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March 3, 2016

Kyosho RZ6 2WD mid motor conversion kit

Coming soon from Kyosho is the much-awaited RZ6 mid motor conversion kit for the Ultima RB6 buggy. Run by Jared Tebo to secure the runner-up spot at the 2015 IFMAR World Championships in Japan, the kit will include everything needed to convert a standard RB6 2WD buggy into the RZ6 2WD hybrid buggy. Designed especially for high to very high bite surfaces such as astro turf and carpet, the vehicle builds on an aluminium main chassis that connects the standard RB6 front end with the rear end taken over from the ZX6 4WD buggy. It is understood that the conversion will include all needed drivetrain components including motor mount and the rear gearbox, gear differential and rear driveshafts as well as the rear shock tower, anti-roll bar and suspension hangers. Not part of the package are rear lower A-arms and shock absorbers but the kit includes the new RZ6 bodyshell. The conversion is set for a release this month.

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March 3, 2016

New Capricorn LAB C03 composite option parts

Italian company Capricorn have introduced new composite plastic option parts for the LAB C03 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road car. First up is a centre bulkhead and layshaft mount that was designed to replace the standard aluminium parts. The composite mounts offer greater flex compared to the metal assembly, which can be beneficial in low-grip track conditions. The bulkheads additionally feature a new system for the belt tensioner adjustment. Also new is an upper servo saver arm made from composite plastic. Offering greater flex the part decreased the steering sensitivity for an improves steering feeling. The lever fits both the LAB C03 and LAB C802 kits.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

March 3, 2016

H-Speed introduces 1/12th scale tyre line

Coming from H-Speed, the brand of multi-time European Champion Hupo Hönigl, is a range of pre-trued 1/12th scale tyres. The tyres have been tested thoroughly to ensure maximum performance on a range surfaces including the popular “ETS” carpet that will be in use at the forthcoming EFRA European Championships. The tyres come on flex-optimised wheels for maximum corner speed and traction with the front ones being of a slightly smaller diameter than others to ensure a perfect split between the fronts and rears. To make compound picking easy the tyres are available in three different front and four different rear variants.

View the rear tyres here

March 3, 2016

Xray T4 brass suspension holders

Xray have introduced a range of heavy brass lower A-arm mounts made for the T4 line of touring cars. 3-times heavier than the standard aluminium parts they help to add 30 gram of weight without the need to use unsightly wheel balance weights while also allowing for easy weight distribution changes. Using the mounts in the front can help to reduce traction roll on high-traction surfaces while the rear parts improve rotation and steering, making them ideal for medium traction conditions. The suspension holder are available as front FF (11.5g), front FR (11.7g), rear RR (11.0g) and rear spilt 2-piece ARS mount (10.8g in total).

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March 3, 2016

Tamiya Honda City Turbo & Racing Fighter XB kits

Tamiya’s popular Honda City Turbo and the recently introduced Racing Fighter 2WD buggy are soon also available as XB series ready-to-run kits. Both come factory assembled, with pre-painted bodyshell and including the Finespec 2.4GHz radio system, pre-installed steering servo, receiver and speed controller. It is understood that some countries also enjoy the addition of suitable battery packs and a wall charger. The Honda City Turbo will become available by end of March while the Racing Fighter is set to hit stores by end of April.

See the Racing Fighter here

March 3, 2016

Kyle Francis doubles at Australian KOW race

The King of Whiteman race was held at the MORBC track in Perth, Australia, on their newly refurbished clay surface track. The one day race meeting had three qualifiers and A/B/C finals with 30 minute mains. The Nitro Buggy A-main had Kyle Francis (Tekno) having a great start, as he passed the leader on the opening lap but a collision let him drop back to 7th. He then played catchup for the next 20 minutes and ultimately managed to close on the leading group of Josh Pain (SWorkz) and Steve Smith (Mugen). At the 24 minute mark Kyle was able to take the lead and at the end he took the win some 9 seconds in front of Josh. Steve would round out the podium in third. The 30 minute Truggy main again saw Kyle Francis (Tekno) running into trouble on the opening lap, that let him drop to 7th. Up front Aaron Dexter (Xray) and Fabio Silvi (SWorkz) battled for the lead but on lap 12 Kyle got into front and never looked back. Behind him Aaron and Dexter were in a fight for the runner-up spot and ultimately Aaron would come out successful when Fabio crashed his truck on the final lap. This allows Aaron to take the second place behind Kyle while Fabio had to settle for third.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

March 3, 2016

Team Associated RC8B3 alloy steering posts

Coming from Team Associated and made for the RC8B3 series of off-road vehicles are aluminium steering bellcrank posts. Cut from high-quality aluminium and sporting a blue anodised surface for looks and wear the posts also shave 9 grams off the standard steel parts. The posts come as pairs and they are usable on the RC8B3, RC8B3e, RC8T3, and RC8T3e.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

March 2, 2016

2016 RC Lemans Series – Announcement

Going into its 11th season the 2016 RC Lemans Series will kick off on the weekend of the 24th of April at the iconic Appeldoorn track in the Netherlands. Run in the two Pro10 classes of LMP1 Modified and LMP2 10.5T Stock the series will visit seven different tracks in the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany with the 2015 instalment having attracted drivers from five different countries. New for 2016 is also the South German RC Lemans Series with the August round at the Rötz track also being the German Nationals warm-up race. More information, the race calendar and more can be found on the series’ website here.