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September 6, 2008

AKA Grid Iron & Cross Brace tires

On the heels of its wildly successful launch of the City Block and I-Beam off-road racing tires, AKA is releasing two more tread patterns, the Grid Iron and the Cross Brace, just in time for the upcoming 1/8 IFMAR World Championship. These two new tread patterns begin shipping to better hobby shops around the world in late September. Like all AKA tires, these are available in all three compounds used by the factory drivers. That means there’s no ‘secret’ compounds that are only available to team drivers, AKA sells the exact same products used by their team drivers.

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September 5, 2008

Shepherd Velox Transponder holder

New for the 1/8th scale Velox chassis, Shepherd have released this new new special carbon transponder mount that can be mounted at the very bottom of the car, underneath the front one-way axle, for the lowest possible center of gravity. There is no better place for the personal transponder and it can also be used to add some weight to the car. All Velox chassis’ are already prepared to accept this innovative optional part.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 5, 2008

Much More Sweep Quick Traction Tires

Much More have announced the release of their new Sweep Quick Traction Tire Series, a new type of rubber tires from Sweep specially developed for carpet and asphalt racing. Featuring a low profile design, it gives the racer a smooth driving feeling on carpet and asphalt allowing for consistent lap times. Available in 28 and 32 hardness, they are come loose or pre glued in a set of 4.

Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]

September 4, 2008

HPI Racing Baja 5T RTR

Coming soon from HPI Racing is the Baja 5T, a ready-to-run 1/5th scale off-road truck that expands on the award-winning Baja 5B family. With the Baja 5T you get aggressive desert truck looks, high performance new features, and compatibility with many of the existing Baja 5B spare parts and option parts, wrapped up in a RTR package that gets you running in just a few minutes. The Baja 5T was inspired by the latest generation of desert trucks that compete in the world famous Baja 1000 race in Mexico. The body was built for a perfect fit on the Baja 5T chassis, with sculpted fenders, scoops, louvers, and an integrated roll cage for authentic desert-tough looks. In true HPI RTR form, the body is completely ready to go right out the box painted in your choice of black or white, mounted, pre-applied racing decals and tinted windows.

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September 4, 2008

Mugen MBX-6 buggy – First photos

Mugen MBX-6 buggy - First photos

Mugen Seiki in Japan have released the first photos of their new MBX-6 1/8th scale buggy that is due for release later this month. Having already seen multiple CAD images of the car before, the design is not new to us but in these photos it looks to be very beefy with the thick carbon fibreshock towers and big bore shocks, and the car also looks to be very compact and narrow around the mid section.

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September 4, 2008

Upgrade RC Full Ink Skins

Upgrade RC have released this latest design in their product line called Full Ink, a follow up to their 2 colour Fresh Ink design. As with other designs from Upgrade RC they are available for a large number of products and you can customize the design by adding your favorite logos as well as your name.

Source: Upgrade RC [upgrade-rc.com]

September 4, 2008

Kyosho Inferno US Sports 2

New from Kyosho USA is the Inferno US Sports 2, a ready to run 1/8th scale buggy based on the World Championship winning Inferno series. The drive train rides on all ball bearings and the power from the super powerful GXR28 is transferred through a hardened steel clutch bell and spur gear. The gear boxes have hardened steel spiral cut ring an pinion gears and all the reliability that Kyosho’s reputation has been built on. Last but not least, the body comes fully detailed and a competition rear wing is added to make this buggy that much more ready for the track or the back yard.

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September 3, 2008

JConcepts Illuzion Revo 3.3 Hi-Flow body

For the ultimate in form and function, JConcepts introduces the Hi-Flow body for the Traxxas Revo Platinum and Revo 3.3. The Illuzion ‘Hi-Flow’ styling presents a flowing design while incorporating many radical edge styling details for additional style and performance. Race inspired aggressive styling, Illuzionized cab and cove hood scoop combined with a durable flowing bed design are just some of the features that make the new Illuzion ‘Hi-Flow’ body stand out from the rest.

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