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September 9, 2020

Infinity IF14 II floating electronic plate set

New for the Infinity IF14 II, Creation Model have produced a new batch of products based around their new floating electronic plate set. The floating electronics plate allows the receiver, ESC and motor cooling fan to be easily installed and removed from the chassis, helping with maintenance and allowing for quicker chassis changes. The graphite electronics plate floats off the main chassis by either attaching to a centre weight or an aluminium electronics plate mount to avoid affecting the chassis flex. The brass centre weight comes in at 15 grams and additional 7.5 gram balance weights can added to the centre weight to help balance your car. The 7.5 gram weight can also be mounted without the 15 gram centre weight by mounting it to an aluminium plate mount if necessary. The centre weight can also function as a chassis stiffener by adding an extra screw to the chassis. In addition Creation Model have produced an aluminium cooling fan mount that can also be added to allow installation of a 30mm size fan for cooling the motor. This mount is available in anodised black or red.

View the different parts & configurations here

September 9, 2020

MSE MBX8 battery box & arm stiffeners

MSE Performance Parts Germany have released some new carbon options for the Mugen MBX8 buggy. First up this extended battery box for easy installation of your batteries without the cable chaos. Recommended for use with the Mugen Seiki rubber grommet for better cable routing and sealing, the top carbon plate gives it that factory look and comes with an engraved MSE logo. Also for the MBX8 are a pair of 2mm thick carbon lower arm plates for both the front and the rear. These torsion-resistant carbon plates work best in very hot weather conditions and high grip surfaces or carpet tracks.

View the lower arm plates here

September 9, 2020

VP-Pro Striker Evo short course tires

VP-Pro have released this 1/10 short course tire to its extensive tire range, called the Striker Evo VP-503. Made using their tried and tested thread pattern from the 8-series, it provides stable and excellent wear during their testing and real world race conditions. Produced from high quality rubber and inserts there are three different colour rims to choose from (black, yellow & white) and come in a range of different hardness compounds.

Source: VP-Pro [vp-racing.com]

September 9, 2020

Thayer, Batta & Ashmore win big at Surf City Classic

Having covered the mod classes from the 13th Annual Surf City Classic that was held this past weekend at OCRC Raceway, the action was no less exciting in the Stock classes. In the 13.5 4wd Buggy class, it was Yokomo driver Matthew Gonzales that would get the TQ spot for the single 10-minute A-main ahead of Matthew Williby. As the tone went off, 5th place starter Jake Thayer got off to a great start and would find himself in 2nd place by the end of lap 2. He would then slowly begin catching the leader Gonzales during the next few minutes of the race by putting in fast and consistent laps. Right at the halfway point of the A-Main, the Yokomo/Muchmore driver made a great pass for the lead and would hold it to the end to take an impressive win. Matthew Gonzales would have to settle for 2nd with Matthew Williby completing the podium in 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

September 9, 2020

Xpress Execute lower suspension mount spacers

From Xpress for their line of Execute touring cars, including the XQ10, comes this set of 0.5mm thick lower suspension mount spacers. Further fine tune your roll centres with these easy to install spacer shims for your lower suspension mounts. Also included is a shim for the one-piece optional FR mount. Suitable for the Xpress Execute XQ1S, XQ1, XM1S, XM1, FT1, FT1S & XQ10.

Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]

September 9, 2020

XactRC Affix CA premium tire glue

XactRC’s new Affix CA premium tire glue was developed and tested for today’s new rubber tires to bond quickly with the best adhesion. Available in a single 20g bottle or two 10g bottles with one of the new black tip (steel) and pink tip (plastic) included with each package. Also available separately, XactRC’s black and pink tips compliment the glue bottles perfectly to give you more control during application. Each package includes 10 pieces for extra value.

View the different tips here

September 8, 2020

Team Associated Octalock spur gears

Team Associated have released their new range of Octalock spur gears, launched with the RC10B74.1 buggy. In addition to the octagon shape, each pad has eight locking tabs that engage with the spur gear for maximum security and longevity. Octalock spur gears are 100% backwards compatible to older models while the Octalock version slipper pads are only compatible with Octalock spur gears. The spur gears are available in 72T, 75T, 78T and 81T 48P, while the pads come in 11mm and 19mm inner hole variants.

View the different slipper pads here

September 8, 2020

Marco Baruffolo wins 2020 HotRace Cup

The HotRace Cup took place last weekend at the NitroBuggy Genzone track, home track of Marco Baruffolo. The track conditions were really difficult with high grip and lots of bumps making it really hard to drive fast and safe. In qualifying it was Xray driver Baruffolo that took the opening round, with multiple European Champion Elliott Boots driving his SWorkz taking the other 2 rounds to claim the top qualifier spot. In the final Marco could get by the British driver on the opening lap, Boots having problems on the 2nd lap as his front tires came unglued, the resulting pit-stop dropping him out of contention. Baruffolo would go on to win by more than a lap in front of another SWorkz driver, Leonardo Valente in 2nd, with TLR driver Alex Zanchettin completing the podium in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]