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July 27, 2013

Associated SC10RS RTR with Toyota Racing shell

Featuring the paint scheme of the truck raced by Eric Barron in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, the Toyota Racing SC10RS is a Ready-To-Run RC short course truck that features a water-resistant high-power XP brushless speed control, Reedy 3300kV brushless motor, and a water-resistant enclosed receiver box. Adjustable blue anodized aluminum V2 coil-over shocks and Short Course hex-drive wheels come standard with high traction racing compound rear tires for more grip.

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July 26, 2013

JConcepts lightweight Hi-Flow SCT body

JConcepts announce the lightweight version of their successful Hi-Flow SCT body shell. Making use of the original design and sporting a large air escape package to adjust the jump handling to your liking the body is made from thinner polycarbonate to shave around 20 percent of weight compared to the regular weight version. This results in a lower centre of gravity and a more nimble reaction of the truck. The body is a direct fit on a wide range of chassis and comes clear, including window masks and a large decal sheet.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 24, 2013

2013 Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout – Report

When people talk about the big races of the year, there are a few that don’t get left out. These big events include events such as the Cactus Classic, the Reedy Race, ROAR Nats, and the one that just passed this weekend in Saugus, CA; the Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout. This year marked the 16th year of this great event and it was one for the books. With a new layout that begged for tight racing the track was more than anyone could ask for. This years layout included a massive triple, a 4 pack that could be could be doubled or tripled into, a high speed dog leg sweeper and a few other tricky obstacles.

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July 24, 2013

Pro-Line Losi & Traxxas extended body mounts

Pro-Line expand their line of extended body mounts for popular SC and monster trucks by variants for the Team Losi SCTE and XXX-SCT/22SCT as well as the Traxxas Maxx, Revo and Summit vehicles. The body mount kit includes adjustable body mounts to fit somewhat taller rally car bodies and true scale bodies with no problem. The mounts also incorporate a clip-less screw on body mounting system for a strong and secure mount every time. Included in the sets, that are direct replacements for the stock parts, are dedicated front and rear body posts, body post braces and fastening nuts.

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July 24, 2013

Pro-Line announce updated 10th buggy & MT tyres

Pro-Line announce the release of updated tyres for 1/10th scale off-road vehicles as well as a redesigned Traxxas style monster truck tyre. Starting with the 1/10th tyres, available soon are the Suburbs 2.0 SC truck and Suburbs T 2.2 stadium truck tyre in medium X2 compound ideal for high traction indoor and outdoor clay tracks. The SC variant includes closed cell inserts while the stadium truck tyre comes with standard foam inserts. Also new are pre-mounted Hole Shot 2.0 M3 compound buggy tyres that come glued to PL’s Velocity wheel. They are compatible to 12mm hex converted Associated B4/B44, TLR 22 or Kyosho RB6 buggies and come with yellow or white rims. Last but not least is the Big Joe II 3.8″ Traxxas bead style monster truck tyre that features an improved styling and performance over the original. It sports an aggressive tread design and a lower weight for faster acceleration and better drivability while being capable of tackling any surface from asphalt to deepest dirt.

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July 23, 2013

Team Losi Racing 22-series aluminium rear hubs

Designed for all 22-series vehicles such as the 22 buggy, 22T stadium and the 22SCT short course truck are these rear aluminium hub carriers from Team Losi Racing. They sport an updated design over the previous version and now feature four mounting positions for the outer camber rod ball stud instead of five. The new parts allow to run lower outer ballstuds without having to fear any interference issues when the suspension fully compresses.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

July 22, 2013

JConcepts B4/T4/SC10 carbon fibre steering rack

JConcepts introduce this carbon fibre steering rack for Team Associated’s 2WD line of 1/10th off-road vehicles such as the B4, T4 and SC10. In the stock trim, the B4 steering swings a moulded plastic steering rack supported by bushings. The JConcepts alternative uses the flat panel 2.5mm material as the steering rack with the standard 2 locations for Ackermann adjustment. The new rack includes bearings for the system to glide on while small 1mm aluminium washers act as the crush sleeve between the bell-cranks and bearings. The rack is a direct replacement for all current and old-spec B4’s, T4’s and SC10’s.

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July 11, 2013

Team Associated SC10RS RTR Lucas Slick Mist

Team Associated SC10RS RTR Lucas Slick Mist-1

Team Associated introduce a new body shell variant of their SC10RS 2WD RTR short course truck. Coming factory-assembled and with a blue colour ‘Lucas Slick Mist’ body the truck features the proven 2.6:1 gear box with V2 slipper, hex-drive wheels, V2 oil-filled shock absorbers and grippy racing tyres. Included in the package are a 3300kv Reedy brushless motor, XP brushless speed controller, a metal gear steering servo and a 2.4GHz pistol grip radio system.

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