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July 3, 2010

Associated RC10T4.1 Factory Team kit

Since its release in 2003, the RC10T4 remains undefeated on a national level, having won seven consecutive ROAR National Championships. Driven by this continuing success, the designers in Area 51 spent countless hours refining the T4 to meet the demands of today’s LiPo batteries and brushless motors. The RC10T4.1 Factory Team kit is the product of all this effort and comes armed with Factory Team aluminium rear hubs, V2 slipper, Hi-Flow T4 body, and optimized suspension setup to help you quickly master any track.

Find more details and images here

July 2, 2010

HPI Mini Trophy 4wd desert truck

We brought you the announcement of the partnership of HPI and TSA Motorsports last week and today they have released the full details on the new Mini Trophy 1/12th scale 4wd desert truck. HPI Racing delivers super realism influenced by their relationship with TSA. An interesting note about this particularly “special project” is the fact that TSA used the body styling from HPI Racing and shaped the TSA full-size 7200 class truck to look like the HPI Mini-Trophy Truck, so the HPI Mini-Trophy came first.

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July 1, 2010

Oliver Simon joins Serpent

Serpent have announced that former European Champion Oliver Simon, from Germany, has chosen the Serpent Cobra after intensive track testing. Oliver will race at next week’s European Championships in Portugal and will also compete in the German off road championships later this year.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 29, 2010

Xray Hard coated alu diff pin

New from Xray for the XB808, XB8 and XT8 cars are these hard coated aluminium pins for the gear differential. CNC-machined from premium lightweight Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium, they have been hard coated for extra durability and long life. Sold in a set of 2.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 26, 2010

HPI Mini Trophy 4wd Desert truck

HPI Racing is teaming up with full size desert racing team TSA Motorsports to work together on the company’s new Mini Trophy 4wd Desert truck. The truck will be 1/12th scale chassis and of course be based on the desert racing truck you see above.

View the full press release here

June 26, 2010

Fastrax Turf Ripper 1/10th buggy tires

The latest addition to Fastrax’s growing range are the new ‘Turf Ripper’ grass and astro turf tires for 1/10th off road buggies. Suitable for all popular racing 2wd and 4wd buggies, they are molded in Fastrax’s T1 compound and feature a lightweight carcass and firm spike design for all round speed and handling performance. Sold as a pair without inserts.

Source: Fastrax [fastrax-rc.com]

June 26, 2010

Pro-Line 1/10th buggy closed cell inserts

For all the 1:10 racers out there, Pro-Line wanted to share a little inside development project they’re in the middle of. As you can see from the photo it is closed cell inserts for your 2 & 4wd buggies. We can expect further updates from the US company in the near future.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

June 25, 2010

Schumacher MiniSpike 2 front tyres

Schumacher have announced that they have re-tooled and improved the quality of our 2WD slim front tyre. The MiniSpike is the tyre of choice for many grass and astro tracks. The performance of the new Slim Mini Spike 2 will be exactly the same, however the new tyre can be identified by it’s matt finish rather than a shiny one and MiniSpike 2 engraving on the sidewall. Stock is coming through now on the U6581 Yellow compound and will follow shortly on the harder Green and Blue compounds.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]