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September 23, 2014

Pro-Line Electron SC tyres & Pro-2 carbon battery brace

Previously only available for 1/10th buggies, Pro-Line now also make the Electron tyre tread available for short course trucks. The dedicated indoor tyre shares family ties with the Ion tyre and features a web-type tread for balanced forward traction and side bite even in dusty conditions. Fitting all 2.2″/3.0″ SC wheels the Electron comes in Pro-Line’s super soft M4 and clay MC compound including blue closed cell inserts.

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September 23, 2014

Pro-Line pre-cut Phantom bodyshells

Pro-Line introduce pre-cut versions of their popular Phantom bodyshells for the 1/8th scale MBX7 and 8ight 3.0 as well as the B44.2, B5 and B5M 1/10th scale buggies. The bodyshells reduce preparation time as the often fiddly cutting has already been done by the factory. All are made from high quality polycarbonate, come clear and include an additional rear fin for added straight-line stability while the 1/10th bodies also come with a pre-cut Trifecta rear wing.

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September 22, 2014

Ronnefalk top seed for qualifying

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Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk will be the top seed when qualifying for the 1:8 Offroad World Championships gets underway in Sicily tomorrow. Second fastest in the opening controlled practice, the European Champion upped the pace in the final practice to top the time sheets ahead of Ty Tessmann who also improved on his morning time. Having set the pace in the first of the two practices defending champion Robert Batlle failed to improve but based on a points system over the two rounds rather than outright fastest time he ends the practice classified second overall. Although he set the second fastest time of the day, Tessmann completes the Top 3, the names of which have been very consistent over the last four days of practice at the Naxos World track.

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September 22, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max2 aluminium servo arms

Specially designed for the use with the Yokomo B-Max2 are these aluminium servo arms from Arrowmax. The levers come machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and offer more rigidity compared to the kit’s composite parts for a more rigid and precise steering action. The blue anodising of the arms, that are available for 23T, 24T and 25T spline servos, also adds to the overall appearance of the buggy.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

September 22, 2014

Yeah Racing SCX10 aluminium shock hoops

Yeah Racing now have aluminium shock hoops for the Axial SCX10 truck available. Made of CNC-machined aluminium and coming blue anodised the parts are a direct replacement for the stock composite shock and body mounts and they offer improved rigidity and durability. Three different upper shock mounting positions allow to fine-tune the suspension setup with the parts coming in sets of four, enough to outfit a whole truck.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

September 22, 2014

Jarno Pijpers wins at Dutch Buggy Cup Rd6

At the 6th round of the Dutch Buggy Cup 13 year old Jarno Pijpers took the win in the Hobby class, handing him the overall Hobby category championship title. Jarno also grabbed the win in the Sportman class while Jordi Velder ended the race on the runner-up spot. Jasper van Duppen rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 22, 2014

New Serpent 748 & 411 option parts

Serpent have new optional parts for the Natrix 748 and Eryx 411 1/10th on-road cars available. First up is an aluminium servo saver lever for the 748. The CNC-machined part is made from 7075-T6 material and offers improved rigidity over the stock composite lever. The composite Ackermann inserts of the standard part are usable with the alloy servo saver in order to help adjust the steering characteristics of the car.

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September 22, 2014

Batlle tops first controlled practice

As things start to get official at the 1:8 Offroad World Championship in Sicily defending Champion Robert Batlle topped the times for the opening round of controlled practice. The 10-minute run of which the drivers’ 3-fastest consecutive laps over the final 5-minutes are counted saw the order of the Top 3 from yesterday’s open practice reversed with David Ronnefalk second fastest and Ty Tessmann third.

Read the full report here or our complete coverage here.