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October 28, 2017

UREE 1/10th buggy drive shaft boots

Japanese company UREE has introduced a pair of drive shaft boots for 1/10th off-road vehicles. Made from very tough yet flexible silicone material the boots are designed to protect the outdrive and driveshaft pin area from the influence of dust, dirt and moisture while keeping grease in at the same time. The result is a longer parts life especially in extreme environments and the boots fit the Team Associated B6, B6D, B64 and B64D, Yokomo YZ-2CA, DT and DTM, Xray XB2 and XB4, Kyosho Lazer and Ultima as well as other kits.

View the boots fitted to a B6 drivetrain here

October 27, 2017

Tanner Stees wins at Arizona State Championships

The Arizona State Championships were held recently at Hobby Action raceway. The layout for the track was welcomed by many and a huge triple and a quad section was something different for an indoor track and a nice change of pace for indoors. The single 8-minute 4WD main on Sunday saw Xray’s Tanner Stees walking away with the win. Coming from the 2 spot on the grid, Tanner would gain the lead after a couple of laps and he was able to break away from the 2nd placed driver until Tanner had a problem with lap traffic and had to be marshalled were he fell back down to 2nd. The battle continued on once again until the leader made a mistake and Stees was able to take the lead and get a gap going until the end of the race, where he finished 1st from Team Associated’s Ashe Deering 2nd and Tekno’s Billy Fischer 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 27, 2017

Traxxas TRX-4 Tactical Unit RTR truck

Based off of the Traxxas TRX-4 1/10th 4WD trail truck chassis comes the new Tactical Unit, a rapid-response vehicle designed to charge into practically any situation, emerging unscathed and ready for the next adventure. From broken concrete and back-alley climbing, to mud, rocks, and streams, the all-terrain vehicle conquers it all as it shares the innovative features and capability of the TRX-4 scale and trail crawler, but includes a rugged, lightweight tactical body for increased agility. Included in the package are the pre-painted ProGraphix Night Camo body, a waterproof XL-5 HV speed controller, metal gear steering servo, and a TQi 2.4GHZ radio system.

View the features and more images here

October 27, 2017

Casal Ribeiro & Ramos win at Portuguese Cup

The 1/10th Electric Buggy Portuguese Cup was recently held at the RC Oeste indoor track in Torres Vedras, Portugal. In the 2WD class Nuno Casal Ribeiro and Pedro Gomes battled for the TQ with the better end for Nuno who took the pole position for the A-mains in the tie-breaker. In the finals it was again Nuno who held the upper hand to take the day’s win from Marco Timoteo 2nd and Pedro Gomes, who suffered some mishaps, in 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

October 26, 2017

19th annual Dirt Nitro Challenge – Registration open

The organisers of the Dirt Nitro Challenge have announced that the official registration for the 2018 edition is now open. With upgrades to the Fear Farm facility underway, the organisers have been given the green light for the upcoming event and they will also limit the number of 1/8th scale entries to ensure a reasonable nightly finish hour and guarantee quality advertised track time, meaning spots available will sell out fast. Sign-up for the 19th annual Nitro Challenge is now available here.

October 26, 2017

Belgian SCT Cup Rd6 – Report

Round 6 of the Belgian SCT Cup was held at the Off-road Racing RC Torhout club. The event marked the serie’s first visit at the venue whose 250 metres long astro turf track offers both technical and flatout sections, with some tricky jumps in between that require very precise driving. Due to rainy weather in the built up to the event, the track was still wet in the morning and it took until the afternoon to dry up, making tyre choice critical. In Pro2 qualifying, Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) took the TQ by winning all three rounds while Nicolas Evens (TLR) obtained the second spot of the grid despite some mechanical issues in the final run. Tom Vercarre (TLR) and Guillaume Laffut (TeamC) fought for P3 all morning long and eventually it was Tom who rounded out the top 3 results.

Continue reading the report here

October 26, 2017

Kyosho MP9 gear differential sets

Kyosho’s Yuichi Kanai has announced the soon release of two gear differential sets for the MP9 and GT3 series of kits. The convenient packs do away with the need to buy all parts separately with the front/rear kits include the needed diff gear while the centre diff pack comes without main gear to let drivers choose the required size. All include hard-coated 7075 aluminium cross shafts for a low weight and to keep the oil cleaner for longer. The diff sets will hit stores soon.

View the centre diff kit here

October 26, 2017

Mugen introduce new MBX7-series option parts

Coming from Mugen is a range of option parts for the Mugen MBX7 series of buggies, trucks and GT cars. Available from November are new front steering knuckle sets in in-line and 1.5 trailing axle configuration that include carbon fibre steering upright arms – the latter also being available separately to replace the standard alloy parts. The front uprights and carbon fibre steering arms are usable on the MBX7R buggy, MBX7TR truck and MGT on-road car, with the in-line configuration offering smooth steering response while the trailing knuckles make for increased steering. As for the carbon arms, the design was modified to allow space for the larger 15x21x4mm bearings when running the trailing front uprights. Also new is a 47T main gear for the HT centre diff that is good for use on smaller tracks or when in need of additional low-end power and acceleration. Last but not least comes a new IFMAR-legal, lightweight high downforce rear wing in white, yellow or black colour.

View the other new parts here