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December 4, 2019

Xray T4 2020 low friction Kevlar belt

Xray have introduced a low friction Kevlar belt for the use with the all-new T4 2020 touring car. White of colour, offering Kevlar reinforcements and a softer feel, the belt makes for less natural drivetrain drag compared to the standard kit belt, resulting in improved acceleration and top speed which is essential especially for stock racing classes. The 3mm wide and 351mm long belt is usable in the front and the rear of the drivetrain.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 4, 2019

RudeBits SRX2 & SDX4 shock tower protectors

RudeBits have introduced their new front shock tower protectors for the Serpent SRX2 and SDX4 buggies. 3-D-printed from high-quality material the add-on protectors save carpet and astroturf tracks from shock towers digging in, resulting in longer life of both the track surface and also the shock tower and upper shock caps. The protractors are light of weight and easy to attach using the included hardware and they are available for the SRX2 Gen3 gullwing front shock tower, the Gen3 kit front shock tower and the SDX4 front shock tower.

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December 4, 2019

CS-Electronic Competition Power Discharger 200W

CS-Electronic from Germany have introduced their new 200W Competition Power Discharger device for the use in combination with the recently announced Space X3-Competition Duo charger. The discharger allows for discharge currents of up to 16A while offering balance discharging and single cell voltage monitoring, ensuring safe and secure discharging using high currents. The results will help to identify weak packs but the discharger also allows to bring fully charged packs to storage voltage a lot faster than just using the charger’s discharge function.

Source: CS-Eletronic [cs-shop.de]

December 4, 2019

Neil Cragg sweeps Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd3

Round 3 of the Schumacher Indoor Off Road Masters at Worksop was held this past weekend. The race was once again a full entry with many great drivers in attendance. When the dust had settled it was Team Associated’s Neil Cragg with the win in 2WD Buggy from Schumacher driver, Ben Smith on the runner-up spot. The top 3 result was completed by Team Associated’s Tommy Hall.

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December 4, 2019

Tamiya TRF420 aluminium front spool cup set

Tamiya have announced the soon release of the TRF420 aluminium front spool cup set. Originally designed for the TRF420 the set is also of use for TRF419 and TA07 where the lightweight aluminium outdrives reduce rotational masses for better acceleration. The outdrives come with a special surface treatment for wear while the included driveshaft cups further improve the durability of all parts involved, such as the driveshaft pins.

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December 4, 2019

Sweep Racing F21 low-profile formula tyres

Sweep Racing have announced the soon release of their all-new F21 low-profile formula tyres. Making use of the new-for-2021 design of the real Formula 1 rims and tyres, Sweep Racing’s pre-mounted tyres offer 27mm width for the front and 40mm width for the rear, making the 1/10th scale cars look a lot more like the real thing. The new low-profile wheels also have a wide offset in order to generate more steering and increased stability. Included with each pair of tyres come stickers in Red, Yellow or White and the tyres will become available in soft, medium and hard compound.

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December 4, 2019

Stefan Lutka sweeps Pribeta club race

The Pribeta club in Slovakia recently held their club race and it was Stefan Lutka who took a double win in both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes. In 2WD, where Stefan started from P2 on the grid, he took the win following some hard fights against 2nd placed Aron Karika as Varga Karoly completed the top 3 results. Over in 4WD Buggy the podium would be completed by Josef Petrik in 2nd and Varga Karoly in 3rd.

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December 4, 2019

Muchmore Fleta ZX V2 ER Spec titanium rotor motor

Muchmore have introduced their new Fleta ZX V2 ER Spec stock class brushless motor that comes including the MR-FZR21X 12.5×7.25×24.2mm [X] titanium rotor. Available as 17.5T and 21.5T variant, the motor will produce increased torque which comes in handy especially for blink buggy classes and when running in high-bite traction conditions. Besides the rotor, the motor makes use of the same features as the standard ER Spec series, meaning it utilises the highly machined Flow-Max 2 aluminium can, a high-power stator, heavy-duty solder tabs and an adjustable timing end plate.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]