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April 13, 2017

Shepherd soft-shell jacket

Shepherd have added a new soft-shell jacket to their range of merchandising. Made from black, Teflon-coated and knitted soft-shell with welded microfleece lining the jacket will keep wind and moisture away from the body while two inner and two outer pockets allow to store a multitude of things. Furthermore the jacket features inner headphone wire routing and it comes with embroidered Shepherd logos on the chest and collar. The jacket is available in XS to 3XL sizes from now on.

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April 13, 2017

Xray 1/8th GT on-road kit – Coming soon

Xray have released a first official teaser image of their forthcoming 1/8th GT kit. No details of the car, that is likely based off of Xray’s successful XB8 platform, are known as of yet but expect full details and more images to surface soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 13, 2017

Adrien Bertin wins French 1/8th On-road Nats Rd2

The second round of the French 1/8th On-road Nationals was held at the Vichi track in central France. Romain Picard would take the TQ on the very technical track in front of Anthony Abisset and Benjamin Brasset. In the opening stages of the 45-minute final Adrien Bertin took over the lead with Romain Picard in second but the latter was later forced into a DNF later due to mishap at the end of the straight. Meanwhile Leo Arnold was able to take the 3rd place at the 20 minute mark but a mistake just before the tyres pit stop cost him some seconds and two positions. In the final 15 minutes, Leo pushed really hard, closing the gap to the 2nd and 3rd place drivers. During the final fuel stop Leo made up some valuable time, allowing him to eventually finishing in 2nd place on the finish line.

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April 13, 2017

Kyosho introduce new RB6.6 option parts

Kyosho Europe have introduced new option parts for the RB6.6 2WD buggy in the form of heavy duty carbon fibre shock towers, a carbon fibre battery brace and a carbon composite rear bulkhead. Starting with the shock towers, the parts are made from 5mm carbon fibre and available are a standard front and a mid motor rear shock tower. Both include mounting hardware for a drop fit. Also new is the carbon fibre battery plate that features different mounting positions for the battery stops, allowing to easily adjust the weight balance. Last but not least comes a carbon composite rear bulkhead set that offers improved rigidity compared to the standard parts.

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April 13, 2017

Alex Thurston wins BRCA 1/10th Touring Nats Rd1

The opening round of the British 1/10th Nitro Touring Championship was held at the Cotswolds circuit. In the main final and after a bit of an action packed start everyone broke off into their own groups. Alex Thurston was in a comfortable 3rd place until the leader, who was Mark Green at the time, had a crash which cost him some time and put him behind Alex. That was where the two’s race battle started, both were fighting for a long time back and forth making overtakes sometimes three or four times per lap. Meanwhile, while the two were battling for 2nd place, the race leader had an incident which put Alex and Mark fighting for the lead. After the last pit stop Mark came out behind Alex. Green went inside, outside, hard into the corner, slow into the corner but Thurston had him covered off. With just a few minutes remaining Mark tried to overtake but hit a kerb and went off track with left Alex an easy coast to the end of the race where he would take the win some 8 to 9 seconds up the road from Mark. Fellow Serpent driver John Zottl completed a Serpent podium lockout.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 13, 2017

Team Magic E5 soft & hard shock spring sets

Coming from Team Magic are two new shock spring sets for the E5 series of monster trucks. Available are the white-marked soft and black-marked hard springs that complement the already existing medium hardness offering. All feature an orange coating for looks and corrosion prevention and they come in sets of two.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

April 13, 2017

Tasos Paparegas wins at Hobbytech Cup Rd1

The Greek Hobbytech Cup recently kicked off at the Serres track in the North of the country. Xray’s Tasos Paparegas took an easy TQ and win in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy main final from his brother John on the runner-up spot. Mugen driver Zois would complete the top 3 podium result.

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April 13, 2017

Exotek ZX6.6 HD shock towers & B6 brass C arm mount

Coming from Exotek are new option parts for the Kyosho ZX6.6 and the Team Associated B6 buggies. Starting with the Kyosho parts, new are the heavy duty 5mm carbon fibre front and rear shock towers for the company’s current 1/10th 4WD buggy. Made of high-quality 5mm carbon fibre and weighing in 11g for the front and 13.4g for the rear shock tower, the parts add durability and overall rigidity by replacing the standard composite plastic shock towers. This results in a more consistent handling especially on high-grip tracks. Both towers are cut from glossy finish carbon fibre and they are available separately.

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