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October 29, 2014

VBC Racing Wildfire D07 touring car kit

VBC Racing Australia have first images of the forthcoming Wildfire D07 electric touring car kit available. The latest incarnation of the company’s touring car platform will be based on a 2.5mm carbon fibre main chassis with 2mm upperdeck and an innovative “floating” steering design that decouples the steering bellcrank posts from the chassis to allow for improved front flex characteristics. A sturdy aluminium centre pod still makes for accurate steering response while different flex settings help to fine-tune the setup. Also new to the D07 is an improved motor mount for optimised left-to-right flex characteristics of the rear part of the chassis while the new Zero Tolerance Pulley system makes for an ultra smooth drivetrain operation. Other new features include an updated anti-roll bar mount on the A-arms, a new suspension geometry using carbon composite parts, all-new 3.5mm carbon shock towers, new centre arm mounts with adjustable flex settings and more.

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October 24, 2014

Tuning Haus LightningF front kingpins & rear brace

Tuning Haus LightingF front kingpins & rear brace

Tuning Haus has new option parts for VBC Racing’s LightningF formula chassis to offer in the form of TiCN-coated kingpins and a carbon fibre rear brace. Starting with the kingpins, the shafts are a durable alternative to the stock parts as they are precisely ground, polished and TiCN-coated. Particular attention has been paid toward improving the e-clip fit compared to the original, and they include Tuning Haus 2mm circlips for the best possible front spring alignment. Also new is a carbon fibre rear brace that lowers the rear wing which is of benefit with the new generations of formula bodyshells. The rear brace allows for a variety of lower options compared to the original part. Made in USA from premium 3mm carbon fibre the brace accepts stock or Tuning Haus wing standoffs.

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October 22, 2014

VBC Racing pan car aluminium body height adjusters

From VBC Racing and made for their LightningF and Lightining12 pan car kits come new aluminium body height adjustment collars to replace the standard plastic adjusters. The parts are made from 7075 aluminium, they come red anodised and include new plastic body posts.

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October 20, 2014

VBC Racing Lightning10 200mm World GT kit

Following first teaser renderings VBC Racing now officially introduce the Lightning10 200mm World GT pan car kit. Based on a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis the car offers a fully adjustable front end that allows for track width, caster, reactive caster and camber adjustments while two different servo mounts take standard or mini-size servos. The wheelbase is adjustable to suit US WGT or Europan pan car racing while special rear axle height adjusters make the usage of a wider range of tyre diameters possible. The suspension package is rounded out by dual roll dampers and two mounting positions for the side springs make adoption to various track conditions easy. The car can be run with shorty or 1S battery packs while chassis cut-outs allow the use of an optional brass weight system to fine-tune the balance. The car has already proven its performance by taking the win at the 2014 IIC in the hands of Max Kuenning and it becomes available by the beginning of November.

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October 17, 2014

Smokem Racing D06-IIX chassis

Smokem Racing has introduced the D06-IIX chassis and top deck for the VBC Wildfire D06. Using their proprietary “Pro-Weave” 100 percent carbon fibre construction, a specially developed 2.0mm thick chassis material that is stiffer than conventional weave but softer than a quasi weave, the D06-IIX chassis features a contoured design that delivers a perfect combination of increased flex and lower centre of gravity. Furthermore, the differential and spur gear openings have been closed off to further enhance flex characteristics and improve airflow on the bottom of the chassis. The result of these design enhancements is improved cornering speed over a wider range of track conditions and temperatures. Through extensive development and testing, Smokem has managed to improve the high speed steering and transitional response with the D06-IIX design. The performance of this chassis and top deck combination was proven by team driver Ryan Maker’s TQ run at round 3 of the Asian On-Road Championship in Melbourne, Australia.

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October 10, 2014

VBC Wildfire D07 – Coming soon

VBC Racing today released a teaser for the forthcoming Wildfire D07 electric touring car kit. No details are known but the car is meant to sport some unique features one of which is the newly designed ZTP spur gear mount with aluminium belt pulleys. The kit will hit the stores in November and we bring you more details as soon as they become available.

Source: VBC Racing [vbcracing.com]

September 25, 2014

VBC Firebolt DM brass front suspension mount

VBC Racing now have a brass front suspension mount for the Firebolt DM buggy available. The part replaces the stock composite A-arm mount with a heavier mount that adds 33g of weight to the front of the buggy. While helping to alter the weight distribution the part also improves rigidity and it comes laser-etched for easy identification.

Source: VBC Racing [vbcracing.com]

September 19, 2014

VBC Lightning10 200mm World GT pan car – Preview

Available from October is VBC Racing’s new Lightning10 200mm World GT pan car kit. No exact details and specifications are known yet but looking at the preview CAD renderings the car seems to feature some nice details such as a machined battery and electronics compartment for a lower centre of gravity, the main chassis offers different cut-outs to mount optional brass weights in and several mounting positions for the steering servo allow for the use of both standard and 1/12th scale sized steering servos. The link-type car offers dual roll dampers and the front end is of a highly adjustable design. More information will become available soon.

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