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August 5, 2013

Yeah Racing TT-02 aluminium options & titan screws

Yeah Racing introduce new aluminium option parts and a titan screw kit for Tamiya’s TT-02 entry/hobby level touring car. Starting with the aluminium options, first up is the lower front arm set that is designed to replace the kit’s plastic arms. Included are CNC-machined aluminium arms with installed pivot balls and mounting hardware. The stiffer arms minimise flexing and make for a more precise and more predictable turning of the car while adding rigidity in this highly stressed area.

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August 5, 2013

5th annual Summer Showdown – Report

The fifth annual running of the Summer Showdown was at Clark RC Park just outside of Reeseville, WI. Running the show and on the microphone once again was the one and only Scotty Ernst, who ran a flawless program. The combination of a well groomed track and perfect weather all day made for great racing from qualifying to the A-Main. Qualifying was close and many TQ’s were set in the final round. 1/10 2wd Buggy saw Cole Tollard put on a display of amazing driving with his Associated buggy and take the TQ as the only driver to get a 9 lap run in the class. The main was not much different with Cole out pacing the field to take home the win. 2nd place would go to Michael Meister and 3rd place would be Ted Schmidt.

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August 5, 2013

Team Saxo F1-200 chassis kit

Available soon from Team Saxo is the F1-200 ‘wide’ pan car chassis kit. Building on a carbon fibre chassis with link-type rear suspension the kit includes a 200mm wide front suspension for foam tyre racing with lower carbon and upper composite A-arms, sliding aluminium servo mount, upper carbon fibre battery plate, large volume central shock, single tube roll damper and aluminium motor mount. The chassis plate sports milled-out sections to route the servo and ESC receiver wires in and the car is usable with standard and shorty-size LiPo battery packs with the latter allowing the speed controller to be mounted in-line with the battery pack.

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August 2, 2013

Tactic standard-size servo line

Tactic standard-size servo line
Hobbico introduce their new Tactic line of standard-size servos for a multitude of applications. Available ranging from the TSX35 Sport Standard servo (0.16 sec/5.3 kg-cm) with plastic gear train up to the TSX65 Digital High-Voltage Ultra-Torque (0.13 sec/25.7 kg-cm) servo with metal gears, coreless motor and dual ball bearings, Tactic offers a solution for nearly every application. All servos come with mounting hardware and are equipped with universal-type connectors.

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August 2, 2013

JConcepts 1/10th AE ball-cup assortment

JConceptsAEBallCups

JConcepts introduce their new ball-cup assortment for Team Associated 1/10th off-road vehicles. They are of a heavy-duty design and come as wedged and rib type. The wedge ball-cup has an increased diameter around the turnbuckle which naturally provides a beefy cushion between metal and plastic plus the cups feature a longer boss which slides over the solid shank of the turnbuckle increasing the overall strength of the connection. Included is an angled version of the wedge which can be used on the outside of the rear camber link for increased clearance on the rear wheel and also to the inside which increases clearance around big bore shock springs. The rib ball-cup is a more traditional design but incorporates 3 ribs across the weakest point resisting bends and tweaks normally associated with hard crashes. A short, rib ball-cup is also included for servo to steering bell-crank connection. Both the wedge and rib ball-cups include an open top which allows for ball-end accessibility for quick and damage free adjustments and they come as 36-piece sets.

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August 2, 2013

Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI3 ReadySet

Kyosho introduce the Inferno MP9 TKI3 ReadySet 1/8th nitro ready-to-run buggy. Based on the 2010 World and 2013 European Championship winning MP9 the buggy features a fully adjustable suspension with anti-roll bars, new oil-filled shock absorbers with threaded housings and dirt shields for the rear A-arms. The wishbones are located by suspension mounts with inserts for easy toe and anti-squat adjustment and the 3-differential drivetrain is quipped with lightweight gears and a high capacity centre differential. The buggy builds on a hardened aluminium chassis plate for increased durability and features the latest forward-biased weight distribution thanks to a front-mounted RC box. Included with the factory-assembled buggy come high-performance steering and throttle servos, a KT-201 2.4GHz FHSS radio set and a race-legal KE-21R engine with polished tuned pipe. The whole package is topped off by a pre-designed body shell, a high-downforce wing and grippy tyres on white disc rims.

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August 2, 2013

Yeah Racing XV-01 alloy suspension mounts

Following the 1XJ suspension mount for the XV-01 chassis Yeah Racing now release more option parts for Tamiya’s 4WD sport-level chassis. Available are 1XM split inner suspension mounts made from high-quality aluminium that are designed to replace the stock plastic parts with more durable items. When used in combination with the 1XJ suspension mount the rear A-arms show a greater toe-in for added stability during cornering. The split suspension mounts are also available as 1XJ version.

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August 2, 2013

Future Tamiya kit releases

Tamiyablog.com have some information on forthcoming Tamiya kit releases available. Coming this Fall are two TT-02 based classic race cars in the form of the Zakspeed Capri Würth and the Porsche 99 Carrera RSR as well as the Monster Super Swift on M-05 chassis and the RR version of the DB01 intermediate-level 4WD buggy. There are no official pictures yet but the Ford Capri Würth was released as 1/24th scale plastic kit before and especially the Monster Super Swift looks to become a nifty piece of kit. As for the DB01 it is understood that the kit will feature a lot of new option parts to make the club-level chassis more race worthy.

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