May 9, 2017

RPM DEX8T & Kraton rear A-arms

Coming from RPM and made for the Team Durango DEX8T and Arrma Kraton line of off-road trucks are rear A-arms and mud guards. Starting with the A-arms, the parts are moulded from RPM’s renown nylon compound for rigidity while the design also eliminates slop as the parts reduce the amount of movement of the A-arm at the hinge pins, providing for better suspension response and more consistent suspension settings. The next improvement is the addition of a second shock mount hole further out on the arm, providing for a lower profile suspension set-up. This second shock mount allows the shocks to lay down further and lowers the ride height for a lower centre of gravity. This second shock mount matches the additional shock mount hole on RPM’s DEX8T/Arrma front A-arms. On top of this the arms are about ten percent lighter while also allowing to attach RPM’s optional mud guards. The arms are sold in pairs, they replace the stock Arrma AR330249 and stock Team Durango TD330707 parts and Team Durango’s stock mud guards are not compatible with these A-arms.

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May 9, 2017

LRP tease X22 540-size brushless motors

LRP have released first information on their forthcoming X22 electric brushless motors. Follow-up model of the successful X20 series, that has won three World Championships, multiple European and National as well as ETS and EOS titles, the motors will sport an updated, ultra-lightweight and precision machined 7075-T6 aluminium housing with maximised cut-outs and additional openings on the flat parts to further increase the cooling surface and lower the running temperatures due to improved airflow even at maximum loads. The most noticeable change has been made at the surface of the housing. The X22 comes with the “dark shine black” anodising with X22 engraving that will make it stand out in every chassis.

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May 9, 2017

Exotek introduce new B6 & B64 alloy option parts

Coming from Exotek are new aluminium option parts for the Team Associated B6 and B64 off-road kits. First up is an aluminium front camber mount for the B6 and B6D. The heavy duty 7075 alloy bulkhead is intricately machined to reduce its weight to only 15 grams, which is only four grams more than stock, while insuring its heavy duty construction. The part maintains stock geometry and it is available in polished factory blue or black.

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May 9, 2017

Fenix introduces new touring & pan car CF options

Italian company Fenix has introduced new carbon fibre main chassis for the Team Associated TC7.1, Xray X1, Fenix Mistral as well as an adjustable front end plate for the VBC Lightning 10-235. Starting with the TC7.1 chassis, the main plate is cut from 2.5mm quasi isotropic carbon fibre, it is 85mm wide and weighs in at just 59g. It features a slotted design as known from Fenix’ alloy chassis and using the main in low grip conditions will improve traction and handling.

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May 9, 2017

Micha Widmaier dominates German Nationals qualifier

A round of the German 1/8th Off-road regionals, qualifying races for the nationals later this year, was held at the Sand/Main track over the weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Micha Widmaier (SWorkz/SPower/ TPRO) made a clean sweep by winning all qualifiers and taking the win in the A-main from Aaron Münster (Kyosho/O.S. Speed/AKA) and Luca Rau (Kyosho/O.S. Speed/AKA). In the E-Buggy class it was again Micha who grabbed the TQ by coming out fastest in two of the three qualifiers. In the A-main finals Micha continued to set the pace and taking wins in both legs secured him the second overall win of the day, with Agama’s Markus Metsch and Kyosho driver Tim Kraus completing the E-Buggy podium.

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May 9, 2017

Avid carbon fibre dogbone servo mount spacers

Avid have introduced their new dogbone-shaped carbon fibre servo mount spacers. They come in two thicknesses of 1.5mm or 2.5mm and provide the servo with a rigid mounting surface to ensure that the servo stays tight and the screws do not loosen as the plastic shims compress over time. The spaces can also be used to shift weight around by moving a servo forward or even up in 8th scale vehicles. The spacers come in sets of two in either 1.5mm or 2.5mm thickness.

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May 8, 2017

Alexander Landen wins at Swedish National Cup Rd1

This past weekend the first round of the Swedish National Cup was held at the Green Hill race track with the event being hosted by the MHF Skarpnäck club. The cold weather made things slightly unpleasant but at least it stayed dry all days which was a plus. In the 4WD Buggy class local driver Niclas Mansson would take the TQ with young Alexander Landen lining up in 2nd.

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May 8, 2017

Patrick Hofer double TQs & wins Swiss Buggy Nats Rd1

Round one of the Swiss 1/10th Electric Off-road national championship was held at the Islikon track over the weekend. Team Associated’s Patrick Hofer was in control of things all weekend long, taking double TQs and wins in the 2WD Modified and 4WD Modified Buggy classes. In the 2WD Modified category, Nico Schmid (Xray) and Philipp Huber (Team Durango) would round out the top 3 result while the 4WD Modified podium was completed by the Xray duo of Nico and Florian Schmid.

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