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April 23, 2015

The Rally Legends Ford Focus WRC 2001 RTR kit

Available soon from Italtrading is the The Rally Legends McRae/Grist Ford Focus WRC 2001 kit. Coming ready-to-run and including an officially licensed bodyshell the Focus is another addition to Italtrading’s popular line of legendary rally cars. The car is based on a factory-assembled 4WD shaft-driven chassis and it comes with a 540-class brushed motor, brushed speed controller, 2.4GHz radio system and a suitable NiMH battery and charger. The Focus WRC will become available in May.

Source: The Rally Legends [therallylegends.it]

April 23, 2015

Exotek XB4 aluminium C-hubs & steering crank set

Exotek have new aluminium option parts for the Xray XB4 available in the form of 9 degree C-hubs and a steering crank set for the ’15 Spec kit. Starting with the hubs, the heavy duty and precision machined parts are made from 7075 aluminium and they are designed to fit any XB4 series vehicle. Machined down to 6 grams per piece they are still much stronger than the stock plastic hubs and they are made to match the stock geometry. Polished and anodised in factory orange or black the hubs come laser etched for easy left and right identification and they accommodates a set screw for the hinge pin.

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April 22, 2015

Tasos Paparegas wins Greek Buggy Nationals Rd1

The first round of the Greek 1/8th Buggy Nationals was held in Athens. After five round of qualifying Tasos Paparegas took the TQ from Makropoulos and Zagorisos. Delbederis rounded out the top 4 result so far.

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April 22, 2015

Scorpion Vanguard speed controller option parts

Scorpion have a couple of option and replacement parts for their Vanguard brushless speed controller available. First up is a 25mm high-speed cooling fan with improved airflow over the standard part. It is housed in an aluminium case for improved rigidity and additional cooling surface. The fan comes black anodised, with silver chamfering and laser-etched graphics.

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April 22, 2015

JQ Products THECar optional long driveshafts

JQ Products have new optional long front driveshafts for the White Edition THECar buggy available. They come in handy especially when using the hard arms which are 1mm longer, or the lower hole on the C-hub. The longer shaft will keep the dogbone from popping out of the diff outdrives under a heavy landing or crash.

Source: JQ Products [jq-products.com]

April 22, 2015

Cassar & Attard win at Maltese Nationals Rd3

Round 3 of the Maltese 1/8th Nitro Buggy and Truggy Nationals Championship was held at the MMORRC track. In the Buggy F1 class Dillon Cassar took the TQ after the qualifiers and he went on to win the main final in front of 2nd placed Charles Vassallo while Christ Zahra rounded out the podium in 3rd for an all-Xray podium lock-out.

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April 22, 2015

Mike Truhe TQ’s & wins at the Novak Race at the Plex

Mike Truhe TQ's & wins at the Novak Race at the Plex

Last weekend’s Novak Race at the Plex was held at the Hobbyplex facility in Omaha, Nebraska. The annual event brings the Midwest’s best drivers together for a fun weekend and this year was no exception. In the 2WD Modified Buggy and Modified Short Course classes it was Serpent’s Mike Truhe who dominated the proceedings by taking the TQ’s and wins with his Novak-powered rides.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 21, 2015

Kyosho re-release the Tomahawk

Kyosho is set to re-release one of their “holy grails” in the form of the 1980’s Tomahawk 2WD buggy. Following the original Scorpion and the re-release of the legendary Beetle, Kyosho introduces the third release in the retro line, the Tomahawk. The buggy, as it was back then, is an evolution of the Scorpion design that includes subtle enhancements to increase its off-road performance. Not being an exact replica the 2015 kit will feature several refinements to make adapt it to modern running gear. It will feature the unique double deck design, though made using tough 6061 alloy, it will come with slightly larger red anodised aluminium shocks with improved ride height adjustment clamps as well as an upgraded gearbox with gear differential. The body is made from the exact same mould that was used to make the original body all those years ago. Also part of the package are stylish brushed-aluminium looking wheels with black insets as well as soft, imprinted tyres. The kit will become available in June.

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