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July 26, 2017

Oliver Havranek wins Austrian 200mm Nationals Rd3

Round 3 of the Austrian 200mm Nitro Nationals was held at the Graz track. Xray’s Oliver Havranek swept the qualifiers to start from pole position into the main final that would see the TQ holder struggle in the opening minutes. Later Oliver would keep his head down and he managed to catch up with Igor Liptak. After a tight fight Oliver was able to get past Igor and soon after it was started to rain heavily so the organisers had to stop the race that was scored at the current standings, handing Oliver the win from Igor in 2nd.

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July 26, 2017

Maclan Racing MR8.2 1/8 sensored brushless motor

Maclan Racing have announced the new MR8.2 1/8 brushless series of motors. The MR8.2’s new design is set to deliver balanced power and smoothness thanks to a combination of a 12-slot stator with a strong, staggered 4-pole, 8-magnet rotor that is constructed to be smooth and powerful while increasing durability. An all-new error-free sensor unit design with separate sensor magnet will minimise the signal noise the often can damage speed controllers. The series will include 1500kv, 1950kv, and 2150kv buggy style motors as well as a dedicated 2100kv truggy variant.

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July 26, 2017

TLR 22 4.0 Stiffezel 12mm hex front wheels

Team Losi Racing have introduced new Stiffezel 12mm hex front wheels for the 22 4.0 2WD buggy. Marked with an “S” inside of the wheels, they have been moulded from stiffer composite, which allows the wheel to flex less under higher load. During testing, the team has found these wheels to create more consistency high speed, while adding more steering in longer, high load turns. The wheels fit all 22 buggies with 12mm hexes and they are available in yellow and white colour.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

July 26, 2017

RC Prostyle X1 2.25mm carbon fibre chassis

Coming from RC Prostyle is a 2.25mm carbon fibre chassis set for the Xray X1 formula car. Constructed from high-grade U.S. made carbon fibre the chassis was designed especially for asphalt racing in medium to high-grip conditions. The super-narrow design and raised side links increase ground clearance during cornering which results in less scrubbing and improved corner speed. Included come two types of link plates, one for the standard Xray links and one for shorter 65mm links such as the ones used by Roche or Yokomo – using the shorter links will help gain on-power steering. Included in the set are the chassis, rear pod plate, side link plates as well as mounting hardware.

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July 25, 2017

Simon Moss teams up with Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of UK’s Simon Moss to their 1/10th scale off-road team. Simon will be working closely with Serpent’s design team as well as UK distributor Tony Evdoka and he has the following to say:

Today I am delighted to announce joining the Serpent Off Road team. I can’t thank Tony Evdoka, Ronald & Michael at Serpent enough for giving me the opportunity to represent this great brand and continue to build their presence in the 1/10th Off Road market. I am truly excited about this and look forward to continue development of our off road platforms together and be a real presence at the sharp end of the UK 1/10th scene.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

July 25, 2017

T-Works 6.5″ 1/10th buggy rear wing sets

T-Works have introduced two new 6.5″ wide 1/10th buggy rear wings. Available as flat and hump-type variant, both are moulded using lightweight polycarbonate, they feature triple gurney cut lines and raised side dams to make way for the rear tyres during suspension compression. The wings come clear and in sets of two each.

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July 25, 2017

Traxxas 4-Tec 2.0 brushless & brushed chassis sets

Traxxas’ new 4-Tec 2.0 1/10th scale 4WD car is soon also available in two additional variants without body shell. Coming as brushless-powered VXL and brushed standard variant, both make use of the same modular chassis, strong suspension and drivetrain components and they also include a 2.4GHz TQ radio system. Included with the VXL set is a Velineon VXL-3s electronic speed control, a Velineon 3500 brushless motor as well as Traxxas’s TSM stability management. A one-piece steel driveshaft and adjustable steel turnbuckles and steering links round out the upgraded package. The standard brushed variant comes with the XL-5 speedo, a Titan 12-Turn 550-class motor, alloy centre driveshaft and rigid composite steering links and turnbuckles. The cars can accommodate most of today’s 200mm touring car and GT body shells and they will hit stores very soon.

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July 25, 2017

T-Works release full line of B64 option parts

T-Works have released a full line of option parts for Team Associated’s B64 1/10th 4WD off-road buggy. First up is a carbon fibre battery strap. Machined from high-quality graphite material the part is of an adjustable design that allows to shift the shorty battery pack forth and back in order to fine-tune the buggy’s weight bias. Included with the strap comes suitable hardware.

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