King Headz have released this new long Ackerman steering plate for the Losi 8ight. CNC machined from 7075 aircraft grade aluminum and anodized black, this part is designed to increase rigidity and add strength. Bronze Bushings are used which provide minimal wear and slop, unlike the stock Ackerman plate which has steel bushings that become sloppy almost immediately. Also available in short version.
Source: King Headz [kingheads.com]
Our friends at oOple are reporting that Neil Cragg took a hard fought win in the 4WD event at the 2008 EFRA European Championships with the new Yokomo B-Max to back up his win in 2wd a few days earlier. Neil didn’t have everything his own way in qualifying – laying in third position overnight. As mentioned in the oOple race report though, the last two qualifiers can change everything and Neils Yokomo was dialled in the last two qualifiers – taking both rounds to give him overall TQ. Neil won the first two legs of the A and sat out the third to allow the other drivers to battle for second. Hupo Honigl took the third in an amazing race with Lee Martin right behind all the way – giving him second overall, with Lee Martin third.
Read the full report here.
Source: oOple [oople.com]
Seen at February’s Toy fair, Hudy have now released this range of stylish car stands for both 1/10 electric and nitro touring cars as well as a version for 1/8th scale off road buggies and truggies. The surface on both stands is black powder coated for maximum long life and to withstand abusive working conditions and has a very small footprint making it very handy to pack for travel. Strategically-placed holes provide a great place for temporarily storing standard or big-bore shocks during rebuilds, and laser-engraved markings (FL, FR, RL, RR) ensure you keep track of the proper shocks. Four rubber feet mean that the stand will stay firmly in place and not move while working on the car and 2 super-soft foam strips bonded to the top surface make sure that the car will sit softly and will not move while you’re working on it. Laser-engraved Hudy logos adorn the stylish black powder coated surface.
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Ultimate Racing is pleased to announce that after talking with the French UR distributor Aigoin Racing and testing some UR products during the week in Greece, the 2008 European Champion Renaud Savoya has officially joined the UR team. With this new addition to the pretty established UR team, it now consists of most of Europe’s top drivers like Robert Batlle, Yannick Aigoin, Fabio Boero, Davide Tortorici, Miguel Matias, Graham Alsop, David Crompton, Christoffer Svensson, Julien Lattanzio, Fabrizio Teghesi among others who are already using the high performance UR products.
Source: Ultimate Racing [ultimateracing.es]
Kyosho America have announced the release of some new items including these new shock towers for the Inferno GT. Made from 4mm thick aluminum, these new towers greatly increase the strength compared to the standard composite shock tower. The camber mounting holes are repositioned for a finer adjustment range of your roll centre and are also compatible with both the Inferno GT and GT2. Also new are a set of 8 durable high quality steel suspension bushings for the Ultima RB5 electric buggy.
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HongNor have announced that production is now complete and that they will begin selling their new 1/8th scale truggy, the X2 CRT. The new car claims to have better balance due to the engine being moved forward on the longer wheel base and narrower chassis, which removes some unwanted body roll. Some of the materials have also been modified for durability and the front lower arms have been strengthened. The center diff has been replaced with a lower profile mount with a smaller spur gear, while the steel offset brake cams and center diff mounts, that were initially supplied as an optional extra, are now included in a durable nylon. Further changes to the transmission include the front and rear crown wheel and pinion that have been replaced by a smaller 45 tooth spiral cut crown wheel and a 10 tooth spiral cut pinion and this allows the diff to spool up faster and give smoother operation and acceleration. The outdrive cups have also been lightened to reduce the rotating mass.
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UK Mugen distributor Race Prep Longshaw Distribution, has CAD images of the latest Mugen buggy, the MBX6. According to the text on the site that describes the visible features on the car from the pictures, the first noticable thing is that shock absorber suspension cups are very deep to ensure the spring stays in place. Its a completely new car with what looks to have hardened aluminium parts throughout such as the main chassis, shock bodies etc. as well as what appears to be lightened diff-outdrive cups. The front drive shafts use a captured drive pin inside the bearing, and if you look closely at pic 3 below you can see the small grub screw which will allow you to tighten the drive shaft cup without pulling the whole drive train apart. In the final picture below, you can see that the anti-roll bar mounts are angled for easier tuning from the side of the car and for protection of the rear end parts, and to help keep unsprung weight down, the car is supplied with rear mud guards.
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Chinese company VP Pro have been in contact to tell us about their latest off road tire release. The Cut Off tyre is a popular tyre in their buggy range and will be be brought across to their truggy line. A proven tread pattern, it provides the user with excellent grip and traction and will be available for sale soon.
Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]
