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December 11, 2018

HRC Racing 4000mAh round hardcase LiPo pack

HRC Distribution have introduced the new HRC Racing 4000mAh round hardcase LiPo battery pack. Designed to fit any kit that requires NiCD or NiMH racing-pack-style batteries, such as many Tamiya and older Kyosho cars, buggies and trucks, the pack is also ideal to power nitro starter boxes. Housed in a hardcase for protection the oval diameter battery is built from quality 40C cells, making it ideal for stock and mild modified motors. The pack comes pre-wired with an industry-standard balancer port and either and T-type or Tamiya-style plug.

View the Tamiya plug battery here

December 11, 2018

Yeah Racing TRX-4 door & bonnet hinges

Yeah Racing have introduced their new silicone door and bonnet hinges for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. They are made of high-quality silicone material and are the perfect scale addition to the Defender or D90/D110 bodies. They come as 2-piece sets and can be fastened by either a screw or suitable adhesives.

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December 10, 2018

Ruddog 7.6V Graphene Plus LiHV battery packs

Ruddog Distribution from Germany have introduced their new Graphene Plus LiHV battery range. The high-performance packs are built using high-power 100C Graphene Plus technology cells for more power over the whole run and less fading towards the end, resulting in constant lap times. The batteries are available as 6000mAh or 8000mAh standard-size as well as 5500mAh shorty battery pack, and they make use of new semi-transparent hardcases with split stickers, ensuring the batteries look good for longer. Other features include 5mm bullet-type connectors for best possible power supply and they come in handy, reusable plastic boxes for convenient transportation and storage.

View the other battery packs here

December 10, 2018

HB Racing D817 & RGT8 anti-roll bar sets

HB Racing have introduced two new anti-roll bar sets for the D817V2 Buggy, D817T Truggy, RGT8 and RGT8-E cars. They give racers a finer range of stiffness to help tune the car to track conditions. The front sway-bar set has 2.3mm and 2.5mm bars, while the rear sway-bar set includes 2.5mm and 2.7mm bars, each labeled with a tag that shows the stiffness.

View the rear swaybar set here

December 10, 2018

Adam Drake wins at DDH and the Drake 2 race

Deans Discount Hobbies of New Port Richey, Florida held the DDH and the Drake 2 race this past weekend. In the Expert Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the TQ and Adam would also come out on top of the 15-minute A-main event, taking the win a lap ahead of Christian Bruck (Serpent) as Serpent’s Billy Easton rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

December 10, 2018

Factory RC YZ-2T carbon fibre option parts

Factory RC have announced the release of a plethora of new carbon fibre option parts for the Yokomo YZ-2T 2WD stadium truck kit. First up is a battery hold down set in traditional black weave as well as blue and gold weave carbon fibre materials. The set is made from 3mm and 5mm carbon fibre pieces utilising the stock hardware to greatly improve battery retention. Using the 5mm spacer block and an additional bolt the battery stops and battery tab no longer flex which can allow the battery to eject from the vehicle. The set will also fit the YZ-2 series of buggies if owners change the sideguards to the updated YOKZ2-002SPT parts.

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December 10, 2018

Tyler Jones wins at ROAR Region 5 Off-road Champs

The ROAR Region 5 1/10th scale Off-road Championship was held at EN Hobbies in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend. 2WD Mod Buggy qualifying and the main were super close with intense battles between TLR’s Tyler Jones and Team Associated’s Aydin and Austin Horne. Ultimately Tyler was able to grab the TQ and win the main, that was one to watch. Austin Horne would come in 2nd, some 2.8s behind Tyler as Aydin had to settle for 3rd, another 1.7s down.

Image: Tyler Jones

December 10, 2018

RC Cars Cavalieri 8ight-X rear CF shock tower

RC Cars Cavalieri from Germany have introduced a carbon fibre rear shock tower for the TLR 8ight-X buggy. Machined from high-quality material and offers various shock and camber link locations the part is a direct replacement for the kit’s alloy shock stay with the carbon part being understood to offer a lower weight and additional traction on very bumpy tracks.

Source: RC Cars Cavalieri [rc-cars-cavalieri.com]