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December 20, 2013

Xray XB4 brass rear lower suspension holder +2

Made for the XB4 and XB4 2WD buggy is this brass rear lower suspension holder set from Xray. The mounts are CNC-machined from high quality brass and are designed for the use with the kit’s composite inserts to alter the geometry settings in no time. Being of a +2 design the mounts can be used with or without the rear lower composite chassis plate in order to adjust the roll centre settings to virtually all track conditions from low to high bite. Adding weight to the rear end of the chassis for added traction and stability the mounts are usable for both the XB4 4WD and 2WD buggy.

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December 20, 2013

Pro-Line Flo-Tek Ford F-150 pre-cut bodyshell

The Flo-Tek Ford F-150 Raptor SVT is the third in Pro-Line’s line of pre-cut competition short course bodyshells. All of the wheel wells have been factory cut out, including the difficult front and rear air vents. The body fits the Pro-2 SC, Slash and Slash 4×4, SC10, Ultima SC and Blitz and comes clear, including side dams, number plates, window masks and decal sheet.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

December 20, 2013

Travis Amezcua renews with Viper

Viper R/C Solutions that Travis Amezcua has renewed its contract with Viper for the next two years. Travis had a strong 2013, capped off with an A Main performance in the 4WD class at the IFMAR Electric Off-Road World Championships. Travis’ Team Durango vehicles will feature Viper VTX speed controls and VST motors in his 2014 and 2015 champing that will see his appearance at events like the Reedy Race of Champions, Cactus Classic, ROAR Nationals and more.

Source: Viper [viper-rc.com]

December 20, 2013

MIP Pro-2 Super Ball Diff kit

MIP introduce the Super Ball Diff kit for Pro-Line’s Pro-2 2WD short course truck kit. The differential will supply the truck with more traction in the corners and greatly increase handling on dirt and clay tracks. It fits the Pro-2 truck kit and the Pro-Line Performance Transmission and with the diff set including all needed parts such as chrome steel diff and thrust bearing balls, lubes and greases.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

December 20, 2013

Vision Racing SRX2 & Ten-SCTE option parts

Vision Racing have new option parts for the Serpent SRX2 buggy and the TLR Ten-SCTE short course truck available. First up is the short carbon fibre battery brace for the Serpent buggy. The part is cut from 2.5mm high quality material and a direct fit. It is ideal when mounting the speed controller in-line with a shorty LiPo battery packs as the shorter length of the brace does away with speedo height clearance problems. Also new are inner shock bushings for the Ten-SCTE truck. Made from teflon material the parts are of a very high precision improving the O-ring seal seat and thus seal life and shock action. The bushings come in sets of four.

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December 20, 2013

Adam Drake wins Nitro Truck at Fall Brawl

The annual Fall Brawl was held at the Badlands R/C facility in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The event had nearly 300 entries, but mother nature wasn’t too friendly. The weather for practice on Friday was beautiful but Saturday and Sunday was a different story with rain off and on and much cooler temperatures. The Badlands crew worked on the track between the rain storms and got all the racing in, but had to shorten qualifying and main events. In the 1/8th Nitro Truck class TLR’s Adam Drake TQ’ed and won while he finished second in 1/8th Nitro Buggy behind Team Durango’s Ryan Lutz.

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December 20, 2013

JConcepts RC10 Classic aluminium steering set

One of the best hop-ups that can be made to the RC10 is to update the steering bellcranks with a more durable design. JConcepts has evaluated the options and built an all aluminium design bringing the driving bell-crank into a 1-piece design eliminating the servo saver, increasing steering response and feel. The idler bellcrank sports a beefy and similar design giving the vehicle a symmetrical feel. The parts are available in blue or black and feature silver chamfered edged highlighting and laser-etched JC logo. The bellcranks are bearing supported with heavy-duty flanged bearings and include threaded aluminium steering posts for an ultra snug fit and finish. Hardware includes genuine Team Associated 8-32 x ½” aluminium flat head screws and custom aluminium post shims which locates on the bottom of the assembly. The steering kit fits all RC10 and RC10 classic buggies.

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December 20, 2013

Pro-Line Wedge Squared 2WD buggy tyre

Pro-Line introduce the Wedge Squared 2WD buggy front tyre. The Wedge Squared has twice as much tread as the original Wedge making it ideal for tracks that require more steering. Other features such as the true drop-in bead and the super narrow and low-profile design are taken over from its predecessor. Thy tyre comes in Z3 compound that is good for carpet, wood, cardboard, plastic and many other “indoor” surfaces.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]