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January 27, 2014

Spec-R XB4 aluminium wing mount & servo brackets

Spec-R soon have two new aluminium option parts for Xray’s XB4 4WD buggy available in the form of an aluminium wing mount and servo brackets. Starting with the wing mount, the part is CNC-machined from 7075 aluminium, comes black anodised and laser-etched with Spec-R logos. A carbon fibre mounting plate allows to place the wing in a forward and rearward position without the need to drill a second set of holes, while the plate also acts as a support plate prolonging the life of the high stressed plastic part. Also new are the 7075 aluminium servo mounting brackets. They come with a black anodising and allow for a more precise and durable servo mounting while also looking the part. The brackets come as pair and are a direct replacement for the stock plastic mounts.

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January 27, 2014

GForce TB-04 aluminium steering & chassis parts

Japanese company GForce soon have a line of optional aluminium parts for the Tamiya TB-04 chassis available. First up is a steering set containing CNC-machined aluminium bellcranks and an aluminium steering link. The parts are made to improve the steering precision and to make for a more durable steering setup. Also new is an aluminium shock tower mount. It is useable on the front and rear and improves the rigidity and durability of the suspension, plus it makes for a more precise shock mount. Last but not least come front and rear chassis braces that reduce the torsional flex of the chassis. On top of that the parts improve the drivetrain efficiency as the prop shafts stays straighter and the chassis tends to flex less when low turn motors are used. All parts are made from high-quality aluminium and come blue anodised.

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January 27, 2014

Exotek Micro RS4 option parts

Exotek introduce two new option parts for HPI Racing’s Micro RS4 line of cars. First up is the titanium rear axle and ball diff set that is designed to replace the stock gear differential. The externally adjustable ball differential makes for smooth acceleration and swift diff action setup. The alloy left and right axle hubs are polished and anodised in factory orange for looks and durability and the gear pulley set is machined from lightweight but durable POM. Included in the set are heavy duty 4x8mm axle bearings and a lightweight yet strong titanium rear axle shaft. Also new is the alloy and steel high performance CVD set for the Micro RS4. Designed to better withstand higher performance motors and batteries the driveshafts also look great too with their anodised factory orange finish.

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January 26, 2014

GForce TS120 Competition Black Aluminium Edition

Available from end of January is the GForce TS120 Competition Black Aluminium Edition brushless speed controller. The ESC sports an all-black CNC-machined aluminium case, an integrated on/off switch, optional high-flow fan unit and it incorporates a build-in data port for swift and easy programming via the optional programming box. The 120A controller is usable with 2S to 3S LiPo batteries, features a 6V/3A BEC system and measures 39x38x20mm.

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January 26, 2014

2014 Super Cup Championship Series Rd1 – Report

The 2014 Super Cup Championship season opener hosted by Space Coast RC took place in Cocoa, FL, attracting over 200 entries. There was a line of racers at the door 8am Saturday morning for practice that quickly began after everyone set up their pit tables. With lines at the drivers stand a controlled practice was put in place until 2pm when the track closed and was prepped for one round of qualifying, as the 2013 Awards Banquet was 7:30pm that evening. The track reopened at 8am Sunday morning for a quick controlled practice, with round 2 of qualifying resuming at 9:30am. The track conditions where hard packed and high bite, the layout was technical but every racer stepped up to the challenge with great close, intense racing over the 2 days.

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January 26, 2014

Brian Kinwald’s Reedy Race RC10 World’s Car

Brian Kinwald's Reedy Race RC10 World's Car

1993 World Champion Brian Kinwald is racing this Team Associated RC10 World’s Car kit in a RC10 demo class during this weekend’s Reedy Race of Champions in Huntington Beach, California. Brian, who back in the days piloted the RC10 to another World Championship title, did some modifications to this World’s Car kit in the form of period correct side frame, front kick-up and motor plate machining, he uses the original “non-threaded” shock absorbers with plastic spring preload clamps and he is running all-modern electronics like a 7.0T Reedy brushless motor, LRP brushless speed controller and a Reedy shorty LiPo pack. Following the re-release of the original “Gold Tub” RC10, Team Associated will soon also have a limited edition of the iconic 1994 World’s Car kit available Brian is driving here.

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January 25, 2014

Davagian wins Mod Truck at Mid-Atlantic Champs

The 2014 Mid-Atlantic Championships took place in Gaithersburg, MD. The 1-day event attracted 100 entries in total. In the Modified Truck class Peter Davagian first TQ’d and then won the race in front of Deon Gray and Justin Lopes. The Modified 2WD class had James Schlick TQing and taking the win from Gabriel Galeano and Zack Sinclair.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

January 25, 2014

Capricorn LAB E801 1/8th electric car

Capricorn introduce the LAB E801 1/8th electric on-road chassis kit. It is available in two versions as “standard” and “monoblock” variant with the latter making a “TTB Version” drive set necessary. The standard version though can adapt all motor of up to 70x43mm in size. Capricorn recommends to use a 6S LiPo battery pack and a 150A speed controller with the car.

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