Vectorworks have new carbon fibre option parts for Team Losi Racing’s 22-4 buggy available in the form of a front shock tower and battery mounts. Starting with the shock tower, the part is made from 4mm press-cured carbon fibre to maximise strength. Being a direct replacement no optional parts are needed to fit the tower to the front bulkhead. Incorporated into the design is a front body mount for standard-size body clips.
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Serpent now have new pre- and semi-painted E-Avenger bodyshells for the Cobra-E 1/8th off-road buggy available. The pre-painted versions are available with orange, red, blue and green highlights while the semi-painted body only requires the addition of a single colour to create the illusion of a professionally painted body. All five new bodies are moulded from high-quality polycarbonate, they sport cutting lines for easy fitting and they are a direct replacement for the stock Cobra-E body.
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Panther introduce the Rattler blue groove tread for the stadium truck class by announcing the ST Rattler tyre. Designed for hard packed “blue groove” tracks the tread pattern makes for both forward and side bite with the tyre being available in Panther’s super soft to medium soft standard as well as “blue” firm clay and standard clay rubber.
Source: Panther Tires [panthertires.com]
MCD Racing now have an electric conversion kit for the RR5 large scale 4WD buggy available. Designed to replace the standard gas engine with whisper silent electric propulsion the kit contains all structural parts such as a brushless motor mount, an angled battery tray, velcro battery mounts as well as a hardware set. Not included are a brushless motor, speedo and battery packs.
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Yeah Racing introduce their new line of Hacktronic bruhsless speed controllers and Hackmoto XTA sensored brushless speed controllers. Starting with the speedos, available are three specific variants for touring car racing, drifting and rock crawling. The Hacktronic-T touring car ESC features widely adjustable punch and turbo settings to make the most out of Modified and Boosted Stock classes. The Hacktronic-D drift controller features additional RPM lock and throttle release curve settings specially designed for drift racing while the Hacktronic-C rock crawler controller incorporates a special software with crawler reverse and holding functions. All ESCs feature a 120A rating, 6V/3A BEC system, 1-2S LiPo compatibility and they come with a 25mm cooling fan unit. An optional programming box and USB interface allow for easy adjustment of all software parameters.
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Exotek introduce new optional parts for Xray’s successful XB4 line of buggies in the form of aluminium shock caps, shock collars and spring cups. Starting with the shock caps, the parts are CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium and of a heavy duty design. They come in orange or black colour, include snap-in POM bushings and high density rubber O-rings for the bleeder screw. They are usable on all XB4 shocks but require the use of XB4’14 inner O-ring seals.
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The Powerstar PM-1610 high voltage servo is designed for heavy duty applications such as 1/8th on-road and off-road. Offering a transit time of 0.09s and a torque of 18kg-cm at 8.4V input the all-alloy case servo is ideal for steering and throttle/brake duties alike. Sporting dimensions of 40x20x37.2mm it weights in at 77g and comes with stainless steel and titanium gears as well as a brushless motor.
Source: Powerstar [powerstar-racing.com]
JQ Products announce new option parts for their THECar 1/8th off-road buggy. First up are CNC-machined aluminium wing mounts. They make for a more secure fitment of the rear wing, are machined from high-quality aluminium and come black or orange of colour. Also new is a set of swaybar stoppers designed to keep the swaybar centred at all time. Included comes a pair of grub screws to make the set a drop fit solution. Last but not least are CNC-machined rear hub shims. They are an easy and effective way to make sure the rear hub inserts do not move and add the much required bling thanks to their orange colour.
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