Schumacher announce the introduction of new pre-cut touring car wings. Available in clear, black or with a carbon look the wings do away with the often fiddly need to cut and dremel a usable wing out of the sets supplied with body shells. They are a simple bolt on and go racing item, come including end plates and mounting tape and they meet both EFRA and BRCA regulations.
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After two years of development and testing Matrix announce their new line of 1/8th buggy tyres. Available in four different threads and coming in soft and super soft compounds the tyres cover a wide range of applications from loose dirt up to hard-packed clay. The tyres are available pre-mounted on yellow disc rims and closed cell inserts or as tyre with inserts only. Also new is a radically shaped 1/8th off-road wing that suits buggies and truggies alike. Available in white, yellow or black colour it is a two-stage design and sports a grid on the lower wing part to make for easy and convenient mounting.
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Protoform introduce their Pro-TC wing kits for 190mm and 200mm touring car bodyshells. Made from extra-stiff .040 lexan for low deflection under high downforce loads each set includes two wings – one of standard and one of high downforce as well as four endplates. This allows the perfect setup of the body for all racing conditions. The wings meet all IFMAR, BRCA and ROAR body spec standards and come unpainted.
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Much More introduce the Wonder body shell and Fashion wing for the Kyosho RB6 2WD buggy. The body sports a distinctive mid-cap design with reduced projection area for less aerodynamic drag, improved straight line speed and a more balanced low/high speed handling. A shark fin around the rear roof section improves straight line stability and jumping. The body is useable for mid and rear motor buggies and comes with a suitable Fashion called wing which is also available separately.
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Upgrade RC introduce their latest off-road rear wing in the form of the Vortex 10. It designed to fit most of today’s 1/10th buggies and sports a unique design with knobbed areas on the outer horizontal parts to improve the airflow over the rear section. Raised slide plates allow for good tyre clearance while the angled ends of the plates bundle the air and increase the stability of the whole wing. Included in the set are two wings, side plate decals and a mounting grid.
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JConcepts has released their new 7″ Hi-Clearance rear wing for the TLR22. A slightly wider base gives the wing a larger surface area which allows more stability during low and high speeds which provide some much needed grip in tricky situations. The Hi-Clearance sections near the end plates still allow maximum suspension compression and tire expansion.
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Bittydesign have released this teaser image of their soon-to-be-released 1/8th off-road wing called ‘Stealth’. The low-profile wing is designed to fit all current buggy and truggy kits and will make a first public appearance at the Asia Contest Race in the talented hands of the Bittydesign team drivers.
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Available soon from Pro-Line Racing are several new or updated BullDog design body shells for popular 1/8th and 1/10th scale buggies and trucks. Completely new is the High Downforce BullDog line for the Team Associated RC8.2 and the Hot Bodies D812. The bodies are designed to increase high speed stability and also feature improved rear end downforce due to a spoiler design that guides more air towards the rear wing. Large roof air channels give the bodies a distinctive look. Other new or updated BullDog bodies are available for the TLR 8eight-E 2.0 buggy, the Team Associated B4.2 and T4.2 as well as the TLR 22. In addition to the 1/10th bodies Pro-Line also introduce the 7″ wide Stabilizer rear wing. The wing is designed to maximise rear downforce and comes in sets of two.
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