New from WRC come carbon fibre discs for the front steering knuckles and rear hubs of the GTX 1/8th on-road car. The machined parts are meant to improve both low and high speed steering, they make for more traction and increased stability in high-speed corners due to less aerodynamic drag and turbulences created inside the rims.
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Russian company Insane-RC introduce the Carpet Fighter buggy indoor tyres. Available as 1/10th buggy 2WD front, 4WD front, general rear as well as 1/8th scale buggy variant the tyres are made in Russia and they are moulded from a special long-life compound that is ideal for high-grip indoor racing without additives.
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New from JConcepts’ Dirt Racing Products brand comes a “Cool Grey” titanium turnbuckle set for the Team Associated B5 and B5M buggy. The JConcepts Fin turnbuckle is the base design which is centered around a .143″ titanium hex size that gradually tapers down into a 3mm thread base design which accepts standard AE ball-cup configurations. Custom anodized by Brian Kinwald himself, the Dirt Trick “Cool Gray” turnbuckles are individually colored a unique Gray color which adds an undeniable personalized touch to any vehicle. The Dirt Racing Products turnbuckles are produced with left and right hand threads with the left being conveniently marked for easy orientation.
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Made for the Cobra GP truggy kit is Serpent’s new Avenger truck bodyshell. It is made from high-quality polycarbonate and offers a sleek low profile look. The body needs E-truggy body mounts and to make your life easier when prepping the body it sports cutting lines for the fuel tank and the engine’s cooling head.
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Coming this April is Radtec’s aluminium main chassis plate for the Tamiya TRF419 touring car. Cut from 7075 material and sporting a black anodised finish with silver chamfered edges the chassis is a replacement for the standard carbon fibre part and made for the use on high-bite surfaces.
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Shepherd have released a new option part for the Velox V8 EC on-road kit in the form of a carbon fibre front body mount stiffener. Made from high-quality carbon material the stiffener fits the Velox V8 EC as well as at the Velox E8 and it is held in place with the screws of the front body mounts. The stiffener plate comes as a set with two button head hex screws to additionally attach the plate to the front bulkheads. Using the part increases the stiffness of the body mounts and the bumper and it is available from now on.
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The new Team Durango DEX8T 1/8th scale E-Truggy kit makes use of the design features introduced with the recently announced DEX8 and DNX8, such as a patent pending sliding gear mesh centre bulkhead and all-new suspension components including a pivot ball front suspension. The truck is based on a long wheelbase 3mm 7075 aluminium chassis with hard-anodised finish and it used quick-release front and rear gearboxes to speed-up maintenance and setup work. The front and rear shock towers are cut from high-quality aluminium as are the 16mm big bore shock absorbers with threaded bodies and colour-coded springs. The suspension hanger are also aluminium parts and they feature composite inserts to allow for easy toe and kick-up changes. Like the other new Team Durango 1/8th vehicles the DEX8T comes partly assembled for reduced build time and to minimise the opportunity for errors. Components such as the shocks, diffs, steering knuckles, hubs and links come factory build which is a bit of a novelty. Included with the kit comes a pre-cut truggy bodyshell and a strong yet flexible nylon rear wing with gurney flaps that allows for aerodynamic tweaks in seconds.
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Reds Racing have released their new M3 World Touring S, a 2.1cc engine for the 1/10th 200mm Sedan class. The new engine offers the most advanced technologies to get the best performance and reliability. The WTS is of a new extra long stroke design which guarantees extreme torque and high output power for exceptional power at low to medium RPM for a greater acceleration. Another feature is the all-new 7mm front crankshaft and bearing, made on purpose to guarantee higher stiffness and better performance. Furthermore, the WTS features a stiffer crankcase and a new lightweight cooling system. The engine is also meant to be one of the lightest in its category thanks to a redesigned cooling head and due to a new combustion chamber and back-plate design. The M3 WTS is hand-tuned by Mario Rossi and comes with a silicone-filled, balanced and tuned crankshaft and before leaving the factory each engine is hand inspected and compression checked by Mario Rossi for maximised performance. On top of that there are also already broken-in engines available.
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