New from Hobby Pro USA come these tyre mounting bands. They are made from a durable and highly flexible silicone material, they measure 12x202mm and are usable for 1/10th and 1/8th off-road tyres alike. The bands also make a nice wristband plus they hold and secure screw and parts boxes.
Source: Hobby Pro USA [hobbyprousa.com]
Italian company MRP, owner of the GRP brand, introduce their latest line of 1/8 buggy tyres that cover a wide range of applications. A total of six threads are available ranging from the low profile Contact “clay” tyre up to the long pin Atomic tread for dusty and sandy conditions. All come in the soft A and extra soft X compound, as tyres including insert or pre-mounted on white disc wheels. The newly designed and CNC-machined closed cell inserts are also available separately as are white and neon yellow dish wheels and suitable CA glue.
Source: GRP [grpgandini.it]
MachoCave is a new company from Minnesota and one of their first projects are these sturdy looking aluminium shock towers for the Team Associated SC10.2 short course truck. They are designed to mount to the stock plastic chassis and optional carbon fibre rods can be added for stiffening the chassis if needed. Other features include an additional upper shock mounting position and attachment points for the rear bumper assembly. It is planned to release the shock towers separately and a 2-piece set. Also the chassis stiffening rods will become available. The shock towers will be up for grabs sometime in February in different, as yet undecided, colours.
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The 4th round of this Winter’s Xray Challenge Moravia & Slovakia Cup saw the participation of a good amount of drivers from Austria, Finland and Slovakia. Many of the drivers used the practice on Friday to learn the track and to finalise chassis setup. In the Touring Car Modified class Kuba Simurda and Jirka Vysin battled out the win with the better end for Kuba. David Nemcek, Tomas Liptak and Werner Schmitzer came in third, fourth and fifth respectively.
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JConcepts introduce the Splitters 1/10th buggy rear tyres for loose and slick track conditions. The split-bar and alternating horizontal and vertical positioning of the tread fills the void for both forward and side-bite. The tyre features a micro-pin design which places the individually spaced pins in opposing directions placing footing in each direction. The tread sits on a proven Bar Code tyre carcass giving the tyre a low-profile, wide-body appearance allowing clipped tread to extend all the way to the outer edges. The tyre comes in JConcept’s blue, green and black compound including a firm And-1 foam insert.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Kyosho soon have new vented 1/8th off-road clutch bells in 13T and 14T specification available. They are of a special design with five milled out sections for added heat dissipation compared to standard “closed bell” clutches. This feature not only reduces the rotation mass but also allows for a longer clutch life with both composite and aluminium shoes.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]
The Euro Offroad Series travels to Germany this weekend (17-19 Jan) with the second round of the high profile 1:10 electric offroad championship attracting a record 300 strong entry as it makes its first visit to the country’s capital city of Berlin. While set to be the biggest encounter yet in the EOS’ short 8-race history, it is also the most competitive to-date with two reigning World Champions and four current European Champions among the World class field who are set to do battle.
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RB introduce the Blast V20 3.5cc off-road nitro engine. Being of a limited edition the engine features a lightened 14.5mm turbo crankshaft, 7-port liner, the company’s Multi Exhaust System and a lightweight machined piston. All that is housed in a lightweight yet strong crankcase while other features include a turbo combustion camber insert, a composite slide carburettor with 7mm venturi insert and a 60mm orange-anodised lightweight cooling head. The engine is available separately or including a suitable in-line exhaust set.
Source: RB [rbproducts.com]
