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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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July 25, 2013

Associated Monster Energy/Toyota Racing SC10RS RTR

A scale replica of the Johnny and C.J. Greaves Monster Energy/Toyota Racing truck raced in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series and at the Crandon World Championship, this SC10RS Short Course truck features some major upgrades that include a water-resistant high-power XP brushless speed control, Reedy 3300kV brushless motor, and a water-resistant enclosed receiver box. The suspension also received an upgrade with the addition of adjustable blue anodized aluminum V2 coil-over shocks. The 2.6:1 ratio gearbox comes with a heavy-duty sealed gear differential and the externally adjustable V2 slipper clutch. Short course hex-drive wheels come standard on the SC10RS with high traction racing compound rear tires for more grip. The XP 2.4GHz radio system and XP metal gear steering servo round out the SC10RS.

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July 25, 2013

FTW Night Fox body shell for the MP9

For The Win come up with this Night Fox body shell for Kyosho’s MP9 off-road buggy. Made from tough 0.40″ polycarbonate the shell sports FTW’s distinctive Night Fox lines that are a bit of a departure from the current breed of cab forward bodies. The body is a direct fit on all MP9 TKI3, comes with window masks and also includes a FTW logo decal sheet.

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July 25, 2013

Absima Revenge CTM & CTS brushless components

Available now from German Team C distributors Absima is their own line of high performance brushless motors and controllers called the Revence series. Starting with the Revenge CTM motors, they are based around an aluminium airflow can with aluminium front and back plate, pre-shaped heavy duty solder tabs and dual sensor port. The motors are available as modified variant and stock variant including virtual all needed windings from 3.5T up to 21.5T with specific short course and 1/8th buggy variants coming at a later date. Also new is the Revenge CTM 10 160A speed controller. The speedo is useable with 2S to 3S LiPo batteries, and works with sensor and sensorless motors of 2 and 4-pole design alike. An optional programming card helps to adjust the various software parameters of the controller that comes including an add-on fan unit and power wires.

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July 25, 2013

JConcepts B44.2 aluminium steering bellcrank set

JConcepts B44.2 aluminium steering bellcrank

New from JConcepts comes the aluminium steering bellcrank assembly for the Team Associated B44.2 buggy. In the stock trim, the B44 steering swings an all moulded, plastic bellcrank system as well as a plastic steering rack supported by bushings. The JConcepts design includes an aluminium driving and driven bellcrank and incorporates a flat panel 2.5mm material as the steering rack with three locations for Ackermann adjustment. The new rack includes bearings for the system to glide on while long stainless steel ball studs provide the connection between the system and steering tie-rod. The servo-saver less aluminium bellcranks, that are available in blue or black colour, allow for a more precise steering feel with increased steering through less defection while the carbon fibre rack pivots freely on the bearing supported system allowing the driver to feel less drag and quicker response.

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July 25, 2013

RT announce option parts for the RB One R

Reckward Tuning from Germany announce new option parts for RB’s One R 1/8th buggy in the form of front and rear carbon fibre shock towers, vented fibre glass brake discs and a set of rubber-sealed ball bearings. Starting with the shock towers, the parts are CNC-machined in Germany from high-quality 5mm carbon fibre and designed to fit the One R buggy only. Both the front and the rear shock stay sport additional inner shock mounting positions for added tunability. Next up are machined fibre glass brake discs whose design and material makes for better stopping power and minimised brake fading. The discs are white of colour and a direct replacement for the stock parts. Last but not least comes a RS spec rubber sealed ball set. Included are 24 ball races, treated with high-quality grease for long durability and less maintenance.

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July 25, 2013

Wheeler & Lutz score at Futaba Nitro Challenge

The Futaba Nitro Challenge was run at the Dirt Burners track in St Louis in most of the important 1/8th classes and saw Team Durango’s Ryan Lutz being the fastest in Pro Buggy qualifying. The double A mains saw Xray’s Josh Wheeler taking A1 with Carson Wernimont, Mark Pavidids, and Ryan Lutz taking the following position. Wheeler had another great run in the deciding second A main and wrapped up the overall championship. In the Pro Arena Truck class, more commonly known as Truggy, top qualifier was the always fast Ryan Lutz. AKA teammate Josh Wheeler was able to take the win in A1 but Lutz came back to take the win in A2 which gave him the championship for Arena Truck. Electric 1/8 Buggy saw Lutz being TQ, followed by Wernimont and upcoming driver Dylan Gerard starting 4th on the grid. Bad luck would plague Wernimont and Gerard, causing them to retire early but Lutz would prevail and go on to take the win in the 10-minute main.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]