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November 26, 2012

FTW 8ight wing spacer kits

FTW Racing Components has added to its lineup of carbon fibre upgrades with the release of its wing spacer kits for the Team Losi 8ight series of 1:8 off-road cars. Testing has shown performance gains can be realized by fine tuning the orientation of the wing. FTW’s mount spacer kit creates additional wing tuning options through the use of pairs of spacers which can be placed between the rear shock tower and wing mount. The kit include two pairs of 4mm thick carbon fibre spacers, allowing the wing mount to be moved 4mm or 8mm away from the rear shock tower. Longer screws are supplied with the kit to facilitate proper fastening of the wing mount.

Source: FTW [ftwrc.com]

November 26, 2012

Xceed 1/8th Offroad/GT set-up set

Xceed have introduced this set-up set for 1/8 scale offroad and GT cars. Made from high quality green anodised aluminium parts, the set comes with a transparent top-plate, quick release nuts and top quality fasteners. Perfect for quick and easy measurement of caster, camber / camber rise, steering throw and front & rear toe. Comes in a durable black transport bag.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

November 26, 2012

HB R10 1/10th 200mm racing kit

The car that TQ’d the recent World Championships, the HB R10 is the latest kit from the minds at HB-HPI to enter the exciting and fast world of 1/10th scale on-road touring car racing. Top-level nitro touring cars are a completely different type of racing class compared to electric touring cars, you can’t just add an engine to any touring car design and be off to the races. Properly designing and testing a car takes months, even years plus the standard of materials and design has to be at the highest level. At over 60mph, even on smaller tracks, every component has to serve a purpose and be designed to perform. That’s why only the best materials went into the R10: titanium, aircraft aluminum, carbon graphite, top-grade composites and more. The R10 is built from the ground up to perform and to win.

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November 26, 2012

Serpent hooded winter jacket

Serpent have released their new hooded winter jacket in black, with orange and silver-grey details. Featuring the Serpent logo embroidered on the front, inside and back in orange, the water resistant outer textile features a warm hood which can be removed. A Sensortex lining with silver-chrome sections, velcro adjusters on the wrist area and a fleece covered neck-section gives comfort and warmth. The jacket sports a number of pockets on the body, arms and inside, including dedicated pocket for your cell phone. Available in the start of December.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

November 26, 2012

Mugen MBX7 1/8 Nitro Offroad buggy

Mugen Seiki have announced the release of the MBX7 1/8 Nitro Offroad buggy. The Mugen design team had a goal to increase corner speed, increase traction, low the center of gravity and to lighten up the whole drive train and the end result is the MBX7. Mugen concentrated on creating a buggy that would carry natural corner speed with newly designed front upper/lower suspension, The rear suspension was designed to create more traction and smooth action through bumps, jumps and whatever else the buggy attacks with shorter rear suspension arms, fully adjustable anti-squat and toe in bushings. New front shocks and shock springs control the suspension on the front of the buggy while newly designed shock angles keep the rear suspension hooked up to the surface.

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November 26, 2012

Spec-R R1 sway bar set

New from Spec-R for their R1 and S1 chassis’ is this sway bar set. Suitable for both the front and rear the set includes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 & 1.5mm versions to help fine tune your car. The bars are black and sport lasered lines for easy identification.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

November 25, 2012

Volker & Sugiura dominate at Yatabe Arena

Yatabe Arena in Japan played host to their Asia On Road and Off Road Championships this past weekend and the event attracted some international drivers in both classes with the likes of Volker, Rheinard, Groskamp, Levanen & Jasmin attending the TC race while Meen V and Charlee made the trip to take part in the Buggy race. Qualifying for the touring car race saw Ronald Volker dominate qualifying ahead of Yokomo team mate Naoto Matsukura in 2nd, while Marc Rheinard would end up in 3rd. In the final it was more of the same from Volker who won the first two legs of the A-main to secure the win while Naoto took the Leg 3 win to take the runner up spot ahead of Rheinard. Current World Champion Groskamp would recover from a 7th place on the grid to take 4th overall.

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November 25, 2012

Capricorn LAB C02 WC edition

Capricorn have announced an upgrade kit for its 1/10th 200mm chassis called the LAB C02 WC edition. This version includes all the parts used by Capricorn drivers at the recent World Championships in Bangkok. The kit includes new harder more durable plastics, front anti-roll bar F1, middle shaft mount with exhaust support built-in, lightweight hard coated 2-speed shaft, brass weights to be positioned under the tank in order to bring the model to the new minimum weight of 1650g without any additional weights and finally new super soft belts.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]