June 13, 2018

Infinity silicone diff oils

Infinity is introducing a range of high performance silicone diff oils. Using carefully selected silicone oil, the viscosity of the range is professionally controlled during production. This ensures accuracy that gives racers a reliable source of consistency when selecting the correct oil for their desired set-up. Such high quality oil also provides more stable traction during race conditions. Available in convenient 60cc bottles, the range of nine different viscosities covers popular options between 4,000 and 20,000.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]


June 13, 2018

Lefebvre crowned Thornhill Spring Series 2WD winner

Over the past four months Thornhill Racing Circuit held their 6-race 2018 Thornhill Jr Spring Series. Xray’s Ethan Lefebvre won four of the six rounds for the overall, eventually securing the title already after round 4 that he would finish on the 2nd place. Xray teammates, Chris Allison and Lance Myhre would end the series on the P2 and P3 overall for an Xray podium sweep.

View the championship top 10 results here


June 13, 2018

TLR 8ight X 1/8th nitro buggy – Coming soon

During this week’s ROAR Fuel Off-road Nationals in Lake City, Florida, JConcepts have snapped a first couple of images of TLR’s forthcoming 8ight X 1/8th scale nitro off-road buggy. The new kit was first seen during the recent Horizon RC Fest in Monticello, Illinois in the hands of TLR factory driver Dakotah Phend with the example in the new set of images belonging to veteran racer JR Mitch. The buggy is expected to become officially announced later this week and we bring you more information on the kit as soon as they become available.

View more images here


June 13, 2018

Traxxas TRX-4 2.2” beadlock wheels & tyres

Coming from Traxxas and s perfect companion for the recently introduced long arm lift kit are the functional 2.2″ beadlock Method Race Wheels. They add more valuable ground clearance to the lifted TRX-4 and make for a rugged off-road appearance. They help to make a visual statement with two wheel options, in black chrome or charcoal grey colour, and six different coloured aluminium beadlock rings. The rims are available as 2-piece wheel-only packs and also as pre-mounts with Canyon trail tyres mounted on black chrome rims. As for the aluminium beadlock rings, they come as 4-piece sets including mounting screws and in the six colours of satin, orange, green, red, black and blue.

View the other new parts here


June 13, 2018

FX Engines K501R engine & exhaust combo

FX Engines have released their new K501R engine and EFRA 2131 exhaust combo package. The set contains the 5-port K501R power plant, the short-medium #659706 off-road manifold as well as an EFRA 2131 pipe and suitable mounting hardware such as silicone gaskets and mounting springs.

Source: FX Engines [fx-engines.com]


June 13, 2018

Pavlovsky & Kosmakov win at Cup of Russia Rd2

The second round of this year’s Cup of Russia was held in Moscow recently. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Alexander Pavlovsky brought hime the win from Ilya Plakhotnik and Mikhail Baldin. Over in 1/8th E-Buggy it was Alexander Kosmakov with the win from Mikhail Gofshtein 2nd and Alexandros Stefanescu 3rd.

View the E-Buggy podium here


June 13, 2018

Yeah Racing TRX-4 titanium link set

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for Traxxas’ popular TRX-4 trail truck is a titanium suspension link set. Machined from high quality titanium material the links scrub some weight while being very durable and the set includes enough links to outfit the complete truck including steering and pan hard bar.

View the mounted links here


June 12, 2018

SWorkz “rainbow” hook & look straps

SWorkz have introduced their red and yellow hook and loop straps that allow for stylish, swift and easy battery mounting in electric 1/8th scale vehicles. The red and fluorescent yellow straps measure 2x27cm and are ideal to securely attach 4S brick or dual 2S batteries in SWorkz and many other vehicles. The straps come in 4-piece sets of two of each colour.

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