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May 18, 2010

Pro-Line Blitz F-150, SC tires & PowerStroke spring sets

Lots of new Short Course product releases from Pro-Line, starting with this officially licensed Ford F-150 shell for the HPI Blitz. Featuring bold off-road Short Course styling with extremely pronounced fenders for an attack-like stance. Having had a sneak peek last week, PL have finally released their new Suburbs SC tires which come in MC compound and are great for indoor clay surface and prefers low track temperatures and wet surfaces. PL have also released Bow Tie SC in the MC compound and the Trencher SC in the M3 soft compound. Finally for the PL PowerStroke front and rear shocks for the Traxxas Slash and Slash 4×4 as these range of springs. Now you can adjust ride heights and dual-rate spring rates almost infinitely with these color coded springs. Kits come with six primary (short) and six secondary (long) high quality springs with color coded stripes to reference rates.

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May 18, 2010

Kyosho Ultima SC-R race kit

Kyosho have Introduced the SC-R race kit complete with proven parts from the Ultima RT5 and RB-5SP. Since its arrival to the SC scene the Kyosho SC Readyset has proven itself by winning every major race across the U.S. since its release, winning the Silver State, Cactus Classic and most recently the SC Showdown. Kyosho has produced a 100% race kit with a ton of high performance components. The Ultima SC-R is equipped with some of the best option parts that Kyosho has to offer like velvet coated shocks, ball differential, universal swing shafts, steel suspension bushings, adjustable hard-rod ends and teflon shielded bearings. Available in late July.

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May 17, 2010

Tamiya TRF201 2wd buggy

Having covered the new TRF201 1/10 scale electric powered 2WD buggy in detail before, Tamiya America have sent us full details along with photos of the new car, which was recently shown to the public at the Shizuoka Toy fair in Japan. The tub chassis has been made from fiberglass reinforced nylon resin and features a longitudinal battery position with the rear section designed for optimized chassis roll balance. Overall the chassis shape is designed for an improved center of gravity whilst providing sufficient ground clearance. The aeration dampers feature new coil springs with the suspension designed to achieve excellent handling performance. Front axles are compatible with wheels using metric size ball bearings. The body’s aerodynamics will assist in providing superior control over your machine and features a beautiful flowing design and the separately available wing set comes with 2 kinds of wings to further customize your settings. For the US, the chassis will be bundled with the body and wing, unlike in the rest of the World where it will need to be purchased separately. Expect a late June release, the release date having slipped due to a bearing issue.

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May 17, 2010

Fastrax Associated SC10 underbody

New from Fastrax to keep the elements out of your Team Associated SC10 Short Course Truck chassis, is this new purpose molded underbody. Designed to fit snugly around the SC10 chassis it is available in clear lexan or carbon effect printed PVC.

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May 17, 2010

Factory Team B44 cam motor mount & rear hubs

Associated have released some new Factory Team option parts for their B44 4wd buggy. Starting with this 7075 blue anodized aluminium cam motor mount, it ensures that gear mesh adjustments are simplified. This secure clamping system, with additional set-screw for extra safety, allows the motor to install easily from the side. Also new are these 7075 blue anodized aluminium rear hubs with molded camber link tower. Available in 0°, 0.5°, 1° and 1.5° versions, the molded camber link tower provides additional security for your investment against broken ball studs. Link tower ‘A’ has standard holes, while there is an optional ‘B’ tower with in-between options. It uses larger 0.5″ diameter outer bearings for increased durability and fits the B44 without any additional parts. Also fits the B4, B4.1, T4, T4.1, SC10 with the addition of different bearings and crush tubes.

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May 17, 2010

Capricorn off road clutch systems

Italian company Capricorn RC have released their new line of off road clutch systems. Featuring a new design, there are two different versions of the clutch available, the first being the normal version which comes with a 15.4 gram red anodized aluminium flywheel. The 2nd black version utilizes a much heavier 35.4 gram steel flywheel. Available in the next few days, the sets include the springs, 2 steel and 1 composite flyweights, clutch nut and of course the flywheel.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

May 17, 2010

Traxxas Kumho Road Venture MT tires

New from Traxxas, the race-winning Kumho Road Venture MT tires are the latest competition-proven treads to be captured in 1/10 scale. The distinctive design is realistically molded in their versatile standard compound and S1 compound for even greater off-road traction and cornering grip. The Road Venture MT’s unique, aggressive sidewall detail and raised lettering are perfectly rendered for realistic looks and authentic performance. These tires are standard equipment on the latest Scott Douglas/Mike Oberg Edition Slash and Slash 4X4, and are also available in unmounted pairs with foam inserts, or as mounted pairs. Mounted tires are available in front and rear offsets for Slash, while the Slash 4X4 uses ‘rear offset’ Slash wheels as both front and rear wheels.

Source: Traxxas [traxxas.com]

May 15, 2010

X-Factory SCX-60 short course truck

X-Factory are showing off images of the new hand made SCX-60 short course truck which team driver Brian Kinwald has been busy developing. They are made one at a time by Speedy Dad in Phoenix, who is X-Factory Teamer Alex Krieg’s father. He cuts 2 X-60 chassis’ apart and glues them back together to make one longer scx – 60 short course chassis, adding CF reinforcements. The chassis’ come out just as stiff as the originals and no Speedy Dad chassis has broken so far where it was put together. X-Factory got the idea to make these because Speedy Dad had put together numerous chassies for Team testing on various projects, so this was easy for him, the technique was already perfected. Of course Alex had the first one, and he set fastest lap at the 2009 ROAR Nationals with it. They are expensive, the customer must either start with an X-60 donor truck or buy both the chassis and an X-60 Conversion Kit to convert either a T4 or an SC10. Available only from X Factory by e-mail (chazz@4wdrc.com).

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