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August 10, 2017

Avid gold & silver Triad wing buttons

Avid have expanded their range of Triad wing buttons for 1/8th and 1/10th vehicles by two new colours. Adding to the already existing black, blue, red, green, pink, orange, hard anodize, purple are the new silver and gold buttons. Each weighs in at 0.3g, they are made of high-quality aluminium and come with silver edge details and laser-etched logos. Using an M3 flathead screw the wing buttons fit pretty much every 1/8th and 1/10th vehicle on the market.

View the silver wing buttons here

August 9, 2017

Belgian SCT Cup Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the Belgian SCT Cup was held in the middle of a park in Enghien as part of the biggest RC exhibition of the country. The Buggy Tournai Racing Club laid out a nice temporary tack but due to the weather, practice on Saturday would be limited. On Sunday it took the first two qualification rounds for the track to dry up completely, making car setup and tyre choice a bit complex and spicing up the race. In the Pro2 class, Nicolas Evens (TLR) dominated and won all rounds. In the first round, Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) followed in 2nd in some distance, struggling with car setup. Tom Vercarre (TLR) was in full swing again and took a nice 3rd spot, a result he would only improve in the second and third round by taking 2nd places, securing himself the P2 spot on the grid. Géry’s struggles continued in the second round where he finished 3rd while he broke his truck in the final qualifier, however he still took P3 for the finals.

Continue reading the report here

August 9, 2017

RDRP B64 brass suspension mounts

The new Revolution Design Racing Products brass suspension mounts for the Team Associated B64 series of buggies are direct replacement for the kit’s lightweight parts. They add valuable weight especially when running in high-traction conditions or when the track is getting bumpier. Machined from black-coated brass and sporting gold-colour chamfered edges the parts weigh in at 14g for the A LRC mount, 13g for the B LRC mount, 14g for the C mount and 15g for the D mount, which shifts the weight bias further to the front or rear of the buggy, depending on the location of the brass hangers. Using the front A and B brass mounts will result in an easier to drive buggy while the rear C and D mounts add traction out of and rotation into corners. Using the brass suspension mounts all-round will add valuable weight when running on very bumpy and/or grippy tracks. All mounts were designed to work with the original #92014 arm mount inserts and they are best used in pairs at the front or the rear.

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August 9, 2017

Yeah Racing TRX-4 brass portal axle covers

Yeah Racing have introduced brass portal axle covers for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. The parts are machined from high-quality material, they weigh in at 42g and add valuable weight to the suspension and wheel area which can be beneficial when attacking trails and all sorts of terrain. Each set includes two covers and they are available very soon.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

August 9, 2017

Avid RC8B3 & MBX7 FastTune camber shims

Coming from Avid and made for the Team Associated RC8B3 and Mugen MBX7 buggies are the FastTune camber shims. The parts are made from aluminium and designed to allow to easily adjust the camber on popular pillow ball designs without having to fully unthread them. The tab feature helps to keep them in place as the pillow ball is tighten down. The shims are available separately as 6-piece 0.5mm or 1mm set and also as 8-piece combo set, containing four each.

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August 8, 2017

JConcepts S2 8ight-E 4.0 buggy body shell

JConcepts have introduced the S2 body shell for the TLR 8ight-E 4.0 buggy. The S2 design, originally made popular for the 1/10th off-road crowd, had a lot of influence over this design. It sports a forward cab, low-profile stance with channeled roof and rear stabilising fin. The front of the pods have deep pocketed and “force-bars” channel some air in a much needed forward position while also providing a more rigid feel to the body. The low-profile side-pods whisk over the electrical and step where necessary and the rear wicker section improves rear-end grip and tightens up the handling. The clear body set includes window templates and a decal sheet and it is a direct fit on the 8ight-E 4.0.

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August 8, 2017

PR Racing 1/10th Pro buggy front & rear tyres

PR Racing have introduced their range of Pro series 1/10th buggy tyres. Available for 2WD buggies are a bar and a rib-type front tyre, the 4WD front range includes a block and a pin/bar tread while the three rear variants include a bar-type and two block type tyres. It is understood that all come in a single compound and in addition to the tyres PR Racing also offers suitable closed cell and also open cell memory foam inserts.

View the other tyres here

August 8, 2017

Ari Bakla wins Pro-Line Challenge Rd1

Re-scheduled due to rain, the opening round of the Australian Pro-Line Challenge was recently held in perfect weather conditions. About 80 entries made for a full day and in the end it was Xray’s Ari Bakla with the win in the Nitro Buggy A-main from Kyosho’s Kev Lewis and TLR driver Ronan Thomson. Darren Prior (Agama) and Scott Jones (TLR) rounded out the top 5 result.

View the final results here