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October 9, 2010

AKA Impact buggy tires & EVO buggy wheels

AKA have announced two new products developed for the 1:8 Buggy IFMAR World Championship next month. The first new product is their Impact buggy tire that features a dense small square lug pattern with offset lug rows in the center of the tire to deliver maximum forward traction and good wear characteristics. The two outer rows of lugs are parallel to create a circumferential groove at the edge of the tire to give the tire very predicable side bite. This allows the car to rotate in the center of the turn while still feeling very stable and predictable. The Impact is built on AKA’s latest carcass design featured on their Enduro and Wishbone tires. Available in all of AKA’s proprietary compounds from super soft to hard with and without inserts and it will start shipping in mid-November.

Read about the new EVO buggy wheels here

October 9, 2010

TecnoPower T01-23 truggy engine

TecnoPower have introduced the first edition of the “Just Better” Truggy range of competition engines. A new engine for proven winners, including the experience of 3 World championship titles inside, the T01-23 Truggy could be considered one of the better .23 size Truggy engines. Featuring a chrome-plated cylinder liner with 5 intakes and 1 exhaust for high durability and long life. A fully machined silicium charged aluminum piston with special designed lubrication rings for low friction properties between the piston and sleeve.

View more information on the T01-23 here

October 9, 2010

Smokem Racing DEX410R shock towers

Smokem Racing’s DEX410R carbon fiber shock towers are a direct replacement for the aluminium shock towers found on the Durango DEX410R. Aluminium parts can often bend on impact which can be hard to detect with the naked eye and this can alter the shock geometry and handling of your buggy. The Smokem towers are not only tougher but are also up to 40% lighter than the standard aluminium units. Additional shock mounting holes have been provided to allow racers to further fine-tune the handling of their DEX410R or DEX410.

View the rear shock tower here

October 9, 2010

Pro-Line Columbus Day sale

Site sponsors Pro-Line have been in touch to tell us about their Columbus Day sale which is running through this weekend up until the 11th of October. On all orders of $100 or more, you will receive free shipping and a free hat, while stocks last.

Head on over to Pro-Line to avail of this great special offer.

October 9, 2010

Xray Column – Summer Vacation

The 47th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column he goes into detail about this year’s European 200mm championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, as well as touching on the recent ROAR outdoor EP TC Nationals.

In the last couple of months we were home for only a few days. Like every sport, as a team we had some great moments and achievements but also faced some tough times; all-in-all like in everyone’s life, we had our ups and downs this summer season. However, despite some bad luck and sometimes not-so-good results we never gave up and the Team continued the hard work and looked forward to the future… those who work hard will one day be rewarded.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 9, 2010

Associated B44.1 Factory Team kit

The Associated RC10B44.1 Factory Team kit is the next generation in a long line of race-winning 1:10 scale 4WD electric powered buggies. With the advent of LiPo batteries and brushless motor technology, R/C cars are lighter and more powerful than ever before. These changes inspired the Team Associated engineers in Area 51 to combine unparalleled electrical power advances with championship-caliber buggy performance, the end result was the B44.1.

View more information and photos here

October 8, 2010

Area 52 Pacific Northwest Short Course Shootout

It was high noon at Area 52 RC Ranch Raceway in Carnation, Washington. Their first annual Pacific Northwest Short Course shootout was held on October 2nd with a total of 50 entries and sponsored by Hobbytown USA in Redmond, Radio Controlled Hobbies in Woodinville, The Driver Stand.com, Proline, JConcepts and of course Boca Bearings. The 2WD Mod class had both Sean Maybell and Justin Gilkson taking the top qualifier spot for their groups. So it came down to the 11 car main where some flawless driving brought Sean Maybell the win with his insanity motors, Associated SC10. Jon Devine with his Trinity powered SC10 pulled in second and Justin finished third.

Continue reading the report here

October 8, 2010

Tamiya TRF417 photo & specs

Early last month we brought you CAD images of the new Tamiya TRF417, the successor to the double World Champion 416 chassis. Well today we have received the first photo (click to enlarge) of the car along with the definitive features list and the full list of newly designed parts.

View more information here