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March 5, 2014

Castle Creations Sidewinder 8th ESC

The Castle Creations Sidewinder 8th is a sports speed controller for vehicles of up to 5kg of weight running a maximum of 6S LiPo battery packs. The 90A rated brushless speed controller sports a 5.5V BEC system that delivers 4.5A continuous and 8A peak current, it comes with 6.5mm bullet-type connectors build into its case and measures 62.2x56x34mm. Made for sensorless motors the speed is also of a waterproof design and it comes as a combo set including castles new 1515B-2200kv brushless motor.

Source: Castle Creations [castlecreations.com]

March 4, 2014

Xray XB4 adjustable ball differential

Xray introduce this ball differential for the use with the XB4 and XB4 2WD line of buggies. The pre-assembled diff is equipped with 2.4mm ceramic balls, a carbide axial thrust race, Hudy spring steel outdrives, heavy-duty diff plates and a composite material crown gear. The externally adjustable differential is best used on low-grip surfaces as it can enhance traction and drivability.

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March 4, 2014

Pro-Line B5M Phantom bodyshell – coming soon

Available soon is Pro-Line’s Phantom design bodyshell for the Team Associated B5M buggy. Making use of the design features found on the previous releases the shell is tailor made to fit the mid motor B5M buggy. Pro-Line has not given a release date yet but expect the body to hit the store shelves soon.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

March 3, 2014

JConcepts TLR 22-4 Silencer bodyshell

JConcepts introduce the Silencer bodyshell for the TLR 22-4 buggy. Sporting the distinctive Silencer “mild” cab forward design with a roof top shark fin, the body is designed for high-speed tracks and features forward raised side-pods which at the front have a heavy chamfer against the chassis with two trim lines which can be cut-out for increased flow around vehicle electrical. At the rear of the cab, two mini-pod outlets can be reamed to size for air exit cooling. A slight recess just behind the cab with channeling out the rear provides rear-end stability and can also be trimmed for additional flow. The Silencer side-pods have a clipped rear-end, narrowing the rear by angling in just in front of the rear tyres. The rear side-pods angle sharply toward the shock tower and wing, enhancing the force placed on the rear pods during high-speed acceleration. The body comes clear, including window masks, decal sheet and two 6.5″ Hi-Clearance rear wings.

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March 3, 2014

Pro-Line Pro-2 Buggy – Preview

Pro-Line Racing have just released this teaser image of their forthcoming Pro-2 buggy conversion kit for the Pro-2 short course truck. It is understood that the set will contain several parts to trim the Pro-2 SC into a full blown desert buggy. Also Traxxas Slash 2WD trucks can be upgraded using the Pro-2 buggy set although this requires some other parts such as the Performance transmission and more. Detailed information about the buggy conversion will become available very soon.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

March 3, 2014

PSM B-Max4 III carbon fibre chassis plate

German company PSM introduce this carbon fibre main chassis plate for the Yokomo B-Max III 4WD buggy. CNC-machined from 2.5mm glossy finish carbon fibre the part weights in at only 73.5g and therefore it is some 55g lighter than the kit’s aluminium chassis plate. Offering higher flexibility than its alloy counterpart the chassis is suggested for outdoor use and it comes with two additional carbon chassis stiffeners.

Source: PSM [psm-rc.com]

March 2, 2014

ZZRacing titanium & stainless steel screw kits

ZZRacing have new titanium and stainless steel hex socket screw kits available for a variety of chassis such as the Serpent SRX2, the Tamiya TRF418, Hot Bodies R10 and Team Associated B5. There are also coming kits for the Xray XB4 2014, XB4 2WD as well as the Team Durango DETC410 and DEX210v2. The sets are made as a direct replacement for the stock steel screws, they save weight, add durability and a certain amount of bling to the chassis.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]

March 1, 2014

Duratrax black Pit Tech stands

Duratrax now have their Pit Stand line of car, tool and shock stands available in black colour too. In addition to the already existing blue versions, the new, dark colour variants sport the same features such as a sturdy, high-impact construction from polystyrene and aluminium, and the stands can be stored flat when not in use saving workbench and pit bag space. Available are four different variants for cars, trucks, tools and shock absorbers.

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