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June 19, 2017

Kaja Novotny TQs & wins Czech Open Rd5

The fifth round of the Czech Open was held in Usti nad Labem. It was the series’ maiden race on astro turf with the very bumpy track conditions making it a challenging race for everyone. Xray’s Kaja Novotny would quickly adapt to the conditions and he would sweep the qualifiers to take the overall TQ from Stepan Silhavy (Xray). The semi A at first didn’t went to plan for Kaja who struggled in the opening stages but once he got into the groove he was able to build a gap and take the win by more than a lap on the 2nd place driver with a time fast enough to get him the pole position for the main final. The A-main than was a smooth sailing for Kaja after an unfortunate Stepan had to retire some minutes in to the race. Ultimately Kaja would bring home the win with Ivo Viktorin (Serpent) 2nd and Martin Zicha (Mugen) 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 19, 2017

Adam Drake wins at JBRL Nitro Series Rd3

Round 3 of this year’s JBRL Nitro Series was held at Dialed In R/C Raceway in Victorville, California this past weekend. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake who would take the overall TQ and he also came out on top after the 15-minute main final, leaving Team Associated’s Richard Saxton behind in 2nd place, some 19 seconds down. In 3rd 6th place qualifier, Colin Herzig (Kyosho) would round out the top 3 some eight seconds short of Richard. Elsewhere in Nitro Truggy and E-Buggy it was again Adam who excelled by TQing the classes and bringing home wire to wire wins.

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June 16, 2017

MIP TLR 22 Bi-Metal Super Diff kit

Coming from MIP and made for the TLR 22 series of buggies and trucks is the Bi-Metal Super Diff kit. It features a race-proven 2-piece outdrive design that helps to shed about 30 percent of the OEM rotational mass without sacrificing strength and durability. To compliment the advantages of the Bi-Metal outdrives it also includes all-American diff components including tungsten carbide diff balls, diff rings, 2-piece captured thrust assembly, bearings, machined aluminium T-Nut, and a new spring/screw. Also part of the package are updated aluminium diff hubs that now accept the TLR dimension diff rings, allowing for easier rebuilds. The diff fits all 22 series vehicles and it is available now.

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June 16, 2017

Xray XB8E 2017 – Coming soon

Xray have announced the soon release of the XB8E 2017 1/8th E-Buggy kit. No official details about features and specifications are available yet but the introduction is scheduled for the 19th of June with the kit being expected to hit stores shortly after.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 16, 2017

Bezerk RC B64 slipper eliminator

Bezerk RC have introduced the slipper eliminator for the Team Associated B64 and B64D. Designed to reduce rotating mass and enable smaller spur gears to be fitted for stock racing, the carbon plate accepts any on-road style spur gear that has a three screw fitment. The kit includes two anodised 6061 T6 alloy housings and one carbon plate to screw the spur gear to. The holes in the carbon plate are sized to just screw your favourite screws straight in, no tap required. The slipper eliminator set is a limited edition and available now.

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June 16, 2017

HB Racing D817T 1/8th nitro truggy kit

Back in April HB Racing have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming D817T nitro truggy kit and now full information are available. The vehicle builds on the IFMAR World Championship winning D817 buggy and comes with a tough 7075 aircraft aluminium chassis. Its symmetrical design makes for better balance and more consistent jumping and cornering while strategically machined areas decrease weight and balance the flex characteristics. A one-piece CNC engine mount holds the engine in place on the 7075 alloy chassis. A complete competition 3-shoe clutch is included, along with sintered brake pads and double ground brake discs for fade free braking and consistent brake feel and a convenient, covered electronics box allows easy removal for cleaning and maintenance, and easy access to servos.

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June 16, 2017

Pro-Line Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 1/24 scale body shell

Made for the Ambush 4×4 or other 1/24 scale mini crawlers is Pro-Line’s new Jeep Wrangler Rubicon body shell with interior set. The officially licensed body will transform mini trucks into ultra scale rigs with the details from the full-size Jeep have been faithfully recreated in miniature size. The body comes with a separate interior piece that features fully detailed seats, dashboard and driver body and doubles as the rear body mount. Window masks, paint-then-peel overspray film and fully licensed detailed stickers are included to finish off the look.

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June 16, 2017

Team Associated B6 Factory Team alloy rear hubs

Coming from Team Associated are new Factory Team aluminium rear hubs for the B6 series of buggies. The hubs offer the ability to run 67mm CVA bones for increased rear support under lower ride height conditions. Axle height is adjustable by using the existing plastic inserts that come with the stock rear hub. The parts are machined from high-quality aluminium, they are blue anodised for wear and looks and fit both the B6 and B6D.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]