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April 23, 2010

AKA Short Course Enduro & Wishbone tires

Having brought you CAD images of the new Short Course tires from AKA back in March, the US company have released photos of the final product together with full details. The Enduro is made specifically for the 2.2 – 3.0 inch wheels that are common on all Short Course trucks. The Enduro was designed with larger lugs that have been cut in various angles to provide you with great tread life but also give the lugs enough flex to give you the bite you need on a variety of different track conditions. The SC Wishbone is the first specific indoor or hard packed tire for Short Course racing. The Wishbones center bars and smaller pins gives the tire a huge advantage on hard pack or indoor conditions giving the truck more forward and side bite. All of AKA SC tires feature a unique inner carcass ribbing that supports the outer sidewall to the wheel and also captures the foam. This gives the tire a consistent feel across the width of the tire.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

April 23, 2010

Factory Team V2 threaded shocks

New from the Factory Team are these new V2 threaded shocks that are compatible with all current RTR and Factory Team shocks on B4, B4.1, T4, T4.1, B44 and SC10. Sold in a complete shock absorber set or just as shock body set, the full sets feature bleed screw shock caps for quick and easy shock bleeding, and a simplified seal packages that uses two O-rings and one spacer. The threaded lower seal cap is made of a low-friction material and acts as a guide bushing, while the titanium nitride “Gold” coated shock shafts offer smooth action. For pre load adjustment the threaded shock collars, with O-rings, keep the settings secure. These new shocks work with existing shock shafts, pistons, O-rings, shock ends, spring cups and shock caps.

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April 22, 2010

Matt Gosch joins AKA team

AKA have announced that Matt Gosch has joined their team for the coming season. “Matt and his dad are some of the nicest people you will meet and we are very proud to be apart of what they bring on and off the track”. In Matt’s first race out on AKA tires he TQ’d and won the event and was very impressed with how little the tires wore yet still produced great traction.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

April 22, 2010

Hartson doubles up at JBRL Electric Rd2

Continuing on where he left off from round 1 of the JBRL Series, Team Associated/Reedy/LRP driver Steven Hartson dominated the field in both the ultra competitive classes of 1/8th electric buggy and 2wd modified. Starting from the pole in 2wd, Hartson quickly gapped the field and cruised home for an easy victory. However in 1/8th electric buggy he got stuck behind 2nd place for the first 4 minutes of the 10 minute final. Patience and experience from the SoCal teenager proved to pay off as a tangle between 1st and 2nd coming on to the 100’ straight-a-way allowed Hartson to split the gap and never look back and take the win.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

April 22, 2010

RC Pro South Rd1 wins for Skidmore & Branham

This past weekend saw Rd1 of the RC Pro South Division take place in Austin, TX. The field was full of quality drivers from all over the state and even some from other divisions, such as Ryan Lopez, who made the trip over for the 250+ entry event. Team Pro-Line driver Kyle Skidmore put on a show in Pro Buggy by TQ’ing 3 of 4 rounds and he would also take the win ahead of Ryan Lopez in 2nd and Mike Battaile in 3rd. In Pro Arena Truck Jason Branham matched Kyle’s performance by also TQ’ing 3 of 4 rounds and going on to take the win ahead of Mike Battaile and Ryan Lopez in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

April 22, 2010

Kyosho RB5 SP2 conversion & Ultima DB ball diff

With the release of the new Ultima RB5 SP2, Kyosho have released this conversion set to upgrade your SP to the latest spec. The set contains all major parts to do the conversion which see the entire motor housing shifted to the right 8mm to cancel any counter torque effect, giving you more precise control. Also new from Kyosho is a ball diff set for the Ultima SC Truck or Ultima DB. This new ball diff will replace to stock gear diff set up with no modifications, just drop in and see the performance.

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April 22, 2010

Team Associated RC18B2 RTR 4WD buggy

Having brought you details from the RC18T2 earlier, Team Associated have also released the similar RC18B2 1:18 scale RTR electric 4WD off-road buggy. The RC18B2 has a newly designed chassis with a fully enclosed, 2-belt drive train system with adjustable slipper clutch that is capable of handling the extreme amount of power that today’s brushless motors and LiPo batteries dish out. Along with durability, the drive train is sealed to help keep rocks and dirt away from all the gears and pulleys.

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April 22, 2010

Intech Racing BR-5 Pro Kit buggy

Intech Racing have been in touch to announce their new BR-5 1/8th scale buggy Pro Kit, which they claim offers awesome handling, great steering response, fast cornering speeds and great rough track stability. The new BR-5 features include 16mm big bore threaded shock absorbers, hard-anodized, 7075 aluminium shock towers, 7075 aluminium one-piece top plate, 7075 aluminium radio tray and 7075 aluminium one piece engine mount. All of these refinements are make BR-5 a potent buggy that takes you to the next level.

Click here for more photos of the BR-5