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April 2, 2009

Dirtz Dialed Partz X-6 Transmission brace

Brian Kinwald and X Factory have released the latest Dirtz Dialed Part, a new carbon fibre and anodized aluminum brace for the X-6 Squared buggy and the X-60 truck. Kinwald said, “The new X Factory chassis’ are a big improvement over the original ones, but I want even less flex, so I designed this great new brace that goes from the top of the transmission to the battery bar. Less flex gives the car a more stable feel. In the X cars the motor plate braces against chassis flex, but it is on the left side of the car. With my brace added, what little flex remains is consistent on both sides. The car is better under acceleration and more stable over bumps. It makes the best buggy I’ve ever driven even more totally dialed!”. Available tomorrow, the kit contains the carbon fibre brace, anodized aluminium bracket and all the necessary hardware.

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April 2, 2009

Xray 120° Active Diff segments

Xray have released new Active Diff segments, which are CNC-machined from very tough steel and have very precisely-machined “V” ramp grooves with 120° angle for easy disengagement adjustment. The segment is hardened to ensure long life and durability and the segments are laser engraved for easy recognition. The 120° segments give more immediate response both on and off power. On-power the diff becomes very hard immediately (no delay), while off-power the diff becomes free immediately (no delay). Sold in a set of 2, they are ideally suited for use on slippery and/or flat tracks.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 2, 2009

Pro-Line Losi 8ight 2.0 Shift bodies

Pro Line have shifted their attention to re styling the body shells on the Losi 8ight 2.0 series of buggy and truggy, with their new Shift shells. Both feature super-low styling to give your Losi 8ight 2.0 the lowest center of gravity (CG) possible and they have been fabricated to fit snugly around each chassis component. Made from durable / genuine .040 Lexan, they come supplied with a Shift decal sheet, window masks and their Paint-then-peel overspray film.

Click here to see the truggy body shell

April 1, 2009

Adam Drake joins Novarossi

Adam Drake has been in contact to confirm that he has made a move to Novarossi. The deal which is for 2 years sees ‘The Drake’ leave behind a successful partnership with GRP engines for whom he has raced for the past few seasons. Adam has the following to say about the deal:

I’m very excited to be running for Novarossi. The testing has been great and this past weekend was my first race with the new engines. The power and fuel consumption is amazing. I’m really looking forward to the Silver State Nitro Challenge this weekend. Thank you to everyone at Novarossi for this great opportunity.

Adam made his Novarossi debut last weekend at Revelation Raceway for the 3rd round of the Losi Winter Series in which he won both the Buggy Expert and Truggy Expert classes, the latter from the TQ spot. The buggy class was TQ’d by Ryan Lutz running the new Tamiya 801X buggy, and he finished in 2nd place behind Adam, with Mugen driver Jeff Guest taking 3rd, while in truggy it was Matt Screffler that took the runner up spot in front of Ryan Lutz in 3rd.

Click here to see Adam’s Novarossi powered rides

March 31, 2009

Martin & Cragg win 2009 Players race

Our friends oOple have a detailed report on the three day ‘The Players’ race held last weekend in Worksop and was run to a Reedy style format for the top drivers who’d qualified earlier in the event. Neil Cragg set the early pace, winning all his 2WD and 4WD ‘Players’ races on Saturday but Lee Martin took the top spot away from Neil Cragg in 2WD with an impressive series of wins on Sunday to seal a well earned Victory. 4WD went down to the wire, with Associated’s Neil Cragg & Hot Bodies Adam Skelding on equal points going into the final round. By virtue of his faster time, Neil Cragg sat on top and only Skelding could steal the victory from him. It wasn’t to be however as the two were drawn in the same race and Adam simply couldn’t match Neils pace, as he went on to set an even faster time.

View the full report here.

Source: oOple [oople.com]

March 31, 2009

Team Orion confirms Yuichi Kanai

Following on from last weeks teaser image from Team Orion, and the subsequent guesses that you guys put in, the Swiss company has announced that Japanese star driver Yuichi Kanai is their newest team member. The Kyosho Inferno MP9 designer is already using the Alpha engines in his car, and this with great success having just won his first race using the new equipment. The former World Champion Yuichi Kanai will not only use all the Team Orion engines and accessories, but will also be part of the R&D process to developing new products. With the addition of Yuichi Kanai, a total of 9 World Champions are actively racing, testing and using Team Orion nitro and electric products to ensure their customers get the best quality and performance available.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

March 30, 2009

STRC Traxxas Gun-Metal options

ST Racing Concepts have released their new Gun-Metal anodized series of parts for the Traxxas range of cars. Often considered as the true racer’s color, they claim that gun metal option parts allow you to put on aluminum parts in subtle ways on your vehicle and that all components still carry the same high quality material and precise CNC machine work that you have come to expect from their products. Now available for your Traxxas Slash, Stampede, Rustler, and Bandit, and more option parts coming soon, parts include bulkheads, caster blocks, shock towers, suspension arms, skid plates, bumpers and more.

Source: STRC [teamstrc.com]

March 27, 2009

PSM Racing Hyper 9 Suspension balls

PSM Racing have released yet more machined parts for the Hobao Hyper 9 with the introduction of this set of suspension balls. Made from blue anodized high grade aluminium, they coming a set of 4 and while adding some bling to your car, they are the perfect fit for the Hyper 9’s composite ball joints thus reducing any unnecessary slop in the steering.

Source: PSM [psm-racing.com]