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February 17, 2016

Losi teases new off-road vehicle

Losi have released the teaser image of a forthcoming new off-road vehicle. With Losi being Horizon Hobby’s high-quality “basher” brand, the car in question will likely not be a competition offering but a high-performance hobby product. Information about the vehicle are not existing so far beside the above teaser image. Update: In the meantime a better image appeared on Losi’s official website, showing either a Ten-SCTE based 4WD off-road buggy with a futuristic buggy bodyshell, beadlock wheels and a large rear wing. More information should surface soon as the kit, likely called the Ten-SCBE, is on show during this weekend’s Motorama show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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February 17, 2016

Sweep Defender 1/8th buggy tyre

Sweep have introduced their new Defender 1/8th buggy tyre. Just like the recently introduced Pixel, the Defender builds on the V5 carcass for an increased footprint and less ballooning under acceleration with the latter being achieved by an inner web design. The tyre is developed especially for dusty and bumpy mid-traction conditions and it comes including the V3 closed cell inserts and in a total of five different long-wearing compounds.

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February 17, 2016

Muchmore Fleta ZX8 1/8th brushless motor

Muchmore have introduced the Fleta ZX8 line of 1/8th competition brushless motors. The motor is based on a machined aluminium motor case with a large number of heatsink ribbings and Flow-Max venting hole technology for maximised cooling. The rotor runs in super low-friction ball bearings that offer both high efficiency and exceptional protection against dust and dirt and on top of this the ZX8 is of a dual sensor port design with adjustable timing. The motor is available in a 2050kv and a 1900kv variant and it includes a super flexible sensor wire.

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February 16, 2016

JConcepts Bolt 2016 T-shirt & hoddie

New from JConcepts come the Bolt 2016 T-shirt and hooded sweater. Seen for the first time at the recent Reedy Race of Champions the design revolves around the lighting bolt logo. The yellow, blue and white graphic decorates the design while the message of JConcepts.net remains the highest priority front and rear. Both the T-shirt and hoodie are available in adult M to XXXL sizes.

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February 16, 2016

JConcepts B5 series aluminium shock parts

JConcepts have introduced new aluminium shock parts for Team Associated’s fifth generation 1/10th scale off-road vehicles. First up are the Fin series shock caps with angular bleed hole for correct building procedure and maintenance. The precision machined caps features weight reducing holes positioned about the centre to reduce weight and add to the popular styling. A knurled portion makes for increased grip when fastening or undoing the cap.

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February 16, 2016

Serpent SRX4 aluminium steering bellcranks

Serpent have introduced aluminium steering bellcranks for the SRX4 4WD off-road buggy. The parts are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and they come grey anodised to match with the remainder of the option parts. Designed to replace the standard moulded bellcranks the parts make for improved rigidity and durability, resulting in a more direct and reliable steering response.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

February 16, 2016

Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI4 – Coming soon

Rumours about a possible new Kyosho 1/8th nitro buggy are around for some time, and now things started to materialise as the follow-up model of the successful MP9 TKI3 seems to be around the corner following the appearance of a first image including a features sheet on the Asian website rcfans.com. Still being an MP9 series vehicle, with all its winning pedigree, the TKI4 will be more of an evolution than a revolution of the existing design and according to the information available so far the buggy will feature redesigned steering knuckles with a different steering Ackermann setting, longer front A-arms and redesigned front suspension mount, all of which lead to improved stability and easier vehicle control. Also new are longer and reinforced rear wishbones as well as aluminium rear hubs that allows the adjustment of the suspension shaft height for a wider setup window. The successor of the 2015 European Championship winning car is rounded out by an upgraded servo saver for more linear and precise steering input, a new bodyshell with improved aerodynamics and a newly designed rear wing with two different wickerbills. Shipping of the MP9 TKI4 will start in March.

Source: RC Fans [rcfans.com]

February 16, 2016

Xray XB4 82mm central drive shaft

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Coming from Xray and made for the use with the XB4 4WD buggy is a 82mm centre driveshaft dogbone. Made from Hudy spring steel the 82mm variant is used when utilising the rearward motor position that requires a shorter rear driveshaft. The hardened dogbone comes with a black surface treatment for reduced wear, it sports laser-etched size markings for easy identification and it has to be used in combination with the 95mm front centre driveshaft.

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