Made for the Axial Yeti is the new X-Duty rear C-Drive Kit from MIP. Designed to replace the standard plastic driveshaft with a high-grade alloy steel construction the set improves durability and power supply for better performance in rock crawling and bashing. Offering spline drive technology and being of an all-metal design the kit is a direct replacement for the stock driveshaft.
Source: MIP [miponline.com]
Made for HPI Racing’s Savage XL Octane and XL 5.9 is the GTXL-1 Vintage bodyshell. Resembling the look of 70’s and 80’s pick-up trucks the body is ideal to replace the XL’s standard body for something new and differently looking. Moulded from thick 0.040″ clear polycarbonate the body also includes a pre-cut vinyl decal sheet including headlights, grille, tail lights, official logos, window frames, door handles and more. Dimple marks for the Savage XL body post locations help to perfectly align the body on the chassis.
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GRP’s 1/10th buggy tyres are specially designed for the use on carpet and astroturf tracks and they come as Buldog 2WD front, Conic 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear tyre. Available in a hard “C” and medium “B” compound, with the latter being meant to be comparable to Schumacher’s yellow rubber, the tyres offer a high moulding quality and true running. Along with the tyres comes a line of water-cut foam inserts including standard-size medium and hard foams and an over-size “tubby” medium hard offering.
Source: GRP [grpgandini.it]
Round 1 of the HNMC kicked off this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class Elliott Boots took the TQ but the 20 minute final had Jon Hazlewood (Agama) taking the win from Jack Embling (Mugen) who was able to held off Elliott Boots (Kyosho) for the runner-up spot. In 1/8th E-Buggy Simon Reeves came out successful in front of Mugen team mates Richard Cousins and Ian Barnard while Philip Michael took the win in the dying Truggy class. The next round of the series will be held on October 26th.
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Coming from Arrowmax for Yokomo’s B-Max2 2WD buggy are two brass front bulkheads. Available in a standard wide version with a weight of 52g and as narrow variant, weighing in 44g, both are made to replace the standard plastic parts with heavier and more durable items that make for improved handling and better cornering especially on high-grip surfaces.
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Available now from Team Losi Racing are front and rear CVA driveshafts for the 22-4 4WD buggy. Successfully used by the likes of Ryan Maifield, Dustin Evans, and Dakotah Phend a CVA joint will create more natural lock up or bind than a universal joint. This helps to stiffen the suspension when under acceleration, which makes the car flatter and drive off harder. It also helps jump landings, when applying some throttle, especially when casing/flat landing. Available as separate front and rear sets the CVA’s are a direct replacement for the standard universal driveshafts.
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The 4th round of the Jakarta Buggy Championship was held at the Graha Raya Track in Serpong, West Java. The race format would be 3 rounds of 10 minutes qualifying with the two best rounds to count followed by the finals with 5 drivers bumping up to the next main. The 45 minute main final then got tough and challenging for many drivers as the dusty track caused a lot of flame-outs and it was Jason Nugroho, coming from 5th position on the grid, who made the best out of the conditions by getting in front around the 30 minute mark and never looking back. The Xray driver was able to retain the lead to take the win in front of Adrian Wicaksono (Kyosho) and Chopin Yusuf (HongNor).
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Horizon Hobby welcome Jerome Sartel to the Horizon Hobby and Team Losi Racing Family. Jerome is well known worldwide for his professionalism, his off-road driving skills, and his excellent communication but also for his availability as a true ambassador to the RC Industry both on and off the track. Jerome will be in charge of developing our surface category brands as well as our marketing and event management in France. He will also be directly supporting the French Team Losi Racing drivers. Aside from these tasks Jerome will continue his successful driving career under the Team Losi Racing colors.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
