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June 9, 2014

Lee Martin doubles at 2014 Euros warm-up

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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June 7, 2014

More colour variants for DE Racing’s Borrego SCT rims

More colour variants for DE Racing's Borrego SCT rims

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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June 6, 2014

VP-Pro USA ER-12 short rear shock tower

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.

Source: VP-Pro USA [vpprousa.com]

June 6, 2014

Answer RC S350 & MBX6/7 alloy CVD axles

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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June 6, 2014

Exotek 22 aluminium mid motor wing mount set

Exotek introduce this aluminium wing mount set for mid motor TLR 22 buggies. Machined from 7075 aluminium and sporting a heavy duty design the parts are available in polished black or gun metal colour. While being extremely durable the mounts add only a minimum of weight thanks to their lightweight design that allows to use low-profile M3 screws and wing buttons overs the standard body clips that go missing ever so often.

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June 5, 2014

JConcepts TLR 22 Silencer mid-motor bodyshell

JConcepts introduce the Silencer bodyshell for mid-motor converted TLR 22 2.0 buggies. Making use of the distinctive Silencer design cues, the body sports a mild cab-forward design and a roof top shaft fin that extends towards the rear to make for increased high speed stability and improved airflow towards the rear wing. The body is a drop fit and comes including two 6.5″ Hi-Clearance rear wings.

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June 5, 2014

Elliott Boots wins at BRCA E8 nationals Rd3

The 3rd round of the BRCA Truggy and E8 nationals was run in Wakefield, North Yorkshire last weekend. The all dirt track is also playing host for the Nitro national championship round 3, so it was also a good time to be getting practice and test tyres in readiness for that Championship round. In E8, 1/8th Electric Buggy, Kyosho’s Elliott Boots was able to TQ 2 of the 3 rounds of qualifying which would give him the overall TQ and pole position for the main A-final later in the day in which he was able to make a clean break at the start of the race. He then started to give himself a good lead over Darren Bloomfield, who was chasing hard but after a few minutes into the race Elliott was able to pull a comfortable lead and was able to manage his final, which he would then win after nearly lapping the whole field. With 3 wins from 3 rounds for the series and only 2 more rounds left to go Elliott has also taken the national series adding another British championship crown to his CV.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]

June 5, 2014

Scorpion 540-size competition brushless motors

Some time ago we reported about Scorpion Power System, long known for their high-performance aircraft brushless motors, entering the car market. After extensive testing with the help of internationally experienced drivers like Meen V. and Charlee P. the motors are now ready to hit the market. We have no detailed information about the specifications and features but looking at the image Scorpion dealer/distributor Spec-R released, the motors build on a 3-piece can with a heatsink middle part with large ventilation openings who also act as windows to check the winding markings. The front and rear endplates sport huge milled out sections, again to help with airflow. Also visible are heavy duty solder tabs. For now the motors will become available as 4.5T to 8.5T “Modified” and 10.5T and 13.5T “Stock” variant.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]