The Robitronic Dirtbags help to keep the trunk or back seat clean as they are designed to enclose the most dirty parts of off-road vehicles such as the tyres and chassis. The synthetic fabric the bags are made of are easy to clean with water and soap and even prevent water and oils so sip through. The bags are available in four sizes for Crawlers, 1/8 scale buggies, 1/8 scale truggies and monster trucks as well as large scale vehicles.
Serpent announce new option parts for the Cobra 1/8 scale off-road buggy and truggy in the form of aluminium uprights, a Cobra-Be hard anodised chassis plate and titanium shock bolts. The aluminium V2 left and right uprights are CNC-machined from aluminium, come specially coated and include Delrin bushings to use the smaller bearings of the Cobra buggy and truggy. On the Cobra-Be the original larger bearings are used. Made for the Cobra-Be in question is the new 3mm hard anodised aluminium chassis. CNC-machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and specially coated the new 3mm chassis withstands rutted tracks better. It also is slightly stiffer than the original chassis to add another tuning option. The third new part are the lower shock bolts machined from titanium and light of weight. The are useable on the whole line of Cobra kits and come as set of four.
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Exotek Racing have announced new option parts for the Tamiya TRF417, TA-05, as well as the Exotek F103 and F103 chassis conversions. Made for the TRF417 is the new ultra narrow and extra soft 417XS chassis plate. Aggressively shaped and 2.25mm thick for added flex the main chassis sports extra cut-outs in the rear section for more controlled flex, more tyre performance and maximum grip with controlled tyres. The plate accepts 7.4V flat bottom LiPo batteries.
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Team Associated announce the LRP A.i. Runner Reverse V2 brushed speed controller. The revised speedo is 100 percent waterproof and features LRP’s exclusive True Automatic technology, that makes push button setup completely unnecessary. The speed control immediately learns the individual transmitter settings right after it is switched on and is perfectly set up for every run with the correct neutral, full- speed forward, and full-speed reverse transmitter settings. The controller also incorporates a build-in fail safe to bring the car to a halt in case of an interference, empty transmitter battery or if the model is outside the radio range.
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The Yeah Racing infrared thermometer is designed for contact-less measuring of temperatures between -50°C and +260°C (-58°F/+500°F). Sporting compact dimensions of 95x45x28mm and a weight of 65g the device is a handy tool for everyone who want to measure battery, motor or engine temperatures to check for the correct gear ratio, speedo setup or carburettor setting. The thermometer sports a black case with a large easy to read display, orange buttons, and an orange cord.
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Team Associated introduce the LRP ZR.32 Spec.2 pull start nitro engine. Equipped with an especially reinforced heavy-duty XTEC T6 engine housing the 5.24cc engine is designed for the use in 1/8 scale off-road buggies, truggies and monster trucks. It is equipped with its smaller brother’s carburetor with 9mm insert and a 5+1 port liner. The big block engine fits in all .21 engine mounts and sports a heavy-duty pull start especially developed for large displacement engines.
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Reflex Racing introduce the RSD carbon fibre rear bumper for the Team Associated TC6 touring car. Designed to eliminate the chance of body tucks when racing. Made from 2.5mm carbon material the part is strong yet light of weight the bumper is designed to be used with rear TC6 body posts horizontally, front body posts vertically, or with no posts at all. The part will become available by beginning of December.
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Sweep Racing are pleased to announce the release of the V3 Dish wheel for 1/8 scale buggies. Sporting a weight of 34 gram at a diameter of 83mm the wheels are both strong and light. Although very light, they are also exceptionally strong and measure the maximum diameter of 83mm. They also feature ten ribs to provide a rigid structure to prevent excessive flex and create a very true running wheel. The gluing beads have a sand paper like finish to improve bonding performance with the tires without additional preparation. An additional glue path on the gluing beads keep the glue from overflowing out of the bead and prevents an overflow into the insert.
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