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May 19, 2020

Pro-Line Tough-Color black body shells

Pro-Line have introduced their new series of Tough-Color body shells for a variety of classes. The Tough-Color polycarbonate is made from black material, so owners never have to worry about paint peeling or chipping off. Realistic window stickers are also included with each body shell. Available are the 1969 Chevrolet Nova for drag racing chassis, a 1966 Ford F-100 monster truck for the Traxxas Stampede monster truck, a 1946 Dodge Power Wagon for 313mm wheelbase scale crawlers as well as a pre-cut 1967 Ford F-100 Race Truck Heatwave Edition body for Slash 2WD, Slash 4×4 and Pro-Fusion SC 4×4 short course trucks.

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May 19, 2020

Exotek DR10 HD bulkhead & titanium CVA axles

Coming from Exotek are two optional parts for the Team Associated DR10 in the form of a HD front bulkhead and titanium rear CVA axles. Starting with the front bulkhead, the arm mount is machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and it comes blue anodised for looks and surface protection. The construction improves overall stability of the front suspension and it utilises grub screws to hold the suspension hinge pins in place. The part fits the DR10, DB10, B5 and similar platform Team Associated cars.

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May 19, 2020

Vigor T4F’21 multi-use rear shock tower

Vigor have introduced their new multi-use rear carbon fibre shock tower for the Xray T4F’21. The design with two additional rear body mount locations allows to move the horizontal rear body mount position up and down to fine-tune body rake and ground clearance while also accepting vertical body mounts for those who favour this “old school” kind of attaching the body. The rear shock tower is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and it is understood to match the kit suspension geometry.

Source: Vigor [vigorrc.com]

May 19, 2020

TSP-Racing Speedcoat ceramic lubricant

New from TSP-Racing is the Speedcoat ceramic lubricant for ball races, ball ends, gears, joints and many other applications. The white dry lube is free of resin, acids, oils, greases, and silicones but uses microscopic ceramic particles for excellent penetrating properties making the lube ideal for all hard-to-reach places. The ceramic particles sit in an alcohol-based solution that evaporates quickly after being applied on metal, plastics or many other material used in RC modelling, leaving an ultra-thin coat that ensures ultra-smooth movement. The lube comes in handy 20ml bottles with the included dispensing needle ensures quick and easy application.

Source: 2-Speed [2-speed.de]

May 19, 2020

Shepherd welcome back Flavio Elias

Shepherd have announced the return of South American nitro on-road front runner, Flavio Elias to their team. Back in 2015 the polite Brazilian managed to claim the South American Championship as well as a 4th place at the IFMAR World Championship together with Shepherd and now the cooperation has been renewed. Due to the worldwide Corona virus pandemic Flavio plans to attend only regional and national races in 2020 with the main goal being the Worlds in Japan in 2021. Flavio had the following to say about the deal:

It is with great pleasure and happiness that I return to this team, which gave me many joys and achievements. I want to thank Patrick and the whole Shepherd Team for this opportunity.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 19, 2020

ETS, EOS & ENS announce revised 2020 schedules

With the Corona virus situation impacting racing around the world, many planned events have had to be cancelled or postponed. After carefully monitoring the situation throughout Europe, and talking to host venues and government officials in various countries, the organisers of the ETS, EOS and ENS championships have been able to put together a revised schedule of races for the rest of 2020. Of course, these still do remain provisional as the rules and restrictions change on a regular basis and any further updates will be communicated to racers closer to each event date.

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May 19, 2020

Soda City King of the Road – Report

Soda City in Columbia, South Carolina hosted their annual King of the Road trophy race. The race was attended by drivers around the east coast as some states are still under stay at home orders. Though the attendance was down from prior years the racing was tight among some of the countries up and coming talent. The faculty provided an excellent environment for the racers from beginning to end. In 17.5 Touring Car it was Awesomatix’s John Dickson taking TQ over fellow Awesomatix drivers Brian Card and Clayton Young in the fastest class of the day. During the main event things were shuffled multiple times between all three Awesomatix drivers, but in the end it would be Card taking the win over Young. Dickson would bring it home 3rd completing a clean sweep of the podium for Awesomatix.

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May 18, 2020

Roche Rapide P12 Evo -0.5mm centre pivot mount

Roche have introduced a new option part for the P12 Evo 1/12th scale pan car kit in the form of a -0.5mm lower centre pivot mount. The set includes a centre pivot mount machined from Delrin material for smooth suspension movement while the matching pivot ball mount is made of black anodised aluminium. Both parts are compatible with the optional sliding design lower pod plate and due to their -0.5mm roll centre specification, they make for increased rear end stability and reduced steering in the middle and exit of a corner.

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