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June 13, 2012

Marcel Guske moves to TLR Germany

Horizon Hobby Germany have announced that they have signed star of last year’s Euros in Germany, Marcel Guske away from Mugen and the RMV team to race for TLR. Along with signing Marcel they have also lured away young Burak Kilic, and his father Abduallah, who we featured last week when a video documentary was made about them. Both drivers wanted to thank Mugen Seiki and RMV for their support in the last years and a special thanks was directed to Mathias Reckward for his professional support and a great cooperation.

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.de]

June 7, 2012

FTW Exabyte for 8ight-E 2.0

When the FTW laboratory tackled its first electric 1:8 buggy project, it solved the problem of concealing monstrous LiPos and ESCs under sleek bodywork by creating Exabyte for Tekno V4 conversions. Applying this solution to the Team Losi 8ight-E 2.0 resulted in the latest iteration of the Exabyte. Precisely tailored to fit the 8ight-E 2.0 platform, the fastback style of the Exabyte now features additional ventilation options to help keep critical components cool.

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May 18, 2012

Avid vented motor plate for B4.1 & TLR22

Avid RC have released this new vented motor plate for both the B4.1 and TLR22. Take advantage of the unique design of the Avid vented motor plates to improve your buggy or truck. The design team wanted to remove as much weight as possible up high, so they created the 45 degree angled vents which cut completely through the part which removed weight and added much-needed airflow around the motor-plate, yet still maintaining a rigid motor plate to keep gear mesh consistent. 100% milled which avoids all the extra stress that comes from stamping parts in order to keep the motor plates flat and your gear mesh perfect. Each plate is made from black anodized 3mm 6061-T6 aluminium with silver chamfered edge.

Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]

May 16, 2012

TeamSR TLR22T rear shock tower assembly

TeamSR have introduced the only complete Quasi-Isotropic carbon fiber rear shock tower assembly on the market for the TLR22T platform. Emphasis has not only been placed on a clean aesthetic and durability in mind, but also with the TeamSR signature ‘sealed wet look’ edges. Aircraft grade 7075 T6 aluminium is used to provide a solid, black anodized precision machined piece and this unique piece is then engraved with the TSR logo on top. The tower assembly is a true ‘bolt on’ part and comes pre-assembled to provide a more rigid and light weight tower thus increasing durability over the existing factory plastic molded tower.

Source: TeamSR [teamsr.co]

May 11, 2012

TeamSR TLR 22T front shock tower

For the highly popular TLR 22T TeamSR have released this 4mm thick carbon fiber front shock tower. This functional yet aesthetically pleasing hop up is manufactured from true quasi-isotropic chassis grade carbon fiber and comes with pre-glued wet look edges to cut down on the much dreaded preparation time, recessed holes for the body mounts as well as all the necessary hardware required. This tower is a direct replacement of the stock tower and intended for the use with the TLR 22T only.

Source: TeamSR [teamsr.co]

April 28, 2012

Boca Losi 8ight mini bearings

Boca Bearings introduce their bearings kits for the Losi 8ight mini buggy. They include 20 bearings to fit suspension, inner and outer hubs, drive shaft, steering and diffs and are available in several qualities such as rubber shielded chrome, ceramic variants with different seals as well as orange rubber sealed ABEC7 items. The ball races come greased or lightly oiled depending on the bearing specification for longest life or lowest rolling resistance.

Source: Boca Bearings [bocabearings.com]

April 26, 2012

TLR 22 4mm trailing spindle

TLR just announced the new aluminium 4mm trailing spindle for the 22. After testing the development team found that the additional trailing in the spindle provides smoother steering input therefore making the 22 a bit easier to drive. The stock spindles on the TLR has 2mm of axle trail. The parts are made out of high-grade aluminium and come anodised for more durability and added looks. Included are also titanium-nitride king pins.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

April 26, 2012

TLR 22 & 22T aluminium bleeder shock caps

Team Losi Racing have released these aluminium bleeder shock caps for the TLR/Losi 22 and 22T. They do away with the need to use the plastic shock caps of the RTR vehicles if you wish to make your life easier when (re)building your 22 shocks. Included in the set are two caps with hardware with the screws and washers are also available separately.

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