Trinity have releasd this pair of aluminium rear hub carriers for the Team Losi 8ight and 8ight-T. Extensively tested by Losi drivers, especially Adam Drake, these anodised hubs are a much stronger alternative to the standard parts and are a simple direct replacement. Available soon.
Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]
Mugen Seiki in Japan have announced the release of new additions to the company’s line up of tools with the introduction of 2 new nut spinners. Availble in 2 sizes, the 5.5mm wrench is suitable for removing the M3 shock absorber nut on the MBX-5R and MBX-5T, while the 7mm tool is used for removing the wheel nuts on the MTX touring car. Both tools feature a lightweight grey anodised duraluminum handle which has been knurled for extra grip and both sport the Mugen Seiki logo.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenseiki.com]
Xray have released the first official features list and photos from their new, soon to be released 190mm EP Touring car, the T2’008. As we already saw in the spy photographs of the car from earlier this month, the car featured some pretty big changes with a specific 5 cell European rubber version to come out as well as 2 separate 6 cell versions for both rubber and foam racers, to cater for the US market. The cars feature a lot of changes and are basically completely new with a lot of attention paid to weight distribution as well as the cars drive train but the main point is that they have created 3 purpose-designed editions to meet specific ROAR, EFRA, FEMCA regulations.
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CML Distribution in the UK have introduced the new Hyper 8.5 Pro UK competition 1/8th scale buggy. This new special version brings the European Championship winning Hyper 8.5 together with additional optional set-up accessories all inside one box. This version is centred around the UK’s mix of grass, dirt, astro style tracks that all differ considerably from those around the world. The optional FR2 chassis is standard with an additional 2mm extra length at both the front and rear for improved handling, jumping and general driveabilty. Larger, big bore shocks result in more constant and less oil changes during hard long finals. All 5 optional roll-bars are included, along with CNC aluminium suspension arm holders, servo horn, engine/chassis brace, lightweight wheel hubs and wheel dust proof nuts.
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A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:
> José Pequito Win Final Portuguese National Race – Link [teamxray.com]
> Team Serpent Brazil secure another double win – Link [serpent.com]
> John Howells Takes All At 8-Ten Finals – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> Adam Drake wins the 7th Annual SoCal Saturday Series – Link [neo-buggy.net]
> Toon Deyaerts wins Belgian 235mm Championship – Link [serpent.com]
> Mark Van Waayenburg wins the overall Truggy.nl Cup – Link [rc-junkies.com]
Team Losi have introduced 2 new additions to their merchandising lineup with the release of their Filled Hat and Skull cap. The black hat (shown above) features the Losi logo embroidered on the front, and is available in 2 sizes x-large/large and medium/small. The other new hat from Losi is this black polyester skull cap, which also features the Losi logo embroidered on the front as well as the Losi website URL on the rear and its one size fits all.
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KM Racing have released yet more parts for the Xray NT1 1/10th scale car with the release of 2 new products. The first product is an adjustable belt tension plate that has been made from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre and offers a neat way to adjust the cars side belt tension. Also new from KM are lightweight shaft spacers which have been made from aluminium and lightened with holes. The spacers come in pairs and are available in standard silver colour and anodised grey.
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More new products from Serpent, this time its the release of 2 sets of new series shock springs, which are suitable for use with all current and previous Serpent shock absorbers. Sold in sets of 5 pairs of springs, 1 set contains 23mm length springs, 1mm longer than the older version, for the front of 1/8th scale chassis’ and both the front and rear of 1/10th scale chassis’, while the 2nd set contains 27mm springs for use on the rear of 1/8th scale chassis’. Featuring a new colour rating these new series of springs are of a better quality, coming with ground flat ends, and as they no longer have a colour coating they function more accurately. The spring’s hardness is now identified by the coloured paint on the springs tip.
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