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June 2, 2016

Shepherd Velox F1 aluminium chassis & pod plate

Shepherd have introduced an aluminium main chassis and lower power pod plate for the Velox F1 formula car. Made from aircraft-grade and black anodised 7075-T6 aluminium these option parts will make for improved on-track performance especially in medium to high-grip conditions. For optimised flex characteristics the 2mm chassis sports four cut-out openings in the battery area while the silver chamfered edges improved visual impact. Both the chassis and the lower pod plate are available now.

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June 2, 2016

Mugen Seiki Europe MBX7 brass weights

Available during this weekend’s Mugen Cup in Reims, France are Mugen Seiki Europe’s glamorous MBX7 rear chassis weights. Cut from heavy brass material and coming in a matte brass or polished chrome-plated finish the parts not only add weight to the rear end of the MBX7 platform but they also look very trick and show your passion to everything Mugen.

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June 2, 2016

Serpent introduce new Cobra GT option parts

Coming from Serpent is a range of new option parts for the Cobra GT 1/8th on-road car. Usable on both the nitro and electric-powered GT are the rear and front diff case spacers. Available separately the spacers mount below the diff cases and optimise the suspension geometry and angle of the driveshafts, resulting in improved traction and more even tyre wear. Made for pre-3.0 nitro kits are the SL8 XLI 2-speed centre blocks and the SL8 XLI 2-speed conversion kit. Standard with the 3.0 the older spec vehicles will profit from the conversion that makes for an overall lighter drivetrain.

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June 2, 2016

McFactory Type L 1/12th scale conversion kits

McFactory have introduced their all new Type L 1/12th scale conversion kits. The “L” is in honour of National Champion Donny Lia, who was instrumental in the development of this new car. The kits were designed for the new high-bite black CRC carpet and feature inverted sidelink mounts to allow for a narrower chassis that in turn makes for more undisturbed chassis roll on the high-grip carpet without dragging while also moving weight closer to the centre of the car. Also included are raised front carbon bumpers that remove nose weight and solve the dragging issues everyone has on the new carpet. Finally a recessed tape slot in the centre does away with the battery tape getting cut or caught. The Type “L” conversion will be made for the CRC, Team Associated, Serpent, TOP, SpeedMerchant, Roche, and Xray cars with the later will also come with the rear pod moved 2mm towards the diff and a new top plate. Another cool option is the ORCA shock mount with the speedo screwing into the chassis and an upper heatsink carbon fibre brace acting as shock mount. Non Orca kits will utilise the standard shock mounts from whatever chassis is converted.

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June 2, 2016

Cosmic Industries 1/8th & 1/10th buggy bodies & wings

Cosmic Industries, known for the JQRacing THECar 1/8th bodyshell that made a first appearance during the 2014 IFMAR Worlds in Sicily, now officially launched their range of 1/8th and 1/10th scale bodyshells and accessories. The core idea of their products is to improve the performance level of the wings and bodies to match with today’s highly engineered cars and high speed tracks. Cosmic Industries body kits are meant to offer more stability on high speed straights, technical jump sections, and more traction on corners. And all this with less drag, which means more speed and faster laps. Beside the JQ Racing THECar Balancer body the company also offers body kits for 1/10th Yokomo and Team Associated kits as well as unique dual-layer 1/10th scale wings.

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June 2, 2016

Tamiya Porsche 934 Jägermeister Limited Edition kit

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Vaillant-liveried Porsche 934, Tamiya’s first ever RC car, the Japanese company now releases the 934 in distinctive Jägermeister livery. The highly detailed body runs on the short wheelbase and wide stance TA02SW chassis to accommodate the scale form of the real sports car. It normally features a tub chassis with 4-wheel, fully independent suspension coupled with a rear ball differential and a front gear type differential. This special edition is fitted with a double deck FRP chassis for increased rigidity. The kit also includes a plethora of other option parts such as an aluminium motor mount, FRP damper stay set, CC-01 universal shafts, hard propeller shaft, and ball diff cup joints.

Source: Tamiya [tamiyausa.com]

June 2, 2016

Lopez & Smith win Reedy Race Stock classes

The 2016 Reedy Touring Car Race of Champions was held this past weekend at the Tamiya Raceway in Aliso Viejo, California. While Ronald Völker walked away with the win in the Invitational class it was Cristian Lopez who took the victory in 13.5T Stock. Keith Yu, Eric Anderson and the UK’s Jimmy Maddison set the early pace along with local Cristian and it was Keith who took the overall TQ spot after the qualifiers. The triple A-main events were rather eventful with Cristian Lopez taking A1, Keith Yu in A2 and Cristian again in A3 to lock up the win. Keith Yu would be second overall with Eric Anderson rounding out the podium.

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June 2, 2016

Valentin Peuziat wins at French GP

The GP de Reignac for large scale off-road cars was held last weekend and in the 4WD class it was Valentin Peuziat who took the pole position for the main final. Valentin would maintain the lead throughout the main final to take the win from team mate Judicael Gandino.

Source: MDC Racing [mcdracing.com]