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February 27, 2015

Davide Ongaro joins LRP Nitro Team

LRP has announced the signing of Davide Ongaro to their nitro team. The young Italian was already using LRP equipment for his 1/10th off-road campaigns and he now made the move to race with LRP’s nitro engines, exhausts and equipment also. After making the 1/4 finale at the 2014 IFMAR Buggy Worlds and having the speed to proceed to the 1/2 final, which bad luck denied him, Davide is looking forward to the 2015 season with his new equipment.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

February 26, 2015

WRC 1/8th on-road quick release wheel mounts

Italian company WRC introduce new quick release wheel mounts for 1/8th on-road cars. The design minimises possible imbalance as associated with conventional lever-type mounts as the WRC system uses a simple aluminium button that sits in-line with the wheel axle when to remove or mount the wheel and once the rim is in place the red alloy disc is pushed to the outside to lock the wheel in place. The system works with all rims brands and is used on WRC’s recently introduced GTX 1/8th on-road car.

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February 26, 2015

Yokomo B-Max & YZ-2 0 degree aluminium rear hubs

New from Yokomo come 0 degree toe aluminium rear hub carriers for the B-Max2, B-Max4 and YZ-2 buggy. The hubs are machined from high quality aluminium, they come laser-etched for easy identification and they offer four mounting positions for the camber link ball studs. The improved rigidity helps with durability in rough racing conditions and they can also help adding rear traction.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

February 26, 2015

Axial Spawn bodyshell & Yeti RTR option parts

Axial has a range of new option parts for the Wraith, SCX10, AX10 and the Yeti and Yeti XL available. First up is the Spawn body, a classic SUV body with a modern twist. The body is usable with the SCX10 and AX10 and, after cutting the wheel arches and bumpers, it also fits the Wraith to give the truck an aggressive appearance. Included come headlight buckets for separately available LED lights, pre-cut decals, window masks and instructions.

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February 25, 2015

EX Lab servo mount grommets

EX Lab soon have special servo mount grommets available for the use with 1/10th and 1/8th scale servos. The washers are designed to interlock with the servo mounting lugs and they eliminate any possible movement of the servo’s case in the event of a crash or when running on very high bite surfaces. The grommets are expected to be available by the end of March.

Source: EX Lab [excelllab.com]

February 25, 2015

Marco Kaufmann continues with Xray

Xray has announced that Marco Kaufmann has re-signed with the Slovakian team to race the company’s T4 and NT1 in the 2015 season. Marco is a young and talented driver and he has been a main driving force of the Xray team in Germany. Marco will participate at all major national and international races and he has the following to say about the deal:

I am very happy to re-sign with Xray. I have been racing with Xray since I have started to drive RC cars and I am very proud to represent this finest company and to be part of the Xray R&D team. In 2015 I plane to start nitro racing and will race with the NT1 at as many races as possible. I am sure with the World Championship winning model and the experience and help from Hartmut Rose, Bertram Kessler and my father we can achieve great results. Looking forward to a great and successful future.

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February 25, 2015

Flavio Elias joins Team Shepherd

Team Shepherd has announces that multiple Brazilian National and South American champion Flavio Elias joins company’s factory racing team for the 2015 season. With the 2015 1/8th World Championship being held at his home track he was in search of the best performing 1/8th car and he finally choose the Velox V8 EC after various practise sessions. His focus for 2015 is on the 1/8th Worlds but he also plans to attend all nationals, the South American Championship, the Winternats and also selected 1/10th scale national event using Shepherd’s Velox V10 Pro. Flavio had the following to say:

I am very happy with Shepherd and for this world championship year at Brazil I had to choose what is the best for me. Nowadays I know that Shepherd has everything I need to be competitive in 1/8th and 1/10 scale. Thanks for the trust and we are going to do everything to have good races during the year.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

February 25, 2015

Pro-Line Flat Iron 1.9″ XL G8 rock terrain truck tyre

Pro-Line Flat Iron 1.9" XL G8 rock terrain truck tyre

Pro-Line’s new Flat Iron 1.9″ G8 rock terrain truck tyre sport a popular tread pattern, combined with scale realism and all out rock climbing performance. The large lug pattern combined with a siped tread allows the tyre to have the perfect amount of flex under throttle acceleration while the larger 1.9″ diameter gives any scale rig a ground clearance advantage. The tyre comes in pairs including memory foam inserts.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]