We have seen him announce his departure from Team Associated, with whom he drove with for 13 years, and more recently he was confirmed at both TLR and Team Orion going forward. We sent over a few question to Ryan Maifield to get a bit more insight into his decision to move to a new team and what his expectations are for the seasons ahead.
Hot Bodies introduce the D8T Tessmann Edition 1/8th nitro truggy kit. Based off the original D8T the Tessmann Edition kit was designed with the input of Ty and Gord Tessmann to create an even faster and even more durable truck. The drivetrain has been lightened with new lightweight diffs and lightweight spur gear for quicker acceleration response, plus a new centre rear CVD and longer rear CVDs get the power from the engine to the wheels more efficiently. All the CVDs feature captured pins as well as dust boots for less rebuilding time, plus extra pin holes for a longer useful racing life. A one-piece CNC engine mount holds the engine in place on the 4mm thick 7075 chassis.
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The 3rd round of the Northern Germany nitro on-road regionals was held at the MAC Hamburg track. Lennart Skornia was the man to beat during the weekend as he was able to win all four qualifying heats to take the overall TQ. After starting from pole position into the main final, Lennart never looked back to take a close win from Ingo Bobrowski and Christian Schnädter who finished in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
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New from JConcepts come the Dirt-Tech tyre insert for 1/8th scale buggies. Designed in conjunction with Brian Kinwald, the insert has medium sized cuts on the outside which touch off against the tyre inner carcass providing a cushy response and feel. The inside has horizontal channels cut in a 360 pattern to soak up the large impacts and help create forward bite and increase acceleration. The newly developed material providing racers a durable option capable of being used in medium to extremely high-traction conditions. The 83mm inserts work with any 1/8th buggy tyre and wheel and they come as 4-piece sets.
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The 4th round of this year’s Portuguese 1/8th off-road nationals was held at the track of Evora. The Sunday started off wet but temperatures in the 26°C range made the surface dry swiftly. As for the racing action, Xray’s Bruno Coelho and Miguel Matias won their respective semifinals with a wide margin so everything looked set for a team battle in the main final. In the main Bruno took off with no problems right from the start but an engine problem allowed Miguel to take the lead later on but his lead was not for long because Bruno was able to fight back and to take the main win in front of Miguel Matias and Ricardo Monteiro.
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Arrma present their updated “2014” Mega range of brushed motor 2WD off-road vehicles. Based on the proven twin vertical plate “ladder” frame, the buggies and trucks offer a super tough chassis, large volume shock absorbers and a durable drivetrain with fluid-filled gear differential. The kits are topped off by pre-painted polycarbonate bodyshells and pre-mounted multi-surface dBoots tyres for best possible traction on a variety of surfaces. Included with the factory-assembled kits also comes a fully waterproof 35A brushed controller, a 15T Mega brushed motor, a water and dustproof 5kg-cm steering servo and a 2.4GHz radio system. The Mega range vehicles are available as Raider desert buggy, Granite monster truck, Fury short course truck and Vorteks stadium truck.
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Made for the T4 line of electric touring cars is this fully adjustable LiPo battery mount from Xray. The design allows to shift the battery forth and back and also to the left and right by 4mm in order to adjust the weight bias of the chassis. Included in the set are two L-shaped carbon fibre holders for the side balance adjustments as well as alloy mounts and adjustable posts to adjust the front-to-rear weight bias. The set is rounded out by the needed mounting hardware.
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Exotek introduce a total of four new option parts for the Team Associated B44 4WD buggy in the form of a centre bulkhead cap, front wheel hexes, a carbon fibre battery strap set and steel centre drive cups. Starting with the lo-pro bulkhead cap, the part is machined from high-quality aluminium and designed to offer a sleek profile while the included 4-40 countersunk screws insure the bulkheads are lined up straight. The part is available in blue or black colour.
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