New from Much More comes an aluminium body repair tape for a variety of applications. The flexible tape is easily applied from the inside of the body and protects and reinforces not only new or already damaged shells from the rigours of racing but also safes nitro bodyshells from the heat created by the motor and exhaust system. The tape is 50mm wide and comes on 2 metre rolls.
Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]
Xray introduce this long graphite upper deck for the XB4 and XB’14 4WD buggy. Machined from 2.0mm carbon fibre the long 1-piece upper deck is designed for the use in medium to high traction conditions such as carpet and astro turf racing. The part reinforces the chassis assembly by connecting the front diff bulkhead with the central drive system, and provides a location for the body mount. The deck also captures the central drivetrain bearings and holds them in place in their supporting bulkheads.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Arena have new optional upper decks for the Xray T4’14 and the Yokomo BD7-2014 as well as a range of silicone wires available. Starting with the upper decks, the Xray part is machined from 1.6mm carbon fibre while the Yokomo deck is made from slightly thicker 1.65mm material. Both are direct replacements for the stock parts. Also new are high-current silicone wires in 10, 12 and 14 AWG. The 10 and 14 AWG wires come in black and red colour while the 12 AWG variant will be available in a translucent white and transparent silicone coating also. Last but not least are black colour high-flex silicone servo and ESC wires with KO/Futaba and Sanwa/JR compatible plugs. They are ideal for create the sought after “all-black wire” factory look.
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JConcepts have released their popular Silencer body shell for the Kyosho MP9 TK13 buggy. Designed for the use on high-speed tracks it features a narrowed, Finnisher stance cockpit that allows for smoother high-speed transition and increased flow in and out of the body for electrical air-flow. A deep recess behind the cab features dual channeling out the rear providing air escape along with rear-end stability. The side-pods have a clipped rear-end, narrowing the rear by angling just in front of the rear tyres. The extended runner features on the rear-end of the body enhance the force placed on the rear pods during high-speed acceleration. The main pods are heavily chamfered with a more heat-shrink design over the speed control and motor areas. The end result has the body looking extremely low-profile with heavy JConcepts edginess and appeal and it is capped off with a cockpit “shark fin” for more high-speed tracking stability and increased roof stiffness.
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Xray have released these optional aluminium safety collars for the CVD shafts on the XB4. Ensuring the mounting pin is securely contained they come in black or orange and are laser engraved with the Xray logo. Sold in a set of 3.
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Team Associated have announced that their Stealth 3-gear transmission is now available as a kit and is perfect for adding performance to your RC10 Classic or to freshen up your vintage buggy. This new edition of the Stealth transmission kit offers higher performance and more durability than ever before with the addition of the Factory Team V2 slipper clutch. Also included is a super smooth adjustable ball differential that helps manage the power in the corners. The Stealth transmission kit comes ready to build and uses the same motor plate that is already in your RC10.
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LRP have released their new S8 NXR 1/8th scale competition buggy. A completely new design, the main focus has been on improving the geometry of the car. A pretty standard affair it retains the angled engine seen in predecessors while the position of the receiver battery is adjustable between the rear and front of the car, allowing the weight distribution to be changed for different tracks.
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Novarossi have introduced their new engine line for 2014, headed by their new Vir-Tus .21 off road and .12 onroad engines, joining last year’s .21 onroad engine release. The key development of the Vir-Tus over their previous engines is the patented shifted carburetor which sees the carburetor opening mounted to the crankcase off centre to the crankshaft which helps create a better mixture flow inside the engine which in turn improves the fuel efficiency. Other updates seen on both motors are the new main bearing that reduces the inertia of the rotating masses and increase scavenging, new cooling head mounted with 6 screws for a better seal and new balanced crankshafts with the .12 sporting a larger diameter connecting pin. The .21 offroad has 7 ports while the .12 is a 3 port engine, both coming with ceramic main bearing and steel front bearing as standard.
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