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July 4, 2013

S-Workz S104 4WD EK1 4WD buggy kit

At this year’s Nuremberg International Toyfair S-Workz, already known for their 1/8th electric and nitro off-road buggies, showed a prototype of their first ever 1/10th electric 4WD car and now the vehicle nears its public release. The S104 EK1 is based on a very narrow aluminium chassis and sports some very interesting design features such as a front pivot ball suspension, ‘1/8th-ish’ wheel axles with large diameter wheel hex adapters and wheel nuts as well as a forward-biased weight distribution with a rear battery mount for 2S LiPo saddle and 98mm shorty packs. The shock towers are cut from silver-colour carbon fibre with the rear item being of a split design with a lower aluminium camber link brace for added rigidity. Mounted to the damper stays are big bore aluminium oil-filled shock absorbers with mud deflectors to protect the shock shafts and seals. Included with the kit comes an aggressively shaped cab forward body shell with add-on polycarbonate dirt shields for the main chassis plate. It is understood that the kit will hit the stores by the end of August.

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July 4, 2013

Jansa wins 200mm class at Czech Republic champs

Jansa wins 200mm class at Czech Republic champs Rd3

The third round of this year’s Czech Republic nitro on-road championship was held at the Blansko circuit, a tight and technical track that was prepared with sugar water in order to improve the traction available. The 45 minutes final saw a hard battle between the top 4 drivers with the KM driver Pavel Jansa coming out on top, after being able to grab the first place with only 30 seconds to go.

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]

July 4, 2013

Much More RB6 Wonder body & Fashion wing

Much More RB6 Wonder body & Fashion wing-1

Much More introduce the Wonder body shell and Fashion wing for the Kyosho RB6 2WD buggy. The body sports a distinctive mid-cap design with reduced projection area for less aerodynamic drag, improved straight line speed and a more balanced low/high speed handling. A shark fin around the rear roof section improves straight line stability and jumping. The body is useable for mid and rear motor buggies and comes with a suitable Fashion called wing which is also available separately.

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July 4, 2013

Orcan Car-cover, Engine & Multifunctional Bag

Orcan Car-Condom, Motor & Multifunctional Bag

Orcan introduce three new products to make storage and transportation of cars, engines and spares more convenient. First up is the funnily named Car-Condom car transportation bag. Designed to capture any 1/10th nitro or electric touring car the bag fully encloses the vehicle to keep the trunk of your road car clean from dirt or fuel residue. A flexible material and a strong cord guarantee a tight fit. Next up is a special engine bag for .12 to .21 nitro engines. Made from high-quality cotton and coming with white Orcan logos the bag makes storage and transportation of your precious nitro engine easy. A tough cord securely seals the bag to prevent the engines from falling out. Last but not least comes the Orcan multifunctional bag, a medium-size offering for spare parts, tools and many more. An adjustable inner compartment and a net in the lid help to keep things tidy. Such as the other products this one sports the white Orcan logo.

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July 4, 2013

Vekemans wins Superstock at Belgian champs Rd4

The fourth round of the 2013 Belgian Championship took place in Genk and it was Stefan Rommens who took TQ in the touring car Superstock class by laying down a super fast last qualifier. Geoffrey Vekemans claimed the runner-up spot with Maxim Naegels putting his car third on the grid. The first A final saw a mix-up in positions after Geoffrey and Stefan had a coming together in the fourth lap. Maxim Naegels and Christophe Charlier took profit of the situation and went for a 1-2 finish with a recovered Geoffrey taking the third position.

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July 4, 2013

Hung Cheung Hang doubles at HK Novarossi Cup

The 2013 Hong Kong Novarossi Cup took place at the TRC track and it was KM Racing driver Hung Cheung Hang who took the pole position in both the 1/8th and the 1/10th 200mm on-road classes. Come the A mains, TQ Hung secured the win one lap ahead of second placed Ng Kwok Fai with his KM K8 prototype car in the 1/8th class and some six laps in front of his second placed KM team mate Leung Chun Wai in the 1/10th 200mm class.

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July 3, 2013

Duratrax extend 1/8th buggy tyre line

Duratrax extent 1/8th buggy tyre line

New from Duratrax come three additional off-road tyres for 1/8th electric and nitro buggies. Starting with the Dinero, the tread is designed to deliver excellent forward traction, side bite and long wear characteristics while the finer tread Score tyre is ideal for hard packed dusty track surfaces. The Barz tread though sports a smaller pin design with additional bars making it a good choice for hard packed indoor and outdoor clay surfaces. The tyres come as paris in soft C2 and super soft C3 compound.

Source: Duratrax [duratrax.com]

July 3, 2013

Pre-painted FTW 1/8th buggy bodies

FTW introduce their Euro-inspired Raw design pre-painted buggy body shells. Available in pink, green, blue and orange/yellow variants the design is applicable on all FTW 1/8th buggy bodies with pre-painted 1/10th buggy and 1/8th truggy and SC truck shells to follow soon. The hand painted items are available through FTW’s webshop.

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