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February 10, 2015

New FX B5 nitro buggy engine coming soon

FX Engines announces the soon release of the all-new FX B5 nitro buggy engine. Based on the 5K, the engine that allowed Xray’s Martin Wollanka to take the European Vice-championship, the power plant will feature several refinements and improvements such as a diamond-coated crankshaft and ceramic bearings. The engine will become available separately or as a combo set including a suitable muffler and manifold set. More information on features and specifications are available very soon.

Click here to read a brief engine introduction of FX’ Juraj Hudy

February 10, 2015

JConcepts Winter INS – Ron Schuur/Hobbywing

Roaming through the pits at the recent opening round of the JConcepts Indoor National Series we had a chance to sit down and talk to Ron Schuur, team manager of Hobbywing. It was interesting to discuss the testing and tuning Ron had come up with for his team drivers here this weekend at the JConcepts Winter Indoor Nationals. Not only are the team drivers being taken care of but Ron has turned some heads with customer support helping drivers tune their vehicles trackside.

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February 10, 2015

JJ Wang continues with Arrowmax

Arrowmax RC has announced that JJ Wang, one of their very first sponsored drivers in the history of the brand, will continue to use Arrowmax tools and accessories for the 2015 season. JJ has the following to say:

Arrowmax has given me the tools to be successful during the past 3 years and I am really excited to continue with such a great brand with great products.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

February 9, 2015

Xray X1 graphite front brace

Made for the use in high traction conditions is this graphite front brace for the Xray X1 formula car. Cut from 2.5mm carbon fibre sheet and coming with mounting hardware the brace makes for a less aggressive steering feeling on grippy surfaces as it stiffens up the front end assembly by connecting the lower wishbones.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 9, 2015

Flavio Elias joins Hot Race Tires

Hot Race Tyres has announced the signing of top South American driver Flavio Elias to their team. Flavio was instantly impressed by the performance of the tyres and he will use them in his upcoming campaign that will include races such as the national and South American Championship as well as the Winternats and other events.

Source: Hot Race Tires [hotracetyres.com]

February 9, 2015

Teamsaxo aluminium touring car setup wheels

New from Teamsaxo are aluminium setup wheel for 1/10th touring cars. Coming CNC-machined from aluminium, in blue or black anodising and with laser-etched markings the alloy wheels come in handy when making adjustments to the car’s suspension geometry as they offer a lot more precision than the plastic wheels of pre-glued rubber or foam racing wheels which leads to an improved accuracy of camber and toe settings.

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February 9, 2015

Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI3 ReadySet

Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI3 ReadySet-1

Coming soon from Kyosho is the Inferno MP9 TKI 3 ReadySet 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. Based on the World Championship winning MP9 platform the buggy features some cost efficient parts such as stamped aluminium shock towers to reduce cost without sacrificing strength and functionality. The buggy features a split receiver and receiver battery box layout as the full option kit as well as short rear suspension arms, threaded aluminium big bore shock absorbers, full ball bearings and a factory-installed KE21R recoil starter engine with polished tuned muffler. Included are also a high torque waterproof servo and a 2.4GHz radio system with LC display alongside a pre-designed bodyshell and pre-glued wheels.

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February 8, 2015

JConcepts Winter INS – Frank Root’s TLR 22T 2.0

JConcepts Winter INS – Frank Root's TLR 22T 2.0

Delivering on what the TLR customers have asked, TLR’s updated 22T 2.0 truck in all the right ways. TLR’s Senior Product Developer Frank Root is running a basically stock kit in mid-motor form (rear motor parts are all included) at Round 1 of the JConcepts Indoor National Series with ti-screws and turnbuckles by TLR. Pushing the envelope to another level, TLR has included 2 bodies for mid and rear motor configurations for all your racing needs. Also included in the kit is the updated grooved slipper plates to help clean as well as cool the slipper pads. In addition, the kit comes with machined shock internals and the bellcrank steering assembly.

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