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November 11, 2013

Atsushi Hara wins C-Netic Challenge 2013

The 2013 C-Netic Challenge took place at the Wiyung International Buggy Track in Surabaya, Indonesia this past weekend. The track is probably one of the most brutal known to off-road racing with its banked and curved jump sections, lap times in the 50’s and the hard, abrasive surface that is reminiscent of the one drivers faced at the 2010 Buggy Worlds in Thailand. Beside the attendance of many Asian hot shots the “International R/C Buggy Championship” also had a good amount of foreign drivers to offer such as Kyle McBride who lead the Australian delegation, Jared Tebo from the U.S., Teemu Leino, Renaud Savoya, Joseph Quagraine and Robert Batlle who came over from Europe while Atsushi Hara and Yuichi Kanai flew over representing Japan with the latter three being current or past 1/8 Buggy World Champions underlining the international flair of the event.

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November 9, 2013

RDRP RB6 aluminium servo mount set

Made for the Kyosho RB6 2WD buggy are these Revolution Design Racing Products aluminium servo mounts. Made from aircraft-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming stealth black anodised the parts are designed to replace the kit’s plastic servo mounts with more rigid and better looking parts. The brackets are of a universal fit most of today’s standard-size servos, they come as pair, are laser etched with RB6 logos and they fit the new Kyosho RT6 stadium truck as well.

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November 8, 2013

Updated Velox V8 front CVD driveshafts

Shepherd introduce an updated and optimized version of the front CVD driveshaft for the Velox V8. The new shaft is made from high quality spring steel and sport an engraved Shepherd logo. In addition to the updated material the shaft also received a design make-over with a smoother transition between the actual shaft and the ball-shaped coupler housing in order to improve durability. The new version is available from now on and it will be included in the kits as a running change as well.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

November 8, 2013

RDRP RB6 aluminium rear hubs

Revolution Design Racing Products introduce first option parts for the Kyosho RB6 line of buggies. Coming soon are precision machined aluminium rear hubs that are made to replace the standard plastic hubs with a more durable and cooler looking variant. The hubs mimic the stock geometry, offer two vertical mounting positions for the camber link ball studs and they are of a 0° toe design. As usual they come in RDRP’s signature stealth black anodising and sport white markings for that desirable factory look.

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November 8, 2013

Yeah Racing Tamiya, Yokomo & VBC bearing sets

Yeah Racing have new bearing sets for some of the latest 1/1o scale kits available. Coming as standard metal-shielded and optional teflon seal variant the sets includes lightly pre-oiled bearings to significantly reduce the friction in the drive train compared to the greased bearings many kits include. Both variants come with a 15ml bottle of high quality bearing oil for convenient maintenance and best possible performance over a long period of time. The sets are available for the Tamiya TA06, M06, TT02B and XV01, the Yokomo BD7 and BD7 ver.RS as well as the VBC FWD kit.

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November 7, 2013

New Novarossi off-road carburettors

After extensive research and development Novarossi announce the launch of two new off-road specific carburettors. The newly designed parts offer easier and more precise tuneability and the engine will produce more torque in the low and mid RPM range. Available are two different variants with the first being a standard 3-needle offering and the second one being of a new design with the main engine needle sitting where normally the mid-range needle is located.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

November 7, 2013

Team Saxo F1 carbon fibre rear plates

Team Saxo introduce the new carbon fibre rear wing plates for 1/10 formula chassis. Each set includes two side plates designed to replace the standard plastic parts on the company’s rear wing with more durable, lighter and cooler looking items. The plates are cut from 1.5mm carbon fibre sheets and allow to adjust the angle of the upper wing element with two different side plate designs, one straight and one curved end, being available.

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November 7, 2013

Zeppin Racing 7400mAh 80C LiPo battery

Zeppin Racing introduce three new 2S LiPo packs out of their RS Elite line of batteries. They are made using high-performance 7400mAh 80C cells, sport standard banana-type tube connectors for the speedo and the balancer port and come in three different hardcase designs with a chrome, Z-pattern and carbon pattern available.

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