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April 3, 2013

Yaiba RB6, B4 & XB4 option parts

Yaiba Racing announce the soon release of new aluminium option parts for the Kyosho RB6, Team Associated B4 and Xray XB4 buggy. Starting with the RB6 parts, the company comes up with some more suspension components in the form of wide rear suspension mounts for mid and rear motor buggies. They are CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium, sport a bright red anodising and white writings for easy identification. Available will be RF, RR and RR mid motor parts all of which are direct replacements for the kit’s plastic mounts. New for the Team Associated B4 comes an aluminium front bulkhead that weights in at around 9.5g and that therefore is 5g heavier than the stock plastic part. Made for the Xray XB4 is an aluminium servo saver crank. As the Kyosho parts the items come red anodised and with laser-etched writings. All of the new parts will become available by mid April.

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April 3, 2013

JConcepts off-road wing buttons

New from JConcepts come aluminium wing buttons for 1/8th off-road vehicles. Specially designed for all screw-in wing mounts the machined aluminium design with durable outer rim and stylish hex design offers a bit more security over traditional plastic wing buttons. The buttons incorporate through-holes and notched hexes which make it light-weight and strong in all the important areas. The attachment area has an already built-in countersunk feature which allows for the cleanest assembly possible and the buttons are available in blue and black colour.

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April 3, 2013

LRP Quadra V.1 charger & LiPo packs

LRP introduce the Quadra Competition V.1 charger and new hard case LiPo battery packs. Starting with the charger, the Quadra Competition V.1 is designed for the stationary use with the integrated power supply or at the track using 12V input. The charger offers up to 10A charge and 5A discharge current, fills 1S to 6S LiPo and 1 to 14 cell LiXX battery packs and offers several charge programs including balancing and storage charging. Featuring a back-lit display and four foil-covered buttons the V.1 is also updatable using the integrated USB interface. Also new is an updated line of competition hard case LiPo battery packs. Available are several 2S and a 1S pack build from 80C/40C up to 110C/55C cells making them ideal for 1/12th to 1/8th scale applications. The capacities available range from 4500mAh with the 2S ‘shorty’ pack up to 7200mAh with the 2S offerings. They come in protective semi-transparent cases and with 4mm bullet-type tube connectors and 2mm balancer ports.

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April 3, 2013

Bowie Ginting wins Rd1 of Indonesian EP regionals

The first round of the 2013 Indonesian Regional/Jakarta EP Championship was held at the Sunter International Speedway with more than 50 entries attending in the four classes Prostock 10.5T, Stock 13.5T, FWD and 1/12 pan car. Qualification saw three five minute rounds with the best result counting. Bowie Ginting was able to grab TQ followed by Rama Tribudiman in 2nd and Ronny Suwarto in 3rd position. Heri Susanto and Suwardi Suliandy completed top 5 grid. The first A main saw Bowie pulling away towards a clean win while Rama, Ronny, Heri and Suwardi fought for the 2nd place. And after the 5 minute run, Heri finish in 2nd, followed by Suwardi in 3rd. In A main 2 Bowie once again got a clean start but the rest of the pack that got involved in a serious crash in the first corner. Bowie kept his steady pace and crossed the finish line in first position, followed by Heri and Suwardi respectively. By winning the second run Bowie secured an early overall win but decided to attend in the third A main again. He once again pulled away from the field but further down the pack Heri had to retire after an early accident. Suwardi got 2nd and battled till the last minute for this spot with Teddy. This gave Xray a clean top 3 sweep with Bowie, Heri and Suwardi all running the T4 car.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 3, 2013

Speed Mind V3.0 transmitter bags

Speed Mind introduce five new ‘V3.0’ transmitter bags for intermediate and competition level Airtronics/Sanwa and Futaba radios. They are made using a special fabric that resembles a carbon fibre surface and the bags sport protective inner foams that match with the transmitter’s outlines. Several compartments make storing small parts and accessories easy. An inner pocket for the manual, outer handles and a stitched transmitter logo round up the package. Currently available are dedicated variants for the Airtronics/Sanwa M11X, M12 and MT-4, and the Futaba 4PK and 4PL.

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April 3, 2013

P-S-R MBX7 air filter sets

Power-Save-Racing introduce new air filter sets for the Mugen MBX7 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. The foam elements are designed to perfectly match with the vehicles air filter box, they are of a single piece design and offer better dust protection and an increased airflow. They come as sets of 6 or 12 elements including 45ml or 90ml air filter oil respectively.

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April 2, 2013

FTW Phoenix body for 8ight-T 2.0

FTW have launched Phoenix, its new line of truggy bodies, with a fitment for Team Losi’s 8ight-T 2.0. Phoenix is pure performance packaged in sinister chopped-top styling. Convention-defying style integrates an industry-standard downforce profile for the one-two punch of form and function that is standard-issue FTW. Formed from premium grade clear .040” polycarbonate sheet with clear protective outer film, it is supplied with window masks, grill/headlight decal sheet and a 4”x6” FTW logo decal sheet.

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April 2, 2013

Team Associated 1/8th pinions

Team Associated have announced the addition of four more pinions to its 1:8 electric line of vehicles. These mod1 pitch gears will expand any racer’s track-tuning options and are now available in 18T, 19T, 20T and 21T versions. These pinions will fit on the RC8.2e, SC8.2e, RC8Be, RC8e, RC8Te, and SC8e.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]