CS Electronic have announced that they upgraded their popular Daylight lamp and renamed it the Daylight Evolution. Featuring a new casing design, it is available in 3 different colours, purple, blue and brown and all feature a new brighter 13W bulb for extra light in your pit area.
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Upgrade RC have announced these new international wing skins just in time for the 2008 1/8th Off Road World Championships. Represent your country with pride with these flag themed wing skins, while keeping your sponsors happy by being able to place up to 8 logos on the wing. Each order comes with 2 sets of skins and include the side plates, while a select number of countries are available.
Source: Upgrade RC [upgrade-rc.com]
Also new from LRP releases is their next generation LiPo batteries. Specially developed for extreme power delivery and runtime, just charge and drive. With unbelievable capacities, LRP breaks down the next barrier and is heading for new limits. Featuring a transparent blue durable hard case to keep the cells from being damaged during use, the new LiPo 5300 features same measurement as 6-cell Sub C battery cell, and fit in all standard 1/10th scale on road and off road cars. Thanks to bulges on the base of the case, the pack fits securely into standard Sub C pre-cut chassis and battery holders.
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LRP have released the next compound of its Kamikaze 1/8 buggy tires line. The LRP R&D team and team drivers have specially developed a new super soft compound to achieve maximum performance during a qualification run or while racing in cold conditions. Testing has also shown that this tire is the best choice for racing in wet conditions. The VTEC Kamikaze pattern, the new VTEC rubber compound and the molded insert tames any surface the off road scene can offer.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
Protoform have released their much anticipated R9-R, which is the latest in 190mm touring sedan bodies. This Global Body Spec ready race body is designed specifically for rubber tire racing whether it’s on a carpet or a paved surface racetrack. It features a low center of gravity even at the legal 115mm height. The oversize rear wing helps performance on a poor-grip surface that’s commonly experienced in club racing. Also new is the PF8 GT shell, designed for the exciting 1/8th scale GT class. This body style is sure to enhance speed and handling with its large rear wing and front splitter. It’s pulled in rugged genuine lexan and features 3 wing struts for added durability. If more rear downforce is required, the wing has the extra lexan material needed to bend a “gurney lip” across the top edge. Both bodies come with protective film, decals and wing mounting hardware.
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Pro Line have announced the release of a number of new products for off road racers including this Hardcore Slash body, which captures every essence of Championship Off-Road Racing with exceptional details down to the realistic bed shrouding, radiator, tubular chassis and shock details. The new Hardcore Slash body delivers ultra hardcore fun with aggressive off-road styling, an integrated molded rear wing for added downforce and pronounced fenders. Also announced is a new range of pre-mounts, such as the Holeshot, Crime Fighter, Bow-tie and Badlands, which now come mounted on the new Velocity V2 buggy rim. Pro-line also released some new 2.2″ Velocity quick change wheels which are specifically made with the Team Associated Posi-Lock quick-change system in mind.
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We wrote before that X Factory has been working on a 1/10 electric truck, which will be a conversion for the T4. Spotted at this week’s ROAR National Championship race, being held at Hot Rod Hobbies, are production lower rear wishbones on the team’s prototype X-60s. Chief engineer Paul Sinclair’s X-60 is seen in the close-up photo with a very high quality molded arm which he says has passed the real-race test with flying colors so far.
We’re very happy with the quality of this part. It comes from the same shop that produced our 4-Gear transmission and rear bulkhead, so these arms are the very best quality molded parts. Sinclair continued, “The chassis design has been finalized and we flew out to L.A. for the Nationals a day early so we could pick up the production prototype arms and work with the shop on the chassis tool.
Expect a mid October release date.
Source: X-Factory [2wdrc.com]
Hot Bodies have released the new Moore-Speed Mazda 6 bodyshell, which has been improved for extra downforce, sleeker lines and improved traction in all conditions. The new bodyshell features several aerodynamic tweaks for more high-speed steering and a longer profile for improved straight-line stability, this will be the body to have for circuits of any size. From its new air splitter to the revised rear spill plates, this Moorespeed bodyshell is all-new and all about speed and handling. The front bumper, splitter, winglets, and the new bonnet bulge all enhance steering at high speed. A deep aero-channel from the windscreen to the rear deck improves air flow to the rear wing and new lip spoiler, while new bumper spill plates aid the exit of air from under the body.
Source: Hot Bodies [hbeurope.com]
