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August 19, 2015

Reedy Off-Road Race of Champions – Announcement

The 2016 Reedy International Off-Road Race of Champions will continue for the third consecutive year at OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach, CA from January 21-24, 2016. With two years of hosting the Reedy Race under its belt, OCRC continues to be the “Home of the Reedy Race” and the event is more popular than ever. With over 500 lottery entrants last year, the response was overwhelming an in the Invitational Class, Ryan Maifield took a very popular win while Aussie Kyle McBride won the 4WD Open class and OCRC local, Kevin Motter, got the win in 2WD Open. All three racers will be back to compete in the Invitational class to become the 22nd name etched on the Mike Reedy Heritage Trophy. Entries for the 2016 edition open at noon, PST on September 1, 2015 exclusively on rcsignup.com and close October 18, 2015 at midnight, PST. As in previous years, the event features its traditional 2WD Open and 4WD Open classes and the combined 2WD/4WD Invitational format and more information is available here.

August 19, 2015

Pro-Line Yeti shells & Traxxas Pro-Spline HD axles

Pro-Line Yeti body shells & Traxxas Pro-Spline HD axles

Pro-Line have two new body shells for the Axial Yeti as well as the pre-assembled Pro-Spline HD axles for a range of Traxxas 2WD and 4WD kits available. Starting with the bodies, both the Ford F-150 Raptor SVT and the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon are tailor-designed to fit Axial’s popular Yeti rock racing buggy. Both bodies make use of the original Yeti cage and interior to make them look like real race trucks and they come made from high-quality polycarbonate material and include a comprehensive decal sheet and window masks.

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August 18, 2015

JConcepts Smoothies for Stadium Truck & SCT

JConcepts Smoothies 1/10th off-road slick tyres are now also available in stadium truck and short course versions. Released as a 2.2” and 3.0”/2.2” bead mounting diameter respectively, the tyres mount straight to the latest generation wheels for that all important reactive feel. The carefully profiled tyre carcass rolls through the turns with efficiency while the maximum smooth surface area grips perfectly on surfaces such as prepped “indoor” clay. The Smoothies include Dirt-Tech grey inserts and are available in gold and green compounds.

View the Short Course variant here

August 18, 2015

Team Associated RC8B3e Electric buggy

Having released the RC8B3 back in April, Team Associated have today released the electric version of the buggy, the RC8B3e. The RC8B3e Team Kit was designed specifically for brushless power that uses a unique, proprietary, hard-anodized 7075-T6 aluminium chassis designed for optimum weight distribution and superior handling. Additionally there is the two-piece sliding motor mount for easy gear mesh adjustment and motor removal, while the majority of the rest of the buggy remains the same as its gas powered counterpart.

View the chassis shot here

August 17, 2015

JConcepts Striker body for RC8B3

New from JConcepts, the Striker body for the Associated RC8B3. A drop-fit design which wraps the B3’s chassis layout like a glove, the offset of the race proven shell provides a compact fit for fuel tank, linkage and air filter assembly. The heavy channeling on the front windshield and upper cab keeps the Striker aligned at high-speed while the side-pods have multiple hard-edge angles that spill off neatly into 90 degree side-panels. The clear body set includes window templates, decal sheet and is backed by JConcepts’ customer support and racing team lineage.

View more images of the Striker here

August 17, 2015

Jason Nugroho wins Independence day race

Held to mark the 70th year of Indonesian Independence, the Independence day race was held last weekend at the Batam track, Batam Island, Indonesia close to Singapore and Malaysia via ferry. A total of 52 racers attended the event from Singapore, Malaysia, Jakarta, Palembang, Tanjung Pinang, Pekanbaru, Medan and Batam. The race format was 3 rounds of 7 minutes with the 2 best rounds to count. After 3 rounds it was Xray driver Jason Nugroho that too the Top Qualifier spot. In the 60 minute A-final it was a clean start for the pole man and he was able to maintain his lead throughout the race to win from the Kyosho pairing of John Agus and Ben Panic.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 15, 2015

ORB Racing FF210 FWD 1/10th scale conversion

ORB Racing, makers of their FF210 FWD 1/10th scale conversion have opened pre orders for this unique buggy. The FF210 is a conversion kit that turns the Team Durango DEX210V2 and DEX210 into a competitive front-wheel-drive buggy for low-medium bite surfaces such as dirt, outdoor clay, grass and wet astroturf. The front-wheel-drive concept claims to offer higher cornering speeds than rear wheel drive buggies whilst also maintaining better stability, resulting in a car that is both consistent and quick. In the kit are nylon 3D components (dyed black), carbon fibre composite plates, a clear polycarbonate bodyshell and some small parts and hardware. You will need a separately available Team Durango DEX210V2 donor vehicle and electronics to complete the FWD Buggy. With addition of a few parts, the conversion kit is also compatible with the DEX210.

View more images of the car here

August 15, 2015

VP Pro TLR 8ight-E 3.0 body shell

VP Pro have released their latest body shell for theTLR 8ight-E 3.0 electric 1/8th scale buggy. Sporting a distinctive design, the body offers a channelled roof section for improved stability and simplified side pods for a clean design, improved airflow and lots of space for the car’s electric components. Made of high quality 1.0mm clear Lexan polycarbonate material.

View more images of the shell here