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May 2, 2011

Mike Applegate wins Truck at JConcepts Supercup Rd4

The final round of the Jconcepts Supercup Championship Series took place at Bashers RC Raceway, a beautiful indoor RC palace, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The modified truck class was competitive as ever with TLR Team Driver Mike Applegate getting the TQ. The mod trucks took to the track for the main event with Mike getting the hole shot and leading the first few laps. Applegate made a few mistakes which made for some great racing, but he battled back and took the win, with Dan Borkowicz taking 2nd and Jader Lopez 3rd.

May 2, 2011

Xceed ZX-12 polished inline 2667 pipe-set

Xceed’s new ZX-12 polished inline pipe-set features the EFRA 2667 pipe for better overall performance. A great all round pipe for low, mid and top-end power, the stinger is thicker and is conical shaped inside. Available as a pipe-set with best matched header, springs and rubber seals, or get the pipe separately.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

May 2, 2011

Pitshark 8ight shell with skin

Italian company Pitshark have announced their new Losi 8ight shell with line of suitable custom decals. A collaboration with Deltaplastik, this new high quality cab forward body gives better off power steering and plenty of cooling for the engine. The skins are designed to fit the new shell perfectly and come in two different versions, Thinyrex and Toxy, and are customizable to include your sponsors. The decals come already applied to the body and are resistant to all types of thinners and fuel.

Source: Pitshark [pitshark.it]

May 2, 2011

Xray RX8 XCA Composite 2-Speed gears

Xray have announced their precision-molded spur gears made from a special composite material that gives long life, minimal wear and minimizing breakage and stripping. Strategically lightened to reduce rotating mass, the special composite material will withstand even the most extreme racing conditions which imparts high tension and shear forces on the spur gears. The spur gears are injected in a specially-constructed mold which ensures equal material injection for ultra-true and wobble-free running of the spur gear. Each gear is stamped with a tooth number for easy identification and are available in 45T, 46T & 47T 2nd gears and 48T, 49T & 50T 1st gears.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 1, 2011

Associated RC8B upgrade parts

Based on the parts used by Associated’s team drivers at Motorama, CRCRC Winter Midwest Nitro Champs and the IFMAR 1:8 Worlds in Thailand, these new team-tested and raced parts are now available to everyone and will substantially improve the performance of your RC8B. The new parts include a +3mm chassis, light front and rear outdrive, upgraded front and rear arms, a new lower B Plate with inserts, upgraded front and rear shock towers and aluminium steering posts. Available separately, there is a kit available that includes all the wishbones, shock towers, straight eyelets and fasteners. There is also an update rear swaybar kit for use with the updated rear lower suspension arms, that includes 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8mm wires, as well as all mounting parts. Available in June.

View all the new parts here

May 1, 2011

Blazej Orlowski joins Hot Bodies Poland

Multiple Polish Stock class National Champion Blazej Orlowski has signed for Hot Bodies for the 2011 season. The former Tamiya Poland driver will run the latest TCX touring car in both the national series and in Euro Touring Series races. Blazej want to give special thanks to Niko Triandafilidis for the great support over the past few years.

Source: HPI Poland [hpi.pl]

April 30, 2011

Serpent 966 lightweight front wheel axles

Serpent have announced these new super lightweight front wheel axles for the Serpent 960 / 966. CNC machined from aerospace quality aluminium and hard coated, they offer a perfect bearing fit, while the material means they are 70% lighter than the steel versions.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 30, 2011

Novarossi 2096 Buggy pipe set

Racing Experience have announced the release of the new Novarossi 2096 buggy pipe set. Giving the same ignition power as the 9901 pipe, it gives quicker acceleration and also while the fuel mileage is similar to the 9901 on short tracks, this new pipe gives more run time on smooth European style tracks. Made with a super strong construction, using thick material, it makes the pipe very durable. Sold with the 021 header for fitting into the Kyosho and Serpent buggy or with the 029 one to fit in the Mugen or Xray cars.

Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.fr]