Team C have new 1/8th off-road springs available in three different specifications. Coming colour-coded and in pairs the springs are available in a soft, medium and hard rating and for the front and rear. Colour dots help with easy identification of the black colour springs.
Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]
Pro-Line introduce the Pro-MT 1/10th scale 2WD monster truck kit. Based off of the Pro-2 short course truck platform the truck features a 3mm 7075 aluminium chassis and the new Performance HD Transmission with all-metal gears for improved durability when using 2S and 3S brushless setups. Also included with the partly pre-assembled kit are PowerStroke aluminium shock absorbers, the ProTrack suspension kit, Pro-Spline HD driveshafts and Trencher 2.8″ tyres on F-11 wheels. The package is rounded out by a Sentinel clear truck body and the Secure-Loc body mounts.
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The first round of the Mibosport Cup was held last weekend with around 190 entries in several electric on-road and off-road classes. In the 2WD and 4WD electric off-road category it was Martin Bayer who took the pole positions for the finals. For the finals Martin was able to conserve his performance to take the overall win from Ronald Völker in 2nd and Kaja Novotny in 3rd in the 2WD class. In 4WD Martin again came out successful, this time with Kaja Novotny in 2nd and Bartek Zambrzycki in 3rd.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The CML Off Road Masters were held in France this past weekend and in the 4WD Buggy class it was Kyosho’s Elliott Boots who took the win from Xray driver Lorenzo Crolla and Team C’s Nicolas Risser. French front runner Yannick Aigoin came in 4th while UK’s Ben Jemison rounded out the top 5 result.
Source: Elliott Boots [elliott-boots.com]
Following last weekend’s EFRA AGM, the European governing body have announced the (provisional) dates for next year’s European Championships. A busy Summer season starts with 2 ‘B’ championships, while next year the 200mm nitro on-road class sees a combined A and B championship being run in Turkey. The 2 40+ titles round out the season along with the usual ‘A’ titles that are up for grabs in the Summer. New is a dedicated European Championship for the growing 1/8th E-buggy class that will be held in August at the Austrian Fehring track. Beside the introduction of the 1/8th E-buggy class, EFRA will also try and establish the 1/8th nitro GT class with the governing body trying to evaluate a sensible set of rules based on existing GT/Rally rules. Several classes also saw clarifications on existing rules with the electric classes are not allowed to run “hybrid” motors built from the parts of different manufacturers anymore. The 1/12th scale Stock class will run 13.5T motors in the future and 1/8th nitro buggies will have to use 16 percent nitro fuel from 2016 on. Full AGM details can be found here.
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Hot on the heels of the 1/8th scale brass shock pistons Imbue announce the release of 12mm 1/10th variants. The pistons are meant to improve bump handling, they make for plusher landings and smoother vehicle response. Initially available in 3×1.35mm hole configuration, the hole selection works well on both outdoor and indoor tracks, with tapered holes on one side to allow tuning for faster rebound or dampening. Included are standard and tight fit sealing bands for a perfect fit and to eliminate blow-by and friction. The pistons fit TLR, Associated, and Kyosho vehicles as well as and other brands that utilise a 3mm mounting shaft.
Source: Imbue [imbuemotorsports.com]
JConcepts introduction the Fin turnbuckle sets for the Team Losi Racing 22 2.0 and 22-4 buggies. The base of the shafts’ design is centred around a .143″ titanium hex size which gradually tapers down into a 3.5mm thread base design which accepts the TLR HD ball-cups. The focus of the styling surrounds the lengthened adjustment hex area and the “finned” cuts that rotate about the centre. The turnbuckles are produced with left and right hand threads with the left being conveniently marked for easy orientation.
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From Fast Race and made to cut 1/8th buggy tyres off their wheel is this tyre cut device. The simple yet clever tool is usable with most of today’s 1/8th rims, made of sturdy aluminium and it makes re-using rims easier. An adjustable holder takes a standard scalpel blade so no unusual blades are needed once they need to be replaced. Using the device is pretty simply as you can see from the video that can be found after the break. The tyre cutter will become available by beginning of November.
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