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December 16, 2019

Batlle & Canas successful at Bigbang Race

The Circuito Municipal de Sax track in Spain held the Bigbang season closing race this past weekend, attracting over 80 entries for the Nitro and Electric Buggy classes. The Nitro Buggy class was top qualified by Manuel Iniesta from Bryan Baldo and Dani Bernabe, however it was Juan Carlos Canas with the pole position for the 45-minute A-main event. Carlos would also lead the very early stages of the race until Mugen’s Robert Batlle took over the 1st spot and never looked back to take the win with a lap margin from SWorkz’s Juan Carlos Canas. HB Racing’s Manuel Iniesta started from 4th into the race and was able bring home the final podium spot from Juan Espasa in 4th.

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December 16, 2019

Yeah Racing SW-01 front bumper & wheelie bar

Yeah Racing have introduced new aluminium and carbon fibre optionals for the popular Tamiya SW-01 stunt truck in the form of a front bumper and a rear wheelie bar. Starting with the front bumper, the multi-piece assembly is constructed from an aluminium front bumper mount and carbon fibre rails. The increased weight of the bumper in combination with the high rigidity lets the truck perform front flips more easily. The front bumper is available in blue and black anodising to match the remainder of Yeah Racing’s SW-01 option parts.

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December 13, 2019

Bittydesign S35-3 Vision buggy body shell

Bittydesign have introduced their new Vision body shell for the SWorkz S35-3 1/8th scale buggy. The shell features a new cabin design for increased corner speeds while the roof and slightly angled rear area design ensure a perfectly blended balance. The rear side flaps of the futuristically shaped body improve airflow towards the rear wing, ensuring optimised downforce and thus quicker lap times. The body comes pre-cut including the outer cutting lines and body clip holes, it is made of 1mm genuine Lexan material and includes window masks and a decal sheet.

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December 13, 2019

Hasi Tuned rear engine backplate & pressure chamber

Coming from Hasi Tuned is a new rear engine backplate for O.S. based .21 engines as well as a pressure chamber set. Starting with the backplate, the part offers reduced friction while improving mixture flow inside the engine thanks to a unique shape, resulting in improved torque in the bottom to mid RPM range. The backplate comes in a natural silver colour with engraved Hasi Tuned logo. Also new is a pressure chamber set machined from aluminium and sporting a black surface coating and a laser-etched logo. The pressure chamber will be fitted into the pressure line between the exhaust and the fuel tank cap, improving overall performance and idling of nitro engines.

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December 13, 2019

Schumacher Cat L1 Evo 4WD buggy kit

Schumacher have officially unveiled their new Cat L1 Evo 1/10th scale 4WD buggy kit. The buggy maintains the successful, unique mid motor belt drive system, but includes several new features developed by the Schumacher international racing team. Such as wider 5mm drive belts, S2 shock towers and side rails, thicker diff shims, a new bodyshell and wing mounts, plus many more features like a pocketed 7075-T6 aluminium chassis with removable carbon fibre trays for the electronics. These improvements add to the proven durability, ease of maintenance, and on track performance of the buggy. The kit will hit stores this December.

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December 13, 2019

Donathen RC custom sensor wires

Donathen RC have introduced their new custom sensor wires, fully sheathed offerings that can be customised with more than 20 sleeve and six heat shrink colours. The wires feature reinforced high-quality black colour connectors, black colour high-flex silicone wire, and they are available in sizes of 50mm up to 275mm. Due to the tubed-design they are extremely usable for heavy duty off-road applications where the sheathing prevents dirt, stones or rotating parts from harming the delicate wires. The sensor wires are also available as “Wolf Style” extra reinforced or regular variants.

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December 13, 2019

PHUB Power Grip white tyre additive

Coming from PHUB is their new Power Grip tyre additive for 1/10th and 1/12th on-road tyres. An all-new universal formula ensures maximised traction on basically every carpet surface while providing an easy to control handling. The tyre sauce must soak in for ten to 20 minutes depending on the amount of traction required and PHUB recommend to keep the tyres wet all of the time. The product comes in 60ml bottles and it will become available very soon.

Source: Team Folman [teamfolman.com]

December 13, 2019

Xray XB2’20 long & short aluminium chassis

Coming from Xray and made for their XB2 2020 2WD off-road buggy are new long and short aluminium chassis options. Starting with the long chassis, it is machined from 2.5mm 7075-T6 aluminium and it sports bent outer sides for improved weight balance and ground clearance during cornering. Using the chassis will increase the car’s overall traction and this is recommended for low traction or bumpy astro turf tracks. The universal fit is usable with both the Dirt and Carpet editions of Xray’s popular XB2 buggy.

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