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July 31, 2018

Team Associated introduce new 6.1 series optionals

Team Associated have introduced two new option parts for their 6.1 series vehicles such as the B6.1, T6.1 and SC6.1. First up is the Factory Team titanium top shaft screw for all 6.1 series buggies and trucks. The top shaft screw replaces the stock steel version and it reduces the rotating weight and comes with preinstalled pin for easy assembly. The item is compatible with layback, laydown, and standup gearboxes when using the slipper clutch and it weighs 40 percent less than the stock steel screw.

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July 31, 2018

Pro-Line 2019 Chevy Silverado Z71 Trail Boss body shell

Available now from Pro-Line is the 2019 Chevy Silverado Z71 Trail Boss True Scale body shell for popular 1/10th short course trucks. The just released full-size 2019 Chevy Silverado is extremely popular and has a distinct look and Pro-Line has included all the aggressive scale detail into the body and sticker sheet for a highly detailed True Scale replica. It is usable for trucks such as the Traxxas Slash 2WD, Slash 4×4 and Team Associated SC10 series and it comes clear, including window masks and a detailed decal sheet.

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July 31, 2018

Pro-Line Chevy C-10 Race Truck body shell

Made for 1/10th scale short course trucks such as the Traxxas Slash and Team Associated SC10 series is Pro-Line’s new Chevy C-10 Race Truck body shell. This step-side classic truck body features large, full race fenders and styling that will separate the truck from the rest. The well-known and recognisable truck body style won many desert races in the mid to late 1970’s and was driven by off-road legends Parnelli Jones, Rick Mears and Walker Evans making it the ultimate dream truck to many race fans. The clear body includes fully licensed Chevy grill, headlight and taillight decals to complete the look and it will also fit the trucks of many other brands, however slight modifications may be required.

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July 31, 2018

JConcepts B6.1 swing-operated battery retainer

New from JConcepts and made for Team Associated’s B6.1 based off-road kits is a swing-operated battery retainer. Designed for simplicity, adjustability and quick battery changes, the aluminium rails bolt to the standard B6.1, B6.1D, T6.1 and SC6.1 chassis side rails and with a selection of adjustment holes, can be moved to locate the battery pack fore and aft. The carbon fibre swings include pivoted control by the virtue of steel bushings. The entire assembly is secured using 3x16mm BHCS and the front screw provides the closure control and quick access for battery exchanges. Since there is a lot of variation on the height of the battery packs and what is being used at any given moment, JConcepts has included different spacers to accommodate different heights. When using a tall battery pack, it is necessary to install the tall stand-offs under the aluminium rails to raise the height of the entire assembly and if more height is needed, the included 2mm spacers are installed to raise the carbon fibre swings giving the most amount of height. For low-profile battery packs, no stand-offs are required under the aluminium rails. The set is available in blue or black colours.

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July 30, 2018

Etronix introduce new servo range

Etronix have introduced their new servo range for virtually every RC application. Of use for the RC car community are items such as the ET2036 (0.09s/9.5kg-cm) coreless low-profile and ET2035 (0.11s/8.2kg-cm) low-profile servo as well as the standard sized-and coreless-powered ET2063 (0.10s/32,2kg-cm), ET2062 (0.12s/20.3kg-cm), ET2061 (0.09s/15.8kg-cm), and ET2060 (0.07s/11.2kg-cm) offerings. The latter are 8.4V high-voltage compatible, making them ideal for 1/8th and 1/10th nitro applications. Two other servos worth mentioning are the ET2070 (0.16s/21.8kg-cm) and ET2072 (0.09s/30.3kg-cm). Both are water-proof, they feature metal gears and the ET2072 is a coreless motor HV variant for added performance.

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July 29, 2018

EFRA Large Scale Off-road Euros – Report

This past week three European Championships were up for grabs in Austria in the Large Scale 1/6th 4WD, 2WD and Short Course classes. The 4WD final produced 30 minutes of the highest quality racing, with never more than a couple of seconds between the leaders and the lead changing on multiple occasions. Pekko Iivonen led from the pole but was soon in a monumental scrap with reigning European champions Dario Veseli of Croatia and TQ man Sven Rodenwald from Germany. With all three teammates in the MCD equipe, there was a desire from all three to keep the racing as fair as possible. The first turning point cam at about half way when a couple of mistakes dropped Sven out of contention, leaving Pekko and Dario to dice for the win. With fastest laps being traded and the lead regularly swopping the second key element of the final became apparent as one of Iivonen’s front tyres begun to become unglued. Now just missing the ultimate pace the Finnish youngster could not stay with Veseli who claimed his third successive 4WD European title.

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July 26, 2018

Arrma Senton & Granite 4×4 3S BLX RTR trucks

Horizon Hobby have introduced the Arrma Senton 4×4 3S BLX short course and Granite 4×4 3S BLX monster ready-to-run trucks. Both base off of an updated 4×4 composite tub chassis that also received reinforced transmissions to handle up to 3S LiPo power with their 3200kV brushless motors and 100A-rated speed controllers. Oil-filled large volume plastic body shock absorbers ensure the wheels stay on the ground even in demanding bashing conditions and grippy dBoots tyres put the power to the ground efficiently. The trucks are rounded out by pre-painted body shells and also included are Tactic TTX300 2.4GHz radio systems meaning needed for completion is just a 2S or 3S LiPo battery pack and a suitable charger.

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July 25, 2018

Joe Bornhorst takes maiden ROAR National title

This year’s ROAR 1/8th Electric Nationals race was held at the HobbyTown Hobbyplex indoor track in Omaha, Nebraska. Practice started on Thursday morning and with a little bit of a light turnout everyone was getting a lot of track time. Friday would be two seeding rounds and then two qualifiers and in 1/10th 4WD Short Course it was Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst with the overnight TQ following two round wins. Saturday saw four more qualifiers but Joe missed to get some runs together, allowing Tekno RC’s Ryan Lutz and TLR’s Tanner Denney score TQs. Going into the last round, basically whoever won would take overall TQ. Fortunately for Joe he had his head on straight and put a solid run together to take the round and overall TQ for the class. Sunday was main day and in A1 Joe brought home the win despite being chased by a storming Ryan Lutz. This time Lutz wanted to grab the lead early and went for a move but tagged Joe and spun him around. He waited and that handed Denney the lead, Joe 2nd and Lutz 3rd. Denney made a mistake a few laps later giving Bornhorst back the lead. Then he made another mistake a few laps later but was able to hold onto the lead with Lutz right behind him. Then Lutz made a couple mistakes allowing Joe to sneak away and bring home the A2 win and with it his first National Championship. Ryan Lutz would take the vice-championship from Tanner Denney 3rd.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]