August 22, 2008

Daily News Round-up

Daily News Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> Read the oOple review of the XB808 & Pred X11 – Link [oople.com]
> XB808 wins South German Champs Rd2 – Link [teamxray.com]
> Victory in Luxembourg for Hepp – Link [serpent.com]
> Suliandy wins Indonesia Nationals Rd3 – Link [teamxray.com]
> View the LRP S18 Touring Car video – Link [lrp.cc]
> The Apolaro Report – Podium at GLC – Link [serpent.com]
> MP9 and ST-RR Sweep RC Pro West – Link [kyoshoamerica.com]
> Interview with Jilles Groskamp – Link [rc-junkies.net]


August 22, 2008

Duratrax 7.4V LiPo Car packs

Duratrax 7.4V LiPo Car packs

New from Duratrax are these two 7.4V LiPo Car Packs, in 3700mAh (25C) and 5400mAh (20C) which claim to offer superior LiPo performance for electric cars, buggies and trucks and are designed to work equally well for both sport and racing applications. The packs are protected inside an impact and puncture resistant ABS case and are wired for balancing, with gold-plated bullet connectors for all terminals, both packs come with a battery lead with a standard connector.

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August 22, 2008

JConcepts Max-ups & Rulux truck wheels

JConcepts Max-ups & Rulux truck wheels

JConcepts new Max-ups 1/8th buggy wheel joins the latest craze in 1/8th off-road in using large diameter wheels for blue and black grooved conditions. Max-ups refer to the bead mounting diameter being 3.5mm larger than standard size wheels and this increase in size brings the new wheels in slightly under the maximum allowed size under ROAR and IFMAR rules. Max-ups buggy wheels make a statement with their large appearance, convex dish shaped design and superior inner rib design and also incorporate an outer glue catch that resists excess glue from running down the wheel face during the gluing process. Also new from JConcepts are Rulux 1/8th truck wheels featuring standard offset as well as new Rulux front and rear truck wheel suitable for the RC10T4 and GT.

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August 22, 2008

RT Symbio Associated RC8 body

RT Symbio Associated RC8 body

Newly available from Reckward Tuning is the RT Symbio suitable for the Team Associated RC8 buggy. Designed by Daniel Reckward, this unique looking body shell will allow you to use all conventional performance air filters available today on the market. Supplied with Symbio decals and window masks, the shell has been made from 1mm thick high quality polycarbonate.

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August 22, 2008

Werks Racing Large dia buggy wheel

Werks Racing Large diameter buggy wheel

Werks Racing have announced the release of it’s new 1/8th buggy wheel design. Made with the same superior, super stiff high fibre content composite material & high quality injection molding process that was used in their previous wheels, they are now bigger. Following the trend of the Losi style large diameter buggy wheels, bigger does indeed seem to be better, so now you get the same quality, weights and ease of gluing that Werks wheels have been known for but in a larger diameter for improved handling.

Source: Werks [werksracing.com]


August 22, 2008

Team Titan Blitz Buggy8 shell

Team Titan Blitz Buggy8 shell

Team Titan have released their latest off road shell, the Blitz Buggy8 for the Losi 8ight. Designed to provide extra downforce on the front, the low profile rear end allows more cooling for the engine. Made by 1.0mm thick polycarbonate and including window masks and decals, it can be used with both the GP and EP brushless version of the 8ight.

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August 21, 2008

Losi 8B/8T Centre Diff Lightweight spurs

Losi 8B/8T Center Diff Lightweight spurs

New from Losi is the release of this centre differential 50T and 48T Lightweight spur gears for the 8ight buggy and the 8ight T truggy. Lightened without sacrificing strength through the use of additional holes, the gears is optimally sized to fit the 8ight racing platform with no modifications.

Source: Losi [losi.com]


August 21, 2008

Shepherd Velox Adj RR Anti-roll bar

Shepherd Velox Adjustable RR Anti-roll bar

Team Shepherd have announced the release of this new rear adjustable anti-roll bar for the Velox chassis. Making its debut at the European Championship in Valencia last month where they handing prototypes out to different drivers for the first time, the response was good so they have decided to add it to the existing product line. This optional part makes adjusting the rear anti roll bar stiffness really quick and simple as well as giving the racer a wide range of adjustment in this area.

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