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June 23, 2014

VBC Firebolt 2WD buggy – Production prototype

VBC Fibrebolt 2WD buggy – Production prototype

VBC Racing have first images of their forthcoming first 2WD off-road buggy available. The Firebolt is based around a narrow 2.5mm 7075 aluminium chassis with adjustable chassis flex system and a carbon fibre battery brace. Composite sidepods prevent dust, dirt and moisture from entering the chassis while giving additional support when a shorty LiPo battery pack is used. The battery mount will also take saddle or square pack batteries while the upper carbon brace incorporates a fan mount to cool the mid motor when needed. The kit will include several aluminium parts from stock such as 12mm big bore shocks, front arm mount, rear bulkhead and rear suspension mounts. The shock towers are cut from 3.7mm carbon fibre and the turnbuckles and CV-type driveshafts are made from high-quality spring steel. There is no official release date so far but expect the buggy to hit stores anytime this Summer.

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June 22, 2014

Team C TC02C gear differential – Coming soon

Team C have released first images of their somewhat older TC02C 2WD mid motor buggy with gear differential option. Although the company’s TM2 seem like a hot ticket on ultra high grip surfaces some team drivers preferred the conventional TC02C better on medium traction or clay tracks. The gear diff option, that from what we understand includes also a new gearbox, is designed to replace the stock ball differential with a solution that allows for improved forward bite when needed. We bring you more information on the part(s) as soon as we get them.

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June 21, 2014

Team C T8TE & T8E conversion kits

Team C introduce two new conversion kits to upgrade the T8TE electric truggy and T8E electric buggy. Both the T8TE V2 and T8E V3 set include a new hard-anodised 7075 aluminium chassis, a pair of aluminium arm mounts with composite inserts, a pair or inner suspension pins and a new design servo saver. Team C released no information about the specific chassis specs and features but as they seem to make use of the kit’s standard plastic sidepods there will not be any drastic changes in geometry etc.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]

June 21, 2014

DKT RR8 carbon fibre option parts

Italian company DKT introduce a range of carbon fibre option parts for the Radiosistemi RR8 1/8th scale nitro buggy. Made to replace the standard aluminium parts with lightweight yet strong carbon parts, available soon are front and rear shock towers, steering knuckle levers, a centre differential brace and the radio plate including a battery mounting brace. All parts are a direct replacement for the stock alloy parts.

Source: DKT [dktshop.com]

June 20, 2014

Reedy 2100mAh LiPo RX/TX battery pack

Team Associated introduce the new Reedy 2100mAh LiPo battery pack for receiver and transmitter applications. Measuring 86.5×30.5×16.5mm the pack mimics the dimensions of a NiMH straight pack and it is usable as receiver battery pack in nitro on-road and off-road cars as well as to power transmitters that accept 2S 7.4V batteries.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

June 20, 2014

Team C 2WD spec aluminium servo horn

Available soon from Team C is an aluminium servo horn specially made for the company’s 2WD buggies. Offering a certain offset compared to standard servo arms the part is a drop fit and does not require any modification. The arm is available for servos with 23T and 25T spline, offers a threaded hole for the ball stud and it comes black anodised with laser-etched Team C logo.

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June 19, 2014

ZZRacing ABEC-3 bearing sets

Following stainless steel and titanium screw sets aftermarket company ZZRacing now also offers a huge amount of ball bearing sets for a wide range of cars, buggies and trucks. Using ABEC-3 specification bearings the sets are available for kits such as the 3Racing Sakura XI and Zero S, the Team Associated B5/B5M, RC10 Worlds and RC8.2, Xray’s XB4, XB8 and T4, Mugen’s MBX-6 and MBX-7, as well as TLR’s 22 and 8ight series. Also available are imperial standard and flanges bearings.

Source: ZZRacing [zzhobby.com]

June 19, 2014

Schelle B5 series alloy topshaft & ceramic bearings

Schelle Racing Innovations have new option parts for the Team Associated B5 and B5M available in the form of an aluminium topshaft and ceramic transmission bearing sets. Starting with the topshaft, the lightweight part is precision machined for improved efficiency and a quieter running gearbox. Weighting in at only 4.8g it scrubs around 9.1g of rotation mass compared to the stock part for quicker spool-up and improved braking performance. The shaft is machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and fits both the B5 and B5M.

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