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May 5, 2020

Nathan Flores doubles at Return Trophy Race

This past weekend at Apex RC in middle Tennessee racers came out for the first time in months to return to the great hobby we enjoy. The racers came from Ohio, Georgia, and Kentucky to join in the event. The track staff and owners put a plan in place to make sure everyone was safe and respected amid the C-19 issues. The track was open for a limited time on Saturday for setup, cleaning, and a little practice. As Sunday rolled around the track opened earlier than usual to get guys a chance to shake the cobwebs. Nathan Flores positioned himself in the TQ spot in VTA making improvements to reset his own TQ. And after 3 rounds he was on the pole for the 8-minute main. He would go on to take the victory and in one of the nicest moves to maintain his lead by driving between two cars of lap traffic. Jeff Mobely came in 2nd some 1.1 seconds behind as Brett McGee finished in 3rd overall, already a lap down.

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May 5, 2020

MTS T3M 2020 mid-motor touring car

Coming soon is the MTS T3M 2020 mid-motor electric touring car kit. The car builds on a class-standard carbon fibre double deck chassis construction, however its symmetrical design allows swap the batter and servo, motor and speed controller around which allows more control over the weight bias when conditions are calling for kit. The centre bulkhead and motor mount is made up from two identical brackets that make for a sturdy mid section, shifting twisting points further out for more control over the overall chassis flex. The suspension utilises MTS’ proven carbon fibre plate design with aluminium pivot balls while blade-type front and rear anti-roll bars reduce chassis roll during cornering. The car is also equipped with new ultra short shock absorbers whose inner conical shape makes for a progressive shock action and thus improved car control on very high-bite surfaces while the steering utilises a unique direct drive single bellcrank setup which avoids unwanted influence on chassis tweak during cornering. Other features include widely adjustable chassis flex, a fully adjustable battery mount, a 30mm/40mm fan mount bracket and titanium-nitride-coated 10.9 steel screws. The kit will become available very soon.

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May 5, 2020

Kingmax B35 & B45 waterproof standard servos

Kingmax have added two new heavy-duty waterproof servos to their lineup in the form of the Diamond Series B35 and B45. The B35 is good for speeds of down to 0.09s/60deg with 35kg-cm of torque at 7.4V input while the B45 offers a speed of down to 0.14s/60deg and up to 45kg-cm of torque. With their green anodised all-aluminium cases they will get the job done in the most demanding applications such as 1/8th nitro off-road and on-road, monster trucks and many more. The features list of the two digital servos also include high-quality potentiometers, precision steel gears, high-quality brushless motors, and dual ball bearings.

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May 5, 2020

Kyosho Mercedes AMG GT3 2020 FW-06 ReadySet

Coming soon from Kyosho is they nitro-powered FW-06 Mercedes AMG GT3 2020 ReadySet. The car is based on the company’s proven and beginner-friendly FW-06 shaft-driven 4WD chassis that features a 2-speed transmission, competition-proven suspension components including the World Championship wining V-One RRR rear end as well as a full ball-raced drivetrain, fluid-filled shock absorbers and reliable disc brakes. The car is powered by a 2.5cc KE15-SP recoil starter nitro engine and it comes includes a 2.4GHz radio system and pre-painted AMG GT3 body shell.

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May 5, 2020

X-Factory UK Sensor Protektorz chassis decals

X-Factory UK have introduced their new Sensor Protektorz chassis decals for the Team Associated B6.1 or 6.2, the TLR 22 5.0 series, Schumacher Cougar Laydown, Xray XB2 2018 to 2020 and the Yokomo YZ2 DTM and CAL. The stickers protect the motor sensor lead from damage and they are printed on durable, self-adhesive high-grade vinyl. They sport brand co-ordinated logos and schemes for that factory look and help to conceal the sensor lead in many of today’s leading 2WD buggies down the routed channel along the spine of the chassis. Each decal is die-cut to follow the machined recess’s and specific shape of the chassis and thus makes for a neat and tidy professional looking electrics install.

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May 5, 2020

T-Works 14mm body hole reamer

T-Works have introduced their new step-less 14mm body hole reamer. The tool makes use of T-Works’ lightweight tool handle for effortless working with the gold-colour and laser-engraved reamer tip being good for holes of up to 14mm in diameter. A protective cover ensures safe and secure storage, keeping the reamer from becoming damaged or causing damage to other tools or tool bags.

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May 5, 2020

Xray RX8 1/8th IC Track kit – Coming soon

Xray have announced the soon release of their all-new RX8 1/8th scale nitro on-road kit. As usual no official information or images are available at this time but we bring you more details about the latest incarnation of Xray‘s popular nitro kit as they surface.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 5, 2020

Exotek TLR 22 5.0 Ti hinge pins & HD servo arm

Coming from Exotek and made for the TLR 22 5.0 buggy is a new titanium hinge pin set as well as a HD servo arm. Starting with the precision-machined lightweight titanium hinge pin set, the kit weighs in at only 11g which is almost half the weight of the stock pins. The fun set includes suspension shafts for the front and rear inner and outer arms and it is recommended for 17.5 spec class buggies only and compatible also with older series 4.0 and 3.0 buggies.

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