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November 3, 2014

Team Durango re-focus on local club racing

Following Ryan Lutz’s statement to leave Team Durango in favour of a new challenge Team Durango have announced a change to their strategy for the 2015 season and beyond. Instead of having a team of high-paid pro drivers, such as Ryan Lutz, Team Durango is set to re-focus on club racing which means the company will increase their community support through social media and public RC forums to grant all Team Durango drivers the best possible access to technical knowledge as a way to build a strong base of drivers that competes at local and regional race events. Doing so will not hamper vehicle development as the company will listen to racers and their demands rather than having Pro drivers leading development. Team Durango’s new race team program will be announced in the coming month with the meantime being used to improve parts support to make sure racers can get spares and options when they need them. The destiny of Team Durango’s Pro drivers such as Jörn Neumann remains in the dark for the moment with no official statement about the future their top-of-the-foodchain drivers being available but we understand that the company’s will to “dissolve [their] Pro race team” will also mean they are completely stepping away from paid drivers.

Read Team Durango’s statement in full here.

October 21, 2014

Exotek DEX210v2 carbon fibre main chassis

Exotek Racing introduce a carbon fibre main chassis plate for the Team Durango DEX210v2 2WD buggy. Made from 2.5mm USA-made material the chassis scrubs 35g of weight, it is of a heavy duty design and usable with both mid and rear motor converted vehicles. The lighter weight makes for a more nimble response and with slightly more flex than the alloy chassis it also increases overall grip, making it ideal for spec class racing. Included is also a 7075 alloy nose plate for longer wear and extra strength at the chassis bend while machined pockets at the rear of the chassis allows the use of LRC option suspension hangers.

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August 26, 2014

Exotek 410 series rear skid plate weight

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New from Exotek Racing comes this rear skid plate weight for the Team Durango DEX410 buggy and DESC410 short course truck. The part adds 24g of weight to the rear of the chassis for added rear traction. The skid plate is designed for minimal drag thanks to its angled shape and countersunk screws that make for minimal dirt pick up. The design allows for direct mounting of the DESC410 rear bumper. The plate comes made from 6061 aluminium, it is black anodised, sports a laser-etched Exotek logo and includes all needed hardware.

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July 4, 2014

Exotek 210-series alloy topshaft & direct spur mount

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Exotek introduce an alloy topshaft and a direct spur mount for the Team Durango 210-series buggies and trucks. Starting with the topshaft, the part is machined from 7075 aluminium and weights in at only 3.9 grams compared to 9.2 grams of the stock shaft. The part substantially reduces the rotational mass and improves both the acceleration and braking performance of the vehicle. Coming hard anodised and polished the shaft is a direct replacement for the stock part.

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July 1, 2014

RDRP DEX410 HD carbon fibre shock towers

Revolution Design Racing Products introduce their latest option part of the ever popular Team Durango DEX410 in the form of the HD front and rear shock towers. Being of an improved design the towers are less prone to break around the upper shock mounting holes, making them much more durable than the kit shock stays. Machined from high quality carbon fibre the towers are available as separate front and rear item.

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April 18, 2014

Team Durango DNX8 prototype – First image

In the wake of this weekend’s Neo Race in the UK Team Durango’s Jörn Neumann released this image of the prototype DNX8, the supposed follow-up model of the ageing DNX408. Details on the buggy are not available yet but looking at the image it appears that the DNX8 is of a more conventional design than its predecessor with a wider chassis and/or wider side pods. The front suspension makes use of a pivot ball construction with composite upper A-arms and also the engine position seems to have changed a bit. We bring you more information on the vehicle as soon as we get them.

Image: Jörn Neumann

April 4, 2014

Avid customisable Triad slipper clutch set

Avid now offers a customisable Triad slipper clutch set. Suitable for most of today’s Team Associated vehicles such as the B5 and B4 series as well as the B44, TLR’s 22 2WD series, Kyosho’s RB6 and RB5 as well as Team Durango’s 210 series, the clutch set now offers selectable slipper pad and main gear combinations. Users can choose between 3 white, 3 red or 2 white and 2 red pads as well as 2 main gears of 66T to 87T in size. While the pads have a direct influence on the behaviour of the clutch at different track conditions the main gear size is affected by the class you run as smaller gears are typically used in stock racing while larger gears are needed when running modified motors. Beside the pad and gear selection the Triad clutch set is otherwise unchanged from the standard item.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

March 14, 2014

DE Racing TLR, Kyosho & Durango SpeedLine wheels

DE Racing release a few additional wheel offsets to their already extensive catalog of SpeedLine wheels. Offsets include front wheels for the new TLR 22-4, front wheels for the Kyosho Laser ZX-5, and front and rear wheels for the Team Durango DEX210 and DEX410. The Team Durango DEX410 wheels are also designed to work with the Xray XB4. This initial release will be in white and yellow with more colour options to follow.

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