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January 22, 2015

Team Associated International T-shirts & hoodie

Team Associated introduce new T-shirts and a hoodie with the “International” three colour design. The shirts come made from black or white 100 percent cotton fabric and they sport a larger print on the front and a smaller print on the back while the sweatshirt, with a drawstring hoodie, comes in black and with the print on the front only. The T-shirts are available in S to 5XL sizes while the hoodie will come in S to 3XL sizes.

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January 22, 2015

Cole Odgen continues with Reds Racing

Reds Racing have announced the contract renewal with Cole Odgen for 2015. Cole collected some incredible finishes with Reds in 2014, including 1st in Pro Buggy at the Fall Brawl, 1st in Pro Buggy and Truggy at the Southern Nationals, 1st in Pro Buggy and Truggy at the Southern Indoor Championship and more. His campaign then culminated in participating at his first World Championship landing him as a quarter finalist. Cole will be attending all the major events in 2015 including the NeoBuggy race in April and he has the following to say:

Signing with Reds for 2015 is another step into my future of success. I’m very happy to be with Reds for another year, and using these high quality engines for my power plants is an honor. Huge thanks to Marco Rossi, Mario Rossi, and Alex Pilson for their support and I look forward to seeing everyone at the races!

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

January 22, 2015

Tebo & Cavalieri join Mx brand

Maxima announce the signing of Jared Tebo and Ryan Cavalieri to run their Mx engines and nitro fuel through to the end of 2016. Mx is Maxima’s US brand, with the engines and fuel being the same as the popular Maxima branded products.

Mx and Maxima aims to improve greatly through the feedback of both Jared and Ryan and it was great that pre-season testing produced happy faces all-round. Mx and Maxima would like to take this opportunity to thank all the sponsors of Jared and Ryan for supporting them and making it possible for Mx and Maxima to tag along.

Source: Chiratech Europe [chiratech-europe.com]

January 22, 2015

Serpent S120 LTR 1/12th kit – Coming soon

Serpent have announced the soon release of their S120 LTR 1/12th scale competition pan car kit. The latest incarnation of the S120 will feature a redesigned front end with improved adjustability, a new centre pivot system, an updated centre shock as well as improved overall flex dynamics. More information will become available in time for the release in mid-February.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 22, 2015

Marka Racing 4700mAh 100C shorty LiPo battery

New from Marka Racing comes a high-quality 4700mAh 100C shorty LiPo battery pack. Sporting a protective hardcase with 4mm bullet-type connector tubes the battery weighs in at 210g and it is ideal for pan cars, formula cars and 1/10th off-road buggies alike.

Source: Marka Racing [markaracing.com]

January 22, 2015

Exotek B5 alloy 3-gear motor plate & suspension parts

Exotek have three new aluminium option parts for the Team Associated B5 buggy available in the form of a 3-gear motor plate, an angled front hinge pin brace and a B5M rear hanger set. Starting with the motor plate, the part is specially designed for the use with the new 3-gear transmission and it comes machined from high-quality aluminium. The vented design with heavy machining not only reduces the weight but also allows for improved heat dissipation of the motor and slipper clutch. Weighing in at 13g the plate is around 6.5g lighter than the stock part and it is available in blue or black anodising.

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January 22, 2015

Xray XB8E aluminium chassis stand

Coming from Xray for the use with the XB8E 1/8th electric buggy is a 6.8mm aluminium stand. The part is machined from aluminium, it sports a silver finish and it is made to connect the graphite steering post brace with the steering servo and radio plate for increased front chassis stiffness.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 22, 2015

McGinty & Ogden win at the Colonels Winter Classic

The annual Colonel’s Winter Classic was held at Phil Hurd Raceway in Savannah, GA with 261 entries for this event. In the Pro eBuggy class, John Michael McGinty III would TQ two out of three rounds to take the TQ honors. In the main he quickly gapped the field leading from start to finish to take the win. In doing so he put down the fastest lap of the weekend.

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