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March 1, 2018

Tekno EB410 alloy stub axles & composite diff gears

Coming from Tekno RC and made for the EB410 1/10th scale 4WD buggy are aluminium stub axles and composite diff gear sets. Starting with the stub axles, they are CNC-machined from 7075 aluminium, hard anodised for wear, and reduce the rotating mass as well as unsprung weight by over 5g per pair. They are a direct replacement for the stock steel stub axles and do not require any additional parts. Although these axles are tough, they are intended to be used for performance improvement in the highly competitive 13.5 4WD class and may not be as durable as the stock counterpart. The axles are available as separate sets for the front and the rear of the buggy.

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March 1, 2018

T-Works MBX8 spring steel centre diff joints

Coming from T-Works and made for the Mugen MBX8 buggy is a set of spring steel centre diff joints. The outdrives are a direct fit and sport a special surface treatment for wear as well as machined bearing and bevel gear seats for improved precision. The parts are also compatible with the MGT7 and older spec MBX series kits.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

March 1, 2018

Novarossi Mantra 3.5cc off-road engine

Novarossi have announced that their Mantra 3.5cc nitro off-road engine is now also available with a rear ceramic bearing. The square stroke power plant is of a 4-port design and it comes with a specially shaped crankshaft for optimised mixture flow, a rear crankcase cover with steel insert for reduced friction and with an O-ring sealed composition camber insert for reduced vibrations and better sealing. The ceramic rear ball bearing will minimise wear while improving acceleration and fuel consumption.

View a list of the specifications and another image here

March 1, 2018

Xray XB8 graphite rear lower A-arm

Xray have introduced a graphite-reinforced rear lower suspension arm for the XB8 1/8th scale buggy line. The item is moulded from a specially formulated compound that is both lightweight and durable with the increased stiffness improving side bite on medium to very high traction surfaces. The arm is not directional and can be used on the left and right hand side of the buggy.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 1, 2018

Noha Ben Mohamed wins at CML Masters

The 2018 CML Off-road Masters was hosted by the BCL club and held on a purpose-built indoor track in Louvres, France recently. In the 2WD Stock Buggy class it was young Noha Ben Mohamed (Xray) who laid town a perfect and impressive performance by taking the overall TQ with two out of four won qualifiers and he would also walk away with the overall win in front of Lee Russell (Team Associated) and Philippe Hautecoeur (Schumacher) in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 1, 2018

Kyosho Mad Crusher HD front & rear panhard mounts

Kyosho have introduced front and rear aluminium heavy duty panhard rod mounts for the Mad Crusher monster truck. The parts are machined from high-quality aluminium and replace the standard parts with more rigid and durable items that improve the overall stability and precision of the front and rear axle assembly. The mounts are available separately for the front and the rear of the truck, they are machined from high-quality material and come gun metal anodised to match the remainder of the truck’s parts.

View the front mount here

February 28, 2018

Pro-Line 2.8” & 3.8” pre-mounted MT tyres

Coming from Pro-Line are new 2.8” and 3.8” monster truck tyres on stone grey F-11 wheels. The 2.8” range includes the Badlands MX28 and Trencher all-terrain tyres while the larger 3.8” range includes the Badlands MX38 and Trencher X treads. The 2.8” variants come on F-11 wheels that fit trucks such as the Traxxas Jato, Nitro Stampede, Electric Stampede, Stampede 4×4, Rustler and the Pro-Line Pro-MT while the 3.8” premounts utilise 1/2” off-set 17mm F-11 wheels. New to the range is the use of stone grey wheels that add to the already existing black rim pre-mounts.

View the other pre-mounts here

February 28, 2018

Jason Nugroho TQs & wins Cap Go Meh race

The Cap Go Meh race was held last weekend at the Forluck RC Raceway Track in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. “Cap Go Meh” means the 15th day and the last day of the Lunar New Year celebrations for Chinese communities around the world and the race schedule saw four rounds of 10-minutes qualifying followed by bump-up finals. Xray’s Jason Nugroho would put his Novarossi-powered buggy on the TQ spot after the qualifiers and he would also come out fastest after the 45-minutes main race with Stanley Wangsanegara (HB Racing/O.S.) and Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/O.S.) completing the top 3 podium result.

View the final results here