Yeah Racing have introduced a 33mm aluminium driveshaft set for their MF01X upgrade kit. Made from durable high-quality 7075 aluminium and coming blue anodised and with steel wheel axles, the driveshaft are specially designed for Yeah Racing’s MF01X upgrade kit. Due to their design the CV-style driveshafts offer improved efficiency over standard dogbone driveshafts and they come in sets of two.
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Pro-Line have new 1/10th buggy and 1.9″ crawler tyres available in the form of the Positron 2.2″ buggy front and Interco TSL Bogger 1.9″ G8 Rock Terrain truck tyres. Starting with the buggy tyres, the Positron tread is already available as 2.2″ rear tyre – it is the 4WD buggy rear control tyre at weekend’s Reedy International Offroad Race of Champions – and it now also comes as 2WD and 4WD front variant. The tread design pays homage to the Electron and ION tyre. Connected bars shoot off at angles that have been specifically designed to provide ideal steering feel when combined with the Positron rear tyre and it is also directional, which adds another tuning option for the racers always looking for that extra edge. The tyre is available as dedicated 2WD and 4WD front variant in M4 super soft and MC clay compounds including blue closed cell inserts.
With the 2017 Nuremberg International Toy Fair only a few days away, Team Magic have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming new monster truck that is set to make a first public appearance at the show. Known for their popular E5 and E6 trucks the vehicle may set a new benchmark for the Asian company and full details and images are awaited in time for the Toy Fair which will take place in the first week of February.
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Available now from Team Magic is a centre differential set for the E5 series of trucks. The diff replaces the standard centre main shaft and spur gear and it features a sturdy composite diff case, metal cross gears, steel cross shafts and it is tuneable using different weight diff fluids to achieve the best balance between traction and drivability.
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Traxxas have introduced the Bigfoot No. 1 1/10th scale 2WD ready-to-run monster truck. Based off of Traxxas’s proven 2WD truck chassis the vehicle features a replica Bigfoot Ford F-100 bodyshell with details such as a chrome front bumper, KC fog lights, dual-carb manifolds and a chrome roll bar. Authentic “shaved” monster truck tyres and chrome rims round of the visual details. Underneath the truck features a sturdy composite chassis, a heavy duty transmission with slipper and gear differential and it comes factory assembled and including a waterproof XL-5 speed controller, a 12-turn 550-size motor and a 2.4GHz radio system.
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Coming from Team Magic and made for the E5 monster truck are upper and lower aluminium suspension arms. The range includes upper and lower arms, usable both front and rear, machined from high-quality aluminium and coming in black or titanium-colour anodising. All include mounting grub screws and they are compatible with all versions of the E5 truck, enhancing structural stiffness and looks.
Coming from HRC Distribution’s HRC Racing brand are the inflatable HRC Crawler XL 2.2″ tyres. Designed to fit nearly all 1/10th scale 2.2″ crawlers, the tyres come on 12mm hex beadlock rims that allow to adjust the tyre pressure by using the supplied inflating tube and a bicycle air pump. The tyres come in sets of four including an inflating tube and with red or silver beadlock rings.
Horizon Hobby have introduced five new pre-mounted Dynamite tyre sets for 1/8th and 1/10th scale monster trucks. Starting with the 1/8th scale variants, the Speedtreads Devices and Neutralizor tyres come on Losi LST compatible dish rims with 20mm hex drive and they offer grippy treads with the Devices being a pin-type design while the Neutralizor is a road/multi-surface offering. The tyres include low rebound foam inserts and they feature white sidewall lettering for cool looks and easy identification.
