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February 24, 2015

New Durango 1/8th & 1/10th off-road kits coming soon

Team Durango soon have a range of all-new 1/8th kits and a new 1/10th short course truck available. As for the 1/8th vehicles you can expect the DNX8 nitro and DEX8 electric 1/8th buggies alongside the DEX8T electric 1/8th truggy. No word yet on a nitro-powered truck but Team Durango will also have a new 1/10th scale short course truck available although the company did so far not specify if it is a 2WD or 4WD kit. We will bring you more information as soon as they surface.

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January 30, 2015

Exotek DEX210 motor plate & DETC410 diff cams

New from Exotek come two aluminium option parts for the Team Durango DEX410 and DETC410 kits. First up is the Flite vented motor plate for Team Durango’s 2WD buggy. The 100 percent CNC-machined vented motor plate keeps the motor running cooler and longer for that extra edge. Aggressive cut-outs allow the heat that builds up inside the gear cover to vent out thus lowering overall motor temps greatly. The extra machining reduces the weight down to 16g, making the plate over 5g lighter than stock, but the critical motor mounting areas are still intact to maintain solid motor mounting and gear mesh. The plate is available in gold or black anodising and it easily mounts as MM3 or MM4 configuration with the Exotek logos laser etched on both sides of the plate.

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January 28, 2015

Exotek TRF, TB & DETC410 alloy rear wheel axles

New from Exotek come 7075 aluminium rear wheel axles that are usable on the Tamiya TRF419, 418, 417, TB04 and Evo6 as well as the Team Durango DETC410. The parts are designed for expert touring car drivers who seek for an extra advantage in spec class racing as the alloy axle scrubs weight on the expense of some durability. The parts weigh in at only 1.55g per piece and they greatly reduce rotating mass and unsprung weight but due to their aluminium construction they are not recommended for modified racing or tracks with hard track barriers. They are compatible with new G clip or older screw type TRF CVD axles and come polished and hard anodised.

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January 9, 2015

Exotek DEX210 alloy 12mm hex set & MM wing mounts

Exotek have new option parts for the Team Durango DEX210 buggy available in the form of a 12mm aluminium hex set and alloy wing mounts for mid motor converted buggies. Starting with the wheel hex adapter set the precision machined parts are of a clamping design and made for the use on the rear of the DEX210 2WD and the front of the DEX410 4WD buggy. They allow the use of industry standard 12mm hex wheels such as the ones from Team Associated, TLR or the pre-glued Schumacher EOS handout wheels. The hex adapters come gold anodised, in sets of two and including 1.6mm hard steel pins and 2mm screws.

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December 10, 2014

RDRP Durango aluminium 1/10 big bore shock options

Revolution Design Racing Products introduce the Team Durango aluminium big bore shock cap and preload nut R2 set. The revised parts are of an updated design to allow for a more convenient ride height adjustment and to create improved looks. The aluminium preload nuts are now modelled after RDRP’s popular Kyosho RB6 parts to make for ever better grip when adjusting the spring preload while the updated lower shock caps cover the machined recession that is not used when leaving the shock boots off. This makes for an overall sleeker look and easier cleaning. All parts are made from high quality 7075-T6 aluminium, the preload nuts are gold anodised while the shock caps are black of colour. Included with the set also come suitable rubber O-rings for the preload nuts.

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November 26, 2014

RDRP Team Durango precision spur gears R2

New from Revolution Design Racing Products come updated spur gears for the use with Team Durango’s 1/10th scale off-road vehicles. The redesigned and wider Revolution2 gears offer improved durability compared to the previous spurs. The increased contact patch with the pinion is especially helpful when using low-turn modified motors while offering exceptional efficiency for stock spec classes. All gears feature machined venting and weight reducing holes to minimise heat build-up when running a soft slipper setting and they come with engraved size markings for easy identification. The gears are available as Stock racing 72T and Modified racing 87T variant.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

November 22, 2014

Amezcua announced as TD technical representative

Travis Amezcua announced TD technical representative

As part of their recently announced strategy changes, Team Durango appoint Travis Amezcua as their North American Technical Representative. Travis is a long-serving Team Durango team member, racing a range of TD products at the highest competitive level in the world. Travis will step into his new role with immediate effect and he will be travelling from his SoCal base, around the US, bringing expert track-side support to local club racers and Team Durango fans. Travis will work closely with newly appointed, Champaign based, Hobbico Field Communications Manager, Brad Brucker, in the US. This new support team for Northern America will allow fans to gain race-day support, whilst also feeding back important ideas and issues to the company’s design engineers. Travis will also be scouting for new talent, in all racing classes, allowing to build a base of local racers who will contribute to new race machine design.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

November 7, 2014

Jörn Neumann & Gerd Strenge part ways with Durango

Following their statement to dissolve their Pro racing team Team Durango now announce the split from the team’s front runner Jörn Neumann and designer Gerd Strenge. All parties will continue to work together during their notice period but it is also agreed to allow an early release to a new sponsor if that is required by either of them.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]