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August 5, 2016

Nicolas Bregante TQs & wins Speed Paradise race

The Argentinian Speed Paradise race was recently held at the venue of the 2012 IFMAR World Championships and the opening round of the Metropolitan Championship attracted a good amount of drivers that divided into the four classes of Buggy Pro, Buggy Master, Buggy Open and Truggy Master. In the Buggy Pro class it was Nicolas Bregante to take the TQ and win from Sebastian Recio and Lucas Pons. Buggy Master had Matias Lence coming out fastest in the 30 minute final from Damian Li Fraine and Diego Baigorri while in Buggy Open it was Juanba Calens to take the day’s win from Gonzalo Bat and Maxi Lence. Finally in Truggy Master it was Matias Diaz who took the winning honours while Dante Covino and Adrian De Luca had to settle for second and third.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 5, 2016

MIP SCTE 17mm Hex Adapter kit +3mm offset

MIP have introduced the 17mm Hex Adapter kit with +3mm offset for the TLR Ten-SCTE 4WD short course truck. It allows to use 1/8th scale buggy wheels on the truck, greatly expanding the usable wheel and tyre range especially for bashers and any very-high-power appliction. Originally introduced with MIP’s Pro8 kit the hubs, made from 7075-T6 aluminium, will fit all SCTEs, from 1.0 up to the latest 3.0, and their heavy duty construction allows the use of up to 4S power. The set included four hex hubs, four 17mm wheel nuts and mounting grub screws.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

August 4, 2016

Protoform Cadillac ATS-V.R 200mm bodyshell

Protoform have introduced the Cadillac ATS-V.R 200mm bodyshell. Building on the 190mm USGT variant the popular Cadillac race body is suited for the new World GT-R rubber tyre pan car class or 200mm touring cars. The full-scale car was built to international FIA GT3 specifications, this pedigree allows it to potentially run in more than 30 different GT series around the world. Protoform’s 1/10th scale counter part captures the voluptuous shape of this 2-door coupe race body and it is formed from genuine .030″ lexan and includes injection-moulded wing struts. As always, wing mounting hardware, and paint-then-peel overspray film are included.

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August 4, 2016

Team Associated B6 brass under battery weights

Coming from Team Associated and made for the B6 buggy are new brass under battery weights. The plates fit under the LiPo battery pack, allowing to add weight at one of the lowest points of the chassis, resulting in improved handling and stability on high-grip surfaces. Each set contains a 26g and a 43g weight both of which are laser-etched for easy identification.

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August 4, 2016

Team Bomber TB-F1WS conversion kit

Team Bomber from Japan have introduced their TB-F1WS conversion kit for the Tamiya F104 formula car. Based on a 2.5mm high-quality carbon fibre chassis the kit incorporates several features such as the ability to mount the battery pack using tape and it comes with a redesigned upper deck that takes the long friction damper tubes which are mounted along the roll centre of the car instead of the usual transversal position most of today’s kits use. This makes for a very slim chassis appearance and allows for very low mounted bodyshells. The car is also of a conventional T-bar design which is meant to offer improved traction on low to medium-bite surfaces, such as asphalt or “green” carpet, and it also makes for better bump track handling. The chassis design allows to use standard and shorty battery packs, it is usable in both rubber and foam tyre classes and the kit is designed to run Tamiya-type front and rear end assemblies.

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August 4, 2016

Max Götzl wins at Czech Open Race

The Open Race was recently held in Trutnov, Czech Republic and it was Xray’s Max Götzl to set the pace right from the start. Max would TQ three qualifying rounds on a drying track to take the overall TQ while for the finals, rain came up again but this did not stop young Max from taking wins in the first and second final to grab the overall victory from Petr Tomasek (Mugen) in second and Marek Strihavka (Team Associated) in third.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 4, 2016

Vampire Racing 5mm to 4mm adapter plugs

Vampire Racing have introduced their new 5mm to 4mm bullet-type connector adapter plugs. They come in handy when running battery packs with the new-style 5mm connectors and standard 4mm connectors alongside as they do away with the need to rewire the speed controller or charger plugs. The reducer bushings feature a high-quality gold plating and they are available as pairs or in a convenient 10-piece package.

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August 4, 2016

Yuki Model Brainergy 7200mAh 2S LiPo battery

Coming from German company Yuki Model is a new high-capacity 7200mAh 7.4V LiPo battery pack. Built using robust 45C cells the battery measures a standard 137.5x46x25mm and it comes pre-wired with high temperature resistant silicone wires, a T-type power connector and JST-XH balancer port. The battery with its distinctive bright red hardcase weighs in at 320g and it is available now.

Source: Yuki Model [yuki-model.de]