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March 4, 2014

Mike Gosvig signs with Xray

Multiple Danish 1/10 on-road champion, Mike Gosvig has joinded the Xray factory team. In the recent years, Mike has repeatedly proven his talent and professional attitude as a private driver by winning multiple Danish Championships as well as greatly representing at the races. Mike now joined the Xray world racing team and will primarily focus on 1/8th and 1/10th off-road classes. This is what Mike has to say about the deal:

I am very honored to have the chance to be part of the most professional RC car company in the world. I have been racing Xray cars for some time now, and as such I know and admire their attention to detail, their high quality, and their outstanding performance which has allowed me to win many races. I am grateful for this opportunity to be part of the Team, so I can learn and improve my skills and in return give better results. It is wonderful to have such a strong team behind me, and I am confident going into the upcoming season. Thanks goes to North TQ for their help that allowed me to achieve my racing goals.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 4, 2014

Manuel Dressler wins Paraguayan nats Rd1

The first round if the Paraguayan national 1/8th off-road championship attracted drivers from Hohenau, Capitán Meza, Ciudad del Este and Asunción. The schedule saw three 10 minute qualifiers, 30 minute semifinals and a 45 minute main. The race then was won by Manuel Dressler, Michael Mende and Fabio Lang (all Serpent).

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 4, 2014

Pro-Line B5M Phantom bodyshell – coming soon

Available soon is Pro-Line’s Phantom design bodyshell for the Team Associated B5M buggy. Making use of the design features found on the previous releases the shell is tailor made to fit the mid motor B5M buggy. Pro-Line has not given a release date yet but expect the body to hit the store shelves soon.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

March 3, 2014

JConcepts TLR 22-4 Silencer bodyshell

JConcepts introduce the Silencer bodyshell for the TLR 22-4 buggy. Sporting the distinctive Silencer “mild” cab forward design with a roof top shark fin, the body is designed for high-speed tracks and features forward raised side-pods which at the front have a heavy chamfer against the chassis with two trim lines which can be cut-out for increased flow around vehicle electrical. At the rear of the cab, two mini-pod outlets can be reamed to size for air exit cooling. A slight recess just behind the cab with channeling out the rear provides rear-end stability and can also be trimmed for additional flow. The Silencer side-pods have a clipped rear-end, narrowing the rear by angling in just in front of the rear tyres. The rear side-pods angle sharply toward the shock tower and wing, enhancing the force placed on the rear pods during high-speed acceleration. The body comes clear, including window masks, decal sheet and two 6.5″ Hi-Clearance rear wings.

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March 3, 2014

Pro-Line Pro-2 Buggy – Preview

Pro-Line Racing have just released this teaser image of their forthcoming Pro-2 buggy conversion kit for the Pro-2 short course truck. It is understood that the set will contain several parts to trim the Pro-2 SC into a full blown desert buggy. Also Traxxas Slash 2WD trucks can be upgraded using the Pro-2 buggy set although this requires some other parts such as the Performance transmission and more. Detailed information about the buggy conversion will become available very soon.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

March 3, 2014

Travis Amezcua doubles at Chi-Town Shootout

The 2014 Chi-Town Shootout in Joliet, Illinois had Team Durango’s Travis Amezcua walking away with the win in the 2WD and 4WD Modified Buggy classes. Travis’ Team Durango team mate Ryan Lutz ended the race sitting in the runner-up position in both classes after the two also won the 30 minute endure race. Last but not least did Travis took the famous Dash For Cash race to end his successful weekend.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

March 3, 2014

PSM B-Max4 III carbon fibre chassis plate

German company PSM introduce this carbon fibre main chassis plate for the Yokomo B-Max III 4WD buggy. CNC-machined from 2.5mm glossy finish carbon fibre the part weights in at only 73.5g and therefore it is some 55g lighter than the kit’s aluminium chassis plate. Offering higher flexibility than its alloy counterpart the chassis is suggested for outdoor use and it comes with two additional carbon chassis stiffeners.

Source: PSM [psm-rc.com]

March 2, 2014

ZZRacing titanium & stainless steel screw kits

ZZRacing have new titanium and stainless steel hex socket screw kits available for a variety of chassis such as the Serpent SRX2, the Tamiya TRF418, Hot Bodies R10 and Team Associated B5. There are also coming kits for the Xray XB4 2014, XB4 2WD as well as the Team Durango DETC410 and DEX210v2. The sets are made as a direct replacement for the stock steel screws, they save weight, add durability and a certain amount of bling to the chassis.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]