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June 4, 2009

LRP S8-BX & S8-TX option parts

New for the S8-BX buggy and S8-TX truggy, LRP releases tuning parts for their successful off road line-up. The wide range of carbon and aluminium options help Increase the performance on all surfaces, as well as lower the overall weight of your car and help reduce rotating mass to improve the handling of your car. The new parts include carbon front and rear shock towers as well as steering bracket, steering top plate, centre brace top plate and steering servo mounting plate. The new aluminium parts include lightweight upper shock mounts and front and rear CVD outdrives.

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June 2, 2009

LRP VTEC truggy ‘LP’ line

More news from LRP who have presented a completely new line of tires with the release of their VTEC truggy ‘LP’ line. LP stands for Low Profile and these new tires are designed with a lower sidewall for more direct response and higher cornering speeds. Developed through long and extensive testing, they are offered in 3 different tread designs, Kamikaze, Suicide and Harakiri with different compound hardness suitable for any racing conditions.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

June 2, 2009

PSM Racing Hyper 9 Brake disc

PSM Racing have created this new epoxy material brake disc for the Hobao Hyper 9. Made from high grade 4mm thick fibre glass (epoxy), it is lightweight and heat resistant and claims to provide better brake performance. A direct replacement for the standard brake disc, it is recommended to use blank brake pads with these new discs.

Source: PSM Racing [psm-racing.com]

June 2, 2009

Hudy Flywheel holder/wheel nut tool

Hudy have announced the release of this flywheel holder/wheel nut tool for 1/8 off-road buggy & truggy. CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium, the lightweight design ensures the tool is super light while still ergonomic for comfortable holding and maximum grip. The tool is hard coated and additionally black coated using the world’s most modern fully-automatic, robot-operated hard coating line to ensure the highest quality. The Flywheel Holder works with all modern RC nitro car flywheels with 2, 3, and 4-pin designs, while the other side of the tool was specially developed to work on 17mm wheel nuts in dirty and abusive conditions.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

June 2, 2009

Mugen MBX-6 & 6T Shock springs

Following from the earlier release of new shock towers for their MBX-6T, Mugen Seiki have released some new shock springs for both the MBX-6 and MBX-6T. The new rear springs add two more options to the current range of springs, with the new springs harder than previous versions, featuring 9.75 and 9.5 turns.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

June 2, 2009

Hörmann Tuning Hyper 9 Options

New from German 1:5 Scale Off-Road manufacturer Hörmann Tuning are several option parts for the popular HoBao Hyper 9 buggy. The Shock Towers, Front Upper Plate, Diff Housing Plate as well as the Center Brace Plate are a direct fit and all of the parts are machined from high quality 4mm carbon fibre and offer a significant weight loss over their aluminium counterparts. Also new is the aluminium rear lower arm Holder for the Hyper 9 which eliminates the use of the Rear Bumper and therefore is also a lightweight but durable improvement to the car.

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June 2, 2009

Pro-Line Revolver & Caliber VTR tires

Pro-Line introduces the next generation of wheel and tire combination for the 1/8th truggy class with their VTR line. Available in the new line up is the World Champion Revolver tread claiming to reduce wear while optimizing traction, and the Caliber tread which optimizes traction, control, balance and tire wear with it’s dual-stage design. Also new are the Velocity VTR 4.0″ wheels, available white and yellow and in both zero and 1/2″ offset.

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June 2, 2009

Mugen Seiki MBX-6T Alu Shock towers

Mugen Seiki have released new optional shock towers for their MBX-6T truggy chassis. Replacing the original carbon fibre parts, these aluminium version are much stronger but also slightly heavier. Machined down to help reduce the weight as much as possible, they are better resistant to heavy and awkward landings. Available for the front and rear of the car.

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