JQ Products announce that team member Rayan Medjoubi, who recently extended his contract with the company until 2016, has been picked up by JQ team sponsors AKA and Reds for his tyres and engines. Rayan has already been testing with his new equipment as is very excited for the upcoming racing season.
Source: JQ Products [jqproducts.com]
The FullShot tyre additive application machine is now available in a new, lightweight design. The latest incarnation of the applicator features a halogen bulb to pre-warm the tyres during additive application in cold ambient temperatures, it sports new colours and weights less compared to the standard device. Coming as 1/10th and 1/8th variant the machine makes use of a specially designed brass roll that helps to knead the traction compound deep into the foam tyre for a long lasting traction enhancing effect.
Source: Pirani RC [piranirc.com]
Virtual Racing Industries officially announce a launch date of 1:8 nitro off-road buggies hitting VRC Pro. Set for the 18th of December the latest addition to the RC car simulator comes right in time for the Holiday period. Together with this launch VRC Pro will also release four full-size off-road tracks; Psycho Nitro Blast ’12, Speed Paradise Buenos Aires, IBR Padova and the 2013 IFMAR Worlds edition of Silver Dollar Raceway. Other full size off-road tracks planned for 2014 are the NeoBuggy Harper Adams track ’13, the Pattaya 2010 Worlds track, the 2013 version of the Psycho Nitro Blast and the 2013 C-netic track.
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Available soon from Team Associated are three new women’s T-shirts. While the retro shirt comes in black and pink colour the “modern day” print shirt is available in black only. The Tee’s come on women-specific S to XL sizes.
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Mon-Tech Racing announce two new additions to their race team in the form of Italian UISP champion Mattia Collina and Italian AMSCI champion Nico Catelani. Both drivers compete in the Italian 13.5T Stock class and will start their 2014 campaign for Mon-Tech at next weekend’s Charity Race in Scandiano.
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RB Products released a first teaser image of their forthcoming E One R 1/8th electric off-road buggy. The “R” hints that the vehicle will very likely come in a race-spec configuration, possibly with parts that already found their way into the V2 version of RB’s nitro buggy some time ago. As detailed information about the specification and features are not available yet we can only wait until the official press release for definite details.
Source: RB [rbproducts.com]
German company PSM have new carbon fibre option parts for Kyosho’s MP9 TKI3 buggy available in the form of a front top plate and a radio tray. Starting with the top plate, the part is CNC-machined from 3mm high quality glossy finish carbon fibre and made to directly replace the kit part with a stiffer and very lightweight part. Included with the plate comes a set of suitable fasteners. Also new is the TKI3 radio tray, again made from 3mm glossy finish carbon fibre. The part weights in at only 9.5g, it offers a high rigidity and, like all PSM parts, it is made in Germany.
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The follow up to the ultra successful Protoform Mazdaspeed6 race body is here, the Mazda 6GX. Officially licensed, it captures all the details from the full-scale racer, the GX’s striking lines, hood air extractors and signature Mazda grille which give it an unmistakable look, showing that form can indeed coalesce with function. The Mazda6 GX is proving to be a contender right out of the box. Initial testing on asphalt from Team Protoform drivers and ISTC World Champions Marc Rheinard and Jilles Groskamp has them raving: “Great steering but the rear end also has stability,” Marc said after using a Mazda6 GX to win the 2013 Bangkok Int’l RC Championship in its first race ever, “Overall great traction. I love it.” Reigning champ Groskamp had this to say: “The GX seems to have the steering of the LTC-R and stability of the Mazdaspeed6! Overall lap times matched the LTC-R right away but the GX just drives really easy!”
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