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August 1, 2013

JConcepts TLR 8ight 3.0 Silencer body

New from JConcepts comes the Silencer body shell for the TLR 8ight 3.0 buggy. Designed for high-speed tracks, the body features a narrowed, Finnisher stance cockpit that allows better fuel tank access and offers increased flow around the engine’ heatsink. A deep recess around the heat-sink area with dual channelling out the rear provides air escape along with rear-end stability. The body’s side-pods have a clipped rear-end, narrowing the rear by angling just in front of the rear tyres. The Silencer is capped off with a cockpit “shark fin” for more high-speed tracking stability and increased roof stiffness. As usual the body comes clear, including window masks and a decal sheet.

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August 1, 2013

2013 Southwest Indoor Grand Prix – Announcement

JConcepts announce the 2013 Southwest Indoor Grand Prix for the weekend of the 20th of October. The 10th Annual event held at the famous Competition Hobbies track in Tucson, AZ, will feature the very best indoor off-road racing in the Southwest, drawing from a deep pool of Arizona, California and national drivers coming in to wage battle. Racers will compete on a freshly built layout at the direction of Richard “Zippy” Lake on the grippy, smooth indoor surface. The race will be held in several 1/10th 2WD, 4WD and Short Course classes and will see the attendance of World-class drivers like Ryan Maifield, Dustin Evans, Brian Kinwald and more. Find more information very soon on JConcept’s website and sign up for the race here.

August 1, 2013

RB One R drivetrain and suspension options

RB have introduced new optional parts for their RB One line of buggies in the form of clutch bells, a new main gear and a thicker anti-roll bar wire. Starting with the clutch bells, the parts are of a vented design and now come in two new sizes, 13T and 14T. They are CNC-machined, lightweight and sport size markings for easy identification. In addition to the clutch bells RB also have a new lightweight 50T main gear available. Again CNC-machined and of a lightweight design, the part reduces the rotating mass of the drivetrain for quicker spool-up and acceleration while offering additional gearing possibilities. Last but not least comes the super thick 2.9mm front anti-roll bar wire. Designed for very high grip surfaces the thickest of RB’s swaybar wires keeps the front end planted on astro or carpet tracks. All parts are designed to fit both the RB One and RB One R.

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August 1, 2013

MR..Roche Tamiya & Kyosho option parts

MR..Roche introduce new option parts for the Tamiya TRF417V5, TA05 and TA06 touring cars as well as the Kyosho RB6 buggy. Starting with the Tamiya options, available now are specific heady duty differential cup joints that are made from ultra-hard spring steel to increase the lifespan. The drivetrain parts received a heat treatment for an even harder surface and the TA05/06 parts also include POM low-friction joint shaft blades. Swinging over to the RB6 parts, MR..Roche come up with a battery plate, ESC mount plate and a 4mm front shock tower. All parts are CNC-machined from high-quality carbon fibre with the battery plate and shock tower also sporting milled out sections for an even lower weight and good looks. All parts are a direct replacement for the stock plastic composite items.

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August 1, 2013

Austin Blair doubles at Norcal Offroad Champs

Racers from around the area travelled to Union City, CA for the 5th Annual Offroad Champs at Norcal. The meeting was run on two different tracks for each scale making it a unique experience for the drivers racing both 1/10 and 1/8 at the race. Tekin factory driver Austin Blair took the opportunity to shake down his Tekin-powered Tekno rides prior to the upcoming ROAR nationals being held later this week. Blair would take the win with his Tekno SCT410 in the 4WD short course class and also brought home the win in 1/8th E-Buggy.

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August 1, 2013

Vaterra 1969 Camaro SS RTR kit

New from Vaterra comes this amazingly looking 1969 Camaro SS ready-to-run muscle car. The vehicle is based on the V100 4WD 1/10th electric chassis and it received some valuable option parts in the form of oil-filled shock absorbers and a lightweight alloy centre driveshaft. Acceleration and speed are courtesy of a Dynamite Tazer 3300Kv brushless motor and ESC system while the energy is provided by the included Dynamite Silver 3000mAh 2S LiPo battery pack. Also included are a pre-painted Camaro SS body shell, treaded tyres on highly detailed multi-spoke rims, a genuine Spektrum DX2E 2.4GHz radio system with batteries and a suitable Dynamite 10W LiPo Balance AC peak charger.

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August 1, 2013

TLR 8ight-E 3.0 8th electric buggy

Following on from the success of the TLR 8ight 3.0 buggy, the new TLR 8ight-E 3.0 has been developed to meet the specific requirements of the electric 1/8 buggy racer and features many specific design cues that further optimise the 8ight platform and hone it for the specific rigours of electric racing. The 4mm 7075-T6 hard anodised chassis has been optimised for equal lateral flex characteristics and facilitates the lowest possible mounting of the motor and cells thus lowering the overall centre of gravity to improve handling and direction change. Motor and cell placement now resembles the layout used on the SCTE 2.0 SC truck. Other features included in the new kit are 16mm shock absorbers, aluminium suspension pivots and redesigned shock towers with optimised camber link and shock mounting positions. The kit is topped off by a new aero package that makes use of the experience gained with the 8ight 3.0 nitro buggy and includes a wing with wickerbill option and a new aggressively styled body shell with large shark fin.

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July 31, 2013

DDM 5ive-T HS-900SGS servo install kit

DDM have a dedicated Hitec HS-900SGS servo installation kit for the Losi 5ive-T available. Included in the set are Hitec’s new ultra high voltage servo, taller heatsink-design servo mounts and a clamp-type aluminium servo arm to keep the steering linkage at a decent angle. Included in the set is also a 4S 14.8V 3600mAh receiver battery pack and a voltage regulator that directly powers the servo and while offering selectable 6V to 8V receiver input voltage. The set is rounded out by red BEC-type connectors and shrink wrap tubes.

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