The 2013 Ratrace for 1/10th and 1/8th buggies was organised by Rcskool, Aytemiz Hobi and Team NCRC. In the 1/10th buggy class it was Xray driver Kerem Düzgit who took the in in front of Kayhan Torpil and Yesin Yenidünya. In the 1/8th E-buggy class Bora Deniz Aksüt came in first followed by Cengiz Gökbulut and Nebi Akgün.
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New from Exotek Racing come several aluminium option parts for the Xray XB4 buggy in the form of rear hubs, servo and wing mounts. Starting with the rear hubs, the parts are machined from 7075 aluminium and sport vertical camber ball stud mounting positions for easy roll centre adjustments using different thickness shims. Included with the parts that come in orange or black colour are 2mm spacers to match the stock geometry of the kit’s plastic hubs. Next up are aluminium servo mounts, again machined from 7075 aluminium. The parts offer higher rigidity and sport a lightweight design and come in orange or black colour. Last but not least are the aluminium wing mounts. They are of a heavy duty design and add a huge amount of durability while being light of weight at the same time. Just like the other XB4 parts they are available in orange or glossy black colour.
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Losi introduce the Ten Rally-X 4WD RTR car based on the popular Ten chassis line. Coming factory-assembled the car features a tough aluminium chassis, aluminium oil-filled shock absorbers, sturdy suspension components and rally tread tyres for both on-road and off-road use. The car is powered by a 4-pole 3900kv Dynamite brushless system with 130A controller and controlled by a Spektrum SRS4200 2.4GHz AVC receiver with AVC standing for Active Vehicle Control, a gyro-based system to improve the handling of the vehicle even on very rough or slippery surfaces.
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Following the release of the new camber link sets for the TLR’s SCTE 4WD short course truck MIP introduce corresponding steering links. Just like the camber links the steering linkage set makes use of highly durable Dubro rod ends and genuine Lunsford titanium turnbuckles. The parts make for a lowered weight and higher precision resulting in quicker and more precise steering response. Included in the set is suitable hardware in the form of screws, conical washers and aluminium nuts.
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Calandra Racing Concepts introduce two new car kits in the form of the Gen-X 10 Slider Edition and the Xti Altered Ego full car kit. Designed for the World GT class the proven Gen-X 10 received a make over to become lighter, narrower and more adjustable. The Slider Edition or SE in short now features CRC’s Slider rear pod plates for steeples, easy ride height adjustment. The chassis offers multiple battery positions using locators and sports additional slots for custom placement of 1S packs. Included with the kit comes CRC’s Encore shock and the Pro-Strut front suspension and all carbon fibre parts are now also made using a new quadaxial, high-modulus material for added toughness and rigidity..
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MIP introduce new option parts for the TLR SCTE short course truck as well as MIP Pro4mance converted trucks in the form of a 3-pair spring kit and lightweight camber links. Starting with the spring set, it includes three spring pairs of higher spring rates as the standard springs for a wider range of tuning options. The colour-coded springs fit both the SCTE 1.0 and 2.0 and are also available separately. Also new are the Pro4 Lite camber links. The turnbuckle set makes use of durable Dubro rod ends and genuine Lunsford titanium turnbuckles to make for both light and strong camber rods. The parts are a direct replacement the stock camber rods, scrub around an ounce of weight and improve the handling and control of the truck. Included are four front and rear turnbuckles, eight rod ends as well as mounting hardware.
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CSO introduce the Super-V flex chassis conversion kit for the CSO One touring car kit. The set includes a new flexible chassis plate with large milled-out sections to improve roll flex during cornering. Along with the updated chassis comes a corresponding upper deck, again with machined sections to increase flexibility. Included with the set comes a new middle layshaft mount that separates the mount from the top deck, as well as aluminium centre pulleys, new steering posts, a middle reinforcement post, new suspension mounts with added mounting points for the inner split blocks, as well as a new motor mount for a wider range of pinion gear choices. The set is rounded out by a fan mount for 35mm and 40mm units. It is understood that the set also fits the Xray T4 (2013 Spec) touring car.
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Now MIP’s Race Duty CVD drive shafts are offered in both steel or aluminium for many Traxxas vehicles. The new Steel line is comprised of aircraft grade steel bone for higher output machines, along with a strong steel X-Duty axle. The aluminium line makes use of light weight hard-anodised aircraft grade 7075 aluminium bones for less rotating mass, along with the steel X-Duty axle. The fusion axle is strictly designed for two-cell LiPo batteries with both versions of the drive shafts offer a maximum of durability and added rigidity over the stock parts. The CVDs are available for Slash, Nitro Rustler, Nitro Stampede, VXL and 4×4 trucks.
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