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September 3, 2013

JConcepts RB6/RT6 honeycomb motor mount

Following variants for Team Associated and TLR off-road vehicles JConcepts now release the honeycomb motor mount for Kyosho RB6 and RT6 kits. Machined from 3mm aluminium the motor plate features a special design to increase stiffness compared to conventional slotted heatsink motor mounts while still being light of weight thanks to numerous milled-out pockets. The motor mount is a direct replacement and available in blue or black colour.

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September 3, 2013

Serpent Spyder SRX-2 rear motor buggy

Serpent soon have the Spyder SRX-2 rear motor 2WD buggy available. The Billy Easton designed buggy features a composite fibre chassis, super-tough suspension components, big bore shock absorbers and carbon fibre shock towers. It is designed as pure rear motor buggy to make sure no compromises needed to be made while creating the platform. In October the kit will become available also as a dedicated mid motor version for indoor and high traction tracks followed by the Spyder SCT RM 2WD short course truck. More information together with detail and body-off images are available soon.

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September 3, 2013

Xray XB4 aluminium off-set wheel hubs

Xray have new aluminium off-set wheel hex adapters available. Coming as +0.75mm or -0.75mm variant they are designed to take influence on the overall width of the car and are machined from high quality aluminium. The black colour clamp-type hubs come as pairs and are a direct replacement for the stock hex adapters.

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September 3, 2013

Team C twin fan heatsink mount

Team C Racing introduce this twin fan mount for 25mm to 45mm units. CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium and coming in orange or gun metal colour the 2-piece mount allows the installation of two fans in the motor area to maximise the cooling effect. Four different mounting patterns allow the use of 25mm, 30mm, 40mm or 45mm fans with the overall design targeting electric touring cars but it is understood that the mount will fit other types of vehicles too.

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September 3, 2013

VP Pro Striker Evo 1/10th buggy front tyre

VP Pro soon have the Striker Evo 1/10th buggy front tyre available. The latest addition to VP Pro’s lineup of tyres features a block design tread that is suitable for a wide range of surface conditions. The tyre will become available in three different compounds and it fits all standard 1/10th buggy front wheels.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]

September 2, 2013

ZZRacing XB4 aluminium servo mount

ZZRacing now have an aluminium servo mount for the Xray XB4 buggy available. CNC-machined from high-quality material the mount comes in orange colour and with etched ZZRacing logos. The parts are compact in size and light of weight and a direct replacement for the stock plastic parts.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]

September 2, 2013

Martin Bayer wins 2013 German Nitro Buggy nats

The second and final round of the German 1/8th Nitro Buggy national championship was held in Bischofsheim near Frankfurt this past weekend. The track will be the host of next year’s European Championship A so the race not only was important for the national championship but also used as preparation for the 2014 Euro. After the rain affected qualifiers Xray’s Martin Bayer took the overall TQ for Sunday’s finals. From the tone Martin was fighting for the lead with Jörn Neumann, Carsten Keller and Daniel Reckward and around the 15 minute mark he was able to build a gap on the field that Martin was able to hold until the finish line. By winning the second and final round the Xray driver also took the overall win. The podium of the Bischofsheim round was completed by Team Durango’s Jörn Neumann and Carsten Keller (Kyosho). The runner-up spot also secured Jörn the second place overall with TLR’s Marcel Guske rounding out the 2013 Top 3.

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September 2, 2013

Robert Batlle wins 2013 Italian Job race

Robert Battle wins 2013 Italian Job race

For the second year in a row the Maugrafix’s Italian Job Outdoor race was held at the D&R track in Asti. The race had a strong attendance with World Champion Robert Batlle, European Champion David Ronnefalk, French Champion Jerome Aigoin and many other top drivers. After the four rounds of qualifying it was Novarossi team driver Robert Batlle who took the top qualifier position, followed by Berton and Ronnefalk. The 60 minute F1 final was dominated by RobertBatlle and his Mugen. He started from P1 on the grid and never looked back taking the win one lap ahead of Alex Zanchettin (TLR) and Kyosho’s Christoffer Svensson.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]