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October 31, 2018

Florian Joos joins Xray

Xray have announced the signing of up-and-coming Belgian driver, Florian Joos to their Junior team. Florian achieved a podium finish at this year’s IFMAR 1/12th scale World Championships and is a multiple German and Benelux national junior champion. He will campaign Xray’s T4 and X12 platforms at national and international events and he has the following to say:

Ever since I started racing R/C cars, my father has always been very supportive. One of the first advices he gave me, and one I will always remember, is to go for the best possible car. This is why I am so pleased to be joining the Xray team. The quality of the cars is just outstanding and helped me to achieve some good results. Moreover, the help I get from the team drivers regarding setup, driving lines, etc is amazing. Everyone is always ready to give a helping hand. I am truly excited to drive for this great team and will do my best to be a great Xray ambassador. Hope to see you soon at the tracks to share our amazing sport!

Source: Xray [teamXray.com]

October 31, 2018

Muchmore CDS10 high voltage low profile servo

Coming from Muchmore is their new CDS10 high voltage low profile servo. Equipped with a coreless motor and dual ball bearings the servo is capable of up to 12.5kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.055s utilising 6V to 8.4V input. The geartrain is made up using titanium and aluminium gears for a low weight and exceptional durability and the case uses composite upper and lower parts with the middle heatsink section sporting white Muchmore logos. The servo weighs in at 42g and it will hit stores soon.

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October 30, 2018

STRC TRX-4 brass +3mm off-set hex adapters

ST Racing Concepts have introduced their new brass +3mm off-set hex adapters for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. Having more weight at the lower part of the scale crawler can help with stability and climbing capability of the vehicle and brass option parts with its combination of durability and heavier weight can help achieve this performance edge. STRC’s hex adapters not only add more weight to the front and rear drive axles – a combined total of 25g – it also slightly increase the width of the TRX-4 giving it more stability. The adapters are black treated for a realistic look and durability and they come in sets of four.

Source: ST Racing Concepts [teamstrc.com]

October 30, 2018

R1 Wurks V21 brushless stock motors

R1 Wurks have introduced their new V21 brushless stock motors. Improved in three key points over the V16, the Version 21 offers further increased speed, optimised cooling and better tuning, meaning owners can extract more performance from the motor in a broader range of both gearing and timing. The stator is built from proprietary R1 laminate material, the end wind is epoxy-bonded and an ultra-low resistance collector ring is used, all resulting in improved punch and top speed. Included with the motor, that is available in 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T variants, comes an aluminium timing ring.

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October 30, 2018

TPro Raider 1/8th buggy qualifying tyre

TPro have introduced their new Raider 1/8th buggy tyre. A professional qualifying tyre the Raider offers a T-bar centre design and smaller outer square pins, making it suitable for a range of track conditions ranging from wet, over dusty to loose surfaces where the tread will ensure exceptional steering, a fast response and good acceleration. This is further helped by the lightweight rubber. The tyre will be available for the upcoming IFMAR Worlds in Perth, Australia and it will hit stores shortly after.

Source: TPro [tproracing.com]

October 30, 2018

HB Racing D817/E817 JC Silencer lightweight body shell

Now available from HB Racing is the Silencer lightweight body shell from JConcepts. The Silencer lightweight lid is a no compromise body for hardcore racers. It is 30g lighter than the standard bodyshell for a lower CG, quicker acceleration and improved corner speed, however durability will be lower than the standard thickness version. This clear body has dimples for easy installation on E817 and D817 buggies.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

October 30, 2018

Raceform 1/8th Perfect Wheel Arc Cutter

Raceform have introduced their new Perfect Wheel Arc Cutter for 1/8th on-road cars. The tool ensures a 100 percent symmetrical wheel arc left and right and it also eliminates the pain of damaging a wonderfully painted shell during trimming of the wheel arc. The tool works with any standard hobby knife blade and offers an adjustable arc diameter of 70mm up to 80mm. The secured positioning design ensures that tool will not move if two or more cuts are required. The cutter features triple ball bearings for smooth movement, it is super safe to use and suitable for polycarbonate bodies of up to 1mm of thickness.

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October 30, 2018

GForce Thunder Shot aluminium shaft holder

Coming from GForce and made for the Tamiya Thunder Shot buggy is a front aluminium suspension shaft holder. The item will reinforce the front bulkhead area around the suspension shafts for improved durability and precision. The mount is machined from aluminium, it comes black anodised and with a white GForce logo and it fits all buggies that use the Thunder-Shot-style chassis.

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