Japanese company Pro-Spec have announced the release of their new Racing Belt line of drivetrain belts for a range of touring cars. Available for most of today’s kits such as the Xray T4, Kyosho TF7, Tamiya TRF419X, Yokomo BD7-2016 and 2015, Awesomatix A800 and the R11, the Bando belts ensure a high efficiency and durability for a reliable low-drag drivetrain.
Source: Pro-Spec [pro-spec.jp]
Coming from 3DRC, the new brand of Revolution Design’s Michael Vollmer, come droop screw bushings for the Awesomatix A700 and A800 touring cars. 3D-printed from strong yet flexible material the special design of the bushings, utilising a cone-shaped collar, prevents any movement in the chassis holes, making for reliable droop setting even when the going gets tough. The bushings are a direct fit on the A700 and A800, they are easy to install without the need for glueing and they come in 12-piece sets that are available through 3DRC’s Shapeway store.
Awesomatix have announced the signing of former HPI/HB driver, Freddy Südhoff to their team. The multiple ETS A-finalist was under contract with the Russian company already from 2012 to the end of 2014 and he will race Awesomatix’ new A800 car at all major European races including the European Championships as well as the World Championships in Beijing. Freddy had this to say about the deal:
I am really happy to announce that I have signed a contract with Awesomeatix. Immediately after testing the new Awesomatix A800 car, I feel very exciting to come back to this team. The fact that we know each other from previous years working together will help us to become even more close. I am looking forward to a great racing time with Awesomatix. Special thanks to Oleg Babich and Max Mächler for giving me the opportunity to be a part of the team.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
Russian company Awesomatix have announced the signing of six-time Belgium Champion Olivier Bultynck to their team. Olivier will use Awesomatix’ all-new A800 touring car during his 2016 campaign that will include attendances at national and international events such as the ETS, the Euros in Slovakia, as well as selected other races such as the GP3F and the Hot Race Cup. Olivier had the following to say:
I’m really excited to join Awesomatix team and thankful for the opportunity from Oleg and Max. Looking forward to work with the team and get some good results for together. I also want to thanks VBC for their support for the last couple of years! I wish them all the best of luck.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
Following the introduction of the A800 carbon fibre chassis car, Awesomatix now also have images and more information of the aluminium chassis variant available. Called the A800A, the car uses the same suspension and drivetrain parts but a newly designed, 2mm aluminium chassis whose thickness, machining and material makes for optimised flex characteristics while the unique convex shape not only improves longitudinal stiffness but it also adds a certain “ground effect”. More stiffness is added to the car with the help of the taller AM115 chassis stiffener, whereas the carbon car comes with the lower AM110 stiffener. Apart from these two parts both kits are identical with the carbon car being best suited for low to medium grip conditions while the alloy kit is designed for medium to high-bite surfaces. Both kits are available now.
Some weeks ago Awesomatix have introduced their forthcoming A800 electric touring car kit and following first renderings now official images of the production car are available. As mentioned before the A800 is the company’s first belt-driven car and while doing away with the shaft drivetrain of the A700 the A800 still relies on the tried and tested suspension components although kit will utilise aluminium lower A-arms over the previously used carbon fibre offerings. Part of the suspension package are the rebuildable D2.1 rotation dampers that allow to maintain and tune shock absorbers if needed.
Following a first teaser Awesomatix have released more information and images of their forthcoming A800 electric touring car kit. Looking at the renderings the new car sports several proven Awesomatix design features such as sheet material lower A-arms, rotary dampers and dual link-type upper arms but the A800 will utilise a belt drivetrain over the previous shaft drive design. The car is based on a newly design chassis with symmetrical cutouts and recessed areas for optimised flex characteristics while the centralised position of the belts greatly reduces the chance of the chassis to become tweaked under load. Additionally both the motor and battery sit nearly 4mm closer to the centre line compared to other cars on the market to allow for a very centralised weight distribution.
Russian company Awesomatix have released a first teaser for their forthcoming A800 electric touring car. No details on the features or specifications are known yet but the car is meant to perform (even) better while having a lower price tag. It is understood that the kit will hit the stores this October. We bring you more information as we get them.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
