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November 4, 2010

Losi 8ight of Mike Truhe

Having shown you photos of Adam Drakes Losi 8ight yesterday, team mate and top qualifier at the 2008 Worlds Mike Truhe has posted photos of his WC ride on Facebook. We can’t see but presume he is running the new chassis with the steel tips, but more interestingly is the car’s rear chassis brace that has been replaced by a shock absorber from one of their 1/10th scale cars. Its travel has been limited as you would expect and is an interesting option giving a mid way point between a stiff chassis with brace installed and a flexy chassis without the brace.

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November 3, 2010

Associated RC18T2 Brushless 1:18 scale RTR

Team Associated is proud to bring to you the RC18T2 Brushless, a 1:18 scale RTR electric 4WD off road truck. Picking up where the original RC18T2 left off, the RC18T2 Brushless comes loaded with awesome new features including the XP3-SS 3-channel 2.4GHz radio system and Reedy brushless system. The RC18T2 Brushless chassis has a fully enclosed, 2-belt drive train system with adjustable slipper clutch that is capable of handling the extreme amount of power that today’s brushless motors and LiPo batteries can dish out. The RC18T2 Brushless comes fully assembled including a painted and decaled truck body, white dish style wheels with aggressive mini pin race tires, and factory installed Reedy brushless electronic speed controller and powerful 5000kV brushless motor.

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November 3, 2010

Losi 8ight of Adam Drake

With the Losi team finished all their pre event testing for next week’s World Championships in Thailand, Adam Drake sent us these photos of his race ready 8ight chassis. An interesting feature of the car is the strengthened chassis plate which sports steel tips set flush into the front and rear ends of the chassis to protect it from the highly abrasive and damaging Pattaya track. By only replacing the extremities of the chassis plate, the additional weight is kept to a minimum, but durability is increased dramatically.

View more images of Adam’s car here

November 3, 2010

Arrowmax flywheel wrench

More new tools from Arrowmax with the introduction of this flywheel wrench. The flywheel grabber is similar to that on the flywheel & wheel nut multi-tool released last month but the rest of the tool is different. Made from purple anodised aluminium, the centre of the handle features a clutch gap measuring tool, while the end has a 9mm ‘wrench’.

Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]

November 3, 2010

TOP Racing Rebel 10, 10SS & Photon hybrid steering crank

TOP Racing was recently present at the All Japan Model and Hobby show in Tokyo and showed of an number of new exciting parts. Firstly was the announcement of the Rebel 10 & Rebel 10SS, which are the next in the Rebel pan car series following the earlier release of the Rebel 12. The Rebel 10 is a 1/10 World GT class car while the Rebel 10SS is a 1/10 Oval Class chassis, both are due for a December release. Also on display for the Photon was their new Alloy/Graphite Hybrid Steering Crank. Due for a release in November, this is a stronger optional replacement of the original steering crank. Not only is it more durable, it also gives more accurate steering than the original counterpart. This new alloy/graphite hybrid design simplifies the machining process and is therefore more cost effective, without sacrificing performance and strength.

View the new items and other show photos here

November 3, 2010

Spektrum S6070 Low Profile digital servo

Spektrum have released the S6070, a servo that combines a quick .09-second transit time and impressive 125 oz-in of torque with a rugged metal gear train. This performance, along with the smooth precision of its dual ball bearing out output shaft, makes the S6070 the ultimate servo for 1/10-scale pan cars and limited space applications.

Source: Spektrum [spektrumrc.com]

November 3, 2010

Hudy Pit Foam

Perfect for comfortable fuel stops, is this handy and useful pit foam for the mechanic to use under his knee when refueling in the pit. Sporting high-quality Hudy graphics, it has been made from high density foam for durability.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

November 3, 2010

MR33 Shock oil, glue & car stands

MR33, the brand of 3-time World Champion Marc Rheinard, have announced the first products in the line which are now available through their distribution network. The first products to be released are a complete line of high quality shock oils and super glue. Produced by one of the major RC accessory companies, the quality is top notch with a wide range of thicknesses available in the oil. MR33 have also produced black anodised aluminium car stands for both electric touring car and buggy, which is perfect for working on your car and finally there is the body post marking tool, the Hole shot, which we showed you previously. We have been told to expect more releases in the MR33 line in the coming weeks.

View the other products here