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July 22, 2011

JM08 TLR22 Stealth Chassis

RossMod release the JM08 Stealth chassis for the TLR22 2WD buggy. Cut from T6 alloy and hard anodised in black colour the chassis give the buggy a 10mm shorter wheelbase for improved rear traction, turn in and agility. Added front kick-up gives a safer and more composed steering while the flat rear part of the chassis plate gives greater standard anti-squat and also moves the rear gearbox providing a slight increase in weight loading towards the rear of the car. All chassis are checked for trueness and accuracy.

Source: RossMod [rossmod.co.uk]

July 22, 2011

Mugen MRX5 WC Limited Edition

To celebrate the winning of their latest World Title, Mugen Seiki have announced the release of the MRX5 WC Limited Edition. Only 180 kits will be available around the globe and the future owners will have the chance to get this exclusive kit, DNA of European & World Champion’s Robert Pietsch winning car. This World Edition kit features the latest and finest parts used at this in Florida such as the new clutch system and new lightweight front axles. And to bring out the true potential of this car, it comes also supplied with steel engine mounts, brass battery holder and radio tray holder all made in Germany. The chassis plates will be numbered and it comes with a certificate when it goes on sale from the end of July.

View the different included parts here

July 21, 2011

Team Durango pit mat

Team Durango offer their popular pit mat in two new colours. The mat with dimensions of 620 x 420mm is suitable for both 1/8 and 1/10 scale cars and now available also in red and tungsten colours. Featuring recessed sections to stop items such as tools and parts rolling off your work area it is made from a tough rubber material that gives a hard wearing and easy to clean work surface. The pit mat also features a large magnet in the recessed section at the front of the pit mat that will securely hold on to screws, nuts and other items that you don’t want to roll off your table when working on your car.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

July 21, 2011

Capricorn LAB-C01 clutch parts

Capricorn release a new special clutch bell and black clutch shoe for the LAC-C01 on-road chassis. The clutch bell is inspired by Capricorn’s 1/8 scale design and machined form Ergal, giving more bottom end power in combination with the new black clutch shoe. The new material also offers better durability for real long life characteristics.

Click here to view the clutch shoe

July 21, 2011

Arrowmax RX8 aluminium spring retainers

Arrowmax have released this shock spring retainers for Xray RX8. Made from aluminium they are strategically milled out to make for light weight. Designed as a direct replacement the retainers are meant to be stronger and offer an even more precise spring support.

Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]

July 21, 2011

Nogueira & Coelho win Portuguese on-road nationals Rd4

Ricardo Nogueira and Bruno Coelho won the recent fourth round of the Portuguese on-road nationals in 1/8 scale and 1/10 scale 200mm respectively. Bruno TQ’ed both classes but it was Ricardo Nogueira (Serpent/Novarossi) who won 1/8 scale after Mugen driver Bruno hit engine problems with 10 minutes to go. This helped Ricardo Costa (Mugen Seiki/Novarossi) to claim the second place with Coelho in third place.

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July 21, 2011

Hungarian Offroad Championships Rd4

The 4th round of the Hungarian off-road Championships took place in Bokor last weekend at great weather conditions. The track raced on is about 370m long and made from a mix of soil and sand with many different artificial surfaces like carpet, stones and more at different places. The track owners, the Szebelledi family, did a great job again to make it a superb event. In the Buggy class it was Cseko Gergely who grabbed the TQ by winning 4 out of the 6 qualification rounds. All the usual frontrunners bumped up into the main from the semis except young Palla Balazs who forced to retire. The main final started without Bruzsa Richard who looked to be the main contender for the win showing great pace in the semi but was hit by throttle servo problems during the 3min warm-up and had to retire. After the start Gergely opened the gap ahead of the trio of Gabnai Gergo, Toth Bence and Szebelledi Laszlo. Laszlo looked to be the fastest among them but an inconsistent engine and several cut-offs prevented him to finish any of the top places. Gabnai Gergo and Toth Bence continued to battle with mainly Gergo being in front. However at the closing stage of the race Bence remained in front of Gergo and finished 2nd.

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July 21, 2011

Daniel Varga wins Hungarian off-road championships Rd4

The 4th round of the Hungarian off-road Championships took place in Bokor last weekend. Beside the usual 1/8 scale Buggy and Truggy classes also a 1/10 scale Short Course truck class was run which was won by Daniel Varga (HongNor) in front of Tamas Gyurics (Traxxas) and Gyorgy Fally (Traxxas).

Short Course results
1. Varga Daniel – HongNor SCRT10/Castle/Pro-Line
2. Gyurics Tamas – Traxxas Slash/Velineon/Pro-Line
3. Fally Gyorgy – Traxxas Slash/Velineon/Pro-Line

Thanks to Cseko Gergely for sending the report