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November 14, 2013

JConcepts 8ight-E 3.0 Silencer body shell

JConcepts introduce the Silencer body shell for the TLR 8ight-E 3.0 buggy. Designed especially for the use on high-speed tracks the newly designed body features a narrowed, Finnisher stance cockpit that allows for smoother high-speed transition and increased flow in and out of the body for electrical air-flow. A deep recess behind the cab features dual channeling out the rear providing air escape along with rear-end stability. The Silencer side-pods have a clipped rear-end, narrowing the rear by angling just in front of the rear tires while the extended runner features on the rear-end of the body enhance the force placed on the rear pods during high-speed acceleration. The main pods are heavily chamfered and a more heat-shrink design over motor and speed control area are highlighted features and the body is capped off with a cockpit “shark fin” for more high-speed tracking stability and increased roof stiffness. As usual the body comes clear, includes window masks and a decal sheet.

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November 5, 2013

Hudy air filter foams & oil

Hudy introduce four new air filter and oil sets suitable for many of today’s 1/8 nitro off-road buggies. Included in each set are 10 inner and outer foam elements along a 50ml bottle of high-quality Hudy air filter oil. The sets are available for Xray low-profile, Losi 8ight, Mugen MBX and Team Associated RC8 style air filters.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

November 5, 2013

Sweep 8ight & 22 Birdie body shells

Sweep Racing now have their distinctive Birdie design body shells for TLR’s 8ight and 22 line of buggies available. Both are of a radical cab forward design with the 8ight variant looking even more unusual due to the angled roof section and the tiny front window making it look like Tweety Bird on speed. Both shells incorporate a rear fin for improved airflow towards the rear wing with the Twenty Two shell being useable for both mid and rear motor converted buggies.

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October 24, 2013

Sweep TLR 22 body in the making

Sweep are currently working on a new optional body shell for the TLR 22 buggy. The yet unnamed body features an aggressive cab forward design, a recess behind the cab an a large motor cover/rear section with an additional fin for high speed stability and a channelled airflow toward the rear wing. We keep you up to date with more details as soon as they are available.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

October 22, 2013

MIP Pro8 E-buggy conversion kit

Seen in prototype stages for a good amount of time; now MIP finally released more information on their upcoming Pro8 conversion kit for the SCTE short course trucks from Losi and TLR. The set includes all needed parts to convert the 1/10th 4WD short course truck chassis into a veritable Pro8 lightweight buggy as there are front and rear carbon fibre shock towers, 17mm hex wheel adapters, suitable shock pistons and springs, body mounts, front bumper and rear wing mounts as well as an assortment of small parts. The kit, that will also see a special variant for MIP Pro4mance converted trucks, is meant to hit the stores at the end of October and it will work with a wide range of body shells including TLR 2.0 gas and 2.0 electric, JConcepts and Pro-Line shells as well as the Pro-Line Bulldog RC8.2 gas body.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

October 21, 2013

Vectorworks RC SCTE shock towers

Vectorworks RC introduce their first products for the Losi/TLR SCTE line of 4WD short course trucks. Available now are front and rear carbon fibre shock towers made from 4mm press-cured high-quality material. The front tower offers four shock and six camber link locations while the rear item comes with three shock and five camber link holes. Both parts are a direct replacement for the stock shocks stays, are very light of weight and enhance the visual impact of the chassis.

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October 6, 2013

MIP Pro8 conversion kit for the SCTE truck

Prototypes of MIP’s Pro8 buggy have been around for some time and now the company released a first official image of the kit. The set is designed to convert a Losi SCTE 1.0 or TLR SCTE 2.0 into a super lightweight 1/8th buggy that will make use of the chassis, drivetrain and most of the suspension parts of TLR’s 1/10th 4WD short course truck. The lightweight drivetrain parts and somewhat lighter shocks combined with the possibility to run lighter motors and battery packs makes for an overall lighter buggy, perfect for tight indoor and outdoor tracks. There is no official release date yet but we guess it the kit should hit the stores soon.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

October 3, 2013

JConcepts TLR 22 front axle conversion

JConcepts introduce the front axle conversion for the TLR 22 line of vehicles. A critical point of the conversion revolves around the front axle and surrounding geometry with the goal to convert the front axle to a more user friendly design. The conversion includes two front high-grade steel axles with incorporated wheel hex and threaded shaft allowing the use a traditional 4mm lock-nut instead of the stock screw type design. A low-profile, aluminium 4mm locknut has been included which features an inner serrated surface which grips the wheel when tightened for locking security. This design can easily be installed on the 22 buggy line of vehicles including the newly released TLR 22 2.0.

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