ARC has announced the release of four new Upper Deck options for its A10-25 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The 1.6mm upper decks gives the chassis more flex compared with the standard 2.0mm upper deck and make the car easier to drive and less likely to roll when track traction is high. Offering a front and rear upper deck, the main Upper Deck is offered in two cuts, a more standard version and a -Flex option.
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ARC has announced two new 1.5mm Aluminium Chassis and a +1mm Motor Mount for its A10-25 1:10 Electric Touring Car which was released earlier this year. The new 1.5mm aluminium chassis pushes the ARC A10 series touring car into a new generation, the chassis lowers all parts’ height by 0.75mm, and the new chassis plate provides consistent flex without being affected by the air and track temperature. With a milled slot for the motor is removed and it helps to make the flex more evenly. The chassis weight is 84g, which is 12.5g heavier than standard carbon chassis. ARC is also offering a flex version of the chassis with more cut holes to increase flex and reduce the weight. This option is recommended using in the med to low traction outdoor track and compared with carbon chassis is 6g heavier. To use either chassis options ARC has introduced a required new motor mount. This has extended the front lower end to have an extra lower pin that can fit on the chassis. The chassis flex in the middle-front area can be fine-tuned more. Due to the new 1.5mm chassis being lower than the carbon chassis and the motor will touch the ground when cornering so the new motor mount raises the motor height by 1.0mm and the chassis slot for the motor was also removed.
ARC has release two new option parts for its R8.4LCG 1:8 Onroad chassis. A new V2 Rear Shock Tower Set for R8.4LCG big bore suspension moves the damper more centre and longer lower ball end to extend the damper length. The new tower improves the rear stability, especially on throttle exit corner. Also new is a V2 Middle Shaft Base V2 with belt tensioner. The new middle shaft base v2 comes with an extra belt tensioner for the middle belt, which will reduce belt skipping chance, the new middle shaft base needs to be upgraded with the V2.0 Upper deck.
ARC has released this Mid-lipo Upgrade Set for its R8.4ES 1:8 Electric Onroad Chassis. The upgrade set release is in response to the new spec middle size Lipo battery became available in the market and mid-lipo having more capacity than shorty-lipo. The set includes a new upper deck, new main and front shaft to extend the side belt 8mm outside and with the upgrade set the R8.4ES can drive both short and middle-size lipo. The R8.4ES with mid-lipo will increase about 60g weight while increasing run time by about 1 minute.
ARC is the latest manufacturer to confirm it will be on the grid at the Electric Singapore International Challenge (eSIC) on September 14-15th with confirmation that new signing Brayden Stanley will travel to the second running of the event. The talented Australian joins an impressive list of international factory drivers already confirmed for the race which is headed up by Singapore’s top international touring car driver Nicolas Lee and JK Chhua. Hosted by the Marine Parade Radio Control Modellers Club, defending Champions Mugen Seiki together with Yokomo, Infinity, Express and now ARC will support the race which has the goal of bringing back racing in Singapore in style with the creation of one big exciting weekend for the onroad racer.
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ARC has announced that young Australian onroad racer Brayden Stanley has joined its factory team. A multiple 1:10 Nitro Touring Car Australian and State Champion, and a finalist at the 2022 IFMAR World Championship in Thailand, Stanley has also been racing extensively in electric touring cars for the past few years. Debuting the A10-25 electric touring car at the recent PDNR Winter Champs, he took TQ and overall win in the highly competitive Modified Class. As part of the deal, the former Infinity driver will also now race in the 1:8 Onroad category. Commenting on the move to ARC, Stanley said, “In my initial test with the A10-25, I was immediately impressed with its quality and speed straight out of the box. I want to thank Jones from ARC and Vincent from Smokem for welcoming me into the ARC team. I am also super excited to start racing 1/8th nitro with the ARC R8.4 LCG, as it’s a class I’ve been aspiring to race in since my early nitro days!”.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
ARC has introduced a new front weight option for its A10MF 1:10 Front wheel drive Electric Touring Car platform. The new brass-made weight comes in at 45 grams compared to the standard front weight of A10MF which 60g providing additional options for weight distribute. Additionally the 10gram R133003 weight can be added bringing the total from weight to 55 grams.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
Having unveiled the latest version of its A10 1:10 Electric Touring Car the A10-25 back in March, ARC has finally released its long awaited Ball Bearing Double Joint driveshaft set for the platform. The new ball bearing improves the efficiency of the front solid axle and lasts longer than the C cap, especially in modified or open-boosted classes. Using the new Ball Bearing Double Joint driveshaft set requires upgrading to R123033 A10 B.B outdrives.
