Japanese Ansmann importers, Powers International, have begun selling the new range of pre painted 1/8th scale buggy shells. Available in a variety of different colour schemes they have been made to suit the Kyosho Inferno MP777. Ansmann also have a complete range of pre painted touring car shells available too.
Source: Powers International [powers-international.com]
Xray have released more decal sets for their off road cars with the release of these rather funky looking wheel decals for the XT8 truggy. These full-colour graphic sets for XT8 dish wheels makes a bright, bold visual statement, setting your car apart from the crowd. Made from tough, self-adhesive vinyl for easy application and long wear, the stickers are die-cut so you just have to peel off the sticker and apply to the wheels. Available in various luminous colors.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Xtreme Racing, makers of add-on carbon parts, have released a complete range of carbon parts for the Jammin / OFNA CRT .5 Mini truggy. Available are front and rear 3mm thick carbon shock towers, dual carbon fibre disk brakes, a carbon radio tray and a carbon fibre front and middle diff brace. Available now.
Source: Xtreme Racing [xtremercracing.com]
Following up on the release of the Conespike, a tire developed by GRP together with UK importers Mirage, comes this new Super Soft compound for the already popular GRP Jolly and Atomic 1:8th Off Road tread patterns. The surface of the tire has a new subtly textured finish which improves traction if the tire folds under hard acceleration or cornering, which has made a huge difference in performance of the tire. They have also been busy developing a new softer yellow insert to maximise the performance from the new softer compound tyres. The inserts improve handling on bumpy/rutted tracks as well as when landing from large jumps.
Source: Mirage Racing [mirageracing.com]
MID, the German based European Mugen distributors, have released this new general Mugen Seiki decal sheet. Featuring a number of Mugen Seiki and MID logos in varying sizes, the sheet also sports some curiously worded ‘Stop the Copy’ sign type logos. Available now.
Source: MID [mid-mugen.de]
Continuing with our Slovakian theme, Hudy have released this exceptionally flat and warp-resistant set-up board for chassis set-up of 1/8th scale off-road buggies and truggies. This practical and essential board makes the work on any buggy or truggy a pleasure as it is wide enough to ensure that the setup system pieces will fit properly on the board.
The board is made from a core of specially pressed wooden material, the manufacturing of which ensures constant thickness and warp resistance. The exterior of the flat setup board is a special plastic coating that is bonded to the core by very high pressure, ensuring an extremely flat, tough, and durable exterior. Outer edges are covered with a special plastic material to prevent corner and edge damage from regular or extreme use.
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In all our excitement of writing about the new GRP Conespike for 1/10th scale, we completely overlooked the fact that GRP had also produced the same tire style for 1/8th scale as well. These tires have also been made in conjunction with Mirage Racing and UK GRP racers and have been specifically developed for the grass / astro turf conditions found in the UK.
The surface of the tyre has a textured finish instead of a smooth finish as this improves traction once the spike has folded under acceleration. This made a huge difference in performance of the tyre and was another feature that we are very happy with. We also have been very busy developing a new softer insert which is now yellow in colour and improves handling on bumpy tracks as well as landing jumps.
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GRP have announced their first 1/10th scale buggy tire, which have been designed in conjunction with UK distributor Mirage Racing called the Conespike. The Conespike has been designed and tested in the UK over the past few months by top GRP drivers and will be available in rears suitable for both 4wd and 2wd, 4wd fronts and 2wd fronts.
We tested various spike designs to maximise forward traction and side bite. We had some very interesting results with length of spikes and shapes of spikes and with GRP’s awesome prototype making facility we were able to quickly change and re mould the tyres to our needs. Months of prototypes and lots of laps later we had decided on the best design of spike and pattern of spikes for grass, loose dirt and Astroturf. We also tested numerous compounds and chose the C compound which has excellent forward traction and very low wear. The surface of the tyre has a textured finish instead of a smooth finish as this improves traction once the spike has folded under acceleration. This made a huge difference in performance of the tyre and was another feature that we are very happy with.
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