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July 19, 2011

Pro-Line 2WD buggy front inserts & Titus 1.9″ Bead-Loc wheels

New from Pro-Line come closed cell 2WD buggy front tyre inserts and the Titus 1.9″ black bead-loc wheels for 1/18 scale crawlers. We showed you a preview picture of the tyre inserts some time ago an now they finally become available. Designed for tracks that need a slightly firmer insert, the long lasting foam is water safe, reusable and has the correct shape for 2WD front tyres. With the Titus 1.9″ bead-loc front or rear wheels Pro-Line offers a one-sided rim for 1/18 or 1/10 rock crawlers with 12mm hex to fit most mini and scale models.

Click here to view the crawler wheel

July 19, 2011

Pro-Line XXX-SCT/SCB front inboard hub

Pro-Line introduce a front inboard hub set for Losi’s XXX-SCT and XXX-SCB Short Course kits. Replacing the front hubs and axles, it converts the assembly into a floating 12mm hex, allowing to run Pro-Line’s ProTrac wheels or any other zero offset 12mm hex wheel on the front of the Losi SC truck or buggy. The front inboard hub kit also allows to run Losi XXX-SCT/SCB rear offset wheels in the front of the truck or buggy but this will make the front about 0.1” wider than stock, which is still within ROAR legal width requirements.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

July 18, 2011

C.Andy’s pan car wheel adapter

C.Andy’s got in touch to tell us a about a wheel adapter for 1/10 scale pan cars to use 1/10 nitro wheels on the front axles. Simply use a body hole reamer to drill a 12mm hole into the nitro rims and and reuse used nitro wheels on electric pan cars. The centre wheel nut add a realistic touch to the car.

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July 18, 2011

Matsukura tops Day 1 in Finland

Young Japanese ace Naoto Matsukura has ended Day 1 of the 2011 IFMAR Electric Buggy World Championships at the top of the times sheets after producing a blistering lap in the day’s final round of 2WD practice. Quickest in the sixth practice session, only the Team Yokomo driver could better his own time doing so in P8 with a 24.222 second lap which left him 3/10ths clear of Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri who also produced his best time in the closing session of the day.

View our event coverage here.

July 18, 2011

Serpent S411 brass weight kit

Serpent release a set of black anodised brass weights to suit their S411 electric touring ca. Included in the kit are two 5g, one 12g and one 20g weight with the two latter are designed to fit around the centre line of the car, close to the belt. The weights are marked for easy identification and fit other brands too.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

July 18, 2011

Arrowmax Clutch Spring Tool

Arrowmax release a clutch spring tool CNC-machined from lightweight aluminium and designed for 1/8 and 1/10 on-road nitro engines. Compatible with most current centrifugal axial clutches, the tool allows to easily mount/dismount the clutch spring preload collar and make fine preload adjustments. For mounting simply insert the preload adjusting collar into the tool, press it onto the spring, and then start threading it onto the clutch nut. Dismounting is done in the reverse order. For preload adjustment the tool is placed over the collar and tighten or loosen the collar.

Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]

July 18, 2011

Tebo setting practice pace in Finland

After five rounds of practice Kyosho’s Jared Tebo tops the time sheets ahead of Japan’s Naoto Matukura and fellow American Steven Harston at the 2011 IFMAR 2WD Buggy World Championships in Vaasa, Finland.

View our event coverage here.

July 18, 2011

Yeah Racing Transformula & M05 options

Yeah Racing release two new option parts for the Yeah Racing Transformula F1 conversion kit and Tamiya’s M05 chassis. Starting with the side shock graphite plate for the F1 kit the part is designed to adapt a 1/12 scale side damper to the chassis giving an additional setup option. The set included two graphite adapter plates and several washers and screws to make for a solid base for the optional side damper. Also available are spring steel universal drive shafts for Tamiya’s M05 M-type chassis. Designed to allow for greater steering angles and a decreased tendency to chatter while cornering the driveshafts also last longer due to the special spring steel material used. Also recommended when using a solid front axle.

Click here to view the M05 drive shafts