Coming from Yeah Racing is a new 2.2” aluminium 6-spoke beadlock crawler wheel. The rim is of a heavy duty design but through the use of CNC machining, it offers a perfect blend of design and weight. It it usable on most 1/10th 2.2” crawlers and with most 2.2” tyres and it comes as pair including wheel hubs.
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Trinity have introduced a Certified Plus red seal ceramic bearing set for the TLR 22 4.0 buggy. The 14-pieces set includes ten 5x10x4mm, two 10x15x4mm and two 6x13x5mm ball bearings whose ceramic construction makes for very low drag and thus improved acceleration, top speed and run times while the red seals ensure exceptional protection against the elements.
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New from R1 Wurks is the Super LCG 80A spec racing brushless speed controller. Developed using an advanced CPU technology and proprietary software combo, the ESC is meant to deliver smooth yet most responsive throttle feel. The controller offers the same advanced throttle and brake adjustability as R1 Wurks’ Digital 2 ESC to suit a wide range of driving styles and offers blinky mode (zero timing) for spec racing. All adjustable settings are easily programmed using a digital program box, designed with an intuitive, easy to use interface. The unit also features the A.C.L.C. Advanced Component Level Cooling system, this design allows individual Mosfets to transfer heat directly to the upper heatsink. The Super LCG saves up to 50 grams (including wire) of weight compared to R1’s full sized ESC, and has a nearly 30 percent smaller footprint.
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The 2017 JConcepts Indoor National Series has come to an end recently and with over 1500 entries for the year and highlighted by the biggest names in the industry, the JConcepts INS7 season set new records for participation, competitiveness, while promoting a fun racing atmosphere. Points were calculated with a win being maximum points of 100, 2nd place was awarded 99 and so on. There is also a TQ bonus of 1 point making a TQ and win a total of 101 points. 3 races out of 5 were required to enter into the overall series total.
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The RC Oeste indoor track in Portugal recently held their 6th anniversary race. Racing in both the 2WD and 4WD classes was very close and in the 2WD category it was young Pedro Gomes (Xray) who took the TQ and also the wins in A1 and A3 for the overall victory from Marco Timoteo (Team Associated) 2nd and Nuno Casal Ribeiro (Team Associated) 3rd. The Xray duo of Miguel Santos and Filipe Miranda would round out the top 5 results.
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The third round of the Xray Racing Series Poland was held at the Zatoka Sportu venue in Lodz in several electric off-road classes. The event attracted a handful of top drivers such as Poland’s own Michal Orlowski, UK’s Trish Neal as well as Bartek Zambrzycki to name just a few. And in the end, Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski was the man to beat in 2WD and 4WD Buggy as he not only TQ’d the classes but he also walked away with the double win.
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Pro-Line have introduced a dual rate spring assortment for the Traxxas X-Maxx truck. Specifically developed for Traxxas’ popular truck, the spring assortment pack includes a pair each of soft, medium and firm upper and lower springs that can be mixed and matched to give tons of tuning options. The main benefit of using dual rate springs is to have a softer initial combined spring rate for gliding over the small choppy bumps, but then transition to a much firmer rate once the upper spring is collapsed to absorb the big hits. The included spring separator is custom machined from black delrin for smooth sliding action over the shock body and the shoulder is offset so upper spring collapses consistently for proper performance. The upper springs are black and the lower springs are bright Zinc coated for a chrome-like finish.
Exotek have released a range of titanium driveshaft accessories for the TLR 22 and Team Associated B6/B64 buggies. First up are lightweight Ti6 titanium rear axle shafts for the TLR 22 series of cars. Coming from Exotek’s Flite series of lightweight parts, the shafts are machined with a tighter tolerance for less bearing slop than the stock axles and about 50 percent weight saving compared to the stock steel axles. They are best suited for stock classes for reduced rotational mass and weight needed in the hot 17.5 classes as they are not suggested for modified use. The axles work with the stock or MIP bones.
