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September 21, 2017

MIP TRX-4 HD Driveline kit & wide track kit

MIP have introduced two new option parts for the Traxxas TRX-4 Defender truck in the form of the HD Driveline and the wide track kit. Starting with the driveshafts, the new Scale-ish MIP HD Driveline features scale looks and a light-weight construction, compared to MIP’S X-Duty Drives, as they are nearly 30 percent lighter and 25 percent slimmer. The shafts feature spline technology, CVD makeup, and additionally has an impressive 35 degree of articulation. It also features phased aligned joints that key the male and female splines for smooth power transfer under load with no binding or vibration. All components are heat treated from the highest quality American grade alloy steels. The set includes the front and rear centre driveshafts and it comes including mounting hardware.

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September 20, 2017

Answer RC 1/8th polycarbonate off-road rear wing

Coming from Answer RC is their new polycarbonate rear wing for 1/8th off-road vehicles. Manufactured from high-quality 1.0mm material the wing is both lightweight and strong, making it ideal for nitro and electric classes. The kit includes a moulded plastic gurney flap, a centre dam section and mounting hardware.

Source: Answer RC [answer-rc.com]

September 20, 2017

Bezerk RC BD8 rear carbon fibre chassis brace

Bezerk RC have introduced a rear carbon fibre chassis brace for the Yokomo BD8 touring car. Made from 4.0mm carbon fibre, it is shaped to clear both the spur gear and the rear toe control system and testing has reported a more consistent, stable and easy to drive car.

Source: Bezerk RC [bezerk.com.au]

September 20, 2017

PR S1 V3 FM & MM carbon fibre rear shock tower

PR Racing have introduced a new carbon fibre rear shock tower for the S1 V3 FM and MM 2WD buggies. The shock towers were developed as a result of testing and preparation for the upcoming IFMAR Offroad Worlds to be held later this year. The shock stays feature new shock mounting positions that are lower and spaced further apart to provide new tuning options for improved track handling and they are available for the FM and MM versions of the S1 V3.

Source: PR Racing [pr-rc.com]

September 19, 2017

Roche pan car aluminium pod link mount

Made for the Rapide P12-2017, P10W, F1-2016 and F1 Evo pan car kits is the new aluminium pod link mount set coming from Roche. The red anodised aluminium construction allows to adjust the side link angle by inserting or removing a 1mm fibre glass plate in order to change the cornering response of the car. The set included the multi-piece aluminium side link mounts and suitable hardware.

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September 19, 2017

Serpent SRX8 V2 aluminium uprights

Coming from Serpent and made for the SRX8 nitro and SRX8 electric buggies are the V2 aluminium rear uprights. The parts allow to utilise long or short arms and access all roll centre heights including high, medium high, medium low and low roll centre positions thanks to a set of composite inserts that can be rotated to achieve the desired setting. The hubs come machined from 7075-T6 aluminium for strength and they can be run with all SRX8 rear arms.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 19, 2017

Infinity introduce new IF14 optionals

Infinity have released a number of new optional parts for their IF14 electric touring car. The most significant of the new items being offered for their recent Japanese and German National Championship winning chassis is a 2-piece motor mount. With the motor mount and centre shaft mount assembled separately, this creates more flex in the motor area. Changing of the screw positions in the two pieces allows for further fine tuning of this flex characteristic.

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September 19, 2017

Serpent 4-shoe off-road clutch shoe set

Coming from Serpent and made for the S811 and SRX8 buggy is a 4-shoe clutch shoe kit. It contains two yellow material and two black 6061 aluminium shoes as well as suitable 0.95mm and 0.9mm springs and according to Serpent’s Billy Easton using the mix set will create a very soft and stable clutch feel with better overall feel, more drivability increased run time.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]