DE Racing adds more colour variants to their Borrego SCT line of wheels. Available with offsets for Team Associated, Team Durango, Kyosho, Losi, Traxxas and Tekno RC vehicles, the already available colours of black, yellow and white will now also see the addition of red, orange, pink and green rims to perfectly match with your truck’s paint job.
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The 3rd round of the Belgian SCT Cup was hosted by the Belgium Power Team based in Merchtem. The club is a regular host of the Cup and always good for a great time. This year the track had been changed to a more technical layout with a pretty challenging and big off-camber turn. Philippe Hautecoeur (Team Associated) kept the momentum of his overall win in previous race and took the first Pro2 qualifier with a 3 seconds margin on Nicolas Evens (TLR). Julian André in 3rd is struggled with his car on the astroturf surface. The second leg saw Nicolas posting the fastest time ahead of Philippe and Edouard-Benoît Michez (Team Associated). Philippe then went on to take the final leg to take the overall TQ spot, ahead of Nicolas and Julian.
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Serpent introduce their first ever Short Course Truck in the form of the Spyder 2WD SCT. Based off the popular Spyder SRX2 line of buggies, the truck shares many design ideas such as the unique front steering block design, the adjustable rear differential height and the 3-pad slipper clutch. Based on a long wheelbase composite chassis the truck is a purpose-designed rear motor vehicle, ideal for all low to medium traction tracks. Long travel 12mm big bore threaded aluminium shock absorbers and race geometry suspension arms make for maximum on-track performance while polycarbonate inserts in the wide nerf bars keep as much air as possibly away from the inside of the bodyshell to reduce the unwanted parachute effect SC trucks are known for during jumping. Other features include suspension block inserts for the C-hubs and rear A-arm holders and uprights, spring steel turnbuckles and wheel axles, a limited slip ball differential and an aerodynamic SCT body with side damps. The truck is set for a mid-June release.
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Team C’s Evo Buggy, TR2 SC and TC02T Stadium Truck are the latest vehicles to receive MIP’s Pucks drive system treatment. The two new sets build around shiny C-CVD driveshafts and include new steel outdrives, thrust races, and all “Pucks” parts needed to convert the vehicles’ drivetrain to become more efficient and maintenance-friendly.
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Italian company EZPower introduce their new brushless speed controller called Mr. Kong II. The sensorless ESC has a 150A rating and is 2S to 6S LiPo compatible, making it ideal for 1/8th on-road, off-road and monster truck models alike. The controller comes pre-wired with Traxxas high-current connectors and features adjustable drag brakes, throttle/brake curves, motor timing and punch setting as well as reverse motor rotation and thermal protection. All software features can be set using a one-touch button or an optional program card.
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Avid have new option parts for the Team Associated B5 and TLR22 series of vehicles available. First up is a pair of multi-piece shock bushings for the B5 and B5M buggies. They are a direct upgrade for the Associated parts and are made of black anodised 7075 aluminium and have a wide base to prevent bent shock mount screws. The Delrin pivot bushings can be replaced to help maintain a tight fit while two machined silver rings around the base add visual impact. The standoffs are sold as pairs and come including an Avid mini decal sheet. Also new are updated Avert aluminium spring cups for the TLR22 line of buggies and trucks. Offering heavy machining, the parts weight in at under a gram per piece while an angled slot design keeps the cups from popping off in a crash. The cups are machined from 6061-T6 aluminium, come black anodised and are sold in packs of four.
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Revolution Design Racing Products’ latest aluminium option part for the Kyosho RB6 buggy is a rear aluminium bulkhead for mid motor converted vehicles. Machined from high quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming laser-etched the part not only makes for a solid base for the upper camber link mounts but also the wing mounts resulting in overall improved durability. The part is designed to replace the original plastic bulkhead on RB6, RT6 and SC6 buggies and trucks.
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Exotek have new aluminium option parts for TLR’s 22 line of buggies available in the form of shock collars, a 22-4 steering link and 22-4 clicker cover cap. Starting with the shock collars, they come as 4-piece set and offer a large knurled nut for easy grip and super smooth spring preload adjustment. The parts use the stock O-rings and come as standard black, gun metal or new yellow colour variant usable on the 22, 22T, 22SCT or 22-4. Also new is a heavy-duty high-precision steering link for the 22-4. Steel bushing inserts are used to minimise slop for smooth movement and less wear. The aluminium link comes polished in your choice of black, gun metal or yellow colour. Last but not least is the aluminium clicker cover. The part replaces the stock rubber cap and comes polished, laser-etched and in black, gun metal or yellow colour.
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