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January 30, 2009

Team Durango 1/10th EP buggy

First seen last February when it was originally shown as the S500 from Serpent, the project has since been taken back under the Team Durango name and following some more tweaks to get it ready for the production the new buggy looks finally ready for release. These first closeup shots show a lot of similarities to the S500 buggy, but we believe that the car has received a pretty major makeover, confirmation of which will only come when we finally see the finished product.

Click here to see the chassis pictures

January 30, 2009

Team Associated SC10 revealed

Team Associated have finally revealed what their new SC10 will look like. Judging by the photo above, as well as looking at car in their 360 degree viewer (embedded below), it appears to be electric powered and as it stands looks very cool and true to scale. Expect the Team to reveal more details and confirm the full spec and feature list in the near future.

View the SC10 in the 360 degree viewer

January 30, 2009

JR Mitch moves to Reedy Engines

Debuting at the recent CRCRC Winter Midwest Championship, Team Associated factory driver JR Mitch will utilize the Reedy 121 VR engine in his RC8 and RC8T for 2009. JR races out of Florida and is one of the fastest drivers in his region and as a former ROAR National finalist, IFMAR World’s semi-finalist and Florida State Off road Series champion, JR brings great results and promotional value to the Reedy engine line. When asked about the switch, JR had this to say.

I’ve worked together with OS promoting and running their products for just over the last year. It’s a difficult move but I’m looking forward to my new venture with Reedy. Thank you to John Stokes and Scott Cramer for their support; I greatly appreciate all that you have done. With Reedy I look forward to working Richard Saxton, Ryan Maifield and the whole team in 2009.

Source: Reedy [rc10.com]

January 29, 2009

Alex Laffranchi joins Max Power

Italian engine company Max Power have announced that former World & European Champion Alex Laffranchi has joined their team. The company is now preparing an improved support package in the off road market for this season and with Alex in the team will be a great boost. Max Power have also announced that it is going to release new features for the off road motors in combination with the Diamond Hard Coated shaft treatment available for square and long stroke motors.

Source: Max [rcmaxpower.com]

January 29, 2009

Losi 8ight Rear aluminium hub carriers

Losi have released a set of aluminum rear hub carriers for the 8ight B and 8ight T 2.0. Machined from high quality aluminum and coated, they replace the plastic kit versions, offering much more strength and rigidity to this area of the car and also making them more resistant to impact. Available from early February.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

January 29, 2009

Samuele Lenzi to use Tourex tires

Vita Tuning have announced that 2-time former Italian Off road National Champion Samuele Lenzi, who recently signed to IDM, will use Tourex tires this season. The former Pro-Line driver, and current Kyosho driver will also distribute the tires in Italy through his company Sam Model.

Source: Vita Tuning [vita-tuning.de]

January 28, 2009

Losi 1/8 Reptile Buggy tire Silver

Losi have released their Reptile buggy tire in Silver compound. The Reptile features a tread pattern that offers drivers consistent handling on hard-packed outdoor racetracks, while the firm silver compound provides great durability and versatility on a range of surfaces. Available in both mounted and unmounted versions, they are sold in a pair and supplied with foam inserts.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

January 28, 2009

Tebo does Nitro Double at CRCRC

We reported on his success in the electric classes at the CRCRC facility in Columbus, OH last weekend, but Jared Tebo dominated both the 1/8 nitro buggy and truggy classes as well. In fact, his performance was so strong that Tebo won seven of the eight qualifiers to secure TQ in both classes, just missing a perfect sweep of all eight rounds by less than 1.6 seconds in one of the truggy rounds. Tebo continued his domination during the finals, pulling away to a comfortable lead and an eventual win in the 1/8 buggy class. Establishing a comfortable lead in the 1/8 truggy class wasn’t as easy, as Tebo traded the lead a few times in the first half of the event. But, after the halfway point, Tebo took the lead with his ST-RR for the final time and held it to the end.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]