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August 24, 2017

Raceform Lazer differential rebuild pit

Raceform have introduced their new Lazer differential rebuild pit. Precisely machined from Plexiglas for a low weight and good durability the tool includes machined holes to hold the gear differentials of 1/8th and 1/10th vehicles during building, maintenance and setup. Tray compartments with milled slots make for easy pick-up of shims and small parts while the included inserts allow to reduce the diameter of the diff holding holes when working on smaller 1/10th diffs. The underside features an anti-slip padding and the pit is available in eight different colours to fit any colour scheme.

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August 24, 2017

Essex Winter Series 2017/18 – Announcement

The EWS Events team has announced the 2017/18 Essex Winter Series presented by Infinity. The seventh season of one of the biggest on-road series in Europe will again feature the huge 24×34 metres ETS carpet track, and cater for touring cars in two classes – Modified and Super Stock 13.5 Blinky. Sweep Racing continue as the tyre supplier, with the unique EWS-branded tyres available from most good model shops, or on the day at the event from the organisers. The series will again feature five, one-day events throughout the winter months with entries now open and expected to fill up very quickly. More details, dates and rules can be found on the EWS website where entries can also be made, or on the EWS Facebook page.

August 24, 2017

Losi DBXL-E aluminium top plate & chassis braces

Losi have introduced new aluminium option parts for the DBXL-E kit in the form of a front top plate as well as front and rear chassis braces. Available separately and coming machined from high-quality alloy material the parts are specific to the DBXL-E and its chassis layout. The black anodised items feature machined silver edge details and they add strength and durability while offering improved visual appearance compared to the stock parts.

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August 24, 2017

Rob Janssen wins at Dutch On-road Nationals Rd5

Round 5 of the Dutch Electric On-road Nationals was held at the technical Hotwheels Deventer track. In the Touring Stock class Rob Janssen would take the TQ from Wesley van Dijken 2nd and Sybrand de Boer 3rd. In the finals Rob would make a clean sweep, taking wins in all three legs to snatch the overall win while Wesley and Sybrand battled for the runner-up spot, which further helped Rob up front. Ultimately Sybrand would prevail and take the 2 spot from Sybrand who rounded out the podium result.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

August 24, 2017

Serpent Viper 988 1/8th nitro on-road car – Coming soon

Serpent have announced the soon release of the all-new Viper 988 1/8th nitro on-road car. The car made its debut at the second round of the ENS, held in Ettlingen back in July, and it will become available in time for the 2017 IFMAR World Championships in France. Some parts such as fuel tank, transmission, radiobox and more have been taken over from the successful 977 but the new car is a complete redesign in most areas. Full details including all features and detail images will become available soon.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 24, 2017

T-Works B6 & B64-series carbon fibre shock towers

T-Works have introduced a range of carbon fibre replacement shock towers for the Team Associated B6 and B64 series of 1/10th scale buggies. Available are front towers for the B6 and B6D suspension, a B6/B6D rear shock tower as well as front and rear shock stays for the B64/B64D. All are made using high-quality graphite material and it is understood that they match the respective stock geometries.

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August 24, 2017

Protoform Grayscale hat & on-road car bag

Protoform have introduced their new Grayscale snapback hat and PF car bag. Starting with the hat, the unique dark heather gray color is contrasted by a large PF icon set in 3D puff stitching for a premium look. A small Protoform wordmark is centred on the back, while a classic green underbill completes this one-size-fits-most snapback hat. The bill comes flat, but a curve can be added.

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August 24, 2017

STRC 4Tec 2.0 shock options & steel solid axle

Coming from ST Racing Concepts are new shock option parts and a steel solid axle for the Traxxas 4Tec 2.0 on-road car. Starting with the upgrades for the shocks, the numerous parts allow to use the existing shock internal components and quickly change the shock package to the same level as high performance on-road touring cars. First are the threaded shock bodies with aluminium lower caps and O-ring installed shock collar. Aluminium shock bodies provide a much smoother shock action by reducing the friction between the shock piston and the inside of the shock bodies, while the threaded shock collars provide a much more precise increments of shock pre-load for the desire suspension feel and ride height.

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