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May 12, 2014

Avid D812 0.75mm carbon arm inserts

Avid introduce new carbon fibre arm inserts for the Hot Bodies D812 buggy. With a thickness of 0.75mm they offer an in-between solution between the standard plastic and the optional 1.5mm carbon inserts that are only used in rare high-bite conditions. The Avid parts are cut from 1.5mm material but are heavily machined to offer pockets of 0.75mm thickness allowing to run the parts in a wide range of track conditions. The front inserts are also of an updated design to prevent them from breaking as the original parts can do. The inserts are available as separate front and rear sets as well as complete 4-piece offering.

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May 12, 2014

LsL Prolite 4×4 RTR aluminium steering brace

LsL Prolite 4x4 RTR aluminium steering brace

LsL Racing introduce an aluminium steering brace for Team Associated’s Prolite 4×4 RTR truck. This first in a line of option parts is CNC-machined from 7075 material, it is light of weight and offers super high strength to reduce the slop in the front steering and to stiffen the front of the chassis in a key area. The part is a direct replacement and comes blue anodized.

Source: LsL Racing [lslracing.com]

May 12, 2014

Yeah Racing SCX10 11 degree aluminium C-hubs

New from Yeah Racing come these 11 degree C-hubs for the Axial SCX10. The CNC-machined parts are light of weight yet durable and they come blue anodised to add a splash of colour to the chassis. Included in the set is one left and one right hand hub carrier along fastening hardware.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

May 12, 2014

Bayer doubles at Czech 1/8th off-road nationals Rd1

The first round of the Czech Republic 1/8th off-road national championship took place this past weekend in Horni Jeleni. The race format saw four qualifying rounds on Saturday with the fifth and final qualifier being run on Sunday, followed by the finals. The weekend started out wet but the weather on Saturday cleared up and in the improving conditions it was Xray’s Martin Bayer who took the TQ in both the Nitro Buggy and E-Buggy classes. On Sunday, right before the semifinals, heavy rain poured down meaning the finals had to be cancelled. This handed Martin Bayer the win in the Nitro Buggy class from David Kukla and Jan Zamis.

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May 12, 2014

Javi Pompo wins Euro-B warm up

The 1/8th Buggy EFRA European B Championship warm-up was run last weekend on the CARTT track in Madrid, Spain. Javi Pombo (Mugen/Ultimate) came out first followed by Mugen teammate Borja Hernandez and Kyosho driver Alvaro Mardones.

Source: InfoRC [inforc.net]

May 12, 2014

Spec-R XB4 series aluminium rear hubs

Spec-R introduce these aluminium rear hubs for Xray’s XB4 line of buggies. The parts are CNC-machined from 7075 aluminium and come with a hard-coated finish for durability and looks. The hubs are a direct fit on all XB4 buggies including the 4WD and 2WD variants.

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

May 12, 2014

TLR 22 series bellcrank steering system

Team Losi Racing have released first official information on a bellcrank steering system for the 22 series of 2WD buggies and trucks. Testing has shown that a bellcrank steering can have advantages over the kit’s rail-type steering assembly as the reduced Ackermann geometry of the bellcrank steering making the vehicle less aggressive off-centre while adding low speed steering at the same time. The kit includes all needed parts to convert the TLR 22, 22 2.0, 22T or 22SCT and comes with ball-raced bellcranks, a new steering link, ball cups and ball joints as well as new steering spindles. The kit will become available by mid-August.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

May 12, 2014

David Ronnefalk wins rain-hit Swedish Cup Rd 1

The first round of the Swedish 1/8th off-road cup was run in Skövde this past weekend. Due to constant rain during the week the track was flooded when the drivers arrived on Friday evening and the organisers quickly tried to dry the track on Saturday morning, but come the first practice round it was still very wet and only a few drivers opted to run on the saw dust covered track. When the second round started things became better and most of the drivers tried to get some laps in before the qualifying.

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