June 13, 2023

Exotek B6.4/B74.2/CB6 option parts

California’s Exotek Racing has released a number of new options for the Team Associated B6.4 and B74.2 1:10 buggy chassis along with their own CB6 Chassis conversion.  First up is the stealthy 2 colour anodised alloy steering rack for the B6.4, T6.4 and SC6.4 series.  Customised polished black base with blue chamfered accents goes great with your stock plastic parts or after market blue parts with the alloy construction insuring precise steering input and heavy duty long lasting performance.  For precise bearing fit, the recess is machined with no anodising to insure exact bearing tolerances.  A similar process is applied to the new alloy rear hub set for the Associated B74 line including .2 and .1.  Heavy duty design maintains your suspension geometry settings, race after race.  They are also offering a heavy duty machined 7075 alloy steering hub set for the AE B74 series including .1 .2 and D.  Polished and anodised black with a factory blue chamfer cut with silver cut bearing pockets for precise bearing fit, it provides extra durability and precision.  Finally is a new version top cross brace for the Exotek CB6 CB6.4 Chassis conversion.  It is lowered to hold in LCG type shorty batteries and has an additional front hole to allow the servo to be mounted further back if needed.

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June 13, 2023

Leadfinger Racing NB48 2.1 Beretta body

US offroad bodyshell manufacturer Leadfinger Racing has released its Beretta body to fit Tekno’s NB48 2.1 buggy.  The new Beretta body for the NB48 2.1 has been specifically designed to be a drop fit body for the 2.1 version.  In the past, racers were required to change out the air filter to fit the body properly onto the car.  The new Beretta body has a widened cab that enables racers to use the correct 2.1 air filter and snorkel.  Modifications are no longer necessary to the throttle linkages.  LFR designed the body for better clearance of the linkages to prevent premature paint damage.  There are no more shared cut lines with other cars.  The NB48 2.1 Beretta Body has its own mold to eliminate multiple cut lines and taking out the guess work on how to mount the body correctly.  Each body come with protective spray film for painting. Window masks and official LFR logo stickers provided.

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June 12, 2023

Factory Team B74.2 FT Lightweight Driveline Center Kit

Factory Team has released a Lightweight Center Driveline kit for the RC10B74 series of vehicles. This driveline kit reduces the rotational mass of the centre driveline by a total of 19.3g over the standard steel parts. Durability and longevity were addressed with the use of plastic blades that act as the contact surface between the dog bone pins and outdrives to reduce wear and tear. This kit is intended for use in the 13.5T Spec class with the combination of a centre differential and is not recommended for modified racing or with the use of a slipper clutch.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

June 10, 2023

Coelho is eBuggy European C/Ship Top Qualifier

Bruno Coelho is the Top Qualifier at this year’s EFRA 1:8 eBuggy European Championship.  Taking place at Bischofsheim in Germany, the Xray/Hobbywing driver secured pole position for Sunday’s triple A-Main title decider from Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski.  Each driver posted two TQ runs from the 5 rounds of qualifying but a P2 in Q4 gave it to the Portuguese driver as Orlowski had to count a P3 from the same round.  Fastest for the penultimate round, Mugen’s Burak Kilic will start 3rd ahead of the Team Associated of Germany’s Aaron Rönick.  Defending Champion Carlos Canas could only manage 8th on the grid with the driver he took the title from, Team Asssociated’s David Ongaro, securing the final direct qualifying place in the A-Main with P12.  eBuggy’s only multiple champion David Ronnefalk (2016, 2017) starts 10th for Mayako.

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June 7, 2023

Tekno RC 46 & 47T Spur Gears

Tekno RC has released new 46 & 47 tooth steel spur gears for their NB48 and NT48 2.X 1:8 Offroad chassis.  The new spur gears provides taller gearing which increases overall top speed while reducing potential wheel spin.  Less wheel spin improves grip and can enhance mileage in certain conditions.  They are CNC machined from high grade steel, black oxide coated and have the same design and Tekno RC durability as the stock spur gear.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

June 7, 2023

Schumacher CAT L1R and Cougar LD2 Option Parts

Schumacher has released two new Option Parts for their popular CAT L1R and Cougar LD2 1:10 Buggies.  First of the new new parts is the C/F wider rear link mount which has been used by the team to add roll stiffness but in a different way to the usual.  It has allowed the car to use a softer spring and a longer camber link position on the hub carrier.  The team has found that this will keep the car flatter in the turn.  It has 2 widths, the widest being for carpet as it is the most aggressive on initial steering and then the narrow setting for astro.  The second option part is a Shock Mount Spacer Set allows you to reposition the front shock tower on the Cougar LD2 and mount the shocks behind it.
While changing the flex the team have found this has made the car more forgiving on difficult tracks.

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June 7, 2023

JConcepts Stadium truck/SCT sidewall support

JConcepts have developed a new option for tire sidewall support with the release of their inner sidewall support adaptors for Stadium Truck and Short Course Truck use. During high traction or loaded conditions, tire sidewall deflection causes oversteer and inconsistency with driving performance. By adding the inner sidewall support adaptor and gluing it into place, the sidewall effectively becomes much harder and allows a driver to enter smoother arcs and radius turns on the racetrack. Already used in competition, the sidewall support pieces have shown to work on glued, sealed, or naturally grippy surfaces where traction rolling or oversteer is an issue. In addition, when conditions are rough, bumpy, or dusty, the additional support drives smoother and with more consistency.

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