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December 18, 2013

Spec-R XB4 steering rack & safety rings

Spec-R have new option parts for the Xray XB4 buggy available in the form of an aluminium steering rack and driveshaft safety rings. First up is the steering rack, the part is machined from 7075 aluminium and comes with a hard coating for looks and durability. The brace offers two different Ackermann positions for the steering links and comes with two washers for the ball studs. Also new are two 6-piece sets of aluminium driveshaft safety rings, the parts are made to prevent the driveshaft’s crosspins from accidentally falling out. The sets are available in red or black colour.

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December 18, 2013

Solaris 1/12th pre-mounted foam tyres

Solaris have a new line of pre-mounted foam tyres for 1/12th scale racing available. The base is a redesigned rim made from selected materials to ensure an optimum base for the foam to rest on. Available are five front tyres from 30 up to 40 shore hardness while the five different rear tyres come in 25 up to 37 shore all of which are suitable for both carpet and asphalt racing.

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December 18, 2013

Cody King wins Pro Buggy at Kyosho Buggy Classic

The 2013 Kyosho Buggy Classic was held this past weekend at Revelation Raceway in Ontario, CA. This annual 1-day event was also combined with Rev’s Toys for Tots Drive that would bring in just under 100 entries. With perfect weather conditions all day, it made for a great day of racing. Two 5 minute qualifiers would be ran using the Rocket Round format. This would take each drivers single fastest run to determine the overall qualifying order. After qualifying was complete, it was Kyosho Factory Driver Cody King who would take the TQ honors by just 1-second ahead of TLR’s Adam Drake. Kyosho’s Drew Moller showed good pace in the 2nd round of qualifying to move up to 3rd overall.

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December 18, 2013

Bittydesign MC10 190mm touring car bodyshell

Following the Nardò, Bittydesign now introduce another new touring car bodyshell in the form of the MC10. It features a unique muscle car inspired front and hood section while the remainder of the body is up-do-date with the latest in touring car design. The silhouette makes for a very neutral and forgiving handling with exceptional stability at the corner apex and combing out of turns. The MC10 is made from 0.75mm polycarbonate, it comes clear, including window masks, decal sheet, large wing mounting washers and steel hardware.

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December 17, 2013

Nitrosisters Xray pan car titan rear axle

Nitrosisters have a new rear axle for Xray’s 1/12th and 1/10th scale pan cars available. The main shaft is machined from titan material with the differential mounting plate being made from 7075-T6 aluminium. The axle resembled the system used by Corally, features a rubber inlay for the inner differential ring and it is around 15 percent lighter than the Xray spring steel axle. The set includes the main haft, aluminium mounting plate and rubber inlay and it fits the Xray XII, X10 and X12.

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December 17, 2013

JConcepts Silencer Mugen MBX-7 Eco

JConcepts Silencer Mugen MBX-7 Eco-1

New from JConcepts comes the silencer body shell for the Mugen MBX-7 Eco buggy. Designed for the use on high-speed tracks it features a narrowed, Finnisher stance cockpit that allows for smoother high-speed transition and increased flow in and out of the body for electrical air-flow. A deep recess behind the cab features dual channeling out the rear providing air escape along with rear-end stability. The side-pods have a clipped rear-end, narrowing the rear by angling just in front of the rear tyres. The extended runner features on the rear-end of the body enhance the force placed on the rear pods during high-speed acceleration. The main pods are heavily chamfered with a more heat-shrink design over the speed control and motor areas. The end result has the body looking extremely low-profile with heavy JConcepts edginess and appeal and it is capped off with a cockpit “shark fin” for more high-speed tracking stability and increased roof stiffness.

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December 17, 2013

Xray lightweight off-road clutch bells

Xray introduce two new lightweight clutchbells for 1/8th off-road vehicles. They are made from ultra-strong Hudy steel, are strategically lightened for reduced rotation mass and they come as 13T and 14T variant. The clutch bells are designed to fit all Xray off-road clutches and vehicles.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 17, 2013

Extreme Research Development .21 & .12 nitro engines

Extreme Research Development, or XRD in short, is a new Italian nitro engine brand that focusses purely on the competition market. The range will include a .21 “Hard Tuned” 1/8 on-road, two .12 200mm “Tuned” and “Hard Tuned” on-road and two 3-port and 5-port 1/8 buggy engines all of which are hand-tuned to ensure the highest possible performance. All come equipped with ceramic bearings and are build from selected high-quality parts.

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