More new products from RB, who have released their Speedline Aqua tire line. Made for 1/8 on-road on standard and Serpent rims they are made of the best foam for use on wet and damp tracks.
Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]
Designed for the upcoming 2009 summer, RB have releasd their brand new t-shirt. With its new explosive Team 09 design, the back features ‘The Power Of Champions’, in RB bright orange. Made of comfortable quality textile, it’s available in dark grey in M, L, XL, XXL and black in XXXL.
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Red RC are at the rain affected Bumod GP in Bursa, Turkey and we were given an in depth look at the new Serpent 7xx 1/10th scale 200mm chassis. While we were able to take photos of the car, Serpent have asked us not to show them until a later time, allowing us only a photo of the bottom of the radio tray, just one of the very nice features of this well thought out car. Other new items at the event, that has attracted international racers from as far afield as Thailand and the USA, is a new Audi 200mm shell from German brand Orcan promising lots of steering and stability through the corners. Racing will begin as soon as the weather clears up, which looks to happen later this evening, given the racers a chance to run under the flood lights at the fabulous facility.
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New for the S8-BX buggy and S8-TX truggy, LRP releases tuning parts for their successful off road line-up. The wide range of carbon and aluminium options help Increase the performance on all surfaces, as well as lower the overall weight of your car and help reduce rotating mass to improve the handling of your car. The new parts include carbon front and rear shock towers as well as steering bracket, steering top plate, centre brace top plate and steering servo mounting plate. The new aluminium parts include lightweight upper shock mounts and front and rear CVD outdrives.
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Following on from sister company LRP’s releases earlier this week, comes the identical Nosram red releases, including this hard case 4800mAh ‘X-Treme Race’ pack with upgraded 40C discharge rate. As with the blue version this new saddle pack is developed to deliver big power combined with long run time and is mounted in a durable hard case to keep the cells from being damaged during use. Also new in the Nosram line are the 2 new PMax 1600mAh RX-packs that feature higher capacity and allow an extended run time. The voltage is significantly higher compared to the previous 1400 RX batteries and they offer significantly higher power for the servo. Available in flat and hump pack versions.
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Jab Graphix have announced the release of their new line of body wraps for the JConcepts Punisher body, suitable for the Losi 8ight-T 2.0. As with all of the Jab Graphix wraps, the Punisher line of wraps are fuel resistant and come die-cut for easy installation. Racers can choose from any of the professionally created designs and easily customize each design to their liking.
Source: Jab Graphix [jabgraphix.com]
ProTek R/C release their P-8 1/8th scale buggy super hauler bag with plastic inner boxes. This bag was designed from the ground up for 1/8th scale buggy racers and has space on top under a covered flap for storing all your tools, a place on the back for your setup board and storage compartments on the side for storing your setup equipment or other tools. Inside the bag has three layers of corrugated plastic drawers, with four split draws on the bottom (two each side by side above each other) and one large drawer on the top that is big enough to hold a 1/8th scale buggy with wing and wheels attached. In addition, it is also very easy to tow the bag around the track as it features a retractable handle and smooth trolley wheels. Also included is a carrying strap that can be moved out of the way to access tools in the top compartment, or adjusted to carry the bag.
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Team Durango have released further details about the new DEX410 buggy together with the release date and pricing. According to Durango, the buggy was originally conceived pre ‘credit-crunch’ and is a no-compromise specification with a huge number of new features for the class, all of which is reflected in the price. Team Durango considered not launching this high spec car and launching a dumbed-down version instead, however racer interest has been so high, and running costs seem to be much lower than current cars out there, that Team Durango will push forward with the ultimate spec as the launch car. The company will however later release the buggy in a more cost friendly version, called the DEX410R which is expected to launch around September with a standard specification and perhaps even the class standard ball differentials. Expect the DEX410R to have a street price of around $390 (€306, £270), while the ultimate launch spec DEX410, expected to be released in late June, will be around $650 in the shops, which is around €510 or £450 in Europe when sales taxes are added.
