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October 13, 2016

Schelle Racing Innovations B6 steering bushing kit

Coming from Schelle Racing Innovations and made for the Team Associated B6 series of buggies is the steering bushing tuning kit. The 16-piece set gives racers the option of seven axle height positions in 0.5mm increments as the set includes all 0.5mm increment and 1.0 mm increment steering bushings. They are made of bright machined 7075 aluminium and each set of four pieces is marked with a matching groove to indicate which set they are a part of. The bushings come in conveniently marked snap cases to ensure easy identification.

Source: Schelle Racing Innovations [schelleracing.com]

October 12, 2016

JConcepts B6 3-gear Honeycomb laydown motor plate

Coming from JConcepts is a honeycomb design laydown motor plate for the Team Associated B6 2WD buggy. Being of a lightweight yet rigid design the motor plates does away with bending issues often associated with flat surface plates as the 3D honeycomb design makes for improved rigidity in multiple directions. The honeycomb features also add a 3D look as they remain natural aluminium while the rest is available in blue or black anodised colours. Slight chamfering on the 3mm thickness material allows the rather beefy direct-replacement plate to look quite slim and trim.

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October 11, 2016

Avid release new B6-series titanium option parts

Avid have introduced a range of titanium option parts for the Team Associated B6 and B6D buggies. First up are titanium battery posts that are of a very minimalistic and lightweight design. Weighing in at only 1.2g per set the mounting hardware allows to lower the battery brace by 0.5mm for those slim packs and included in the set come two billet 6AI-4V titanium posts and a pair of 7075-T6 aluminium nuts.

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October 6, 2016

Exotek B6-series 0mm & 5mm spring perches

Exotek have introduce new 0mm and +5mm offset spring perches for the Team Associated B6 and B6D. Machined, polished and anodised the spring cups are a direct fit for AE 12mm big bore shocks with B6 shock ends. Extra milling makes for a low weight with the reinforced strength of CNC-cut aluminium and a snug fit helping to reduce the chance of losing a perch. Milled holes also reduce debris from collecting inside. The perches are available in black and blue anodising.

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October 5, 2016

PSM RC8B3 carbon fibre downforce flaps

PSM from Germany have introduced their new carbon fibre downforce flaps for the Team Associated RC8B3 buggy. Cut from lightweight yet durable 0.5mm carbon fibre sheet the flaps attach to the rear end of the RC8B3 kit body and help to generate extra rear downforce for improved rear end stability and easier jump control. The highly impact resistant parts are cut from semi-gloss carbon material, they weigh in at only 2g per piece and thus have virtually no impct on the centre of gravity or overall weight distribution. The set includes two plain flaps without stickers.

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October 4, 2016

RDRP B6-series carbon fibre front & rear shock towers

Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced three carbon fibre shock towers for the Team Associated B6-series 2WD buggies. Available for straight or gullwing front A-arm setups and also as standard B6-shock rear variant, all three are of a reinforced design to reduce breaking issues and to improve suspension efficiency. All parts are direct replacements for the standard AE towers with no setup changes needed when swapping parts over. The shock towers, made from high-quality carbon fibre, are available now.

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September 26, 2016

RDRP B6 carbon fibre electronic mounting plate

RDRP have introduced the carbon fibre electronic mounting plate for the Team Associated B6 buggy. The part was designed to be a drop fit for the chassis’ machined pocket behind the steering servo and using it allows to easily remove the speed controller and receiver from the chassis for cleaning and maintenance purposes. It hardly adds any additional weight to the car meaning the buggy’s weight bias remains the same compared to alloy or steel parts. The mounting plate fits both the B6 and B6D and it comes including suitable mounting hardware.

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September 23, 2016

JConcepts B6-series Finnisher aluminium wing buttons

JConcepts have introduced the B6-series Finnisher aluminium wing buttons. The machined aluminium design with durable outer rim and stylish inner hex design offers a bit more security over traditional plastic wing buttons with the design incorporating through-holes and notched hexes which make it incredibly lightweight but strong in all the important areas. The attachment area has an already built-in countersunk feature which allows for the cleanest assembly possible. The wing buttons are available in blue and black anodising.

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