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January 15, 2007

Xray XT8 Truggy announced

Xray XT8 Truggy

As expected, Xray have announced their Truggy to follow the trend of almost all 1/8th scale buggy manufacturers in releasing a car for this growing class. Not much else is known about the truggy, other than it being most definitely based on the XB8 but with the usual truggy updates such as longer wishbones, driveshafts and perhaps a different chassis plate. More details will be known when it is shown at the Nurnberg Toy fair next month. It should be a busy fair for Xray with the official unveiling of the NT1 also expected at the show.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 15, 2007

Xray NT1 wins first event

Last weekends Florida State series race held at the Ft Myers track, dubbed the Winternats Warm up race, was won by the all new Xray NT1. Making its debut in the hands of Xray team drivers Barry Baker and Ralph Burch, the car went on to win the regional race in the hands of Baker.

After successful long term tests by XRAY factory team drivers from Europe and USA at the XRAY’s private racing tracks the NT1 has confirmed its best performance and racing pedigree just at its first race. NT1 – the art of performance.

A good start for the NT1, but we will have to wait to see it compete on the big stage before we see the true potential of this car.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 14, 2007

3 Racing aluminium pinions for Mugen & Kyosho

Makers of all things bling, 3 Racing have released these new hardened aluminum pinion gears for the Mugen MTX4 and the Kyosho V-one series. Available in all the expected teeth numbers for both 1st and 2nd gears, the Mugen versions are grey whilst the Kyosho versions come in blue. Not much else to know except they are available now.

Source: 3 Racing [3racing.com.hk]

January 14, 2007

LRP VTEC AAA batteries

Perfect for those racers that take their Mini-Z racing seriously or those who just want to ensure their receiver pack in their gas car will last the distance, comes these new 1000mAh AAA cells from LRP. Using VTEC technology these cells are were designed with racing in mind and are probably the best ultra long run time AAA cells you can get.

The huge capacity always provides longer operating time for every application then regular stock alka-line batteries with way less capacity. The VTEC AAA-1000UC NiMH cell was originally designed for RC car competition receiver battery packs, Micro Car drive batteries (e.g. Xmod or Mini-Z) and mobile computer systems.

Source: LRP [lrp-electronic.de]

January 13, 2007

H.A.R.D. Pin Tower for 3mm pins

H.A.R.D. Pin Tower

H.A.R.D. Racing have released this new heavy duty pin tower tool to aid the easy replacement of the pins in your cars driveshafts. Made to press out 3mm pins, this real money saver enables you to replace the worn pins in your driveshaft and replace them with new ones, thus saving you the cost of whole new driveshafts.

Both joint cups and drive shafts get worn out very fast. However, it is expensive to replace a new set of drive shafts when only the pins are worn. To make pin replacement easier, H.A.R.D. releases this new heavy duty Pin Tower.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

January 12, 2007

Team Losi 8ight clothing

Team Losi have announced the release of these promotional clothing items for racers of the Team Losi 8ight. The t-shirt is available immediately and sports the 8ight logo on the front and a very large 8 on the back and comes in the usual sizes. The hat meanwhile is available at the end of the month and features the Team Losi 8 logo embroidered on the front and the Losi logo on the back and comes in 2 flex fit sizes.

Source: Buggy-Sport [buggy-sport.info]

January 11, 2007

JP Racing Engine Maintenance kit

JP Racing have just released this great engine maintenance kit which contains all you need to take proper care of your expensive JP, or other brand, engine. Featuring 1 Air filter oil, 1 After run oil, 1 Liquid for polishing and 2 On-Road air filters, it has everything you need in one handy package.

Source: The Border [the-border.com]

January 11, 2007

RCID Custom starter box skins

Back in October we told you about these cool starter box skins from Upgrade RC, through their RCID Custom brand. Well now it seems that they are finally available for purchase and they now have more options to choose from. As with the transponder skins we showed you earlier this week, these skins are customisable with a selection of logos and schemes to choose from as well the choice of starter box that the decal will be applied to.

Source: RCID Custom [rcidcustom.com]