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October 26, 2012

Neumann tops 2WD practice at EOS opener

Joern Neumann got his title defense of the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby off to a positive start as he put his Durango top of the time sheets in practice for the opening round of season No.2 of the series which got underway today in Poznan, Poland. Setting the fastest three consecutive laps, making him top seed for tomorrow’s four rounds of qualifying, the German outpaced the Team Losi Racing pairing of Dustin Evans and Darren Bloomfield who set the 2nd and 3rd fastest times respectively.

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October 26, 2012

Bliss F5 Tortorici limited edition engine

Bliss announce the F5 Tortorici limited edition 5-port engine. With the release of the engine BlissRC celebrates the win of Davide Tortorici at the Italian buggy nationals. The engine features a special cooling head with limited edition laser-etched markings.

Source: Bliss [blissrc.com]

October 26, 2012

Xray XB9 brass chassis weight front

Xray introduce the front chassis weight for the XB9 1/8th off-road buggy. Designed to adjust the weight bias of the buggy the brass piece is a direct fit and mounts via existing holes in the chassis plate. It has a mass of 60g and snuggly fits around the driveshaft output and front chassis brace.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 26, 2012

David Ronnefalk wins VBC race Rd1

The 2012/13 season of the 1/10th electric off-road Swedish Indoor Winter Series recently took off and the 2WD class saw a record entry of 53 drivers. Kyosho driver David Ronnefalk made a first appearance with the new RB6 2WD buggy and after some initial experiments with the setup David was able to grab third position for the finals just behind Otto Ausfelt and Oskar Levin. The A-finals saw two race wins from David who took the overall victory in front of TLR’s Oskar Levin and Otto Ausfelt. The 4WD class was a much easier affair for the Kyosho driver as he was able to win the first three qualifiers and took TQ with Niclas Månsson managing to take the final qualifier. The first A-final saw a tough battle between David and Niclas who both suffered from mechanical problems in the last lap but they still managed to cross the finish line with Niclas taking the win in front of David. A-final two and three were and all-David affair, he took the win in both and therefore the overall victory in the 4WD in front of Team Associated driver Niclas Månsson and Kyosho team mate Christoffer Svensson.

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October 26, 2012

JConcepts B44.2 Finnisher body

JConcepts are proud to introduce the Finnisher bodyshell for the Team Associated B44.2. The body is a drop fit solution for the new design B44.2 and features an increased windshield angle, forward cap placement and simplified side pods together with a stepped rear end design in order to give a better steering body with neutral at-speed handling and improved jump characteristics. The body comes clear, with window masks and including two 6.5″ Hi-Clearance rear wings.

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October 25, 2012

ProTek digital servos

A Main Hobbies announces the all-new ProTek R/C line of digital, high-voltage servos. They feature standard dimensions, a metal-gear construction and dual ball bearings, include aluminum servo horns and come with plastic or aluminium cases. Available are the 100T (0.14s/10.6kg-cm), 100S (0.12s/8.8kg-cm), 230S (0.04/7.4kg-cm) and 250T (0.07s/18.9kg-cm).

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October 25, 2012

Associated 1/10th aluminium bellcrank set

Team Associated introduce the aluminium bellcrank set for B4 and T4 based vehicles. CNC-machined from 6061-T6 aluminium the steering parts provide more stability and improve steering response and consistency. The precision bearing fit reduces excessive steering linkage free play, while the lightweight design keeps weight to a minimum.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

October 25, 2012

Serpent Cobra 811 Team Edition truggy

Serpent introduce the Cobra S811 Team Edition 1/8th nitro truggy kit. The truck includes many of the latest V2 and V3 option parts such as the front V2 steering block and rear V2 upright and wheel axle set, the V3 front and rear gear coupler set as well as the V3 centre front driveshaft. The steering block and uprights are equipped with larger 8x16x5 and 15x21x4 bearing and come with new spring steel wheel axles. The V3 diff coupler and pinion system with two larger rubber-sealed bearings improves reliability while the new front and rear coupler and front driveshaft are included to complete the conversion. The kit is ready for shipment and should be available in stores from beginning of November.

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