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February 18, 2016

TLR 8ight-T 4.0 1/8th nitro truggy kit

Team Losi Racing have introduced the latest incarnation of their successful 8ight-T platform, the 8ight-T 4.0. The 1/8th nitro race truggy received a subtle make-over with the vehicle sporting a new suspension geometry and drivetrain refinements. The updated suspension geometry makes it easier for drivers of all experience levels to turn faster lap times with fewer mistakes, particularly during brutal, hour-long mains while the engine has been repositioned to reduce the front centre driveshaft angle so more power makes it to the front wheels. Another change to the suspension are shorter suspension arms that narrow the track width by 5.5mm on each side. This benefits handling on tight sections of the track by making the vehicle more dynamic and allowing it to transition from one direction to the other more quickly while new, machined aluminium shock towers have new camber link and shock location holes that give racers more tuning options for changing track conditions.

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February 18, 2016

Mibosport offers pre-painted Yokomo buggy bodies

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Mibosport and Yokomo Europe have introduced pre-painted Yokomo 2WD and 4WD buggy bodyshells. Made in cooperation with DubiDesign and DF Creative the first bodies are available are for the YZ-2 and B-Max4 with YZ-4 variants become available at a later date. All bodies are genuine Yokomo parts, they come trimmed and are available in red, yellow, green, blue or pink designs and they include the original pre-cut decal sheets in the respective colour.

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February 18, 2016

AKA Zipps 1/8th buggy tyre

Coming soon from AKA is the Zipps 1/8th buggy tyre. Designed with durability and stability in mind for today’s high wear and high grip tracks, the Zipps features a very dense symmetrical block tread pattern with a centre staggered rib. The dense block pattern puts as much rubber on track as possible while still allowing dust to clear from the tyre patch. This enables superior wear and stability while remaining controllable off line in the dust. The centre rib decreases rolling resistance on the straights and creates a very stable platform in the centre of the tyre. AKA have also updated the block design to allow for more deflection which allows the block to flex a bit more front to rear to gain forward bite while still remaining stable side to side. The tyre will be available in soft, super soft, long wear soft and long wear medium compounds.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

February 17, 2016

Reds Racing R5T Team Edition off-road engine

Hot on the heels of Reds Racing’s R7 Evoke V3.0 engine comes the release of the R5T Team Edition V4.0. Representing the company’s highest performance 3.5cc engine the R5T Team Edition excels especially in high-bite conditions and ion tracks that require that little extra bottom end power. New for 2016 comes a special sealing system for the combustion camber insert that keeps dust and dirt away from the redesigned internals. Also new is the Gen2 venturi for improved milage and tunability. Another feature is the low centre of gravity design thanks to redesigned parts such as the crankcase, cooling head and combustion camber insert. The engine also features Reds Racing’s renown Black Diamond backplate for reduced friction and it is hand-made, hand-tuned and hand-assembled for the highest possible quality and performance.

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February 17, 2016

Losi teases new off-road vehicle

Losi have released the teaser image of a forthcoming new off-road vehicle. With Losi being Horizon Hobby’s high-quality “basher” brand, the car in question will likely not be a competition offering but a high-performance hobby product. Information about the vehicle are not existing so far beside the above teaser image. Update: In the meantime a better image appeared on Losi’s official website, showing either a Ten-SCTE based 4WD off-road buggy with a futuristic buggy bodyshell, beadlock wheels and a large rear wing. More information should surface soon as the kit, likely called the Ten-SCBE, is on show during this weekend’s Motorama show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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February 17, 2016

Sweep Defender 1/8th buggy tyre

Sweep have introduced their new Defender 1/8th buggy tyre. Just like the recently introduced Pixel, the Defender builds on the V5 carcass for an increased footprint and less ballooning under acceleration with the latter being achieved by an inner web design. The tyre is developed especially for dusty and bumpy mid-traction conditions and it comes including the V3 closed cell inserts and in a total of five different long-wearing compounds.

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February 17, 2016

Muchmore Fleta ZX8 1/8th brushless motor

Muchmore have introduced the Fleta ZX8 line of 1/8th competition brushless motors. The motor is based on a machined aluminium motor case with a large number of heatsink ribbings and Flow-Max venting hole technology for maximised cooling. The rotor runs in super low-friction ball bearings that offer both high efficiency and exceptional protection against dust and dirt and on top of this the ZX8 is of a dual sensor port design with adjustable timing. The motor is available in a 2050kv and a 1900kv variant and it includes a super flexible sensor wire.

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February 16, 2016

JConcepts B5 series aluminium shock parts

JConcepts have introduced new aluminium shock parts for Team Associated’s fifth generation 1/10th scale off-road vehicles. First up are the Fin series shock caps with angular bleed hole for correct building procedure and maintenance. The precision machined caps features weight reducing holes positioned about the centre to reduce weight and add to the popular styling. A knurled portion makes for increased grip when fastening or undoing the cap.

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