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October 28, 2013

JConcepts Slash 4×4 carbon shock towers

JConcepts Slash 4x4 carbon shock towers

JConcepts introduce carbon fibre shock tower conversion kits for the Traxxas Slash 4×4 truck. Available as front and rear set, the towers themselves are made from 4mm carbon fibre while the body mount duties are taken over by machined aluminium adaptors. The shocks also received new stand-offs, again machined from high quality, blue anodised aluminium. In combination the parts make for a more sturdy base for the shocks and body in order to improve suspension efficiency and the overall driving feel. The parts are ideal for all competition short course racers and are also the ideal choice for JConcept’s Scalpel conversion. Beside the full sets the front and rear tower, body mount adapter and shock stand-offs are also available separately.

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October 28, 2013

Tamiya Egress 2013 – details

Tamiyablog.com have some additional images and information of Tamiya’s forthcoming Egrees re-release available. The 2013 model of Tamiya’s 1988 high performance buggy incorporates some improvements and modifications to allow the use of modern day equipment such as LiPo batteries and mild brushless motors. The shaft driven drivetrain is fully equipped with ball bearings and a torque splitter option, allowing to run the buggy with a one way or full-time 4WD while the chassis layout and all suspension parts are taken over from the 1988 variant. The chassis layout is known from Tamiya’s iconic Avante buggy with a 15mm longer wheelbase variant being used in the Egrees model. The front and the rear of the buggy is equipped with high-torque ball differentials and the vehicle comes with anti-roll bars and large capacity titanium-colour aluminium body shock absorbers. While the original kit features some titanium parts the ’13 model sees the use of carbon fibre or aluminium instead. Some areas are also beefed-up such as the steering with a 2mm carbon fibre steering link or the S-shaped alloy braces that reinforce the inner mounting points of the rear wishbones. The kit is available from December and will come as rolling chassis without electronics, controller or motor.

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October 28, 2013

Yeah Racing Yokomo DPM ball bearing sets

Yeah Racing have two new bearing sets for the Yokomo DPM competition drift chassis available. Coming as standard metal-shielded and optional teflon seal variant the 22-piece set includes lightly pre-oiled bearings to significantly reduce the friction in the drive train. Both sets also include a 15ml bottle of high quality bearing oil for convenient maintenance and best possible performance over a long period of time.

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October 27, 2013

Gravity RC T4 titanium outer hinge pin set

Gravity RC introduce an outer hinge pin set for the Xray T4 line of cars. They are designed to reduce the unsprung weight of the suspension at its greatest point of instance and not only fit the T4 but also the T3 and T2. The total weight of all four pins is 2.5g and this makes for an unsprung weight saving of over 2 grams in total.

Source: Gravity RC [teamgravityrc.com]

October 25, 2013

Axial AX10 Deadbolt RTR crawler

The Axial AX10 Deadbolt 1/10 Electric 4WD RTR packs all of the speed and versatile crawling capabilities as its original AX10 counterpart and adds a custom body with a moulded driver figure, three interchangeable heads and officially licensed Maxxis 2.2 Trepador tyres giving the vehicle a more aggressive and scale look. Power is provided by a 20T brushed motor and AE-2 ESC that is mounted vertically to help shield it from dust and debris. The AX-3 2.4GHz radio system and AS-3 metal gear servo gives you secure and precise control.

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October 25, 2013

JConcepts black compound tyres

JConcepts introduce an additional compound to their line of successful 1/10th off-road racing tyres. Black compound, produced for the softest feel yet in the JConcepts line of compounds, the Mega Soft is especially useful in cold conditions or when grip is hard to come by on slick or dusty track conditions. The first tyres to receive the black compound treatment are the Bar Codes, Double Dees, Pressure Points and 3Ds.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

October 25, 2013

Team Durango DEX408V2 kit

Team Durango introduce the new DEX408v2 1/8th electric buggy kit. Building on the winning heritage of the DEX408 the v2 version incorporates some subtle refinements in order to take 1/8th buggy racing to the next level. The kit is based on a new hard-anodised 3mm aluminium chassis with composite side pods and it features a redesigned rear end that is based around a new bulkhead assembly and a new geometry shock tower. The rear shock absorbers are now located behind the shock stay for an improved weight distribution and smoother and more efficient shock action. Part of the updated package are also new rear suspension arms for improved bump handling and also new ultra low rear roll-centre setting to complement the redesigned geometry. The new arms allow for two outer hinge pin positions helping to adjust rear traction characteristics to a variety of surfaces.

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October 25, 2013

Awesomatix A700L Evo touring car kit

Awesomatix will soon release a new version of the A700 4WD touring car called the A700L Evo. The updated kit will make use of the new Floating Front Gearbox design that lets the front gearbox float inside the outer frame during acceleration or deceleration. The gearbox can move left and right and rotate on some angle with the main goal of this setups is to prevent the chassis flex from affecting the shaft transmission as it can happen with conventional layouts. The new design eliminates this problem by using a lightweight carbon tube bar that withstands the transmission’s torque keeping the main chassis free from drivetrain influences. With the new design drivers are also able to run the car without any top deck by simply using the carbon rod. Freddy Südhoff and Viljami Kutvonen already used this setup at the recent Touring Car Euros in Portugal with good results by placing the cars in the A-main. Other benefits of the new configuration is a higher corner speed and less tyre wear especially on asphalt tracks. The new kit will be released at the end of 2013 or beginning of 2014.

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