March 16, 2014

Neumann takes overall TQ at Cactus

Neumann takes overall TQ at Cactus

Joern Neumann is Top Qualifier of 4WD Buggy at the Pro-Line Cactus Classic, the Team Durango driver becoming the first European to secure the honour at America’s longest running international offroad event.  The 28th running of the race, Neumann topped the final qualification ranking thanks to his two TQ runs in yesterday’s qualifying.  With only Jared Tebo able to deny the German in the final qualifier, Dakotah Phend prevented that from happening as he claimed the final qualifier ahead Tebo and Neumann.  Tebo will line up second on tomorrow’s A-Main grid with Phend third and defending Champion Ryan Maifield fourth.

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March 14, 2014

RudeBits B5M LiPo battery brace

RudeBits B5M LiPo battery brace

Following the respective part for the rear motor Team Associated B5 RudeBits now also have a LiPo battery brace for the mid motor B5M buggy available. Made from high-quality carbon fibre the part is made to be a direct replacement for the standard composite plastic part.

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March 14, 2014

DE Racing TLR, Kyosho & Durango SpeedLine wheels

DE Racing TLR, Kyosho & Durango SpeedLine wheels

DE Racing release a few additional wheel offsets to their already extensive catalog of SpeedLine wheels. Offsets include front wheels for the new TLR 22-4, front wheels for the Kyosho Laser ZX-5, and front and rear wheels for the Team Durango DEX210 and DEX410. The Team Durango DEX410 wheels are also designed to work with the Xray XB4. This initial release will be in white and yellow with more colour options to follow.

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March 14, 2014

New design Kyosho Inferno MP9 engine mount

New design Kyosho Inferno MP9 engine mount

Kyosho’s nitro off-road mastermind Yuichi Kanai introduced this new engine mount for the Kyosho MP9 1/8th off-road buggy. Instead of using two separate base plates the new mount is of a 1-piece U-shaped design which is understood to help with stability and rigidity while the engine itself is still mounted using spilt mounting blocks. The gun metal anodized part comes laser-etched and will become available from end of April.

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March 14, 2014

STRC SCX10 aluminium rear lock-outs

STRC SCX10 aluminium rear lock-outs

ST Racing Concepts now have machined aluminium lock-outs for the Axial SCX10 available. Adding visial impact and greatly increasing the strength of the rear drive axles, these lock-outs works with the stock straight axles or STRC’s stainless steel axles. The increased precision will also keep the axles inside running true and keep them from bending. Coming in pairs the parts are available in black, gun metal, green and silver. Also available are web limited colours of red, orange, and blue anodising. Complete lock-out and stainless steel axles set also now available in gun metal anodising.

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March 13, 2014

Avid Associated 12mm shock & turnbuckle tool

Avid Associated 12mm shock & turnbuckle tool

Avid introduce the 12mm shock and turnbuckle tool for Team Associated 1/10th buggies such as the B5, B44.2 and T4.2. The tool works with Associated, JConcepts and Lunsford turnbuckles and can also be used to hold the shock bottom of the new AE 12mm shocks. The tool also mimics the servo mounting pattern of the B44 buggy allowing to mount the servo to the mounts outside of the chassis meaning everything will be nice, centred and tweak-free. Once the assembly is squared up detach it from the tool and mount it to the chassis. The tool is CNC-machined from 6061 aluminium and comes black anodised with silver edges and laser-etched logo.

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March 13, 2014

Shepherd Velox V8 EC announced

Shepherd Velox V8 EC announced

Shepherd Micro Racing announce the soon release of the Velox V8 EC 1/8th nitro on-road kit, made to honour the European Championship titles of Jilles Groskamp (EC-A) and Daniel Sieber (EC-B) won with the Velox V8 Pro in 2013. The main focus with the EC was to simplify maintenance and setup for an easier to work on car. Therefore the EC  features a quick release front solid axle and one-way thanks to new 2-piece bulkheads, the rear will have updated wishbones for easier anti-roll bar adjustment and the redesigned front bumper comes with integrated body mounts. Also new to the EC kit is an updated main chassis, a redesigned radio plate and new longer arms for the rear body mount. The kit is set for a March/April release.

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March 13, 2014

WTF Windy 3416 cooling fan

WTF Windy 3416 cooling fan

Wild Turbo Fan introduce the Windy 3416 cooling fan, a purpose made unit that offers the best possible balance between power, weight and toughness. The dual ball-raced fan measures 34x16mm, it used the same mounting pattern as a standard 30mm unit and sports a special trumpet intake for smoother yet accelerated airflow resulting in improved component cooling. Good for the use with up to 8.4V input the fan consumes around 0.47A while offering around 23,000RPM. The fan weights in at 12.5g and is available very soon.

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