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March 15, 2018

Jared Phair takes double INES points series titles

The final round of the INES points series was hosted by 46RC recently. With watering mid-round the grip was more consistent but the tight, red clay track required running extra soft slicks with aggressive tyre sauce. In the 2WD and 4WD classes Jared Phair finished 2nd to take the overall titles from Stephen Maizer (PR Racing) 2nd and Bryan Kata (Team Associated) on the 3 spot with the two also rounding out the championship top 3 results.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 15, 2018

Kaja Novotny sweeps Czech EP Off-road Nats Rd1

The opening round of the Czech National Electric Off-road Championship was held in Hrotovice at the same venue as the popular Mibosport Cup. The organisers used the same track layout as during the Mibosport Cup final, meaning things would be pretty close up front. Already in practice Xray’s Kaja Novotny showed a pretty amazing performance in 2WD and Truck, however he struggled a bit in 4WD. The 2WD class then saw Kaja taking the overall TQ from Max Götzl and Ales Bidovsky in 2nd and 3rd.

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March 15, 2018

T-Works XB4’18/17 aluminium centre driveshafts

Coming from T-Works and made for the 2018 and 2017 variants of Xray’s popular XB4 buggy are aluminium centre driveshaft dogbones. They are machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and sport a hard anodised surface for wear. Available are 66mm front and 99m rear dogbones and they come separately or as complete set.

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March 14, 2018

Avid RC8B3/T3 HD aluminium steering rack

Coming from Avid and made for the Team Associated RC8B3 series of off-road vehicles is the HD aluminium steering rack. Made to prevent the easy bending of the stock steering rack by making it out of the strong 7075-T6 aluminium, the design also removes the relief pockets, and takes out the unnecessary kinks. The black anodised item comes with silver edge details and a laser-etched Avid logo. The rack fits all the vehicles in the RC8B3 and RC8T3 line.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

March 14, 2018

DE Racing Speedline slim 2WD buggy front wheels

New from DE Racing are the Speedline series slim 2WD buggy front wheels. Designed for the use with narrow carpet and turf tyres, the wheels are available in Team Associated B6 and Kyosho RB6 as well as TLR 22 3.0/4.0 specific offsets. Each set contains four rims that are available in fluorescent yellow, white or black colour.

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March 14, 2018

Vision Racing Products V2 shock stand

Coming from Vision Racing Products is their new V2 Shock Stand for both 1/10 and 1/8 off-road vehicles. The 3-piece shock stand features a carbon fibre top and base, along with an aluminium centre post and it sports slots to hang the shocks upside down to drain, as well as small pegs to hang the shock caps from to keep them clean. The carbon base features cutout pockets with felt pads and a small magnet on the front to hold items like shock nuts. The rear section of the base shows off a holographic VRP logo embedded within the carbon. The logo has a neat effect to it as it changes colour at different angles, providing the ultimate bling. The V2 shock stand comes including a felt storage pouch and it is available now.

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March 14, 2018

6mik Axium 4WD 1/10th buggy front tyre

6mik have introduced their new Axium 4WD 1/10th buggy front tyre for artificial surfaces such as carpet and astroturf. The tyre uses the company’s Optimized Control Concept design with softer inner and harder outer carcass for improved steering precision in both low and high bite track conditions, depending on the mounting direction of the tyre. The tread makes use of rounded outer pins for great balance between steering aggressiveness and bite while the inner blocks ensure good traction. The tyre will become available in green soft and blue medium compound.

Source: 6mik [6mik-racing.com]

March 14, 2018

Xray XB2 35g stainless steel battery weight

Coming from Xray is a 35g stainless steel battery weight for the XB2, XT2, and XB4 range of vehicles. The weight was developed for the use with lightweight standard or low-profile shorty LiPo battery packs as it ups the vehicle’s overall weight for improved handling, better landing and an easier to drive car. The weight places underneath the battery, it comes laser-etched for easy identification and is available now.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]