November 10, 2008

Xenon EP Buggy ride height gauge

Japanese company Xenon, who are present at the World Championship in Thailand, showed us one of their new products designed for the electric buggy market. The clever ride height gauge has been machined from a piece of black anodised aluminium, with a hole down the centre to reduce height. It works in a similar fashion to their innovative ride height guage in that rotating the tool gives it different heights to measure. Simple and effective, it can measure ride heights from 21mm to 28mm.

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November 6, 2008

RT Symbio 808 shell & Tourex tires

Reckward Tuning have announced that they have produced a new Symbio racing shell to fit the Xray XB808. The Symbio body, which is available to fit a wide range of chassis’ will also become available for the Kyosho MP9 and Mugen MBX-6 body shell soon. Also announced is a new range of Tourex tires to be called X100, X200, X300 and X400 and which will be available in three different compounds, soft – medium – hard, with hard foam insert or you can get them pre glued on either white or yellow Tourex 80mm rims.

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October 31, 2008

Exclusive First pic: X-Factory X-60 body

There have been many photos of the upcoming X-60 from X Factory but so far they have all featured old GT2 bodies. We’ve seen almost everything on the truck itself but nothing of the new body, which has been promised a design like nothing seen before. X-Factory have been keeping the prototype bodies tightly under wraps so we began contacting them several times a day, sometimes by phone, sometimes by e-mail but we kept being told there was nothing to report until finally Chazz relented, sending us this photo. He said:

Our drivers are still arguing over the body design. I emphasize function over form, and I say, ‘Close the hole for greater downforce.’ But Brian Kinwald replies, ‘Close it and there will be too much downforce. Besides, this is waaay cool.’ So X Factory themselves still have not decided. All the Team drivers do like the roof air scoop to help with ECS/motor temps.

Alexander Valente suggested they post this pic and let people comment on their forum at www.2wdrc.com but it looks like we’ve beaten them to it.


October 30, 2008

LRP ZR.30 Spec.2 Pullstart engine

LRP have announced the release of this completely new engine, the ZR.30 Spec.2 Pullstart. Especially designed for Truggies and Monster trucks, this new engine features a completely new and unique design. Stronger, more robust and more powerful due to the new XTEC T6 crankcase with extra thick ribs, it features an over sized head for ruggedness and reliability, a new carburetor, 5+1 ports sleeve, special reinforced conrod for .30 size and a flow optimized crank shaft, together with Turbo Scoop for maximum power and easy tuning.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]


October 30, 2008

DE Racing release the BumpSkid

DE Racing, makers of the Skid plate, have released a whole new product line called the BumpSkid. This product combines a superior front skid plate with a refined front bumper to create the ultimate in protection, performance, and styling. At DE Racing they believe a car’s chassis is not a wear item and this product further reinforces that concept by providing high performance protection for the front of your expensive 1/8 scale buggy or truggy chassis. Available currently for the Kyosho MP777 / ST-R / ST-RR and Team Losi 8ight / 8ight T, more chassis’s will be supported in the future.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]


October 27, 2008

Drake tests new Losi/GRP truggy tires

Adam Drake dropped us a mail to say that last weekend the Losi driver did some extensive testing using the first sets of Losi / GRP Eclipse and Reptile tires for truggy together with production inserts. Adam was extremely happy with the tires and the lap times reflected this. Public release of the new truggy tires is expected for early December.

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October 27, 2008

Kanzen MP9 & MBX-6 Bearing sets

French bearing company Kanzen is proud to announce the release of 2 new complete (24pcs) ball bearing sets for the Mugen MBX6 and the Kyosho MP9. Both sets come with SRS Black Seals suitable for all weather conditions, keeping your rotating parts running like an Swiss watch in even in the mud and sand.

Source: Kanzen [kanzen-bearings.com]


October 24, 2008

DE Racing MP9 & MBX-6 Skid plates

We’ve covered a number of skid plates from DE Racing and today they have released versions for the Kyosho Inferno MP9 and Mugen MBX-6 (above) buggies. Made of ultra thin resin, eliminating the need for longer screws, the plates provide protection for your expensive 1/8th scale buggy or truggy chassis. The plate, which are supplied in a bag of three, wears just like aluminum but is much cheaper to replace than a complete chassis.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]