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November 3, 2010

Associated RC18T2 Brushless 1:18 scale RTR

Team Associated is proud to bring to you the RC18T2 Brushless, a 1:18 scale RTR electric 4WD off road truck. Picking up where the original RC18T2 left off, the RC18T2 Brushless comes loaded with awesome new features including the XP3-SS 3-channel 2.4GHz radio system and Reedy brushless system. The RC18T2 Brushless chassis has 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 can dish out. The RC18T2 Brushless comes fully assembled including a painted and decaled truck body, white dish style wheels with aggressive mini pin race tires, and factory installed Reedy brushless electronic speed controller and powerful 5000kV brushless motor.

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November 3, 2010

Losi 8ight of Adam Drake

With the Losi team finished all their pre event testing for next week’s World Championships in Thailand, Adam Drake sent us these photos of his race ready 8ight chassis. An interesting feature of the car is the strengthened chassis plate which sports steel tips set flush into the front and rear ends of the chassis to protect it from the highly abrasive and damaging Pattaya track. By only replacing the extremities of the chassis plate, the additional weight is kept to a minimum, but durability is increased dramatically.

View more images of Adam’s car here

November 3, 2010

Team C TC02C buggy photos

Having brought you CAD images of the new TC02C 2wd mid motored buggy from Team C last month, today we have received the first photos of this new car. We are told the final version will feature a saddle pack configuration and come with carbon battery plate and aluminium shock absorbers and it is now expected to be released by the end of November.

View another image of the buggy here

November 3, 2010

Dirtz Dialed Partz X-Factory Torx screw kit

Brian Kinwald and X Factory have released the newest addition to the Dirtz Dialed Partz line, a torx screw kit to fit the X-6 Squared, X-60, and SCX-60. Torx screws are much less likely to strip out and the drivers don’t wear as much either. In some situations, this allows more torque to be applied than with a regular hex head and in other applications, especially on flat-heads coming up from under the chassis, torx screws are easier to remove and rarely strip. The new kit contains 50 total 4-40 torx head screws, the correct size for almost every screw used on the X-6 Squared, a few sizes are not available from the supplier. Another great thing about torx screws is that cap head and flat head use the same driver, T-10. Therefore, you can do most work on the car with just one driver, a real convenience in a crowed pit space.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

November 3, 2010

Final test day for Team Losi before Worlds

With the World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand only days away, Team Losi have been busy getting in some last minute track time before getting on the plane to go to Asia. Adam Drake and Mike Truhe went for some final prep work at Revelation raceway giving their Worlds ready Losi 8ight chassis’ a final shakedown. Red RC will be trackside in Pattaya from this Friday onwards so be sure to tune into our event page for updates.

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November 2, 2010

Nicolas Rodriguez joins Serpent team

Serpent have announced the signing of Nicolas Rodriguez to their French 1/8th off road team to drive the S811 Cobra. The former French Cup winner and European Championship runner up, will power his car with RB engines and expects to race the full line up of French races next season as well as the Euros in Germany next summer.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

November 2, 2010

Sweep Racing Exagon truggy tires

Sweep Racing have announced that their own line of truggy tires are coming soon. The new truggy wheels and tires are built to the maximum specs to follow current trends while feedback from the buggy Exagon tires have given them the best lug shapes and height of the pins. These tires feature Exagon’s known surface versatility pattern design and longevity with great traction and steering over off-camber corners. Available in 4 different rubber compounds Silver dot (Ultra soft compound), Blue dot (Extra soft compound), Red dot (Soft compound) and White dot (Medium compound), they will be available with matching wheels and inserts later this month.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

November 2, 2010

Losi Ultra Digits G2 Pink compound

Losi have released their 1/8 Ultra Digits G2 buggy tires in pink compound, ideal for indoor racing on high-traction or tacky surfaces. The tire itself features a multi-level clustered pin design that has the pins grouped very closely providing incredible traction on hard packed tracks. The closeness of the pins enable the tire to have minimal lug flex which provides superior grip. The tall pins are supported by a base pin which aids in support. Also the closeness of the pins enables the tire to easily survive hour long mains on high bite surfaces.

Source: Losi [losi.com]