Exotek Racing release their Mako 44 body shell for the Team Associated B44 buggy. Featuring a super low cockpit for less air drag and better airflow over the wing, the raised side pods offer increased room for brushless ESCs with fans and greater air intake for more effective motor and ESC cooling. Made from clear .030″ thick polycarbonate the shell is supplied with a reinforced 6.5″ wing as well as window masks and a sticker sheet.
LRP have released a completely new high-competition 2-Stage air filter set, as well as replacement airfilter foam and a rain cover for said air filter. A clean and effective high-performance airfilter is extremely important for getting the best performance and longest lifetime from your nitro engine. This oval shaped low profile filter fits easily under your body shell and its outer and inner foam offer 2 protective layers against the dirt and dust that can build up when out on track.
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Following qualifying on Friday and Saturday for this year’s European 1/10th scale ‘B’ Championship in Austria, Sunday say the main finals get underway to decide who would claim the 2009 title. At the start of the 45 minute final Gerhard Kandelhart and Freddy Südhoff got off to a clean start and started to make gap on the rest of the field, also having the advantage of only needing to refuel every 6:45. Around the 13 minute mark Freddy managed to get passed Kandi to take the lead and began to pull a gap and at this time the leading pair had a lap advantage on the rest of the field. Later in the race Rico Kröber, who was in 3rd, started to decrease the gap to Kandi and managed to unlap himself to get back on the lead lap and following some quick laps he managed to catch Kandi again once more, this time for position with 3 laps to go. Going into the fast sweeper, the pair touched and Kandi went off and flamed out, something which would lose him the podium position, dropping to 4th by the time he restarted. This incident moved Daan Jacobs up to 3rd behind Kröber in 2nd, with Freddy Südhoff clear up front to take the European title.
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The season opener of the Northern German electric off-road regional races took place at the MAC Burgdorf near Hannover. The semi-permanent grass track was once again very well prepared for the near 40 attendees. The weather was fine all weekend but just in time for the finals on Sunday afternoon everything changed to the worst and heavy thunderstorms caused an early end after the first round of finals. Only the 4WD Modified and 2WD Stock class were able to run a second round, the remainder of the finals were swapped away by heavy rain.Young René Sagawe (AE) dominated the 2WD Stock finals followed by Sven Jacobi (AE) and Pascal Sturm (AE) who came in third. 4WD Stock was won by Eberhard Beck (Team Durango) in front of Tom Bujara and Ursus Lieder (Yokomo). 2WD Modified was dominated by Mirco Johne (X Factory) who won over Marcel Felzmann (LOSI) and Red RC’s Sebastian Sürstedt (X Factory).
Xray now brings you a brand new collection of Xray team wear for ladies with this stylish Polo Shirt, which has made from high-quality, breathable fabric to be very comfortable in even the hottest conditions. The reinforced collar keeps its shape to ensure a crisp look. Emblazoned with stylish logos on front and back there is a large vertical Xray logo and Racing Team on the front and a “X” RACING TEAM across the back. Available in all popular sizes.
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Team Associated have announced that their SC10, 1/10 scale electric 2WD off road authentic short course race-truck is now available as a ready-to-run. The SC10 comes ready-to-run with a factory finished short course race-truck body, short course style wheels and aggressive tread multi-terrain tires, all which have been designed to look just like the full-size race trucks that run in short course off-road series around the country. It is fitted with the XP2 radio system and metal gear steering servo as well as the XP SC200 digital electronic forward/reverse speed controller with optional LiPo low voltage cutoff and optional reverse lockout.
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Pro Line have released some new items for the popular HPI Racing Baja 5T and 5B. This new Trofeo body shell helps beef up and stylize your Baja truck and features extreme off-road race detail including roll cage, fuel cell decal, simulated vented hood and fenders. Made from durable .080″ Lexan, it comes pre cut and had marked holes for easy mounting of body and mounting of original body hardware such as wing and rear anti crumble supports. Also for the Baja 5B is this Lexan undertray which helps protect the chassis from damage and reduce the amount of rock, dirt, sand and debris that enter through the side of the chassis.
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This weekend sees the European 1/10th 200mm ‘B’ Championships take place in Aigen, Austria. With 112 drivers present from 17 different countries, qualifying got underway yesterday in perfect conditions after some rain earlier in the week threatened to put a dampener on the whole event, however in the evening a thunderstorm did manage to interrupt the opening ceremony. Today it was again very sunny with clear skies, and a lot of spectators around the track watching, as the final qualifying sessions to determine the starting order for the finals got underway. With 4 rounds each to set your quickest time, pole position went to former European Champion Gerhard Kandelhart from Austria driving an Xray NT1, the only driver to get 25 laps, in front of top electric racer Freddy Sudhoff from Germany also with an Xray. Kyosho managed to place a car directly into the final with Rico Krober in 3rd also from Germany, while the final direct qualifying spot went to Dutch front runner Daan Jacobs in 4th, also with an Xray.
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