During this week’s ROAR Gas Off-road Nationals Pro-Line is showing their forthcoming Positron VTR tyre for 1/8th off-road truggies. The tread was already introduced for the buggy class and will soon also become available for race trucks. No word yet on an official release date but the tyre is expected to hit stores soon.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
T-Works have introduced two new sets of exhaust pipe springs for on-road and off-road vehicles. The springs come pre-bent and are usable with a wide range of kits. Each set contains two springs that can be cut to size if needed.
View the off-road specific springs here
Vision Racing have introduced their new slipper puck for the use with Team Associated, Schumacher and Yokomo slipper pads. The tool gives a simply and effective way of removing unwanted glazes off the slipper pads returning them to like new performance. The puck is made of aluminium, it comes black anodised and is best used with 3M fine drywall sanding screen as the perfect scuffing material.
Arrowmax have introduced their new 14.8V 4S 5200mAh LCG LiPo battery pack. The hardcase battery offers a standard-size footprint but a reduced height and a light weight of only 463g, making it ideal for all applications that demand both capacity and a low weight. The battery comes pre-wired with a T-type connector and a standard balance plug and it includes a 10mm thick foam pad for added protection when running in abusive off-road conditions.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the popular Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck is a titanium gold-plated steel screw set. The kit contains M2, M2.5 and M3 fasteners in various dimensions as a replacement for the standard black steel screws. Using the gold-coloured fasteners will add visual impact to the otherwise slightly monotone appearance.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Muchmore have introduced their new 6000mAh 7.6V Impact LCG HV FD3 hardcase LiHV battery. The power source is built from high-quality 120C high voltage cells and it offers a capacity of 6000mAh, making it usable for modified and stock applications alike. The standard-size battery is of a reduced 22.3mm height for an overall lower centre of gravity and it weighs in at a lightweight 283g.
Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]
Round 4 of the German 1/10th Off-road central division regionals was held on a permanent astroturf track in Hütschenhausen recently. Xray’s Tim Kunz took the double TQ and win in the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes, leaving behind Team C’s Marcus Lübke and Andre Welker in 2WD while Marcus Lübke (Team C) and Florian Welsch (Xray) rounded out the top 3 result in the 4WD class.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Following a couple of teaser images TLR have officially announced the forthcoming release of their brand new and completely redefined 1/8th off-road racing platform. The buggy utilises a new, wider chassis layout to aid in stability and to give the buggy a more neutral feel. New chassis guard have an improved fit on the chassis and a large footprint engine mount reduces flex underneath the engine to eliminate chassis fatigue on high traction race surfaces. Optimised chassis balance with the weight has been moved forward in the chassis provides a better driving balance to the vehicle while the updated radio tray now puts the throttle servo near the engine to eliminate additional linkage. The updated radio tray will ensure the throttle servo is rigidly mounted to avoid any flex by floating the servo off of the centre differential.
