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September 29, 2017

OS Speed Max R21, Piston clip pliers & After-run oil

Making their debut this week at the Tokyo Hobby Show, OS Speed have introduced a number of new items to their range. First up is the Max R21 1/8 on-road racing engine aimed at club racers, the spec of which can be found below, to be released in December. Next up a pair of OS Speed piston clip pliers to remove and set in piston clips. The tips of the pliers are curved and the inner side of the tip is grooved to hold a piston clip tightly. Finally there is OS Speed maintenance oil, available in 30ml bottles, an after-run oil to help increase the life of your engine.

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September 29, 2017

Pro-Line Hyrax tires, Precut Raptor & 1:5 Fugitive tires

Pro-Line have a number of new items beginning with a pair of Class 1 Hyrax 1.9″ Rock Crawling Tires. Designed from the ground up for maximum grip on the toughest terrain, the Class 1 legal Hyrax tire is ready for anything your Scale Adventure might throw at you. Featuring an aggressive and open tread pattern with each tread block containing multiple Sipes for incredible tread flex while still looking great on a Scale Rig. The highly detailed connected tread on the sidewall of the Hyrax extends out for unmatched side-hilling performance and the futuristic stepped tread blocks create even more forward gripping edges that dig into slick rock.

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September 28, 2017

Associated custom-fit brass chassis weights

New from Team Associated come these custom-fit chassis weights. Available for the Team Associated RC8B3.1 and B3.1e buggies they are made from machined brass and allow you to adjust the front and rear weight bias with 15g and 30g options.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

September 28, 2017

T-Works JQ Racing carbon options

New from T-Works for the JQ Racing The Black Edition comes a number of carbon option parts. The new lightweight items include a graphite brake cam plate, a graphite centre gearbox plate and finally a graphite radio plate.

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September 28, 2017

Tamiya Neo Scorcher Blue Metallic LE

Newly announced from Tamiya is the Blue Metallic Limited-Edition Neo Scorcher. Mounted on to the TT-02B chassis, TT-02B the Buggy version, it uses the TT-02 on-road version as its base, adding longer suspension arms, CVA shock units and buggy bumpers to give it great off-road performance. Of course, it retains the TT-02’s excellent drivability and ease of assembly and maintenance, while motor cooling ducts and receiver case add to the model’s durability. It also includes a large wing to go with the futuristic-designed tough body, plus stickers based on the original Terra Scorcher’s livery design.

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September 28, 2017

JConcepts Swaggers & Pin Downs SCT tyres

JConcepts have introduced their line of Swaggers and Pin Downs for the Short Course class. The Swagger SCT front tire has a multitude of heights and angular ribs for cornering speed, consistency and straight-line tracking ability and has shown to produce ultra fast lap times while also being easier to drive than other options on the market. The front tires work best on Carpet and Astroturf tracks where the racing line requires an aggressive style front tire. The Pin Downs feature a pin spiked tread, which is directional for added performance and stability. The directional nature of the pins were positioned to allow broken-in type pins to grip the surface in one direction, while the pins are more upright when oriented in the opposite direction. The bottoms of the pins have heavy radiuses which allow the pins to wear more consistently and not tear or rip off the carcass prematurely. Both tires are designed for industry standard SCT wheels.

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September 28, 2017

Kyosho Outlaw Rampage Desert Racing Truck

Following earlier teasers, Kyosho have finally introduced the new Outlaw Rampage Desert Racing Truck. Bringing a new dimension to R/C cars which incorporates real truck components in a 2WD scale truck. With a new chassis designed from the ground up, the underbody features double wishbone suspension on the front with a link system suspension on the rear in combination with the long stroke of high volume aerating oil shocks to deliver a standard of performance worthy of a 2WD trophy truck. Heavy-duty drive system realises high durability and reliability and is designed to handle high loads with its 32-pitch counter gear and diff gear with slipper clutch to manage sudden load changes from landings etc. With a power centre combination consisting of the newly developed ‘G15’ brushed motor and large capacity Vortex WP Brush ESC 45A, the dynamic performance of the Outlaw Rampage is matched by its stunning 1970-80’s trophy truck style with pre-cut and painted body with decals applied.

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September 27, 2017

Savoya wins Rd5 to take French Title

Last weekend the TSAR held the fifth and final round of the French National Elite. A fantastic track and a wonderful event, in qualifying Reno Savoya battled with Tom Robin but in the end Reno took 4 out of the 5 rounds compared to 1 for Tom. The overall title was to be decided in this last final between Reno, Jerome and Yannick Aigoin. Rayan Medjoubi took the early lead, but following some issues Reno was able to take over the lead where he would stay to the end as Yannick Aigoin took 2nd in front of Eliot Marcon. Savoya’s win, a fifth podium finish from 5 races for the TLR/RC Concepts driver saw him clinch the overall championship for the second time in a row.

Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]