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October 26, 2016

Pro-Line 1/8 ElectroShot & 1/10 Positron tyres

Pro-Line have introduced the new ElectroShot 1/8th buggy and Positron 1/10th 2.2″ buggy rear tyres. Starting with the 1/8th scale offering, the ElectroShot made a first public appearance at this year’s IFMAR 1/8th Gas Buggy World Championships in Las Vegas. Coming from the mind of Ty Tessmann and designed to perform just like a HoleShot 2.0 while lasting significantly longer, the ElectroShot is combination of Pro-Line’s Electron and HoleShot tread designs with connected bars in the center where the heaviest tyre wear occurs. Connected bar-type tyres like Pro-Line’s new Positron have become the new standard for 1/10th buggy race tyres but pins are still the king of the 1:8 Off-Road. The ElectroShot begins to bridge that gap and test the waters with a hybrid Bar and Pin tyre. The ElectroShot will become available in a range of compounds including X2, X3, M3 and M4 and it includes blue closed cell inserts.

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October 26, 2016

7075.it T4 inner brass battery stop

Italian company 7075.it have introduced an inner brass battery stop for the Xray T4 touring car. Machined from heavy brass material and attaching to the right layshaft mount the part acts as a battery stop to keep the LiPo hardcase from hitting the pinion gear or motor shaft. On top of this the part adds valuable 45g of weight in a very central part of the chassis. Using optional shims between the battery stop and layshaft mount allows to alter the weight distribution with 7075.it recommending two 2.5mm shims as starting point.

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October 26, 2016

TLR 8ight-E aluminium split centre diff mount

Coming from Team Losi Racing is the aluminium split centre diff mount for the 8ight-E series of off-road vehicles. Designed to allow for swift and easy centre differential access the set includes the lower and upper bulkhead parts that also incorporate the sliding motor mount. Part of the package are also a composite wire guide and all needed mounting hardware. The set is usable with the 3.0 and 4.0 versions of the 8ight-E buggy and also the 8ight-T E 3.0 E-truggy.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

October 26, 2016

2016 Race for Your Lives – Report

This past weekend Track Time Hobbies of Reno, Nevada held their annual Race for Your Lives event. Racers from as far as Arizona made the trek to Track Time Hobbies to race on the latest layout made with some of the most consistent dirt on the West Coast. Nearly 80 entries meant there would be some additional time and this would also allow for an additional 4th round of Ifmar qualifying for the racers who attended along with double A-main formats for the more heavily entered classes. Lower B-Mains were run first allowing the two bump up drivers to bump into their respective A-mains.

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October 26, 2016

Georgiadis wins at Greek Electric On-road Nats Rd4

Round four of the Greek Electric On-road Nationals was recently held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens. Three pretty dominating round TQs secured Georgiadis the overall TQ and thus the pole position for the triple A-mains in the Touring Car class. The finals were then a walk in the park for the polesitter as he took wins in the opening two A-mains to grab the overall victory with one leg to spare. Tamiya pilot Isaakidis and Awesomatix’s Doucakis came in second and third to round out the podium.

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October 26, 2016

LRP-AE Challenge Italy Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the LRP-AE Challenge Italy was recently held with 70 entries for the four classes of Touring 13.5, Touring 17.5, Formula and Cinquone 299. Touring 13.5 was the most competitive category of the weekend with the top six drivers all being within two seconds. Andrea Simari would walk away with the win from Andrea Valerio who snatched the runner-up spot from fast Denny Giacomelli thanks to winning the third and final A-main. Davide Gianuzzi and Stefano Bizzoco would round out the top 5 result.

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October 26, 2016

HPI Racing Q32 Trophy Truggy micro RTR

HPI Racing’s Q32 line of micro ready-to-run vehicles is getting an addition in the form of the new Q32 Trophy Truggy. The palm-sizes truck is based off of the Q32 D8T Tessmann Edition micro truggy and it features Real Steer technology for a precise steering control and utilises a single arm front suspension and a solid axle rear end. The internal battery can be charged using the transmitter or an external USB device and the truggy is rounded out by grippy foam tyres and a pre-painted and pre-decorated truck body and rear wing.

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October 26, 2016

Exotek G.Lok gear locker & parts tray

Exotek’s new G.Lok gear locker is a handy storage case for pinion and main gears and it also acts as a parts tray if needed. Machined from high-quality 6061 aluminium and coming anodised in a range of colours the tool houses up to 9 pinion gears and one or two spur gears while keeping them away from dust, dirt, moisture and also hard targets in your pit bag such as tools or spare parts. The base is milled from a single piece of alloy so there are no pegs to assemble or come loose and the tool includes a spur gear spacer for 9.5mm hole non-slipper spur gears. The protective cover is securely held on via the threaded centre post and once removed can be threaded back on into the parts tray mode. The gear locker is available in red, blue, gun metal, orange and black colour.

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