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VRP D819/E819 V3 rear shock tower

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 08:49 AM PST

New from VRP is the V3 rear shock tower for the HB Racing D819 and E819 line of buggies. The tower features new shock mounting holes that are mid spaced. This is the newest mounting positions being ran on the HB buggies. Another feature added to the V3 tower is the wing mounting holes. There are sets of holes that allow drovers to use the stock wing mount in the stock locations as well as move them up, or use the MBX8 wing mount for a finer wing height adjustment. The V3 shock tower is available in silver anodised aluminium as well as carbon fibre.

Source: VRP [visionracingproducts.com]

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WRC Racing STX composite gear diff internals

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 08:40 AM PST

Coming from WRC Racing are new moulded composite gear diff internals for the STX range of touring cars. Using the gears will improve off-power rolling as well as available overall traction while reducing wear for longer parts life.

Source: WRC Racing [wrc-racing.com]

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7075.it T4’20 aluminium eccentric diff holders

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:50 AM PST

7075.it from Italy have introduced their redesigned aluminium eccentric diff holder for the T4 2020 touring car. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised for surface protection, the bearing holders offer optimised bearing fit for less natural drivetrain drag and better heat dissipation compared to the standard composite parts, resulting in improved overall performance and bearing life. The eccentric inserts are available as pairs from now on.

Source: 7075.it [7075.it]

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Ryan Cavalieri going full SWorkz

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:09 AM PST

SWorkz have announced the addition of Ryan Cavalieri to their 1/10th scale factory team, meaning the former IFMAR World Champion will be fully SWorkz sponsored for the 2020 season. Already campaigning SWorkz 1/8th scale kits since this season, Ryan recently left the Yokomo 1/10th scale squad he was running for only since this season to now campaigning SWorkz vehicles, such as the S35 1/8th scale and S12 and S14 1/10th scale kits, exclusively.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

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Xray T4 2020 low friction Kevlar belt

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 05:07 AM PST

Xray have introduced a low friction Kevlar belt for the use with the all-new T4 2020 touring car. White of colour, offering Kevlar reinforcements and a softer feel, the belt makes for less natural drivetrain drag compared to the standard kit belt, resulting in improved acceleration and top speed which is essential especially for stock racing classes. The 3mm wide and 351mm long belt is usable in the front and the rear of the drivetrain.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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RudeBits SRX2 & SDX4 shock tower protectors

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 04:52 AM PST

RudeBits have introduced their new front shock tower protectors for the Serpent SRX2 and SDX4 buggies. 3-D-printed from high-quality material the add-on protectors save carpet and astroturf tracks from shock towers digging in, resulting in longer life of both the track surface and also the shock tower and upper shock caps. The protractors are light of weight and easy to attach using the included hardware and they are available for the SRX2 Gen3 gullwing front shock tower, the Gen3 kit front shock tower and the SDX4 front shock tower.

Source: Serpent UK [serpent.uk]

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CS-Electronic Competition Power Discharger 200W

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 02:57 AM PST

CS-Electronic from Germany have introduced their new 200W Competition Power Discharger device for the use in combination with the recently announced Space X3-Competition Duo charger. The discharger allows for discharge currents of up to 16A while offering balance discharging and single cell voltage monitoring, ensuring safe and secure discharging using high currents. The results will help to identify weak packs but the discharger also allows to bring fully charged packs to storage voltage a lot faster than just using the charger’s discharge function.

Source: CS-Eletronic [cs-shop.de]

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Neil Cragg sweeps Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd3

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 02:45 AM PST

Round 3 of the Schumacher Indoor Off Road Masters at Worksop was held this past weekend. The race was once again a full entry with many great drivers in attendance. When the dust had settled it was Team Associated’s Neil Cragg with the win in 2WD Buggy from Schumacher driver, Ben Smith on the runner-up spot. The top 3 result was completed by Team Associated’s Tommy Hall.

Over in 4WD Buggy it was again Neil Cragg with the overall from Xray’s James Helliwell in 2nd and Schumacher’s Allan O Brien in 3rd.

The 2WD Stadium Truck class saw Lee Talbot walking away with the silverware chocolate from Abe Lyons in 2nd and Alex Callan in 3rd.

Last but not least and in the Vintage class it was Rob Fox with the win from Steve Pierce in 2nd and Jim Drennon in 3rd. The next round is Sunday 5th January 2020.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

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Tamiya TRF420 aluminium front spool cup set

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 02:19 AM PST

Tamiya have announced the soon release of the TRF420 aluminium front spool cup set. Originally designed for the TRF420 the set is also of use for TRF419 and TA07 where the lightweight aluminium outdrives reduce rotational masses for better acceleration. The outdrives come with a special surface treatment for wear while the included driveshaft cups further improve the durability of all parts involved, such as the driveshaft pins.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

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Sweep Racing F21 low-profile formula tyres

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 02:08 AM PST

Sweep Racing have announced the soon release of their all-new F21 low-profile formula tyres. Making use of the new-for-2021 design of the real Formula 1 rims and tyres, Sweep Racing’s pre-mounted tyres offer 27mm width for the front and 40mm width for the rear, making the 1/10th scale cars look a lot more like the real thing. The new low-profile wheels also have a wide offset in order to generate more steering and increased stability. Included with each pair of tyres come stickers in Red, Yellow or White and the tyres will become available in soft, medium and hard compound.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

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