New from Team Associated come these custom-fit chassis weights. Available for the Team Associated RC8B3.1 and B3.1e buggies they are made from machined brass and allow you to adjust the front and rear weight bias with 15g and 30g options.
Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]
New from T-Works for the JQ Racing The Black Edition comes a number of carbon option parts. The new lightweight items include a graphite brake cam plate, a graphite centre gearbox plate and finally a graphite radio plate.
Newly announced from Tamiya is the Blue Metallic Limited-Edition Neo Scorcher. Mounted on to the TT-02B chassis, TT-02B the Buggy version, it uses the TT-02 on-road version as its base, adding longer suspension arms, CVA shock units and buggy bumpers to give it great off-road performance. Of course, it retains the TT-02’s excellent drivability and ease of assembly and maintenance, while motor cooling ducts and receiver case add to the model’s durability. It also includes a large wing to go with the futuristic-designed tough body, plus stickers based on the original Terra Scorcher’s livery design.
JConcepts have introduced their line of Swaggers and Pin Downs for the Short Course class. The Swagger SCT front tire has a multitude of heights and angular ribs for cornering speed, consistency and straight-line tracking ability and has shown to produce ultra fast lap times while also being easier to drive than other options on the market. The front tires work best on Carpet and Astroturf tracks where the racing line requires an aggressive style front tire. The Pin Downs feature a pin spiked tread, which is directional for added performance and stability. The directional nature of the pins were positioned to allow broken-in type pins to grip the surface in one direction, while the pins are more upright when oriented in the opposite direction. The bottoms of the pins have heavy radiuses which allow the pins to wear more consistently and not tear or rip off the carcass prematurely. Both tires are designed for industry standard SCT wheels.
Following earlier teasers, Kyosho have finally introduced the new Outlaw Rampage Desert Racing Truck. Bringing a new dimension to R/C cars which incorporates real truck components in a 2WD scale truck. With a new chassis designed from the ground up, the underbody features double wishbone suspension on the front with a link system suspension on the rear in combination with the long stroke of high volume aerating oil shocks to deliver a standard of performance worthy of a 2WD trophy truck. Heavy-duty drive system realises high durability and reliability and is designed to handle high loads with its 32-pitch counter gear and diff gear with slipper clutch to manage sudden load changes from landings etc. With a power centre combination consisting of the newly developed ‘G15’ brushed motor and large capacity Vortex WP Brush ESC 45A, the dynamic performance of the Outlaw Rampage is matched by its stunning 1970-80’s trophy truck style with pre-cut and painted body with decals applied.
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Last weekend the TSAR held the fifth and final round of the French National Elite. A fantastic track and a wonderful event, in qualifying Reno Savoya battled with Tom Robin but in the end Reno took 4 out of the 5 rounds compared to 1 for Tom. The overall title was to be decided in this last final between Reno, Jerome and Yannick Aigoin. Rayan Medjoubi took the early lead, but following some issues Reno was able to take over the lead where he would stay to the end as Yannick Aigoin took 2nd in front of Eliot Marcon. Savoya’s win, a fifth podium finish from 5 races for the TLR/RC Concepts driver saw him clinch the overall championship for the second time in a row.
Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]
Two new items from Samix, starting with new steering knuckle arms for the Axial Wraith. Available in 4 different colours, it comes supplied with a high quality POM bearing adapter and all parts have a nice silver chamfer. Second new item are 5.8mm flange balls made from high quality brass material that offer durability and long life. Suitable replacements for the factory plastic Axial AX 80018 ball studs and therefore they can be used on the Axial SCX-10 2, SCX-10, Yeti, AX-10, Wraith etc. Each pack contains 10pcs.
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Bittydesign have to release the all new Force body shell for the Agama A215/A215SV 1/8 buggy. Featuring that Force bug line look, the shell has been optimised to have improved front downforce and steering response. The rear of the body is characterised by a generous strip that significantly increases the downforce, ensuring greater traction and an increase of the air flow towards the wing.
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