January 19, 2017

Hobbywing V10 G2 titanium-bonded rotor

Coming from Hobbywing and made for the V10 G2 series of 540-size brushless motors is the titanium-bonded 5-12.5-U-T rotor. The replacement rotor will provide smoother acceleration in modified classes without loosing top speed, helping especially on lower traction surfaces where a quicker and more efficient acceleration out of corner can be achieves. The rotor was used with great success by Bruno Coelho and Nicholas lee and it is available now.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

January 18, 2017

Schumacher Cat & Cougar aluminium rear hub carriers

Schumacher have introduced a set of aluminium rear hub carriers for their range of Cat and Cougar off-road buggies. Machined from aluminium and coming black anodised the parts offer vertical ballstud adjustment for fine-tuning as well as extra holes to create long-link settings. Included are bronze axle height inserts for high precision and durability and the hubs are usable on the Cat K1 and K2 4WD as well as the Cougar SV2, KR, KF, KF2, KD and KC 2WD buggies.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

January 18, 2017

Yokomo BD8 & BD7-2016 alloy cooling fan mount

Coming soon from Yokomo is a cooling fan mount for the BD8 and BD7-2016 touring cars. The part is machined from aluminium and it comes black anodised and with silver chamfered edges. It was designed to be a drop fit to the chassis plate, attaching the mount only requires a single screw and it can take both 30mm and 40mm fan units.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.info]

January 18, 2017

Xray 48 pitch hard-coated aluminium pinion gears

Xray have introduced a range of hard-coated 48 pitch aluminium pinion gears. Coming machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and sporting a hard-anodised surface for wear the gears are cut on a special gear machine for highest possible precision while the surface treatment ensures high durability. The gears are available as 26T to 38T variant with the tooth number laser-etched into the front face for easy identification.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 18, 2017

VBC WildfireD09 red dot plastics & CF centre brace

Coming from VBC Racing and made for the WildfireD09 and also older Wildfire kits are several new option parts. First up are red dot composite suspension parts such as steering blocks, front C-hubs and rear uprights. The red-marked composite material is VBC Racing’s stiffest yet and it is suitable for very high traction conditions, improving the car’s precision. Also new and made for the D09 variant are two carbon fibre Centre IsoFlex Linkage braces in 2mm and 2.5mm specifications. The braces replace the standard turnbuckle linkage and allow to fine-tune the car’s flex characteristics with the thinner brace being softer and the thicker brace being harder, reducing the car’s tendency to flex under load.

View the other new parts here

January 18, 2017

Team Magic E5 truck series centre differential set

Available now from Team Magic is a centre differential set for the E5 series of trucks. The diff replaces the standard centre main shaft and spur gear and it features a sturdy composite diff case, metal cross gears, steel cross shafts and it is tuneable using different weight diff fluids to achieve the best balance between traction and drivability.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

January 18, 2017

T-Works touring car aluminium front spool cups

Coming from T-Works and made for a range of electric touring cars are aluminium front spool cups. They are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they feature a hard-coated surface for wear and they are usable with Xray, Spec-R, CSO and Team C kits. The cups are a direct replacement and need to be used with driveshaft blades.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

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