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May 9, 2017

JConcepts 1979 Ford F-250 SuperCap MT body shell

JConcepts have introduced their new 1979 Ford F-250 SuperCap body shell for 1/10th scale solid axle monster trucks. The iconic body style shaped and revised by Ford, specifically for the 1979 model year, features rectangular headlights and a one-piece centre grille and JConcepts has built a ground-up design which embodies everything that is special about this piece of truck history. To start this project, JConcepts meticulously set their sights on the 1:1 vehicle replicating the finest details of the 1979. The heavily chiselled, square body look with enlarged, flat-top wheel wells set this body off as a favourite. The recessed body line extends down the entire side of the standard cab body and the included decal sheet details this section to appear like the chrome trim of yesteryear. The wrap-around front windshield, recessed side windows are outlined to perfection while the body lines are all in place to show off that vintage look. Perhaps the most important part of the design, the front headlights, grille, taillights and tailgate are replicated with a decal sheet giving that all important, high-impact look. Included in the package, JConcepts includes a separate front and rear bumper which can be attached for the ultimate show and shine ride. The 12.75″ wheelbase gives drivers options for mounting to an extended length chassis while the flat bed area gives plenty of space for body mount locations or customised with bed cover look.

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May 9, 2017

Reds Racing sign Wataru Takashiro

Reds Racing have announced the signing of top Japanese driver, Wataru Takashiro to their team for 2017 and 2018. Wataru will use Reds Racing nitro engines throughout his campaign that will see appearances at all major races.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

May 9, 2017

Reds Racing VX 540 17.5T high torque brushless motor

Coming from Reds Racing is the new VX540 17.5T high torque electric brushless motor. Complementing the already existing 13.5T and 21.5T high torque variants, the motor offers a precision-machined 6061-T6 high airflow can, a balanced sintered rotor as well as low resistance solder tabs. The specially tuned motor will offer increased low-RPM torque while maintaining unchanged top speed, making it ideal for tracks that requires both lots of bottom end power and speed.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

May 9, 2017

Ofir Avitan wins at Israeli League Rd8

Round 8 of the 1/8th Nitro Buggy Israeli League was held at the Omer Ring track in fantastic weather conditions. After the four rounds of qualifying it was Ido Carmon to take the TQ honours. At the start of the 40-minutes main final Ido was not able to take profit of his pole position as he had a bad start which dropped him down the field. This allowed Yaniv Sivan, who came from the 2 spot on the grid, to take over the lead and to open a gap on the field. It wasn’t for long though as a few mishaps and a flame out promoted Ofir Avitan into the lead. However Yaniv managed to recover and to hold onto the 2nd position while Ido Carmon had fuel flame out which he could not recover from. Meanwhile there was a battle between Aviv Maymon and Or Balulu for 3rd. Aviv had some issues and lost valuable time which promoted Or Balulu into 3rd as Asi Bitton and Gil Harush were in the fight for the 4th place. Ultimately Gil Harush had the upper hand but up front Ofir Avitan would walk away with the win from Yaniv Sivan in 2nd and Or Balulu 3rd.

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May 9, 2017

RPM DEX8T & Kraton rear A-arms

Coming from RPM and made for the Team Durango DEX8T and Arrma Kraton line of off-road trucks are rear A-arms and mud guards. Starting with the A-arms, the parts are moulded from RPM’s renown nylon compound for rigidity while the design also eliminates slop as the parts reduce the amount of movement of the A-arm at the hinge pins, providing for better suspension response and more consistent suspension settings. The next improvement is the addition of a second shock mount hole further out on the arm, providing for a lower profile suspension set-up. This second shock mount allows the shocks to lay down further and lowers the ride height for a lower centre of gravity. This second shock mount matches the additional shock mount hole on RPM’s DEX8T/Arrma front A-arms. On top of this the arms are about ten percent lighter while also allowing to attach RPM’s optional mud guards. The arms are sold in pairs, they replace the stock Arrma AR330249 and stock Team Durango TD330707 parts and Team Durango’s stock mud guards are not compatible with these A-arms.

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May 9, 2017

LRP tease X22 540-size brushless motors

LRP have released first information on their forthcoming X22 electric brushless motors. Follow-up model of the successful X20 series, that has won three World Championships, multiple European and National as well as ETS and EOS titles, the motors will sport an updated, ultra-lightweight and precision machined 7075-T6 aluminium housing with maximised cut-outs and additional openings on the flat parts to further increase the cooling surface and lower the running temperatures due to improved airflow even at maximum loads. The most noticeable change has been made at the surface of the housing. The X22 comes with the “dark shine black” anodising with X22 engraving that will make it stand out in every chassis.

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May 9, 2017

Exotek introduce new B6 & B64 alloy option parts

Coming from Exotek are new aluminium option parts for the Team Associated B6 and B64 off-road kits. First up is an aluminium front camber mount for the B6 and B6D. The heavy duty 7075 alloy bulkhead is intricately machined to reduce its weight to only 15 grams, which is only four grams more than stock, while insuring its heavy duty construction. The part maintains stock geometry and it is available in polished factory blue or black.

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May 9, 2017

Micha Widmaier dominates German Nationals qualifier

A round of the German 1/8th Off-road regionals, qualifying races for the nationals later this year, was held at the Sand/Main track over the weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Micha Widmaier (SWorkz/SPower/ TPRO) made a clean sweep by winning all qualifiers and taking the win in the A-main from Aaron Münster (Kyosho/O.S. Speed/AKA) and Luca Rau (Kyosho/O.S. Speed/AKA). In the E-Buggy class it was again Micha who grabbed the TQ by coming out fastest in two of the three qualifiers. In the A-main finals Micha continued to set the pace and taking wins in both legs secured him the second overall win of the day, with Agama’s Markus Metsch and Kyosho driver Tim Kraus completing the E-Buggy podium.

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