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January 20, 2010

Durango shows of the DNX408’s rear end

Durango continue to tease us with close up shots of their prototype DNX408 1/8th scale buggy. The car’s rear-end design is all about low weight, keeping weight forward, putting the wing over the rear wheels and giving the most ground clearance. The 408 claims to ‘probably be the lightest car on the market’, which is thanks to many design considerations such as the minimalistic gearbox case, slender but tough bulkheads and the smallest rear overhang of any car.

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January 19, 2010

Pro-Line Silverado, 14RS, Suburbs front & more

Judging by their January releases Pro-Line have been busy with a whole host of new bodies, tires and wheels being announced. Starting with the new Chevy Silverado Short course truck body, perfect for Chevy race fans to deck out their Slash or SC10 chassis’. Also for the same SC cars, is this 14RS shell, which resembles more a Dakar style race truck than your traditional Short course race truck. Both bodies are sold clear and supplied with window mask and decal sheets. Bringing colour to your racing, PL now offer their range of Split six wheels in 2 additional colours, white and yellow, in addition to the already available black versions. To follow up on the release of their Suburbs pattern for rear tires mid last year, you can now get the same pattern for us on the front of your 4wd buggy. Available in M3, MX and MC compounds. To final releases from Pro Line are their new Volkswagen Baja bug body for the 1/16th E-Revo and the Chevy Blazer for 1/18th crawlers.

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January 18, 2010

More photos of the Team Durango DNX408

Having shown us some CAD images and photos of pre production parts, Team Durango have now released more photos of their pre production prototype DNX408 1/8th scale buggy. Along with the photos they have also released the car’s feature list together with the public buying price, which they expect to be US$699 or 457 Euros or 417 UK pounds, minus sales taxes. Not a bad price considering the spec of the car out-of-the-box, which features alloy suspension holders, alloy bulkheads, 5mm shock towers and a 5mm chassis all of which are hard anodised, plus black/gold alloy CNC machined engine mount and a lightened transmission.

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January 16, 2010

DE Racing Losi 8ight mud guards

New from DE Racing, makers of a wide range of chassis protecting skid plates, comes their latest product, mud guards. The first car that they are available for is the Losi 8ight & 8ight T, these easy to install guards will protect the rear suspension and drive  components against rocks, dirt and mud. Scuff resistant with engineered durability, they are sold in a pair and are made in the U.S.A.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]

January 16, 2010

Team Azarashi Fettera shell for DEX410

New for the Durango DEX410 from Team Azarashi is this new body shell called the Fettera. Still in the prototype phase, this shell is the result of extensive track testing which has resulted in its unique aerodynamic performance. Very stable, the creative design of the new undertray helps with this, while extra space around the electronics and cooling holes help keep their operating temperature low. Expect a March release date.

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January 16, 2010

Losi 1/18 Mini-Rock Crawler BND

Losi’s popular 1/18 Mini-Rock Crawler is now available in a Bind-N-Drive version. The Mini-Rock Crawler BND utilizes the same design elements as the ready-to-run version, including a Tuber-style body, multi-link suspension system, 4WD drivetrain and center-mounted 3-gear transmission and includes everything consumers need to run the vehicle, except a surface DSM transmitter.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

January 16, 2010

STRC OFNA Hyper 10SC SC options

New for the OFNA Hyper 10SC 4×4 short course truck, ST Racing Concepts have new line of option parts is ready to take your truck to a whole new level of performance, durability and great looks. Starting with the CNC machined aluminium heavy duty 5mm front and rear shock tower that replaces the stock 3mm shock tower and greatly reduces flex and keep the shock towers from bending due to hard impact. Next up is the aluminium front steering upper plate and front chassis “H” brace which reduces the flex and increase the strength of the front end. The upper plate tightens up the steering and provide much stronger support for the upper arm mount, while the “H” brace further increase the strength of the front of your Hyper 10SC against hard impacts.

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January 15, 2010

HPI Racing 2.4GHz Baja & High torque servo

Lots of new items from HPI Racing who have released new 2.4GHz versions of their Baja 5B and 5T. The latest version of the Baja 5B 2.0 gives you a 2.4GHz radio system, more speed, better acceleration, improved handling and three fantastic new looks. The grey-anodized look of the Baja 5T truck comes to the buggy, with all of the main aluminium parts now anodized a cool, sleek gunmetal color, while the body is now available in three fantastic new designs: bright red, cool blue and subdued gray. The Baja 5T remains the same but with the 2.4GHz radio system it makes running your truck safer and more enjoyable than ever. No need to worry about radio conflicts, crystals, or radio interference, this Baja is equipped with the latest spread spectrum radio technology that delivers worry-free driving. HPI have also released a new high torque SF-50 Servo that is a direct replacement for the SF-5 servo found on HPI trucks and buggies. High torque and a tough metal output gear give it the strength needed for applications like the steering of the Savage XL, Savage Flux, and Vorza Flux. If you’re looking for more torque, the SF-50 is an easy bolt-in upgrade for the HPI SF-1, SF-10, SF-2, SF-20 servos. New for the Ve8 is this one piece alumininum motor/diff mount which strengthens and simplifies your chassis layout. This part also helps support the center diff and the motor mount to ensure constant and positive gear mesh. Finally for the HB D8 and D8T, these new 1.1mm clutch springs are slightly stiffer than the stock, silver clutch spring with the extra tension on the clutch springs allowing the engine to rev higher before engaging the clutch.

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