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March 12, 2014

GForce aluminium shock holder & parts tray

GForce soon have new aluminium pit tools available in the form of a shock holder and parts tray. Starting with the shock holder, the all-aluminium part takes a maximum of four shock absorbers with a diameter of up to 13mm and a total body and piston rod length of 50mm. An inner 10.5mm and four outer 4mm holes also hold tools and wrenches needed for shock (re)building. The shock holder is available in blue and black colour. Also new is a 120x150mm parts tray, again made from aluminium and sporting a total of three compartments for small parts such as screws, nuts, bearings, bodyclips and more. Like the shock holder the parts tray is available in blue and black anodising.

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March 12, 2014

Barry Baker wins at JBRL Electric Series Rd1

Round 1 of the 2014 JBRL Electric Series visited IERC Raceway in San Bernardino, California and was greeted by a record 400+ entries. More popular than ever, the JBRL Series includes a variety of indoor and outdoor tracks across Southern California, with participation from some of the top factory drivers in the region. In 1/8 E-Buggy Reedy’s Barry Baker was pretty much the dominating factor. Starting from the pole position, Barry led wire to wire for the win in the 10-minute main event to take maximum points and another cool plaque. And in what many consider to be the premier off-road class in the series and in the U.S. as a whole, 2WD Modified, Barry Baker came back from a poor start that saw him fall as low as ninth to take the win with his Reedy-powered buggy.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

March 12, 2014

RB Energy LiPo hardcase battery packs

RB introduce their new Energy line of hardcase LiPo battery packs. Available in several configurations including a 4S 7000mAh 75C and 4S 6200mAh 70C “1/8th” pack, a 2S 7000mAh 75C and 2S 5200mAh 45C standard length straight pack, a 2S 5300mAh 75C saddle pack as well as a 2S 3000mAh 40C pack which is ideal for RTR cars and starter boxes, all batteries come in a matte black protective hardcase with chrome RB sticker. All batteries, except the ones with bullet-type tube connectors, are pre-wired with high-current Deans T-type connectors.

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March 11, 2014

Reds Racing M7 World Cup S engine

The new M7 World Cup S is the “State of the art” of 3.5 cc 1/8 On-road racing class.The engine has been optimized and provided with the newest technology to guarantee the best performance and reliability. The M7 World Cup S has been provided with a new domed piston and a new combustion chamber which allow to increase torque. The new domed piston guarantees additional power at low and medium RPM preserving fuel consumption. The WCS is one of the lightest engines in its category thanks to a lighter cooling head and due to a new combustion chamber and back-plate design. Reds Racing engines can be defined unique in its genre thanks to Mario Rossi special tuning to make the engine simply powerful and due to our finest quality control to guarantee performance repeatability. Another unique feature is the chance to have your break in, made by Mario Rossi.

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March 11, 2014

Centro B5/B5M brass & aluminium front bulkheads

CML Distribution introduce brass and aluminium front bulkheads for Team Associated’s B5 and B5M buggies. The front A-arm mounts are of a 25°/30° design and come as 37g brass or 13g aluminium version to alter the weight distribution of the buggy by simply using the heavier brass or lighter aluminium part. Included in the sets are delrin bushings and mounting hardware. Also new are brass, aluminium or delrin front bulkhead braces that weight 24g, 8g and 4g respectively. The parts can be used in addition to the aforementioned parts or with the standard composite bulkhead.

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March 11, 2014

Serpent 748 200mm nitro on-road kit – Teaser

Serpent have just released a teaser regarding their forthcoming 748 200mm nitro on-road kit. Called the Natrix the car builds on a completely new platform but no other details are known as of yet. We bring you more information as soon as we get them.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 11, 2014

José Areias wins at Portuguese 1/8th on-road nats Rd1

The first round of the 2014 Portuguese nitro on-road nationals took place at the Sintra track near Lisbon. The weekend started with a low grip track on Saturday and cloudy, partly wet racing on Sunday but culminated in a dry semi and main final that was won by new Capricorn driver José Areias. The 1/8 class podium was completed by Mário Miranda in 2nd and Solange Araujo in 3rd place.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

March 11, 2014

Xtreme Racing XB4 carbon fibre shock towers

Xtreme Racing now have carbon fibre shock towers for the Xray XB4 available. They are machined from 4mm carbon fibre and therefore thicker than the stock parts for less flex and added rigidity. The parts are a direct replacement and fit all XB4 buggies with no modifications needed.

Click here to view the rear shock tower