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January 26, 2016

Dirt Racing Products shock tower hole plugs

The Dirt Racing Products shock tower hole plugs are made to fill unused holes on shock towers to stop collecting dirt. Each package features ten pieces of the nifty plugs which are black in colour and blend in with surrounding items. To use, slide the plug into the hole starting from the smaller diameter end. Pull until the end is flush with shock tower surface and carefully using a hobby knife, cut off the plug flush on the other side. Each plug fills approximately two to three holes so a package of ten can easily outfit several vehicles in a racers’ arsenal.

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January 26, 2016

Schumacher Mini Pin 1/10th racing truck tyres

New from Schumacher comes the Mini Pin 1/10th racing truck tyre. 1/10th stadium truck racing was extremely popular “back in the day” and is now making a comeback with events such as the EOS. With the growing popularity in mind Schumacher have now released the popular Mini Pin style tyre for carpet and astro surfaces. Available in the hardest blue, the popular yellow and wet weather/dirt super soft silver compound.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

January 26, 2016

Vampire Racing 2S all-black charging lead 400mm

Following the Vampire Racing 2S all-black charging lead in 600mm configuration the German brand now also has a shorter 400mm variant available. The charging harness comes pre-soldered with 4mm gold-plated bullet-type connectors and an XH balancer plug for the charger and stepped 4mm/5mm dual plugs and a 2mm balance connector for the battery side, which allows to charge 2S LiPo packs with standard 4mm or new-type 5mm connector tubes without having to use adapters or a second charging lead. Additionally the stepped 4mm/5mm dual plugs are now also available as 2-piece or 10-piece packs to equip existing charge leads in order to make them future ready for the growing range of 5mm tube connector LiPo packs

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January 26, 2016

LRP S10 Twister 2 Extreme 100 brushless truck

LRP have introduced the S10 Twister 2 Extreme 100 brushless 2WD off-road truck. Based off of the standard S10 Twister the truck is equipped with a Vector X12L 4.5T 4700kv brushless motor, a LRP SPX Bullet Reverse controller, a tough metal transmission and metal differential as well as a 4.5kg-cm splash waterproof steering servo. According to LRP the truck is capable of speedd of up to 100km/h with an optional 7.6V outlaw LiHV battery pack. A matte black bodyshell and flashy fluorescent green stickers round out the package.

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January 26, 2016

HRC Racing droop screws with delrin inserts

Coming from HRC Racing and made for a range of cars are droop screws with delrin inserts. Made from stainless steel the M4 screws offer a greater contact patch than standard grub screws meaning they will not harm the surface of the chassis plate. This makes for more consistent droop settings even when changing arm angles or wheelbase settings as the chassis’ surface is left without a scratch.

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January 26, 2016

LRP Competition Car Line 2016 LiPo battery packs

LRP have introduced a truck load of new Competition Car Line LiPo battery packs with some never-seen-before configurations along the usual array of standard, shorty and saddle packs. First up are the popular LCG P5 packs, low-height batteries that help to lower the centre of gravity of on-road and off-road cars.

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January 26, 2016

ARC R11 electric touring car kit

Following a first teaser ARC have now officially introduced the R11 1/10th scale 4WD touring car. Based on the experience made with the predecessor R10 2015, the R11 features some subtle changes and revisions in order to further boost performance, drivability and ease of maintenance. The car is based on a 86mm wide carbon fibre chassis that is 4mm wider than the one of the R10 to make for slightly stiffer flex characteristics and improved consistency. To achieve a more centred weight distribution the motor sits 4mm closer to the centre line compared to the previous model. To further centralise the weight the R11 sports new bulkheads that sit a total of 2mm closer to the centre line and the shock towers have been lowered and are now attached by only two screws. Doing away with two fasteners also adds a bit of flex to the bulkhead area in order to help generate more overall grip.

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January 25, 2016

HPI Racing Nuremberg Toy Fair news

During the forthcoming Nuremberg International Toy Fair HPI Racing will have a bunch of new kits on show. The new-for-2016 range include an RS3 Sport 3 based Ford Mustang Hoonicorn, a Vaughn Gittin Jr. Signature Edition Savage XS Flux, new Baja 5B based off-road buggies as well as several updated Savage 1/8th scale monster trucks beside others. More detailed information on the new kits become available very soon.

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