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July 27, 2013

Martin Bayer wins 2013 4wd Euros

The 1/10th EFRA European Electric Offroad Championships took place in Spain last week and Martin Bayer wrote this report. ‘Immediately following a successful week of 1/8 off-road racing, I traveled with my teammate Reno Savoya to Spain for the European Electric Off-road Championships. The race program started with the 2WD class. We were using a 2WD prototype buggy based on the XB4 1/10 4WD offroad buggy. The car felt very good, but the track proved difficult with many low traction areas. I worked diligently during my free time to continuously improve my set up. After qualifying was completed, I was sitting in 8th position. I was quite pleased with this result considering it was my first race using this prototype on clay.

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July 26, 2013

Maifield wins big at Summer Indoor Nationals

For the 4th consecutive year, the summer racing scene turns to Chico, California, for one of the largest indoor races in California. The JConcepts Indoor National Series arrived for its 3rd stop on the one of a kind U.S. based National Series. Defending INS champion Steven Hartson was in attendance along with 2013 National points leader Ryan Maifield. The Team Associated duo was set to do battle against the likes of Kyosho’s Cody Turner and TLR’s Phillip Atondo. As a twist, Maifield entered an additional class bringing 4 vehicles to the event to shake things down for an upcoming busy summer schedule.

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July 26, 2013

Team Associated RC10 classic kit

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the original RC10 Team Associated soon release the RC10 Classic Kit, a faithful reproduction of Roger Curtis’ world championship-winning design. The kit comes with the iconic gold colour aluminium tub, short arm front suspension, gold colour aluminium shocks, VariLok ball differential and 3-piece clamping wheels. Just like the original the Classic Kit comes with adjustable camber and steering rods, the original design Protech body shell and rear wing as well as front rib and rear knobby tyres. To make sure the RC10 is 2013-ready it features an updated battery mount to take not only NiMH but also LiPo battery packs.

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July 26, 2013

Yokomo B-Max2 optional parts

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Some weeks ago Yokomo announced new option parts for the B-Max2 line of 2WD buggies and now the parts are available for pre-order. Starting with the aluminium main chassis kit for the B-Max2WR and RS, the set is designed to improve both chassis stiffness and handling performance over the stock composite chassis. Featuring a hybrid construction and moulded plastic side pieces that are used to provide space for the electronics. Next up are two graphite battery holders that provide weight savings as well as improved pitch stiffness. Available for mid and rear motor cars the part also includes all needed mounting hardware and aluminium thumb screws. Designed to improve the rigidity of the front end are the narrow front upper arm mount and the front lower suspension mount. Both parts are available separately, CNC-machined from aluminium and they improve the feeling of the front end by adding weight. Those who want to improve the steering feeling of the buggy may like the aluminium steering bellcrank set. Included with the CNC-machined and blue anodised parts are four ball bearings to make for virtually frictionless steering action. The parts are more rigid than the stock moulded composite levers and offer rock solid cornering performance.

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July 26, 2013

JConcepts lightweight Hi-Flow SCT body

JConcepts announce the lightweight version of their successful Hi-Flow SCT body shell. Making use of the original design and sporting a large air escape package to adjust the jump handling to your liking the body is made from thinner polycarbonate to shave around 20 percent of weight compared to the regular weight version. This results in a lower centre of gravity and a more nimble reaction of the truck. The body is a direct fit on a wide range of chassis and comes clear, including window masks and a large decal sheet.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 26, 2013

Intech ER-12 2WD buggy kit

Following a couple of teaser shots Intech Racing now released more photos of their upcoming ER-12 2WD 1/10th buggy kit. Making use of some well-known European design ideas the buggy is based on an aluminium main chassis with composite side pods, it features a reversible gear box for mid and rear motor configuration and sportts highly adjustable suspension components. Included with the kit come also carbon fibre parts such as the front and rear shock tower, steering link and battery brace as well as a cab forward body, aluminium shock absorbers and a gear differential.

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July 26, 2013

Viper VF8 4-pole 1/8th brushless motor

Viper announce the release of the VF8 1/8 scale 4-pole electric brushless motor. It features a CNC-machined 6061 T6 billet aluminium heatsink can, aluminium end bells and an epoxy-balanced rotor while heavy-duty solder tabs will take large diameter wires to maximise performance. The motor is still light of weight at around 317g, measures 69.4×41.8mm and is available in three KV ratings of 1900, 2100 and 2700.

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July 25, 2013

ZZRacing steel screw sets & serrated washers

ZZRacing have new products available in the form of stainless steel screw kits and serrated shims for multiple applications. Starting with the screws, they are made from 304 stainless steel and offer high rigidity making them ideal especially for high stress areas. They are available as complete sets for a huge range of manufacturers including 3Racing, Team Associated, Team Durango, Hot Bodies, JQ, Kyosho, Schumacher, Serpent, Tamiya, Team C, TLR, Xray, Yokomo and many more. Also new are serrated washers with a limited slip tread on both sides of the part. Available in 3mm, 4mm and 12mm variants they are ideal to prevent non-serrated standard nuts on 1/10th and 1/8th models from becoming loose during use.

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