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July 2, 2016

HNMC Grand Prix – Announcement

The Herts Nitro Model Club have announced the HNMC Grand Prix for the weekend of the 29th of August. The open tyre event is run to BRCA rules and it will be held on the club’s popular multi-surface track, running 1/8th Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy as well as E-Buggy classes. The event starts off on Saturday with controlled practice, Sunday is reserved for five rounds of qualifying with christmas tree mains held on Monday. Sign-up for the event is available here here.

July 1, 2016

MIP B6/5 Super Diff bi-metal kit

New from MIP comes the Super Diff bi-metal kit for the Team Associated B6 and B5 series of vehicles. Featuring a unique bi-metal outdrive design the kit utilises 7075-T6 aluminium outdrive hubs and heat-tempered steel outdrives to scrub 30 percent of weight compared to the standard differential. The weight reduction will make for quicker spool-up and acceleration especially in stock classes. Included in the set are also Tungsten Carbide diff balls and MIP’s rebuildable machined aluminium T-nut as well as hard polished drive rings and small parts such as needed spacer shims for the B6 gearbox. Needed for completion of one diff is only the stock Team Associated diff gear.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

July 1, 2016

Carsten Keller teams up with Team Associated

German Team Associated distributors LRP have announced the signing of Carsten Keller to run the RC8B3 and RC8B3e at all major races across Germany and Europe. The former SWorkz driver and national frontrunner will also use LRP, AKA, JConcepts and Sanwa equipment, with the campaign for his new chassis sponsors starting at the forthcoming EFRA 1/8th Nitro Buggy European Championship A in Spain. Carsten has the following to say about the deal:

I want to thank Jürgen Lautenbach, Andy Krämer and the whole LRP team as well as Team Associated for making it possible for me to run a full “Blue package” from now on. I am very proud of all the faith LRP is having in me and I am sure their efforts will pay off. I will do my best to represent all brands as good as possible.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

July 1, 2016

Xray XB4 graphite composite steering blocks & uprights

Coming from Xray are new graphite composite steering blocks and rear uprights for the XB4 buggy. The parts are aimed at racing in high-grip condition, they improve durability and corner speed. The rear hubs make use of larger 5x12mm outer and smaller 5x10mm inner bearings to maximise durability and minimise unsprung weight. Both parts are of a symmetrical design, allowing to use them on both sides of the car.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 1, 2016

Arrma Raider XL Mega 1/8th 2WD RTR buggy

Arrma have introduced their new Raider XL Mega 1/8th scale 2WD ready-to-run buggy. The combination of a longer wheelbase, a wider track and larger wheels and tires make this 2WD 20 percent larger than the 1/10 scale version. Its bigger size makes it more stable and forgiving, and it features metal gears, adjustable oil-filled shocks, a Mega 15T brushed motor, waterproof receiver box, steering servo and ESC, composite side bumpers and a Tactic TTX300 radio system.

View more images here

July 1, 2016

Serpent SRX8 suspension arm replacement program

Following quality issues and too-easily breaking suspension arms, Serpent have announced a replacement program for the A-arms of the SRX8 buggy. The new suspension parts are made of a softer compound, resulting in more flex and more forgiveness in the event of severe crashes. The arms also underwent a redesign with beefed-up sections and also relocated set screws for the lower shock mount bolt. The revised front and rear suspension arms and shock bolts are available through the local Serpent dealers.

Read Serpent’s full statement here

July 1, 2016

Malin Karlsen takes win at Norwegian Nationals Rd3

Round three of the Norwegian 1/10th Electric Off-road National Series was recently held at the Oslo-based Hverven Raceway. In the 4WD Buggy class, Xray’s Malin Karlsen would bring home the day’s win with victories in A1 and A3, coming from the 3 spot on the grid. Yokomo team mates Eirik Andreassen and Daniel Kobbevik rounded out the podium in second and third respectively.

View the final results here

July 1, 2016

Avid 0.5mm to 2.25mm aluminium ballstud washer sets

Coming from Avid are several aluminium ballstud washer sets for on-road and off-road cars. Precision machined from aluminium, sporting a single chamfered design and coming black anodised the shims work with both M3 and 4-40 ballstuds and they are ideal for many setup purposes such as altering the ballstud height on hubs and shock towers. With their 5.5mm outer diameter they easily fit both on-road and off-road vehicles and they are available in 0.5mm, 0.75mm, 1mm, 1.25mm, 1.5mm, 1.75mm, 2mm and 2.25mm thickness, all of which come in 10-piece packs. Also available is as 12-piece pack of 0.5mm, 1mm and 2mm shims, including four of each type.

View the other shim sets here