New from Sweep Designwork comes a 7 inch wide rear wing for 1/10th off-road buggies. Made from super-tough 1mm polycarbonate the wing is designed to comply with the IFMAR rules and it sports special dimples to create high downforce without excessive aerodynamic drag while raised side plates allow for good tyre clearance. The wing fits most 1/10th buggies and comes in a set of two.
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VP-Pro have a new multi-piece metric tool set available, containing most of the needed drivers, wrenches and accessories to build, maintain, setup and run 1/12th to 1/8th scale vehicles. Coming in a VP-branded tool bag and including a suitable stand the set includes 1.5mm to 3mm allen wrenches, 2mm to 3mm ball hex drivers, 5mm to 7mm nut drivers, a 4mm flat head and a 3.5mm Phillips screw driver as well as a 3.5mm arm reamer, a screw head cleaner, an exhaust spring and E-clip remover as well as a body reamer and battery-powerd glow plug igniter. The tools make use of black anodised aluminium handles and they come with hardened tool tips.
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The DE Racing Setup System complete kit is now available for most popular 1/8 and 1/10 platforms. The designs is meant to offer more accurate results than standard setup systems. With the setup wheels installed the vehicle is dropped from about 15cm onto a smooth flat surface, then rolled a few centimetre forward, and the results can be checked. This process uses the geometry of the car against the rubber tyre to lock the wheels into a proper position for checking camber and toe. The rubber-shoed disc wheels come including suitable adapters and they are available for 1/8th buggies and trucks with 17mm hex as well as popular 1/10th buggies and trucks.
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Schelle Racing Innovations have a bunch of new products available in the form of 3/32″ diff ball and ceramic thrust sets as well as Schelle-branded UpGrade RC chassis protectors. Starting with the 3/32″ ball and thrust combo, the set is made to upgrade the diff in Team Associated and TLR buggies or trucks. The tungsten carbide high precision balls are ultra-precise, to the smooth feeling diff like a ceramic diff ball, but with the perfect hardness and ease of setting that comes with a tungsten carbide diff ball. The included ceramic caged thrust bearing gives the diff maximum smoothness and it is easy to build. The 6 caged ceramic balls run on a hardened, grooved ring which is perfect for the massive clamping force inside the thrust assembly. The set is available with 14 balls for the B5 and 2WD 22 series and as 12 ball set for the B44.2, B4.2, T4.2, the respective Centro conversions, the SC10.2 and the 22-4.
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Xray introduce the XB8 2015 Spec 1/8th nitro off-road buggy kit. The buggy features subtle improvements and refinements based on the input of both Xray team drivers and customers to make it even stronger, better performing and even more reliable. The backbone of the buggy is a redesigned chassis with improved flex characteristics to help generate more traction. Made from 3mm 7075-T6 aluminium the chassis plate features strategically place milled out sections to lower the weight without sacrificing strength. Along with the new chassis come updated side guards that allow the chassis to flex more freely without lacking rigidity.
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Available soon from GForce is the Spring Rate Gauge for precise spring hardness measurement. Housed in a sturdy aluminium case the device measures the spring rate of shock absorber springs of up to 95mm length. The result is displayed on a 4-digit display and helps to compare and select springs for a more precise shock setup. The gauge is available in black and blue colour and powered by a 6-15V DC power source.
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The final round of the Berlin Touring Masters series saw Xray driver Stefan Schulz taking the win in the A-main in front of Christian Wehrmann (ARC) and Niko Gorski (Awesomatix). In the overall result Stefan grabbed the championship title some 12 points in front of the 2nd place driver.
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Japanese company GForce introduce the TS160 Competition brushless speed controller. Made for 1/10th and 1/12th scale applications and 2S to 3S LiPo batteries the speedo sports compact dimensions of 30.6×35.6×22.5mm and it features a high-voltage BEC system with selectable 6V or 7.4V output, internal power capacitors and an optional high-speed fan unit. The integrated power button reduces the amount of wire hanging from the case while heavy duty solder terminals allows to use the use of large diameter motor and battery wires. In terms of software the TS160 offers an improved firmware for smoother throttle feeling and it is highly adjustable using an optional programming box or GForce’s PC link software.
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