VBC Racing Lightning12 1/12th kit

VBC Racing have introduced their Lightning12 1/12th scale chassis. A joint development project between VBC Racing and Hiro Factory Japan with extensive testing and feedback from drivers to created this new car. Offset inline battery placement has proven to make the car easier to drive, have better balance and weight transfer and incorporated into their design has been the standard VBC Racing flair. Aesthetics are what we at VBC Racing take pride in so the car looks good on and off the track.

Features:
– 2.5mm carbon fiber chassis
– Offset inline battery placement for better balance and weight transfer
– Chassis has slots to fit various size servos
– Fully adjustable front end
– CNC-machined lowered front arm bulkheads for precise building and adjustment
– CNC-machined aluminium caster blocks for durability and to stiffen the upper arm
– Reactive caster adjustments 7.5, 5.0, or 2.5
– Precise machined front axles
– Polished kingpins
– Front ride-height adjustability with one piece shims
– Front upper brace to reduce flex for higher grip surfaces like carpet
– Aluminium turnbuckles for adjustment and durability
– New DM12 center shock designed for super smooth dampening, fully adjustable, and long shock
– Aluminium hard anodized shock body
– Aluminium shock cap

– Soft silicone bladder
– Soft silicone o-rings
– Aluminium shock/antenna mount
– Aluminium rear bulkheads specifically lightened without giving up durability
– Easy top motor access
– Rear pod designed specifically for current brushless motors
– 2.5mm carbon fiber cross brace for support from side hits and flex
– Super smooth and slop free VBC Racing Center pivot
– Side links made of a special VBC Racing blend to give maximum durability and a slop-free fit
– Side springs can be mounted 2 different positions
– Inboard on the pod for when you need the car to be more aggressive
– Outboard on top of the side link where the car will be more docile
– Laterally mounted dampening tubes for smooth side to side dampening making the car easier to drive and easier to work on
– Rear carbon fiber axle with lightened right and left hubs for minimum rotating mass
– Adjustable body posts with “twist” body mount adjusters for consistent body height adjustments

Source: VBC Racing [vbcracing.com]