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April 28, 2014

PSM B5 & B5M carbon fibre front shock towers

Available now from PSM are carbon fibre front shock towers for the Team Associated B5 and B5M buggy. Starting with the V1 version, the part offers two additional camber link positions and weights in at only 10.5g. The second new front shock tower, the V2, sports the same geometry but a total of six upper camber link holes for added adjustability. Both parts are CNC-machined from 5mm glossy finish carbon fibre, they are a direct replacement for the stock parts and come including 7075 aluminium spacers and M3 locknuts.

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April 28, 2014

Renaud Savoya wins at French Buggy nats Rd2

The 2nd round of the French 1/8th off-road nationals was held in Toulouse in very rainy conditions. The race marked the last chance for many drivers to qualify for the World Championships and in the final the race was on between Jerome Aigoin (Kyosho) who took TQ, his brother Yannick (Team Associated) and Renaud Savoya (Xray). At the end it was Renaud who came in first after a long battle with Yannick and Jerome. Yannick grabbed the runner-up spot some 18 second behind the Xray drivers while Jerome completed the podium in 3rd. Jerome Sartel and Edouardo Hugon completed the top 5 result.

Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]

April 27, 2014

IFMAR announce 200mm Nitro Worlds control tyre

The 2014 1/10th IC Track World Championships will be run on Matrix rubber, IFMAR announced. With three other company in the mix but only one supplier being granted the delivery, Matrix has been chosen as the control tyre for the event that will take place from the 7th to 15th of November at Huge RC Project in Bangkok, Thailand.

April 26, 2014

AKA 1/10 Evo tyre conversion kit

The 1/10 Evo conversion kit from AKA allows to use any of the 1/10 AKA Evo tyres on Hexlite or any standard wheel, including 14mm hex wheels. The lightweight foam strips add tune-ability as you can use them with red Evo inserts, or omit them and use a standard red insert. Application of the conversion kit is simple on any 1/10 2WD/4WD front or rear wheel. For an application guide check out the how-to video below featuring world champion, Ryan Cavalieri.

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April 25, 2014

Duratrax polycarbonate paints

Duratrax introduce a new range of polycarbonate paints for RC car bodyshells. Specially formulated for best possible adhesion, the paints come in a wide range of colours including standard, fluorescent, candy, metallic, pearl and window tint variants in 0.5oz bottles or 4.5oz spray cans. Also available are 0.5oz and 3.5oz bottles of suitable thinner.

Source: Duratrax [duratrax.com]

April 25, 2014

Serpent SRX2 alloy C-hubs & brass steering arms

Following yesterday’s release of anti-roll bars for the MM and RM version of the Spyder SRX2 buggy Serpent now also introduce aluminium C-hubs, brass steering arms and a carbide thrust race for the ball differential for their 2WD line of buggies. Starting with the castor hubs, the parts are CNC-machined from 7075-T6 aluminium, they come black anodised and offer three upper camber link positions to alter the roll centre settings. Included with the hubs come suitable steel ball studs.

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April 25, 2014

Tamiya TRF101W – Preview

According to the usually well informed Kentech Blog Tamiya is working on a wide track TRF101 formula kit, called the TRF101W. Tweaks from the “narrow” TRF101 are new, wider carbon fibre front suspension arms, the upper deck and the corresponding posts can be mounted in a “front” or “rear” position to alter the chassis’ flex characteristics, the lower deck is made of thinner carbon fibre for added torsional flex and an updated roll damper design allows for quicker response. The servo mount also received a make over and the car is believed to be on show at the upcoming Shizuoka Hobby Show in May.

Source: Kentech Blog [kentech.blogs.se]

April 25, 2014

GForce dimmable LED pit light

GForce introduce this LED pit light with 3-step dim function. The 12VDC lamp is powered by a 11-18VDC power source such as a standard power supply and offers a 6W LED lamp and a sensor-operated dim function to adapt the lamp to the surrounding light by a swipe of you hand. It is of a foldable design and incorporated into the bottom plate is also a tray for small parts keeping your pit table clean while wrenching. The pit light is available in black or blue colour.

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