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April 18, 2017

Duratrax 1/16th scale truck tyres

Duratrax are busy adding more new tyres to their already extensive range with the introduction of several types for 1/16th scale trucks. The tyres come mounted on stylish 8-spoke black or black-chrome rims, or unmounted with foam inserts included. All are moulded in soft C2 compound, sold in pairs and packaged in re-usable plastic bags. The pre-mounts are available for kits such as the E-Revo, Summit and Savage XS Flux with the tyres also fitting standard 2.2″ buggy rear rims.

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April 18, 2017

RDRP B6-series alloy steering rack & steering bellcranks

Coming from Revolution Design Racing Products are two aluminium steering option parts for the Team Associated B6 series of 2WD buggies. First up is the aluminium steering rack. Designed to replace the standard part with a more sturdy and durable item, the rack is machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and it comes black or blue anodised for wear and looks. On top of this does a machined silver edge detail let the part stand out while matching its visual appearance with the remainder of RDRP’s Team Associated series option parts. The steering rack is a direct replacement and used solely or in combination with RDRP’s aluminium steering bellcranks, it makes for improved steering response when running in high-bite track conditions.

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April 18, 2017

Castle Creations 1406-series 4-pole crawler motors

Castle Creations have introduced their new 1406 short can sensored brushless crawler motors. Designed with scalers, trail trucks and Ultra 4 racing in mind, the new “slate” colour motors offer high peak power and exceptional low-RPM startup control. Combined with any of Castle Creation’s X series speed controllers these motors will enable drivers to fine tune and set the controllability of their ride to the maximum, or even use the aux wire to toggle between drag brake settings for example. The 4-pole motors come pre-wired and in the four windings options of 1900kv, 2280kv, 2850kv and 3800kv.

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April 18, 2017

Duratrax Baja 5B front & rear tyres

Duratrax have introduced new front and rear tyres for the HPI Racing Baja 5B large scale buggy. Available are four front tread patterns and five rear designs, including a paddle rear tyre just for sand. All are moulded in CS sport compound for long-lasting performance, they sold in pairs and packaged in re-sealable plastic bags. The tyres come unmounted only, with foam inserts included and also available separately.

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April 18, 2017

Viking Design Works D216 adjustable battery brace

Coming from Viking Design Works and made for HB Racing’s D216 buggy is an adjustable lateral battery brace. The 2-piece design is made up using an upper and lower plate with both plates interlocking using a backbone to precisely guide the plates for on-the-fly battery position adjustment. It moves forwards and backwards utilising the stock carbon brace with new hardware included in the kit. The 3-D-printed brace is also considerably wider which gives a more precise fit on the battery while also creating more surface area by design, thus stiffening the chassis of the car immensely.

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April 18, 2017

Adam Drake TQs & wins at Spring Challenge

Revelation Raceway of Ontario, California played host to the Spring Challenge and it was Adam Drake who took the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class. Adam would also lead the way in the 30-minute A-main, ultimately bringing home the win some by two laps.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

April 14, 2017

RDRP XB2 Ultra Servo Mount

Coming from Revolution Design Racing Products is the Ultra Servo Mount for Xray’s XB2 platform buggies and trucks. Designed to replace the kit’s plastic servo mounting brackets and by using machined aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and machined carbon fibre, the assembly greatly improves the overall rigidity of the servo area which results in a more precise steering feeling especially when running on high-bite surfaces. The alloy mounts sport RDRP’s new signature finned look for a low weight while the heavily machined carbon fibre upper brace further adds to the all-out factory looks. The servo mount is available in black and orange anodising and it fits the XB2 and XT2 series kits.

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April 14, 2017

SMJ Kabuto 21XB2 & R21 3.5cc nitro engines

SMJ have introduced the new Kabuto 21XB2 off-road and R21 on-road engines. Starting with the off-road engine, the 21XB2 is available in a Power and Eco variant with he first one being aimed towards racing on high-speed off-road tracks on the the growing 1/8th GT class while the Eco variant is best used on low-grip or bumpy tracks. Both long-stroke engine feature DLC-coated and balanced crankshafts as well as ceramic rear ball bearings. On the carburettor side of things the Power variant is equipped with a 7mm venturi while the Eco engine utilises a smaller 6mm venturi. Both engines come pre-run-in meaning minimal preparation time to get them track-ready.

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