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January 15, 2014

MachoCave SC10.2 shock tower prototypes

MachoCave SC10.2 shock towers

MachoCave is a new company from Minnesota and one of their first projects are these sturdy looking aluminium shock towers for the Team Associated SC10.2 short course truck. They are designed to mount to the stock plastic chassis and optional carbon fibre rods can be added for stiffening the chassis if needed. Other features include an additional upper shock mounting position and attachment points for the rear bumper assembly. It is planned to release the shock towers separately and a 2-piece set. Also the chassis stiffening rods will become available. The shock towers will be up for grabs sometime in February in different, as yet undecided, colours.

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January 13, 2014

Barry Baker returns to Reedy

RC racing legend and long-time Reedy factory driver Barry Baker, a 4-time winner of the Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions and 10-time ROAR National Champion, has returned to the Reedy team for 2014. Barry’s years of experience racing a variety of classes will provide feedback crucial to product development while his dedication to winning will surely see him on the podium more often than not. This is what Barry has to say about the deal:

I am very happy to be home where I belong! I owe so much of my racing career to Mike Reedy and everything he has done for not only me, but for the industry also. It will be a great honor to represent the Reedy brand! With everything that the group at Reedy has come out with and the new products being worked on, it seems that the future looks so bright. I would like to thank Rick Hohwart, Sean Cochran, and everyone at Reedy for welcoming me back!

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

January 10, 2014

RPM B44 wide front bumper

RPM soon have this wide front bumper for Team Associated’s B44 line of buggies available. Made from a special nylon compound and sporting a wide design the bumper helps to protect the front end and especially the shock tower and front arms from becoming damaged in the event of a crash. Being 127mm wide and extending forward around 38mm the bumper fits the original B44 as well as the B44.1 and B44.2.

Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]

January 9, 2014

Smokem Racing TC6.2 spool cups

Smokem Racing have released their new spring steel spool cups for the Team Associated TC6.2 and TC6.1. Made from Smokem’s own spring steel formula, these claim to be some of the toughest wearing drive cups available on the market today. They are further hard coated to increase durability. Ready for use without blades it provides a smooth yet reliable setup as blades can break or wear during use which has a big effect on the handling during a run.

Source: Smokem [smokem-racing.com]

January 7, 2014

JConcepts RC10 diamond wing tubes

Similar to the aluminium nose brace tubes for the RC10 Classic released some days ago, JConcepts now have diamond wing tubes for the same car. Available in black and silver color schemes, the diamond tubes in black jump out with a pattern of black hex flats matching a gold or black chassis combination. The tubes are sized to slide into the bulkhead and press into position similar to the stock components.

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January 2, 2014

JConcepts RC10 diamond nose brace tubes

JConcepts have produced custom aluminium nose brace tubes for the RC10 Classic with a custom machined hex, creating a mind busting look with the diamond pattern. Available in both black and silver color schemes, the diamond tubes in black jump out with a pattern of black hex flats matching a gold or black chassis combination. The tubes in silver raise the glamour level in the chassis and can be matched to any other anodized chassis color. 4-40 threaded holes bolt up to the RC10 with ease and are direct replacements for the stock components.

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December 28, 2013

Team Associated B5 & B5M details revealed

After teasing the release during the week Team Associated now released full details of the forthcoming B5 and B5M buggy. Starting with the rear motor B5, the kit builds on a slim composite chassis optimised for the use with 2S LiPo saddle or shorty packs. The speed controller and receiver compartment sit right behind the battery, in front of the gear box for optimised weight distribution. The gearbox features stronger gears and a ball differential with 14 carbide balls while the slipper clutch is of the VTS design for improved adjustability.

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December 25, 2013

Team Associated B5 & B5M Team Kit

As expected earlier this week Team Associated introduce the completely new B5 2WD buggy platform. Coming as separate mid and rear motor kits the B5 will have purpose designed chassis, gearbox and suspension parts in order to provide the best possible performance on a large range of surfaces from slippery clay to the highest traction carpet tracks. While the rear motor B5 is ideally suited for low to medium grip tracks, the B5M who shares around 90 percent of the same parts as the B5, is purely designed for high grip and high speed tracks with its aluminium chassis, gull wing front suspension arms and a range of options to tune the platform for both dirt and multi-surface conditions. Team Associated so far only released body-on images but expect more details and information the coming days.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]