Capricorn have introduced their new 4-position centre shock plate for the Lab F1-02 formula can car. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the plate offers four different mounting positions for the centre shock absorber, allowing to adjust its overall length according to the tracks traction conditions. Included with the plate come four different size ball cups.
Coming from Xray and made for all XB8 series kits is a large volume aluminium differential case. Machined from Swiss high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming hard-anodised the large volume diff case will offer higher resistance to overheating in long mains while ensuring super-smooth and efficient diff operation, extended lifespan of the oil due to lower heat build-up, and also higher precision. The diff case is usable with the XB8’19, XB8’18, XB8’17, XB8E’19, XB8E’18, XB8E’17, XT8’19, XT8’17, XT8E’19, and GTX8’19 kits.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Awesomatix have introduced their new ADC Advanced Damper Cups set for the D2.2 dampers. The kit is designed to simplify the maintenance of the D2.2 dampers and reduce the amount of rebuild routines. The new design makes for easier air removal and it allows to add oil into the damper body without the need of a full disassembly. The ADC set is suitable for all D2.2 dampers, it comes including a handy damper cap wrench and more details on the conversion can be found here.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
Coming from T-Works are new optional parts for the Awesomatix A800MMX touring car. First up is a 24-piece set of ball ends made of 64 grade titanium. Included are eight 5mm and 16 4.8mm ball ends that not only lower the overall weight of the car but they also add visual impact and corrosion resistance. Also coming is a 13-piece set of 64 grade titanium turnbuckles as a replacement for the standard parts. The lightweight titanium turnbuckles make for a cool factory look, a low weight and they come including a suitable turnbuckle wrench. Last but not least are a total of four screw sets including a black 93-piece all-aluminium set, a 93-piece all-titanium set, a 93-piece mixed aluminium and titanium set as well as a 113-piece gold colour steel screw kit. The titanium and alloy sets will greatly lower the car’s overall weight while the gold-coloured set mainly adds bling and ups corrosion resistance.
Coming from H2 Racing Development is a new flex cut top deck for the Awesomatix A800MMX. Machined from genuine 2.0mm Torayca carbon fibre the top deck offers improved torsional flex due to a cut front section, making it possible to run aluminium main chassis already in lower bite track conditions which can improve overall stability without sacrificing steering or rear traction. The top deck will become available separately and it should be up for grabs from March.
Source: H2 Racing Development [h2-rd.com]
Smokem have introduced their new Vortex fan duct for 30mm fan units. 3-D-printed for a low weight and high stability, the fan duct works with pretty much every 30mm motor fan and it helps to lower the operation temperatures of brushless motors thanks to guiding the cooling air directly onto the motor can. The 30mm version is available from now on with a 40mm heavy duty variant coming very soon. Not included though are the needed cooling fans.
PPM RC Racing have introduced the new RC-Cox FF and FR brass suspension mounts for the Xray T4’20 touring car. Machined from high-quality brass material each suspension mount adds 9g of weight, which allows to adjust the car’s overall weight balance according to the track conditions or driving style. The suspension hangers feature machined Cox logos for brand recognition, they are available separately and fit all chassis that allow to access the T4 2020’s standard narrow suspension mount positions.
Made for the Losi Baja Rey trucks with Ford Raptor body shell is a new front bumper and skid plate set from RPM. The company incorporated all of the key design features from the original RPM Baja Rey bumper and skid plate into this new version. A key improvement moved the skid plate from between the chassis plate and differential to below the aluminium chassis plate. This move solved a couple of problems. First, the aluminium chassis plate now has some serious RPM skid protection where it had none before. Next, and more importantly, it allowed the designers the freedom to create a flex zone on the skid plate that would allow more impact absorption in impact situations, ultimately saving owners from costly repairs. RPM redesigned the bumper as well, creating an additional flex zone that allows the bumper to compress under extreme impacts, yet return back to its original shape once the impact energy has dissipated. This flex zone protects the more fragile front differential and chassis plate since the bumper now absorbs the impact instead of transferring that energy into the chassis. RPM also made the bumper thicker than stock, meaning it can take more impacts over the entire width of the bumper without failing. The bumper is designed and produced in the USA and built from RPM’s nearly indestructible blend of engineering grade nylons.
