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January 10, 2014

Birinyi & Kálnay win in Budapest

The 4th round of the RCProf Speedpassion Challenge was held in Budapest racing Stock 13.5T and Modified touring car. The 13.5T Stock class had Xray driver János Birinyi taking TQ after winning all of the three qualifying rounds. He then went on to win the first and second A final to take the day’s win early. Gábor Forrai and Péter Taál completed the top 3 result. In the Modified class Barnabás Tóth and Zsolt Kálnay where fighting for the pole position with the better end for Barnabás but come the finals Zsolt was able to grab the win in A1 and A2 after the leader made early mistakes allowing Zsolt to pass. This handed him the overall win in front of Barnabás Tóth and Christian Faur.

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January 10, 2014

VBC Wildfire one-piece FR suspension mounts

VBC Wildfire 1-piece FR suspension mounts

VBC Racing now have these 1-piece front rear suspension mounting brackets for the Wildfire touring car available. They are designed to replace the stock “split” mounts on the Wildfire and Wildfire D06 kits and help to make the front end of the car more rigid which can be helpful in very high-bite conditions. Available as P00 and P05 variant the brackets are a direct replacement.
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January 10, 2014

Team C TM2 V2 mid motor buggy

Team C Racing introduce the V2 version of their popular 2WD mid motor buggy. The latest incarnation of the buggy, that is purpose-designed for high bite surfaces, features a new rear end that made a first appearance on the TM4 4WD buggy. New aluminium suspension mounts with eccentric plastic inserts make for swift and easy anti-squat and toe-in angle changes and they replace the standard “solid” brackets. All other features such as the 14mm big bore shocks with bleeder caps, the gear differential, rear stabiliser and front aluminium suspension mounts remain unchanged from its predecessor. There is no exact release date yet but it is understood that the kit will hit the stores “very soon”.

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January 10, 2014

Kyosho Ultima 2WD gear differential set

Originally designed for the Ultima SC and DB line of 2WD off-road vehicles, Kyosho’s 2WD gear differential set also fits the RB6 and RT6 as well as the SC-R competition kits. The set includes all needed parts to equip ball differential gearboxes with a gear diff in order to maximize traction on high bite surfaces such as astro turf, carpet and sugared clay.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]

December 28, 2013

Yeah Racing 30/40mm heatsink fan mount

Yeah Racing have new heatsink fan mounts for 540-size electric motors available. Coming in blue, black and gun metal colour the mounts are CNC-machined from aluminium and offer mounting patterns for both 30mm and 40mm fan units. The design allows to adjust the distance from the motor as well as the angle of the fan making it ideal for touring cars, 4WD buggies and 4WD short course trucks.

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December 28, 2013

Exotek 210 series Type B rear suspension mounts

Exotek 210 series type B rear suspension mounts

Made for Team Durango’s 210 series vehicles are Exotek’s new Type B RR aluminium suspension mounts. Machined from high quality material and coming gold anodised the parts are made for the Type B chassis of the DEX210, DESC210 and DEST210 and they sport a slimmer profile for easier hanger swaps and a lighter weight. Available are standard and low roll centre mounts as regular and +0.5 toe-in variant for added rear end bite.

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December 28, 2013

STRC Slash 4×4 1/8th E-buggy conversion kit

STRC Slash 4x4 1/8th E-buggy conversion kit

ST Racing Concepts introduce an E-buggy conversion kit for the Traxxas Slash 4×4 truck. The set includes parts to convert the Slash short course truck into a lightweight 1/8th buggy using the original 2S LiPo and 550-size motor setup. All components are CNC-machined of high-quality aluminium and the set works with the STRC Slash 4×4 LCG chassis kit, Traxxas stock regular CG Slash 4×4 chassis and Traxxas Slash 4×4 LCG chassis. Available in anodised blue, black, silver and limited edition red the conversion requires an 1/8th buggy body, tyres, wing and 17mm hex adapters as well as miscellaneous hardware for completion.

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December 28, 2013

Team Associated B5 & B5M details revealed

After teasing the release during the week Team Associated now released full details of the forthcoming B5 and B5M buggy. Starting with the rear motor B5, the kit builds on a slim composite chassis optimised for the use with 2S LiPo saddle or shorty packs. The speed controller and receiver compartment sit right behind the battery, in front of the gear box for optimised weight distribution. The gearbox features stronger gears and a ball differential with 14 carbide balls while the slipper clutch is of the VTS design for improved adjustability.

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