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April 4, 2014

Kyosho Ultima SC6 2WD short course truck kit

Kyosho introduce the Ultima SC6 1/10th scale 2WD short course truck kit. Building on the IFMAR World Championship winning RB6 buggy, the truck features a long wheelbase aluminium chassis, long suspension arms and a convertible transmission design that allows to run the truck with a 3-gear rear motor or a 4-gear mid motor gearbox. The chassis sports adjustable battery mounts for the use of stick, shorty and saddle pack batteries, it features lightweight side dams to absorb side impacts and the truck comes with an array of aluminium parts such as the coated shock absorbers, the steering bellcranks and steering link, as well as the motor plate. Not included are the electronics, wheels, tyres and bodyshell.

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April 4, 2014

Xray XB8 brass suspension weight sets

Made for the XB8’14 are two new suspension weight sets from Xray. Coming as specific set for the front steering blocks and rear hubs, the parts are machined from brass, they weight 15g per piece and are made to give the buggy a more planted feeling under certain track conditions. The weights are a direct fit to the hubs and come as pairs.

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April 4, 2014

Avid customisable Triad slipper clutch set

Avid now offers a customisable Triad slipper clutch set. Suitable for most of today’s Team Associated vehicles such as the B5 and B4 series as well as the B44, TLR’s 22 2WD series, Kyosho’s RB6 and RB5 as well as Team Durango’s 210 series, the clutch set now offers selectable slipper pad and main gear combinations. Users can choose between 3 white, 3 red or 2 white and 2 red pads as well as 2 main gears of 66T to 87T in size. While the pads have a direct influence on the behaviour of the clutch at different track conditions the main gear size is affected by the class you run as smaller gears are typically used in stock racing while larger gears are needed when running modified motors. Beside the pad and gear selection the Triad clutch set is otherwise unchanged from the standard item.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

April 4, 2014

AKA Catapult & Typo 1/8th buggy tyres

Available very soon from AKA are the new Catapult and Typo 1/8th buggy tyres. Starting with the Catapult, the tyre that helped David Ronnefalk to win at the 2014 Dirt Nitro Challenge is designed to offer a good balance of tread life and traction on dusty, abrasive tracks. The larger lugs keep wear at bay while the “C” shaped treads dig through the dust to find grip. The tyre is available in AKA’s super soft, soft, and medium compounds.

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April 3, 2014

Reds Racing R7 Evoke buggy engine

Reds Racing introduce their latest high-performance .21 off-road engine in the form of the R7 Evoke. Limited to 300 pieces worldwide the engine is designed with improved fuel efficiency, performance and reliability in mind and it is specially aimed at the use on low-bite or short circuits where the special torque curve of the engine can give an advantage. Featuring a 7-port liner with exhaust port boosters the engine also comes with a silicone-filled, balanced and tuned crankshaft, new front bearing, rear ceramic bearing, a RDC hard-coated back plate and a long needle carburettor. The engine is hand-built by Mario Rossi and leaves the engine inspected and compression checked.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

April 3, 2014

Hudy self-locking aluminium M3 nuts

Made not only for Xray cars but many other chassis and applications are these anodised M3 aluminium nuts from Hudy. They are available in blue, black and orange colour, feature a nylon insert to prevent them from becoming loose during use and the nuts come in sets of 10.

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April 3, 2014

Xray XB4 aluminium servo mounts

Designed for both the XB4 4WD and XB4 2WD buggy are these servo mounting brackets from Xray. They are machined from 7075 aluminium and come black anodised to replace the stock plastic mounts with stiffer and more reliable parts that also increase the steering response especially on high-bite surfaces. The servo are available in a set of two pieces.

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April 3, 2014

Xray Challenge Moravia & Slovakia Cup Rd6 – Report

After a month-long break the final round of the Xray Challenge Moravia & Slovakia Cup took place at the Hudy Racing Arena last weekend. Again all seven categories including Touring Car and Buggy classes where run. As usual the meeting started on Friday with free practice while the qualifiers and finals where run on Saturday. The off-road race took place on the same track as the EOS round two weeks before and had Martin Bayer walking away with the win in the 2WD class. Martin and Juraj Hudy completed the podium for an Xray XB4 2WD 1-2-3.

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