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November 5, 2013

Schumacher Cougar KF 2WD buggy

Schumacher introduce their latest 1/10 2WD buggy kit in the form of the Cougar KF. Seen in prototype stages before the buggy is specially designed for the use on high grip surfaces such as carpet and astro turf. It builds on a 2.5mm carbon fibre main chassis and top deck and features an unconventional drivetrain setup with a traversal mid motor position and a rear belt drivetrain. The central motor layout is meant to offer exceptional corner speed on high grip surfaces without having to worry about the negative “torque steering” influences often associated with longitudinally mounted motors.

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November 5, 2013

Hudy air filter foams & oil

Hudy introduce four new air filter and oil sets suitable for many of today’s 1/8 nitro off-road buggies. Included in each set are 10 inner and outer foam elements along a 50ml bottle of high-quality Hudy air filter oil. The sets are available for Xray low-profile, Losi 8ight, Mugen MBX and Team Associated RC8 style air filters.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

November 5, 2013

Phat Bodies DESC210 under body

UK company Phat Bodies introduce this under body for the Team Durango DESC210 short course truck. Looking like the latest incarnation of the Batmobile, when mounted the protective cover secures the chassis and electronics from becoming dirty or wet when running the truck on dirt or on sandy astro tracks. Coming clear and made from polycarbonate the cover incorporates all needed cut lines and fits both the mid and rear motor variant of the DESC210.

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November 5, 2013

GForce Egress aluminium option parts

Japanese company GForce introduce first option parts for Tamiya’s upcoming Egress 2013 re-release buggy. First up are aluminium steering bellcranks that are designed for the use with 850 bearings. The parts are machined from high-quality aluminium, they come gun metal anodised and improve the steering rigidity and precision. Next up are front knuckles and rear hubs, again made from aluminium and sporting a dark grey colouring. The parts are made to replace the Egrees’ stock hubs with more durable items plus they add a cool look to the already stunning buggy. Last but not least are the front and rear gear box covers. The aluminium parts improve the precision of the drivetrain and add some strength to a highly stressed part of the chassis. All of the above parts become available this November.

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November 5, 2013

Sweep 8ight & 22 Birdie body shells

Sweep Racing now have their distinctive Birdie design body shells for TLR’s 8ight and 22 line of buggies available. Both are of a radical cab forward design with the 8ight variant looking even more unusual due to the angled roof section and the tiny front window making it look like Tweety Bird on speed. Both shells incorporate a rear fin for improved airflow towards the rear wing with the Twenty Two shell being useable for both mid and rear motor converted buggies.

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November 4, 2013

Team Durango DEX410v4 announced

Team Durango announce the soon release of the latest DEX410 incarnation called the “v4”. The car that TQ’d the 2013 IFMAR World Championships will incorporate 15 improvements over its predecessor while retaining the already proven pedigree of the DEX410 platform. More information and first details images are expected to surface very soon.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

November 4, 2013

Xray hard-coated 48 pitch alloy pinions

Xray announce their new line of 48 pitch aluminium pinion gears. They are precisely machined from 7075-T6 material, offer ultra true running and a light weight. The hard-coated surface makes them ideal for the use in off-road vehicles and they come in a range of sizes from 18T up to 25T with the actual size laser-etched into the pinion.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 4, 2013

LRP S8 series aluminium suspension mounts

LRP have new option parts for the S8 1/8th off-road platform available in the form of three aluminium suspension mounts. Coming as FR, RF and RR variant the suspension hangers are CNC-machined from aluminium, come blue anodised and make for a more precise and durable location of the lower wishbones. The parts fit the S8 Rebel, S8 BX, S8 BXe and S8 TX.

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