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May 22, 2009

PSM Hyper 9 Shock Towers

German optional parts and accessories company PSM Racing have released new shock towers for Hobao’s Hyper 9 buggy. Made from 4mm carbon fibre, making them lightweight and super strong, the main feature of the shock towers is the addition of a third mounting row which PSM Racing say will be useful when setting up your car for a bumpy track. The front and rear towers will replace the original aluminium versions without any modifications.

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May 20, 2009

Hot Bodies 1/10th Buggy tire range

Hot Bodies have released a complete new line of 1/10th scale competition buggy tires. First up are the Beams tires which are suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’ high bite conditions. Also for the rear are the Megabite tires, a mini-pin tire that is suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay, light dust conditions, and regular clay. Once again for the rear are Gigabite tires that are suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’ and many more surfaces you might encounter. For the front are the Double Blades, suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’ high bite conditions as well as a variety of other conditions. Finally, again for the front are these Fullslot tires for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’. All the tires are available in pink, red, white and blue compounds.

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May 19, 2009

RB Compact buggy Manifolds

RB have announced a brand new buggy manifold named ‘Compact’, as it fits all the cars with different side guards and bodies where space becomes an issue. As a result, the manifold and the pipe are moved 5mm rearwards. Available in 192mm and 198mm, the fins have been removed to prevent the accumulation of dirt which would cause overheating.

Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]

May 19, 2009

Batlle wins round 4 of Catalunya Regionals

Last weekend we saw the 4th Round of the Catalunya Regional Championships held at the Alcarrás Track in Lleida. In what is becoming a habit, it was Team Associated driver Robert Batlle who took the win, to claim his 4th from 4, ahead of HongNor/Merlin racer Patxi Peñas in 2nd, and Associated/Merlin driver Alex Calatayud in 3rd, a lap back on the lead pair.

Source: Merlin [merlinfuel.com]

May 19, 2009

Hudy Quick Camber Gauge for 1/8th buggy

Hudy have released their quick camber gauge for 1/8 off-road cars, which allows for quick and easy camber checks for the most frequently-used wheel camber angles: 1, 2 and 3°. Lightweight, compact and easy to use it has been precision machined from premium-quality fiberglass material and individually inspected by special inspection tool to verify angle accuracy. Fine color printed for quick and easy recognition of camber angle it sports side cutouts to allow clearance for wheel axles.

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May 17, 2009

Pro-Line Suburbs 2.2″ Buggy Rear tires

Pro-Line have released their Suburbs for use on 2.2″ buggy rear wheels. Available in the company’s M3, MX and MC compounds for loose dirt/cool surface, blue-groove/high heat and clay conditions respectively, they were used at the 2008 ROAR 1/10 Off-Road Nationals, by Ryan Cavalieri who dominated the 2wd modified buggy class. Featuring an inner and outer radius rib tread for increased corner holding and predictable side-bite, the internal carcass webbing resist tire expansion under acceleration and deceleration while the internal sidewall ribbing maintains sidewall structure in extreme traction conditions for greater corner control. The tread height is predictable, aggressive, and long-lasting for use on a variety of blue-groove track and surfaces where you would typically run soft compound tires.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

May 16, 2009

HPI Racing 1/32nd Scale racers & HB D8 Flux

The Shizuoka show is on this weekend in Japan, and as usual the Japanese companies are out in force showing their new products at their home show. HPI Racing have released a number of new items, the most interesting of which being the new Racing 32 H-01 and H-02 chassis’, which as the name suggests is a new 1/32nd scale racer. The H-02 chassis shown above, is a full race spec version with carbon throughout and is essentially a tiny Cyclone 12X pan car, complete with foam tires. The H-01 is the RTR version of the same car and features lightweight plastics throughout and will come with a beautiful scale body and is supplied with a 2.4Ghz radio system, as well as a charger / workbench. Also new on the same stand from Hot Bodies is the Flux powered version of the World Championship winning D8 buggy. This brushless car is still only a prototype, but from the pictures you can see that it retains the mechanical brake system, has a composite plastic chassis and a forward mounted motor.

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May 16, 2009

Russian EP Off-Road Cup Rd1

The first round of the EP Off-Road Cup took place at the MRCmodels track in Moscow at the beginning of May. With 49 drivers in attendance, this years competitions will be held over 2 days, with the 2wd buggies, including the Slash, on the first day and the 4wd classes on the 2nd day. Saturday saw competitions held in 3 classes for 2wd buggy and two classes of Slash, Sport for stock out of the box models and Pro for drivers with optional parts, motors and batteries.

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