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]
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]
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.
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
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.
1up Racing’s recently introduced pit board is soon also available in a larger 355x455mm version for 1/10th off-road duties. Each pit board includes a QuikChek decal for quick reference of wheelbase, popular bearing and screw sizes, and a ruler. A gloss black band surrounds the work area completing an extremely clean look. QuikChek decals are available with Blue, Red, Orange, Pink, Green or Gray accents to match any pit space and they can also become personalised. The off-road pit board will become available by mid-March.
Coming soon from Pro-Line is the Impulse 1.9” black plastic internal bead-loc wheel for 1/10th rock crawlers. These wheels are designed to not only look scale but to be super easy to use by only requiring six screws per wheel for mounting tyres. The unique 3-piece plastic wheel design bolts together in the back and locks on to most 1.9″ crawling tyres. The back of the 12mm hex wheel also accepts Pro-Line’s optional brass brake rotor weights for additional looks and performance. The overall wheel width and wheel offset are the same as Pro-Line’s line of 1.9″ aluminium Pro-Forge wheels and the wheels will hit stores soon.
Pro-Line have expanded their range of chassis protector skins by variants for the TLR 22 4.0 and the Team Associated B64 buggy. The black chassis protector is extra thick at 0.5mm and is mostly black with subtle gray P-L Logos fading to black that will fit in with any paint scheme. As an added bonus, the skin also includes two rear skid protectors. The Pro-Line black chassis skins are manufactured by Stick It 1 graphics for Pro-Line, and are available separately for the 22 4.0 and B64.
View the B64 chassis skin here
