July 24, 2012

Arrowmax Mugen MRX-5 brass battery plate

Arrowmax release this new battery plate version 2 for the Mugen MRX-5. Manufactured from heavy brass to lower the cars centre of gravity it brings extra weight to the centre and also the lowest point of the car, improving handling and cornering characteristics. The part weight 51 gram and comes laser-engraved for easy identification.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]


July 23, 2012

Evo-Workshop MTX-5 flex controller chassis

Evo-Workshop has launched an enhanced MTX-5 7075-T6 hard coated aluminium chassis with a special flex controller system. Made from ALCOA 7075-T6 material the chassis provides multiple setting options to adjust frame flexibility, for corner entries and corner exits, and for creating more forward driving grip with optimal/remarkable effectiveness. The Flex controller can be added, removed, or adjusted for stiffness and the chassis also features an improved engine support mount support.

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July 23, 2012

Much More strapping tape

Much More release the new strapping tape to securely fasten batteries to the chassis plate of on-road vehicles and for the general use in many RC applications. Being 17mm wide and coming in 55 metre rolls the tape sports fibre reinforcements and a black glossy surface.

Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]


July 23, 2012

STRC Exo Buggy & Wraith options

STRC introduce new option parts for the Axial Exo Terra Buggy and add also have additional parts for the Wraith rock crawler available. Starting with the Terra Buggy that now can be equipped with STRC’s 4mm heavy duty aluminium chassis. The part greatly improves the durability and rigidity of the vehicle, it comes machined from high-quality material and is available as hard anodised, black, gun metal, green and orange colour.

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July 20, 2012

Xray T3 progressive springs

Available for the T3, Xray’s new progressive springs marked 2.2–2.6 are soft at the beginning of the compression, similar to hardness 2.2, but become harder as the spring is compressed more in the middle, with hardness 2.6 at the end. Black color and laser engraved for easy identification. Available as a pair, the springs are individually measured, controlled, inspected and matched to provide identical damping characteristics. During the selection process, each spring is compressed in several fine increments and the values are recorded. Each spring is then matched with another spring of identical characteristics.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


July 19, 2012

ZZRacing M4 titanium screws

ZZRacing have released a complete range of M4 titanium screws. Available with countersunk head in M4x6, M4x8, M4x10 & M4x12 and with round head in M4x12 & M4x14. They have also created a whole load of titanium screw sets for the AE TC6.1, RC8 & RC8.2, the JQ THE Car, the Durango DEX408, DNX408 V1 & V2, the HB D8, D8T & D8 Hara, the Mugen MBX6 and the Serpent 811.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]


July 18, 2012

RDRP setup tools and DEX210 options

Revolution Design Racing products have released a whole bunch of new products, including setup tools and option parts for the Durango DEX210. The ultra set-up stand is designed to deliver an even platform to measure the droop setting of 1/10 scale on-road chassis. It incorporates two 7075-T6 aluminium blocks that are connected via an aluminium rod. The chassis will be positioned on the top and you can exactly adjust the droop setting using the RDRP Ultra Ride Height Gauge Road.

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July 18, 2012

Avid 1mm offset insert bushings

Avid have introduced this series of delrin 1mm offset insert bushings allowing for a new range of tuning on your RC8.2 using your kit supplied suspension mounts. After hours of testing, the Avid team is offering up this simple solution to allow racers to customize their suspension to get lower rear roll centers and adjust rear toe-in to 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 degrees as well as being able to move all of the other pivots on the chassis. Available in 1 dot (4), 2 dot (4) and 3 dot (4) or as a complete set of 12.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]