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November 14, 2014

FTW B5M Reactor bodyshell

For The Win introduce their Reactor bodyshell for the Team Associated B5M mid motor buggy. Striking the optimal balance between aggressive down force and stabilising side force, the body offers a somewhat mild cab forward design and large side windows that make it stand out. For 17.5 Stock racers with motors geared to the ragged edge, a moulded air intake is included which, when bolted to the body with the included feather-weight nylon hardware, channels fresh air directly into the motor area and also the speed controller, if mounted inline. Included with the body come two Fulcrum wings, a set of window masks and a decal sheet.

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November 14, 2014

Kim Nielsen wins at Aalborg Buggy Challenge

The Danish Aalborg Buggy Challenge was held at the flowing yet technical indoor track of Aalborg RC. During practice Mike Gosvig, Frederik Hovgaard, Kim Nielsen and Rene Jepsen were all showing very good pace and in the following qualifiers it was Rene Jepsen who took the overall TQ by scoring two round wins.

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November 14, 2014

Exotek B44.3 10 degree alloy caster hub set

Exotek introduce a 10 degree alloy caster hub set for the Team Associated B44.3 buggy. The updated design offers vertical ball end mounting for quick roll centre adjustments by adding or removing spacers. The included 2mm spacers set the roll centre at the stock geometry with the 10 degree caster hub is set at the stock angle. Additionally the hubs offer adjustable steering arm lockout settings and an optional set screw placement against the hinge pin using a 4/40 set screw. The C-hubs are coming as pair, they are polished and anodised in factory blue and laser etched for easy left right identification.

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November 13, 2014

Team Associated 61mm 1/10th buggy wheels

Team Associated announce the soon release of their new 61mm disc wheels for 1/10th scale 2WD and 4WD buggies. They are designed to fit the new generation of buggy tyres, they are light of weight, offer pre-drilled vent holes and a rough, textured gluing bead for enhanced adhesion. A glossy finish helps to prevent the wheels from staining over time. The wheels sport a 12mm hex design and are available as 2WD front, 4WD front and general rear wheels in white and fluorescent yellow colour.

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November 13, 2014

LMR welcomes young Lewis Jones

With the recent addition of Lewis Jones LMR welcome another young talented driver to their team. Lewis has been driving for a few years now and he is getting better each year, in fact so good that he started kicking his dad’s backwards and in doing so, forcing him into retirement and onto the tools for young Lewis. Since then he has improved his driving and his maturity and for 2015 he will pilot an MBX7R along with the range of LMR’s products.

Source: LMR [l-m-racing.co.uk]

November 13, 2014

Nathan Waters wins at Silverstone Winter Series Rd2

The second round of the Silverstone Winter Series attracted a full entry in the main 2WD buggy class, on a high grip indoor astroturf track. Nathan Waters drove superbly to take the TQ and a convincing win with his Schumacher Cougar. Team mate Simon Moss set the fastest single laps by far but a couple of errors left him with too much ground to make up and he had to settle for 2nd. Associated driver Greg Williams completed the podium. The smaller 4WD class was won by new Schumacher driver Dave Burton.

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November 13, 2014

Avid D413 hard-anodised aluminium chassis set

Available now from Avid is the hard-anodised aluminium chassis set for the HB D413. Born from a winning pedigree, Avid’s IFMAR World Champion winning B44.2 aluminium chassis, the HB part is further refined by lowering the ballast weight even more into the chassis, oversized chamfers on the bottom corners for increased stability during those inevitable chassis dragging moments, and an optional floating servo mount allows the chassis to twist equally left to right. Included with the set comes the 7075-T6 chassis, one delrin and one aluminium ballast weight, a carbon fibre battery stop, an Upgrade RC chassis protector, and an Avid decal. Additional 3g delrin, 7g aluminium, or 21g brass inserts are sold separately for more tuning options.

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November 13, 2014

2014 Spektrum Off-Road Championships – Report

In its 5th year, the Spektrum Off-Road Championships hosted by Trackside Hobbies & Raceway has become one of the “must attend” events of the Fall. Located just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Trackside has recently changed ownership and is striving to become one of the most complete facilities in the nation. In the 12 rounds of qualifying among his three classes of 2WD Mod, 4WD Mod and 2WD Short Course, Ryan Cavalieri set the fastest time in 10 of them to take the Top Qualifying position in all three classes. Also taking TQs were Cole Tollard in 2WD Modified Truck, Nick Achterkirch in 2WD Stock Buggy, Sarahann Ernst in 4WD 13.5 Buggy, Scotty Ernst in 2WD Stock Short Course, and Larry Wright in Novice.

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