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June 26, 2012

JQ Products THECar ready to race buggy

JQ Products have announced the release of THECar in RTR (Ready to Race) form. They wanted to create a new standard of performance for 1:8th RTR Buggies and by clever design and production arrangements have been able to keep the specification of this vehicle high, and as close to the Pro version as possible. The servos and engine have been chosen based on their performance as well as their affordability. They wanted to make sure that the servos are strong and fast enough to be able to control the car, in a similar fashion to actual race cars with top of the line servos. Many RTRs have so slow and weak servos, that they are hard to drive for even experienced racers. This is not the case with this RTR, as the Savöx servos are strong and fast enough for the task. The engine is a standard pullstart RTR unit, and it has more than enough power for this super lightweight RTR, that only weights 3300g.

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June 26, 2012

Xray XB9 lightweight graphite front plate

For the XB9, Xray have released this lightweight graphite front plate. Made from high-grade carbon graphite, ensuring strength with light weight, it includes an aluminium stand that allows the mounting of the graphite plate to the radio box plate to increase stiffness at the front of the car.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 26, 2012

Serpent Cobra alu ARB pivot balls

From Serpent for the 1/8 Cobra, including GP & EP buggy, Cobra Truck and Cobra GT GP, are these hard coated aluminium pivot balls for the anti-roll bar. Lightweight, weighing only 0.8 grams each compared to 2.4 grams for the standard steel versions, you can can save 6.4 grams total weight per car.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 26, 2012

Team C TR04 Pro 4wd buggy

Team C have announced their TR04 Pro 4wd buggy. Based of their current entry level buggy, this shaft driven composite plastic chassis accepts a regular stick pack, mounted perpendicular to the drive line as well as other performance upgrades such as aluminium shock absorbers and adjustable turnbuckles. Available at the end of June.

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June 22, 2012

Xray XB9 steering blocks with 10° kingpin

Authentic Xray aluminium steering blocks with 10° kingpin for XB9 are CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminum and hard coated for extra durability and long life. Helping increase in-corner steering they are recommended for technical tracks where in-corner steering is needed. These new steering blocks are also 1mm narrower which helps increase the steering. Using the standard wheel hexes, offset is -1mm compared to old steering blocks with standard wheel hexes.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 21, 2012

Sirio XL7 .21 offroad engine

Sirio have released details on their new XL7 .21 engine for the offroad category. The engine features a 5+2 port ABC liner and a new piston alloy to improve performance and durability. The crankshaft sports the ubiquitous silicon insert while an updated crankcase helps to improve cooling. A carburetor with interchangeable venturis, standard steel ball bearings and a lightened cooling head complete the package.

Source: Schepis Model [schepismodel.it]

June 21, 2012

DE Racing Trinidad ST wheel for 22T

DE Racing have released the Trinidad ST wheel for the recently rejuvenated stadium truck class, starting with a model for the new Losi 22T. Built with the same quality and attention to detail customers have come to expect, these wheels break away from the boring old dish wheel and bring a bit of true truck styling to your ride. The design has the added strength to resist wobble wheel that can’t be matched by a simple dish wheel, and all without adding weight. Available in black, silver, white and yellow.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]

June 21, 2012

Answer RC 1/8th offroad bearing sets

New from Answer RC are these new bearing sets for the 1/8th scale offroad market. Assembled from their SP bearing range which feature 1 rubber seal and 1 metal shield to offer the best of both worlds in terms of dirt protection and low drag. Newly added to the range are set for the S-Workz S350 (24pc), JQ The Car (24pc), Agama A8 (24pc), Serpent S811 (26pc) and the Xray XB9 (24pc). Also newly available is their range of 5×10 thrust races which are available with steel or Ceramic Si3N4 Balls and offer excellent value and durability. There is also a 10pk of the steel variety available for cost effective stocking up of this popular size. Finally for the nitro heads, they have a new 13x25x6 rear engine bearing that is best suited to older RB and Nova engines.

View the bearing sets here