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February 5, 2018

Kyosho Yuichi Kanai turnbuckle & ball end tools

Kyosho’s Yuichi Kanai has released a first preview image of two new turnbuckle and ball end tools that are about to hit stores soon. One features 5.5mm and 7.0mm ends for turnbuckles and steering pins while the second, with 6.5mm and 8.0mm ends was designed for 6.8mm ball ends and 7.8mm taper balls. Both were developed for the use with Kyosho’s MP9 series of vehicles, they sport engraved markings for easy identification and will become available very soon.

Image: Yuichi Kanai

February 5, 2018

TPro Matrix 1/8th buggy tyre

MW RC Cars have introduced the new TPro Matrix tyre for 1/8th buggies. It features a specially designed tread for indoor tracks or outdoor high-traction surfaces and it provides fast steering response thanks to its honeycomb pattern and inside mini square pins. The tyre is meant to excel in both clean wet or dry track conditions while offering exceptional wear characteristics thanks to its long wearing XR compounds. The tyre comes pre-mounted on white wheels or as rubber including inserts and in yellow medium-soft, blue soft, white super-soft or green ultra-soft compound.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

February 4, 2018

SWorkz S14-3 carpet edition 4WD buggy – Coming soon

European SWorkz distributor MW RC Cars has released first renderings of the carpet edition S14-3 1/10th 4WD buggy that is currently under development. Together with the S14-2, that was designed for dirt tracks, the S14-3 will complete SWorkz’s line of competition buggies with the kit being currently track tested and it is expected to hit stores soon. We bring you more information on the buggy as soon as they surface.

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February 4, 2018

MW Off Road V1 Team Edition .21 off-road engine

MW RC Cars from Austria have introduced their new MW Off Road V1 Team Edition nitro off-road engine. Based on the Picco V1 power plant, the MW version features a 3-port setup for an overall smoother power band. The engine comes with a balanced, silicone-filled crankshaft for improved mixture flow, a carburettor with double bottom end adjustment as well as a lightened and laser-engraved cooling head.

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February 3, 2018

Bruno BC-1863 & BC-1871 high performance servos

As announced during the opening day of the second round of the Euro Touring Series held in Daun, Germany this weekend, Portugal’s Bruno Coelho has launched his own RC brand, named Bruno. The first products to hit the market is a range of high-performance servos with the BC-1863X (0.076s/10.0kg-cm) being specially developed for the 2018 and 2017 Xray T4 touring cars as it incorporates a floating servo mount, doing away with the need to run the standard aluminium and carbon fibre assembly. The substantially lowers the overall centre of gravity while making for easier assembly and maintenance as well as increased reliability. The water-resistant and Sanwa SSR mode compatible servo features a brushless motor, steel gears, 12-bit technology and a short 50mm wire.

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February 2, 2018

VRP EB410 suspension droop gauge

VRP have introduced a suspension droop gauge purpose-designed for the Tekno RC EB410 buggy. The tool does away with the need to use callipers to measure suspension droop, instead it slips over the top shock nut and the droop setting is easily readable on the black anodised ruler with white lettering. The USA-made tool is made from high-quality 7075 aluminium and is available now.

Source: VRP [visionracingproducts.com]

February 2, 2018

Yeah Racing TRX-4 brass C-hub set

Yeah Racing have released a set of brass C-hubs for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. The parts are machined from high-quality material and they come in a natural finish. The parts weigh in at 49g and add valuable weight to the front end of the truck which greatly improves climbing performance. Included with the hubs comes a set of ball races and kingpin screws.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

February 2, 2018

Xray XB2 & XT2 composite gear cover

Xray have introduced a composite gear cover for the XB2 Carpet and XT2 Carpet kit that utilise the front motor position. The cover is made of strong composite material and by attaching to the motor mount and gearbox and wrapping over the upper part of the main gear, it protects both the gear and body shell from becoming damaged during the racing action.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]