April 26, 2011

Shepherd V8 Velox yellow clutch shoe

Shepherd V8 Velox yellow clutch shoe

Shepherd have introduced their new performance enhancing yellow clutch shoe for the V8 Velox Competion Clutch. This new clutch shoe was succesfully used by our factory teamdrivers at the World Championship 1/8th scale where Shepherd had the second most cars in the top 20 after qualifying with Daniele Ielasi and Michele Romagnoli even ranked in the top 10. The shoe is CNC-machined from a special high grip material that is a little bit harder than the optional white clutch shoe material. Due to the high friction surface it slips less providing maximum acceleration also on high grip tracks when setting the enganging point to high RPMs.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]


April 26, 2011

KO Propo light weight aluminium screws

KO Propo light weight aluminium screws

Some simple new items from KO Propo, who have released these light weight aluminium screws. Claiming to give a better balance when using the wheel extension unit for the EX-10 Helios/Eurus or EX-1 series of transmitters, they are available in black and silver and sold in a full set of 8 pieces.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.com]


April 25, 2011

Reflex Racing RSD parts for TC6

Reflex Racing RSD parts for TC6

New from Mini-Z specialists Reflex Racing is their latest product line called RSD, which stands for Reflex Suspension Dynamics. RSD will focus on larger scale suspension parts and other accessories and they will start off with updates for the Team Associated TC6. The first TC6 parts are set to arrive in Mid May and they will include vertical ball stud bulkhead caps for the TC6. Much like the other popular TC’s out there, these shock tower mounts give you infinite roll center adjustments. You have the option of the extra long link or a second hole which makes the camber link slightly longer than the shock tower mounting positions. A Tuned Spring Set comes with the ideal spring rates for your AE TC6. With the advent of LiPo and Brushless, cars now have a lower polar movement inertia and softer spring rates are necessary. The advantage of these springs is that they were designed for the TC6. The size is perfect for the shocks and the rates are optimized for on track performance. Finally there are popular 1.0, 1.5mm pistons, machined out of delrin in order to allow smoother shock operation and of course ease of use, as no drilling or shaving must be done to these to make them work flawlessly. These pistons will work on any shock that uses a 10mm diameter piston with a 3mm shock shaft.

View the other parts here


April 24, 2011

CSO RX8 clutch pinions

CSO RX8 clutch pinions

CSO Racing have introduced a line of clutch bell pinion gears for the Xray RX8 1/8th scale. Made from 7075 T6 hard coated aluminium, they will be available in 15T, 16T, 19T, 20T & 21T versions to allow you to fine tune your clutch for all different tracks.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]


April 22, 2011

DE Racing D8 Hara Edition mud guards

DE Racing D8 Hara Edition mud guards

DE Racing has just released these new mud guards for the Hot Bodies D8 Hara Edition. They have been altered from the originals to accommodate the use of optional threaded hinge pins in the rear hubs as found on the Hara Edition. Sold as a pair, they come supplied with fasteners.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]


April 21, 2011

Associated high-torque slipper pads

Associated high-torque slipper pads

Associated have introduced their new high-torque slipper pad design with maximum surface area for more torque capacity. It allows for adjusting drive torque bias on the SC10 4×4 using the included decoupled slipper and is recommended by team drivers for the SC10 4×4 outer slipper pad (rear drive) for more rear drive out of corners and for jumps. Suitable for the SC10 4×4, SC10 FT, B4.1 FT, T4.1 FT, B44.1 FT and all older generations of SC10, B4, T4, B44.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]


April 21, 2011

Xray 8.4mm titanium pivot balls

Xray RX8 8.4mm titanium pivot balls

New from Xray for their NT1 and RX8 chassis’ are these titanium 8.4mm pivot balls. Precisely hand ground for high durability and long life, a single Ti pivot ball is 41% lighter than its steel counterpart. Sold in a set of 4, all steel pivot balls being replaced by these new versions gives a total combined weight saving is 12.3 grams.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


April 20, 2011

Much More fireproof safety bag

Much More fireproof safety bag

Similar to that from Moorespeed, Much More have released their fireproof safety bag for safe charging of LiPo cells. Made from fireproof material, its double wrap construction will also prevent any damage from an explosion. The bag also doubles up as battery storage for transporting and it has been designed to use with the Much More battery warming tray II, which fits neatly into the bottom of the bag.

View more images of the bag here