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October 29, 2018

Hot Race Tyres Alaska 1/8th buggy tyre

Coming from Italian company Hot Race Tyres is their new Alaska 1/8th buggy tyre. The tread is made up of bigger inner blocks for traction and exceptional wear while the smaller and densely packed outer pins ensures good rotation in the corner while maintaining a stable overall feeling. A rounder overall appearance compared to the company’s other tyres will make for an easy to drive buggy in all track conditions. The tyre is available in super soft, soft, medium and hard rubber compounds.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

October 29, 2018

MIP Tenacity Mod1 41T spur gear

Coming from MIP is a 41T Mod1 spur gear for the Losi Tenacity vehicles. The main gear will change the overall gearing and helps increase the bottom end punch. It is machined and not moulded, hence, super precise and will quiet down the drivetrain for an overall smoother ride.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

October 29, 2018

Alberto Garcia wins at New Track Social Race

The Fuencarral club held their New Track Social Race this past weekend and it was SWorkz’s Alberto Garcia with the TQ and win in the 1/8th E-Buggy class. Alberto left behind Mugen’s Miguel Izquierdo and SWorkz’s Ignacio Gutiérrez in 2nd and 3rd respectively after the qualifiers and the top 3 would remain the same also after the triple A-mains.

Image: Alberto Garcia

October 29, 2018

Samix TRX-4 brass rear bumper mount

Made for the popular Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck is a new brass rear bumper mount from Samix. The item is machined from heavy brass material to add 139g of weight at the rear end of the truck. While adding strength due to the sturdy metal construction the added weight will improve climbing performance and stability in difficult trail conditions. The mount comes with a black surface coating for looks and less oxidation and it sports a gold-coloured engraving.

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October 29, 2018

Yeah Racing roll out new RMX/FMX2.0 alloy options

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for MST’s RMX2.0 and FMX2.0 cars are new aluminium front suspension parts. Available are a front lower arm set, a front upper arm set as well as a set of aluminium steering knuckles. All parts are designed to replace the standard composite items for greatly improved suspension efficiency and consistency. Multiple lower shock mounting positions in the lower arms help to fine-tune the suspension geometry while the steering knuckles incorporate a built-in – yet removable – steering stopper to allow for extremely large steering angles without having to fear locking up the steering. All parts are machined from high-quality aluminium and they come black anodised, with machined silver edge details and with engraved YR logos for looks.

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October 29, 2018

T-Works RC8B3.1 graphite fuel tank guard

T-Works have introduced a graphite fuel tank guard for the Team Associated RC8B3.1 buggy. Machined from lightweight carbon fibre the guard is offering a shield against the exhaust heat, ensuring less swelling of the tank for greater engine performance and less chance of failing to pass the tech inspection due to an excessive tank volume. Included with the the machined carbon fibre part comes suitable mounting hardware.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

October 29, 2018

Exotek RS7 chassis conversion for TA07

Exotek have introduced their new RS7 chassis conversion kit for the Tamiya TA07 touring car. The lightweight pro conversion carbon fibre chassis set is of a streamlined design and adds many pro features for the venerable TA07 such as an adjustable battery mount set that allows for easy weight bias adjustments for forward or back battery placement. Adjustable carbon battery cups are extra lightweight and adjustable to match any full-size LiPo hardcase pack and adjustable LiPo tabs securely hold in the battery without the need of tape. The 1-piece 7075 alloy motor mount is 4g lighter than stock and lowers the pulleys by 3mm and the motor by 1mm for an even lower centre of gravity and it comes anodised black for improved heat dissipation. Also included in the package is a 2.25mm carbon fibre lower plate that is narrower than the stock chassis for improved cornering and a 2.0mm carbon fibre 1-piece upper plate makes for reduced tweak. Stainless steering posts round out the conversion kit. The conversion chassis and parts weighs only about 122g which is about 50g lighter than stock.

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October 28, 2018

A1 win for Ronald Volker

Ronald Volker has taking a straight forward win in the opening modified A-main at the ETS season opener in Vienna. Starting from pole position the Yokomo driver was unchallenged as the chasing pack were held up by their own battles. Alexander Hagberg would manage to get by 2nd place starter Marc Rheinard after a mistake from the Infinity driver allowed the Swede to stick it down the inside. On a track that is very difficult to pass, the rest of the race had little in the way of opportunities and despite a last lap effort by Bruno Coelho on Rheinard, it was a very processional race. Volker, who claimed the bonus championship point for TQ yesterday, said ‘I couldn’t ask for more, basically we are all on the same speed but they were in a battle so I could drive my race, the track was again a bit different’. Asked about his plans for A2 the former champion said ‘it is up to me to put in a clean run and repeat it for A2’.

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