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May 16, 2014

Awesomatix 4.8mm ball studs & open ball cups

Awesomatix have new optional 4.8mm ball studs and matching “open” ball cups available. The parts are designed to replace the standard upper inner pivots for the camber and caster links of the A700 touring car to make for faster suspension geometry changes – a popular modification that previously was carried out using non-Awesomatix parts. Now the respective 10mm long ball studs and open ball cups are available directly from the Russian company with the design of the parts allowing for roll centre fine-tuning without disconnecting the cups from the balls. The ball studs come in packs of four while the cups being sold as pair.

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May 15, 2014

JConcepts RT6 & CT4.2 MM Finnisher bodyshell

JConcepts introduce the Finnisher bodyshell for the Kyosho RT6 stadium truck in mid motor configuration. The slight cab forward, raked windshield and aggressive stance highlight a performance oriented core. A revised front hood scoop allows plenty of clearance for the unique RT6 geometry while smoothing out the front down force area. Front chin spoiler, headlight and grill protect the front-end from unwanted up-drafts during flight and the body has built-in air escape passages which allow the customer to fine-tune the body for maximum outdoor performance. The body includes a high performance gurney spoiler which increases rear grip and it also has the necessary geometry to fit the Centro CT4.2 conversion vehicle.

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May 15, 2014

Pro-Line LockDown 1/8th buggy tyre

Available from June is Pro-Line’s latest 1/8th off-road tyre called the LockDown. Coming in a range of compounds such as the X2 to X4 as well as the M3 and M4, the tyre makes use of a distinctive block tread with outer X-shaped pins. More information about the tyre and its applications should become available soon.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

May 15, 2014

Awesomatix AS-700L brushless low-profile servo

Available now from Awesomatix is this low-profile steering servo. Sporting an integrated central “floating” servo mount the servo does away with the need to run the conventional mounting brackets or the company’s floating servo mount as it directly mounts to the chassis using the existing mounting holes. The top case is CNC-machined from aluminium and comes black anodised to match the middle heatsink section and the all-black receiver wire. A brushless motor makes for swift and powerful steering action but unfortunately Awesomatix missed to release any performance data so far.

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May 15, 2014

Schumacher Stud 2 Row front tyre

Schumacher re-release the iconic 2 x 20 Stud front tyre in yellow compound. With greater speeds, traction and differing weight distributions, drivers are demanding a different tyre set up. Suitable for 4WD front and 2WD medium front this tyre sits in between the Mini Spike and Stagger tyres in terms of front traction, further enabling fine tuning of the handling characteristics. The tyre is suitable for grass and astro surfaces and comes as pair.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

May 15, 2014

Nitro-West-Masters – Announcement

Nitro-West-Masters - Announcement

The Nitro-West-Masters will start into its 6th season this coming weekend. On the 17th and 18th of May the first of six rounds of this popular nitro racing series, held in Western Germany and the Netherlands, will take place at the famous track in Oberhausen. The following rounds will be run in Dueren (07th/08th June), Bad Breisig (05th/06th July), Haltern (26th/27th July), Velp/NL (27th/28th September) and Dormagen (11th/12th October).

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May 15, 2014

Tamiya news at Shizuoka Hobby Show

During this week’s Shizuoka Hobby Show Tamiya has a lot of new kits on show some of which we already showed to you such as the TB Evo.6, the TB-04 Pro II, the TRF201XMW or the TRF101W. But there is more such as the re-release of the Honda NSX on Tamiya’s iconic 2WD pan car chassis, the Toyota Mountaineer gets a revival as Mountain Rider and here is a cray Lowride Pumpkin coming based on the M-Chassis. All of these kits will become available this Summer.

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May 15, 2014

Hirosaka 540-class brushless stock motors

Hirosaka Racing Products introduce a new line of brushless stock motors. They are based around a black anodised can with huge venting holes, they offer adjustable timing and heavy-duty solder tabs. The motors will become available all popular “stock” windings from 10.5T up to 21.5T and are usable for on-road and off-road applications alike.

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