New from Hiro Seiko come various M2.6 titanium screws. Available as flat head or button head variant in 5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm and 12mm the screw can replace M2.5 fasteners when the mating part is made from composite material.
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The Alabama Manufacturer Shootout event in Cullman, Alabama, continues to be one of the most well-known races on the calendar during the Summer racing season. The AMS 5.0 event had a record 600 entries, race directors Jimmy Babcock and Canyon Thompson kept the program running smooth all weekend while the AMS crew built a very technical layout that held extremely well. Qualifying in the Pro classes was dominated by Adam Drake. Drake was the overall TQ in 1/8th Nitro Buggy, 1/8th Nitro Truck, and 1/8th Electric buggy.
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Team Associated now have milled motor plates for the B5 and B5M buggy available. Being part of AE’s Factory Team line of accessories and option parts, the motor plates not only look cooler but are also light of weight while increasing the surface area for improved cooling at the same time. The plates fit both the rear motor B5 and the mid motor B5M and come in blue or black anodising.
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The 2014 EFRA 1/8th Buggy European Championship B was run at the Circuito CARTT Fuencarral track in Madrid, Spain. Javi Pombo (Mugen) was the dominant driver all weekend and he quite easily grabbed the TQ position after the four qualifying rounds. Juanma Guillen, Agustin Illanes and Jaume Figuls completed an all-Mugen top 4 after the qualifiers. The semifinal A then again went to Javi while SWorkz’ Antonio Almeida came out successful in semifinal B but a faster time handed Javi the pole position for the 45 minute final.
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The Nordic 1/10th electric off-road Championships and EFRA 2014 Euros warm-up race took place last weekend in Trelleborg, Sweden. The event took place on a purpose-built clay track housed in an icehockey stadium. The US-style layout and slippery surface called for rear motor buggies in the 2WD class and a smooth throttle finger. In said 2WD class Yokomo’s Lee Martin took the win from his Yokomo teammate Robert Batlle while Oskar Levin (Team C) completed the podium in 3rd which also handed him the Nordic Champs title.
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DE Racing adds more colour variants to their Borrego SCT line of wheels. Available with offsets for Team Associated, Team Durango, Kyosho, Losi, Traxxas and Tekno RC vehicles, the already available colours of black, yellow and white will now also see the addition of red, orange, pink and green rims to perfectly match with your truck’s paint job.
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VP-Pro USA have a short 4mm carbon fibre rear shock tower for the Intech ER-12 buggy available. The part is machine from high-quality material and 4mm shorter for increased shock travel, a lower centre of gravity and improved airflow to the rear wing. The part is a direct fit and allows the use of any brand of 12mm rear shock springs.
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Answer RC re-release their own line of aluminium CVD axles for the S-Workz S350, Mugen MBX6 and MBX7. Available as wheel or centre CVD axle, the parts are CNC machined from 7075 aerospace quality aluminium, they come red anodised and offer multiple holes for the drive pin meaning that as the fit becomes sloppy they can simply be rotated round to the next set of holes. The axles are made for reduce the overall rotational mass of the drivetrain resulting in quicker spool up, reduced braking time and sharper handling.
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