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January 15, 2016

Active Hobby alloy wing mounts & steel droop plates

Active Hobby from Japan have introduced a set of aluminium touring car wing mounts and steel droop plates. Starting with the wing mounts, they utilise “diamond-shape” upper plates as well as oval counter plates to sandwich the rear wing and the body’s wing stay in order to improve rigidity and durability at high speeds and in the event of a crash. Two different screw mounting holes in the counter plates allow to easy shift the wing forth and back by 4.5mm to fine-tune the aerodynamics. The wing mounts are available in the four colours of red, blue, black and silver and they include mounting hardware. Also new is a 4-piece set of steel plates to protect carbon fibre touring car chassis in the droop screw area. The 0.5mm thin plates weigh in at 0.8g each, they sport a diameter of 8mm and are best attached using thin double sided tape or CA glue. Using them protects the delicate carbon fibre surface from becoming damaged by the droop grub screws.

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January 15, 2016

Xray XB4 graphite composite lower A-arms

Made of an all-new graphite composite material are Xray’s new lower A-arms for the XB4 buggy. The front and rear arms are marked with a moulded “G”, they are available separately and their graphite reinforced material makes for increased stability and higher corner speed especially on high-bite surfaces.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 15, 2016

Exotek Kyosho RB6 & ZX6 alloy option parts

Exotek have new aluminium option parts for the RB6 2WD and ZX6 4WD buggies available. First up is a heavy duty steering rack for the RB6, SC6 and RT6. Machined from 7075 alloy and designed for the use with the included 3x6mm ball bearings and crush sleeves the brace makes for smooth and precise steering operation. Available in factory red or black anodising the rack matches the stock steering geometry. Also available is an aluminium wing mount set for the RB6 and ZX6 buggies. Lighweight yet extra durable the machined 7075 alloy parts use low profile M3 screws for wing mounting instead of the usual body clips, equalling more precision and durability. The mounts are available in black colour and weigh in at 10g in total.

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January 15, 2016

Samix SCX10 aluminium body post mount stiffener

Samix have introduced a set of body post mount stiffeners for the Axial SCX10 truck. Made from aluminium and coming in the four colours of black, green, gun metal and silver the parts are made to improve the rigidity and durability of the body post mount. The alloy stiffeners are usable in the front and the rear, they include mounting hardware and come in sets of two.

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January 15, 2016

Team C Racing TM2 & TM4 swaybar set

Coming soon from Team C Racing is a new swaybar set for the TM2 2WD and TM4 4WD buggy. Included are hard 1.6mm, 1.8mm and 2.0mm swaybar wires as well as a pair of pivot balls. The large diameter rear swaybars are ideal to fine-tune the buggy’s roll characteristics on high-traction surfaces.

Source: Team C Racing [teamcracing.net]

January 15, 2016

2016 Super Cup Championship Series Rd1 – Report

The 2016 Super Cup Championship Series kicked off with an almost record turnout of 292 entries. Beachline Raceway located in Cocoa, Florida was host to the first race of the 2016 Spring Session and the first qualifiers kicked off just after 10:30am and the final A-main was run just before midnight. The Mod 2WD Buggy A-main would have Ryan Eckert and Jason Ruona moving up from the B-main and it was former World Champion Billy Easton in the TQ spot but it would be Paul Wynn taking the win followed by JR Mitch and Daimon Borkowicz.

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January 15, 2016

Witta & Wynn double at MMR Challenge

The recent MMR Challenge saw John Witta and Brian Wynn dominating the proceedings in the 1/12th and 1/10th scale pan car classes. John grabbed the TQs and wins in both in the 13.5T and 17.5T 1/12th scale classes while Brian would dominate the rubber tyred World GT-R and Formula categories with two TQs and wins.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

January 14, 2016

JConcepts Fin style serrated 17mm wheel nuts

Coming from JConcepts are the Fin styled serrated 17mm wheel nuts for 1/8th scale off-road vehicles and GT cars. These high-precision wheel nuts are flanged and knurled for locking security and feature a closed end to protect from dirt and debris build-up in the axle or hub. Completely CNC-machined, the large flange and clamping surface area supports the wheel and helps maintain geometry during flex and load. The larger area also provides more footing for the serrated area which provides a more comfortable lock-down. Cutting weight was accomplished by reducing material sections in unneeded areas, in addition, the nut is sliced removing even more bulk and adding a “Fin” like appearance. The wheel nuts come in sets of four and in blue or black colour.

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