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July 1, 2008

1/8th scale Buggy Europeans – Live

European 1/8th scale Buggy Champs - Live

The best 1/8th scale buggy drivers in Europe are converging on the Greek island of Crete this week to battle it out on the fast and tricky IMC Club track in Iraklio and see who will become the 2008 European Champion. Robert Batlle will be of course be there to defend his crown, won last year in France, and he is up against some strong competition with the top factory teams pulling out all the stops to try and wrestle the title away from the Spanish Hobao driver. Red RC reporter Oisin O’Briain will be present all week reporting live trackside, bringing you our usual blend of quality reporting, photographs and interviews from this exciting event. Baring any last minute hiccups, the reporting will begin Tuesday afternoon and carry through to Saturday’s main final. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for the event, Kyosho and LRP, without whose support this would not be possible.

You can go to our event site by clicking here, or on the Event banner or Events tab at the top of the page.

June 30, 2008

JConcepts Illuzion B44 Scoopless body

New from JConcepts is this Illuzion B44 Scoopless body which has gone radical and now sports a new low profile appearance. This new shell has been dressed with a newly designed cab which incorporates a noticeably missing cab scoop, while the styling presents a smooth yet detailed design, incorporating many of the features from the original BJ4 Worlds Edition and B44 Hi-Flow body. Race inspired aggressive styling, Illuzionized cab and durable design are just some of the features that make up the new Illuzion B44 Scoopless body. Made from heavy-duty thickness polycarbonate with protective film, the body is supplied with two 6.5” high downforce V-wings as well as window masks and detailed Illuzion decal sheet.

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June 27, 2008

Team Magic ST Steel Diff Outdrives

Team Magic have released a pair of steel differential outdrives for the front and rear outdrives of the M series buggies. The new outdrive longer cap has been designed to prevent the drive shaft from dropping out, an area which is extremely vulnerable as the forces from the heavy landings and crasnd hes. They have been manufactured from superb ST steel and machined with the utmost precision athey will fit the M1B and M8 series buggies perfectly and due to the exclusive hardening process the longevity is very good.

Source: Team Magic [teammagic.com.tw]

June 27, 2008

Tamiya TRF801XT Competition truggy

Tamiya USA have released details about their new 801XT truggy, including some very small photos which unfortunately don’t reveal too much detail. The 801XT is a 1/8 sale competition level assembly truggy kit, designed and tested in Southern California, USA. The highly efficient drive system comes from the optimized placement of the front and rear propeller shafts. The drive line is virtually straight which offers the most efficient drive-line possible in its class. The 801Xt chassis has plenty of adjustability to fine tune it for the most demanding of race tracks across the globe. TRF drivers from all parts of the world will be piloting this new competition level truggy in the coming months in an effort to exploit its potential and further develop the new line of 801Xt options soon to come.

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June 25, 2008

Kyosho Inferno GT & DBX/DST Options

Kyosho have released a number of new optional parts for their Inferno GT and DBX/DST chassis’. First up is this set of universal swing shafts for the DBX and DST, which allow for smoother operation, improved efficiency and less maintenance in this area of the transmission. For all 3 cars there are some new larger diameter, hard anodized shock bodies which aim to increase durability and which have been threaded to make quick and easy ride height adjustments. Finally for use with the new big bore shock absorbers are a range of 3 different hardness shock springs, to aid you in fine tuning your car to different conditions.

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June 25, 2008

Xray XB808 Center Diff Spur gears

Xray have released these large bevel gears for the centre differential on the XB808. Machined from special Hudy steel material that has been specially developed for gear-type products, the gears have been additionally hardened and precision ground to fit the tightest tolerance requirements, for a perfect fit with the diff out drives. The gears are individually machined on a precision German gear machine and every gear is individually tested, inspected, and run in. The diff gears are then laser engraved for easy and instant recognition and a special heat treatment makes the gear very hard and strong, not only on the surface but also in the core, thus giving the gear an extraordinarily long lifespan with very low wear compared to standard gears.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 25, 2008

X-Factory X-5 CNC Machined Pulleys

X-Factory have announced that beginning immediately all X–5 Squared conversion kits will contain CNC machined pulleys as standard. These great new pulleys are individually machined from Delrin on a CNC mill and so they have perfect teeth and are perfectly round. All X–5 Squared kits now contain one CNC machined drive pulley and two CNC machined differential pulleys. The new pulleys are from the same supplier as the company’s former D.D.P. machined pulleys and are the same top quality, but X Factory has purchased in quantity to obtain far better pricing, so what was formerly an expensive option is now standard equipment in all kits.

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June 24, 2008

Team Magic Bevel Gear set

Team Magic have released new, deepened 43T & 13T spiral gears, which are used with the front and rear differentials on the M8 & M1B. Machined on a precision gear machine, every gear is also individually tested and inspected to meet the tightest tolerance requirements. The pitch angle of the gears has moved to 15 degrees to improve power delivery and reduce friction and the new gears also go through a new hardening process to make sure their more reliable than previous versions.

Source: Team Magic [teammagic.com.tw]