Team C Racing have introduced a 1.9″ aluminium rim for 1/10th rock crawler. The multi-piece wheel is machined from high-quality material and it comes with bead-lock rings in red anodising, making them usable with a range of 1.9″ tyres. They come as pairs and should fit most 1.9″ crawlers.
Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]
Round four of the Swedish Summer Cup was held at the Västerort astro turf track in superb weather conditions. In the 2WD class the Team Associated duo of Niclas Mansson and Mattias Fransson came in 1st and 2nd after the qualifiers with young Elias Johansson (Serpent) rounding out the top 3. The opening A-main then saw a battle of the top 3 with Niclas and Mattias ending the leg separated by only around half a second. Elias came in 3rd some four seconds down. In the second A-main Elias pushed a bit more and he even was in the lead for some time but he had to make way foe Mattias Fransson while leg one winner Niclas only came in fourth place. The third and decisive main was a pretty entertaining affair with some changes up front and it was ultimately Niclas Mansson who took the win and with it the overall victory. Elias came in 2nd to seal an overall third place while Mattias’ fourth place handed him the runner-up spot.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Round three of the Indonesian EP Nationals was held at JITC Senayan track in dusty and very low-grip conditions and in the three classes of 13.5T Boosted, FWD and Mini. In the Boosted class it was Muhammad Izzah who secured the pole position for the triple A-mains. Leg one then saw Izzah taking a comfortable win from John Ambar and Ronny Suwarto. Leg two and Bowie Ginting, who suffered from tyre failures in the qualifiers and the opening A-main, was able to pass Muhammad on the second lap and to win the main some four seconds in front of Izzah and Mamesah. The third and decisive A-main then again had Bowie Ginting taking the win after an unlucky Muhammad Izzah had to park his car due to a broken drive belt. This handed Bowie the overall win from Muhammad and Christian. In the FWD class Izzah was unstoppable and he made a clean sweep to take the win from Arya and Donny Dobu.
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Arrowmax is the latest company to step into the LiPo battery game by introducing a 5000mAh 7.4V pack. Built from high-quality 110C/55C cells and coming in a protective hardcase the battery features “through-type” tube connectors for 4mm bullet-type plugs, making it easily usable for a range of applications including touring cars and off-road vehicles. The split-type sticker on the sides ensure that the battery looks good over a long period of time even when using strong battery mounting tape.
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Xray’s Team T-shirt is now available in the two additional sizes of 3XL and 4XL. Made from dark blue and breathable fabric the shirt sports Xray logos and graphics on the front and the back and it is now available in a total of six sizes.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Coming this Fall is Losi’s electric conversion kit for all LST-based gas or nitro trucks. Included are all needed parts to convert the truck to accommodate your choice of a monster truck compatible brushless system as are a new aluminium main chassis plate, composite side rails, gearbox halves, battery, speedo and motor mount as well as gears and hardware. The conversion will become available by mid-October.
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New from Exotek and made for the HB D413 1/10th scale 4WD off-road buggy are 10 degree C-hubs, 12mm front locking alloy hexes and high tolerance flanged bushings. Starting with the castor hubs, the heavy duty 7075 aluminium and precision machined parts weigh it at only 5.5 grams per piece and they are much stronger and stiffer than the stock plastic hubs, for optimum suspension action and reduced play. They come polished and anodised in factory orange. The hubs match the stock geometry and accommodate a, not included, set screw for the hinge pin.
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Xceed have two new tools available in the form of a rim reamer for 1/8th on-road wheels as well as a 3-in-1 turnbuckle and ball cup wrench. Starting with the reamer, the tool is designed to slightly widen the wheel axle hole of 1/8th on-road wheels to make for a better fitment on the wheel axle and thus faster and more easy pitstops. The tool is made from high-quality springsteel and green anodised aluminium. Also new is the ball cup remover and turnbuckle wrench. Designed for the use with small ball cups as well as 3mm and 4mm turnbuckles the tool helps to easily pop-off ball cups from the ball joints while the stepped design of the turnbuckle portion does away with the need to carry different size tools. The wrench is made from laser-etched high-quality spring steel.
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