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February 24, 2016

JConcepts Hybrid 1/8th off-road wing

Seen for the first time at last week’s Dirt Nitro Challenge, JConcepts have now officially introduced the all-new Hybrid 1/8th off-road wing. The pre-trimmed polycarbonate wing formed in heavy-duty material has a hard chamfered leading edge to the side-dams while angular sections blend into the high-performance shape giving a location for that initial step and transition to the wing’s gurney position. At the rear of the wing rest 7 individual ribs which support the wings upper section as it transitions to the gurney and the wing set features injection moulded components which form the Hybrid combination.

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February 24, 2016

Xray 1/10th buggy 10-piece wheel packs

Xray have introduced new 1/10th buggy wheel packs for 2WD and 4WD cars. Made for their line of XB2 and XB4 buggies the wheels are moulded from high-quality material to withstand impacts without damage while offering the right amount of flexibility at the same time. The wheels are available as 2WD front, 4WD front and general rear variant, they make use of 12mm wheel hexes and come in packs of 10 pieces. Beside Xray’s own 1/10th buggies the rims also fit many other cars that make use of the respective wheel off-set.

View the other wheel sets here

February 24, 2016

CRC introduce new Formula rim & pre-mounted tyres

New from Calandra Racing Concepts come new Formula rims and pre-mounted tyres. Starting with the Pro-Mount wheels, the rims are purpose-designed for the use with rubber tyres, such as CRC’s RT-1, the TCS F1 and the Pit Shimizu F1 line of tyres. With moulded-in mounting ribs, the Pro-Mount offers an improvement over some other wheels that are nothing more than foam tyre rims without guidance ribs. With CRC’s new wheel the rib guides the tyre bead in the right place, not allowing the tyre to be mounted too far on the wheel, making tyre mounting much easier. Swinging over to the pre-mounted tyres, they come pre-glued and are ready to have fun. The RT-1 tyres have already proven themselves in the World GT-R category of racing. The high-performance belted tyres are of super long wear, providing multiple seasons of use on carpet surfaces. They mount to CRC’s new Pro-Mount wheel and come in sets of four and they will be available in limited quantities in mid March.

View the Pro-Mount rims here

February 23, 2016

Xray XB4 graphite steering brace

Xray have introduced a carbon fibre steering brace for the XB4 buggy. Machined from 2.0mm high-quality carbon fibre the brace connects the two steering posts and it is meant to improve steering and jump landing on the expense of making the car less stable at the same time.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 23, 2016

Picco Team Spec 2016 TB 5-port engine

Picco Europe have introduced the new Team Spec 2016 TB 5-port nitro off-road engine. As strong and durable as the original Team Spec engine the TB variant features a 5-port long stroke design for strong bottom end power, it sports a Swiss-made rear ceramic bearing as well as an updated front bearing for even better durability. Also new is a redesigned cooling head which is larger in size for improved cooling efficiency and cool looks. The engine already proofed its performance by taking the TQ at the recent Padova Nitro World Cup in the hands of Marco Barrufolo and it is available very soon.

Source: Picco Europe [racing-experience.fr]

February 22, 2016

MIP Ten-SCTE Roller Pucks shiny drive system

MIP have introduced the Roller Pucks shiny drive system for the Losi Ten-SCTE short course truck. Building on the design features of the MIP Pucks system the Roller Pucks utilise large diameter metal bushings in favour of the standard small diameter pins to make for improved wear characteristics as the Roller Puck material is softer than the hardened steel outdrives. Included in the set are a pair of shiny CVD bones, two Pucks outdrives, metal pucks and it is usable with the Losi Ten-SCE 1.0, TLR Ten-SCTE 2.0 as well as the Losi Ten-Rally X.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

February 22, 2016

WRC F-One adjustable friction roll damper

Italian company WRC have introduced a new adjustable roll damper for the F-One formula car. The design revolves around the inner piston that can be equipped with one to three rubber O-rings in order to adjust the friction of the damper with the single O-ring offering the least and the triple O-ring specification offering the most friction. Additional fine-tuning is possible by using highly viscous oils or greases. The damper not only fits the F-One but many other formula cars with a single roll damper.

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February 22, 2016

Xray XB2 brass front bulkheads

Coming from Xray and made for the XB2 line of 1/10th 2WD buggies are two brass front bulkheads. Available as 26 degree and 23/29 degree variant the bulkheads not only help to adjust the front wishbones kick-up angle, they also add 46g of weight to the front most part of the chassis which can result in more on-power steering compared to running the standard composite blocks. Both bulkheads come laser-etched for easy identification with the 23/29 degree part requiring the use of the optional 23/29 degree aluminium front arm mount.

View the 23/29 degree bulkhead here