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May 1, 2024

The Michal Orlowski Column – Edition No.2

You all loved his first column so we are delighted that Michal Orlowski has somehow found time in his busy schedule to give us another great column as an insight into his world as Schumacher’s star factory driver. Once again we’ll let Michal take it away and tell you in his own style what has been going on over the last two months….. ‘It has been a while since my last update here. We have been hard at work with the team to finish off the winter season on a high. We attended numerous events between February and April, which I will tell you all about, emphasising the struggles and how we could overcome them together. After attending the Mibosport Cup in early February, it was time to switch back to buggy mode. For the last few years, the MK GP event has been one of the mostly anticipated off-road races of the winter season with hundreds of drivers participating, but more importantly thousands of people coming to watch us race RC cars. The event is held in the MK shopping centre in Milton Keynes, UK, home to the Redbull F1 team. The event is organised by the Silverstone Club, who hosts weekly club races and a winter series at a smaller venue. This gave us the chance to test on the unique carpet the MK GP crew decided to use since 2023.

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May 1, 2024

Team Associated SR10M Dirt Oval Team Kit

Often overlooked in the mainstream RC, dirt track racing has its following and Team Associated has released a new 1:10 car for dirt, clay and pavement-racing excitement in the form of the SR10M Dirt Oval Team Kit. With competitions held on oval tracks with a surface of dirt or clay at locations throughout the United States, it’s easy to see why everyone enjoys gathering to these year-round weekly experiences. The SR10M Dirt Oval Race Car features 24 precision ball bearings, fully adjustable suspension, vertical ball ends for roll centre adjustments, 2.6:1 ratio gearbox with heavy-duty sealed gear differential, and externally adjustable V2 slipper clutch. The new Octalock spur gear and 11mm Octalock pads are used for maximum consistency and higher torque capacity.

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April 30, 2024

175RC ‘Retro Gamer’ and ‘Diamonds’ car stands

Utah based 175RC has released a range of new foam car stands that are ‘Retro Gamer’ and ‘Diamonds’ themed. These stands are 2 inches thick making them perfect for 1:10 and smaller on/offroad vehicles. Giving a platform measuring 4 x 8 ” they provide a nice solid work surface to set your chassis on. Starting with the ‘Diamonds’ and ‘Retro Gamer’ styles, they have plans to expand the range of styles offered.

Source: 175RC [175rc.com]

April 29, 2024

Sworkz ‘Mirror Coating’ Shock Bodies

Sworkz has released a new technology it is calling ‘Mirror Coating’ which is on its latest S35 BBS optional shock bodies. The new coating creates the lowest possible friction inside the shock body and the hardest possible protection on the outside to work perfectly with Sworkz’ BBS Precision Plastic Shock Pistons. Featuring laser engraved logos the new bodies have already proven themselves in the hands of Elliott Boots who used them on his victory at the DNC while more recently Atsushi Hara used them as he took a podium finish on his competitive 1:8 Buggy return at the recent Philippine Masters.

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April 29, 2024

PRO1RC DIRT-05 1:8 Buggy tyre

Having only entered the tyre market 12-months ago, American company PRO1RC has announced it latest pattern, the DIRT-05 for 1:8 Buggy. Designed to work in the usual conditions where bar tires work, it also oerforms in conditions of a little dirt between or outside the line, this is due to the central 4 bar design, where it sweeps much more dirt. With the DIRT-05 you can use it in more situations for both indoor or outdoor tracks.

Source: PRO1RC [pro1rc.com]

April 29, 2024

Donathen RC Discharge Bank Upgrade Box

Coming from RC wiring and cables specialists Donathen RC is their new Discharge Bank Upgrade Box. This is an upgrade box for your standard discharge bank and is designed to be screwed into your discharge bank and prevent/beautify a 200+ degree ugly thing from being easily touched. It features a honeycomb pattern for maximum airflow, while keeping your fingers from touching a very hot discharge bank. Available in your choice of colours, it fits all style double sided fan discharge banks with rubber feet to prevent it from skidding around. With no soldering necessary, it fits 4mm, xt60, and xt90 connector types.

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April 29, 2024

Grand Prix 3D RC10 Motor Plates and Guards

Australia’s Grand Prix 3D has introduced their precision-crafted RC10 Replica Motor Plates and Motor Guards, the ultimate upgrade for your RC10 builds, restorations, and of course their GP3D ’89 & ’91 Stealth Worlds replicas. Available in iconic gold anodised, sleek black anodised, and raw/unanodized finishes, these motor plates and guards are engineered for both style and performance. Enhance your RC10 with these high-quality parts, ensuring your ride stands out on the track or shelf.

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April 29, 2024

EXO Design Ultima Front Shock towers & RC10 bumper

Retro conversion kit producer EXO Design has made some recent additions to its range with the release of new front shock towers for the Kyosho Ultima and a nylon front bumper for Team Associated’s RC10 Classic. The reinforced front shock towers are made from 3.5mm carbon fibre and are available for both the original Ultima shocks as well as for those running big bore shocks on the buggy. They feature extra mounting positions for fine tunings of the suspension set-up. EXO Design are keen to highlight the bumper for the RC10 is not 3D print but made from nylon material.

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