Following first issues with their HV120 line of flight controllers, Castle Creations now issued another, extended, service advisory that applies to other HV controllers, such as the Mamba XL, too. According to Castle Creations a component used in the controllers features different specifications and these tolerances may lead to failure of the affected controllers.
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Team Durango are pleased to introduce their range of pro-level silicone-based shock absorber and differential oils. Available in sets, or individually, each oil has been tested and approved for optimum performance over a wide range of temperatures and track conditions. Ideal for the use with 1/10 and 1/8 off-road buggies and trucks. The shock oils range from 200 cst up to 700 cst with the differential oils ranging from 1000 cst up to 20000 cst. Both lines are also available in handy sets of 11 and 10 bottles.
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Team Orion got in touch to tell us about their latest addition to the R10 line of 1/10 scale speed controllers. Based on the the 4-times US National Champion R10 Pro the Swiss company introduces the R10 Race 2-3S Club Racing speed controller. The speedo, that is ideal for the zero degrees fixied timing class, features the same aluminium case as the Pro offerings, the Race offers the possibility to use LiPo batteries up to 3S with a 10.5T motor limit, 5.75V/3A linear mode BEC and on-board programming of various parameters like drive mode, punch, brake and low-voltage adjustments via the on/off switch. Using the optional DSB-R programming box gives additional access to boost and turbo programmes. The new speedo also sports a special capacitor board that allows the neat and secure positioning of the capacitors that are housed in a small plastic casing. You can now also download the 2011 US Nationals winning setups used by Jared Tebo, Dustin Evans and Dakotah Phend by clicking here.
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Team C Racing release the V2 slipper hub for the TC02 2WD buggy. The plate features the original design but five lines of venting holes to reduce the temperature of the slipper hubs and pads when using high-power brushless motors. Included in the set are two hubs.
Source: Team C Racing [teamcracing.net]
The lightweight flywheel & locknut wrench from Yeah Racing is made from tough plastic material and ideal to securely hold 2-shoe or 3-shoe flywheels during clutch assembly. The tool also incorporates a 17mm hex wrench for standard 1/8 scale wheel nuts.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Team Associated is pleased to introduce a 12mm hex drive front wheels for the RC10B4 and RC10B4.1 buggies. Available soon or already are plastic wheel hex adapters including shims and drive pins, B4 front axles for hex use, SC10 steering blocks to go with the hex axles as well as white and yellow 12mm hex disc front wheels. The rear hex adapter allows the TLR22 rear wheel offset to be used and the front wheels also fit the Kyosho RB5 buggy.
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Seen for the first time at the recent 1/8 scale nitro off-road European Championship in Sand/Germany, the new line of RB buggy tyres becomes available very soon. Coming in the form of three different medium to fine threads and in supersoft, soft and medium compound the tyres already showed their performance, with the only 11 lap run of the event was done using the RB Dragon thread. The tyres come either pre-glued on dish rims or as rubber only including a multi-purpose insert.
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Following closely on the heels of the 22 Buggy Kit, the 22T Truck Kit will posses the same unique design of the 22 allowing it to be the first truck in the industry to include both a rear and mid motor completion option in the same kit. Having both of these options opens up the potential for the 22T because different parts of the country benefit from different chassis configurations, varying tracks styles and layouts as well as indoor vs. outdoor tracks. The 22 and 22T share a majority of the same parts with about only 15% of the total parts listing being new. The hard anodised aluminium chassis, stadium truck-length 12mm big bore shocks, adjustable front kick, oversized rear outer bearing, bolt-on camber blocks are just a few of the features that make the 22T different from the 22 buggy as well as a force to be reckoned with in 1/10-scale 2WD truck racing. Like the 22 buggy the 22T is packed full of innovation and expert TLR engineering.
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