Much More release the new strapping tape to securely fasten batteries to the chassis plate of on-road vehicles and for the general use in many RC applications. Being 17mm wide and coming in 55 metre rolls the tape sports fibre reinforcements and a black glossy surface.
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STRC introduce new option parts for the Axial Exo Terra Buggy and add also have additional parts for the Wraith rock crawler available. Starting with the Terra Buggy that now can be equipped with STRC’s 4mm heavy duty aluminium chassis. The part greatly improves the durability and rigidity of the vehicle, it comes machined from high-quality material and is available as hard anodised, black, gun metal, green and orange colour.
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The S-Power S5 .21 Pro engine is the latest engine line up from SWorkz produced in Japan. Developed to have the performance of the S-Power S7 but at a lower price, its popular 3 port design delivers both torque and top speed. The S5 also comes standard with a 7.5mm carburetor venturi, a turbo head, black coated crankcase and a balanced crankshaft. Its lightened Blue engine heat sink sports a Dragon logo to mark the year of the Dragon on the Chinese calendar.
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The Tresrey Off-Road Festival, incorporating Round 9 of the Tresrey Off-Road Race, were held last Sunday and Monday at the Akashi Buggy Course in Akashi-city, Japan and it attracted 125 cars including 38 cars of 1/8 GP buggy. Nitro 1/8 Off-road buggy class was held on Sunday and Ryuya Kato (D8) took the TQ but Daisuke Endo (MBX6) won the 30min final, with Oike (MBX6) 2nd and Kato 3rd. The EP Off-road 2WD/4WD class were held on Monday. In 2WD class, Noriyuki Kawashima (B4) took the TQ and won the race, while Kenji Tsuruta (DEX210) took 2nd and Takashi Nobuhara (DEX210) 3rd. In the 4WD class, Noriyuki Kawashima (DEX410) won the race again, Kenji Tsuruta (DEX410) was 2nd and Naoyuki Mimura (DEX410) 3rd. After the award ceremony, Tresrey held a big lucky draw prize which included a DEX410R kit, Speed Passion ESCs & motors, Viper RC ESCs & motors and Highest servos.
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X Factory announces that Wouter Wynen, recent winner of the Belgian GP, has signed to drive the American company’s unique products through the end of 2013. “I’m so happy to have Wouter on the Team at last,” said company spokesman Chazz Sinclair. “He has been a top competitor in the BeNeLux series and all over Europe for many years, and we are glad to have his knowledge and experience working for us. We have wanted him to join us for more than a year, and expect him to be a great help developing and testing new products.” Wynen said,
I tested several different cars this spring in preparation for the BeNeLux series and the GP, both mid-motor and rear-, on both astro and dirt. The X-6 Squared is not the newest of them, but is clearly fastest on all surfaces. Smooth and collected, very easy to control, especially in corners and over bumps. I was truly amazed at the difference.
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More new items from Pro-Line with the release of these Blockade VTR 4.0” tires. History was made the first time the Blockade touched the race track, winning the 2012 ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals in the hands of Pro-Line driver Ty Tessmann. The revolutionary tread design features large lugs for class leading tread life, perfectly balanced tread spacing for maximum forward bite and uniquely blended side tread that reduces the edginess found in other race tires. This tire will give your Truggy qualifying speed with tread life capable of handling hour long A-main events.
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Pro-Line have released the BullDog Body for the TLR22T racing truck. Pro-Line took great care in refining the design for 2012 to create even more stability with enhanced steering to gain an advantage on the track. The windshield is steeper to create more down force over the front wheels and the roof ridges have been raised to channel the air flow over the middle of the body for increased high-speed stability. The rear of the roof has been lowered and fins have been added to achieve stable air flow over the body. The fins also add rigidity to the body to increase aerodynamic efficiency. This is a must have 22T body for the new racing season.
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The second Annual Bring The Heat race at The Fabulous Flowood R/C Indoor Park was held this past weekend. There were 246 entries that ran three qualifiers on Saturday and the Mains were held on Sunday. The layout designed by Marc Beck was awesome and fun for everyone. The track held up beautifully for the entire race with very few rough spots on the track. Marc Beck along with Richard and Kris Harris did a fantastic job building the track for the second annual Bring The Heat.
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