4’23 Driver Shaft C-Clip (8)

Source:T-Works (rc-tworks.com/)

Urbain with another win at the Longwy Winter Series

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Patrick Beck

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12. December 2022

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Urbain with another win at the Longwy Winter Series

Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix) took another win in the Modified class at the MRC Longwy Winter Series in France. After winning the opening round of the prestigeous racing series ahead of ETS RD5, he was able to win the second race of the season as well. Carl Groessel (Yokomo) and Remi Callens (Mugen Seiki) finished in second and third position while Cyril N’diaye took P4 in the end. The event was fully booked, with a total of 113 racers in five classes.