Coming from Samix and made for the Serpent Cobra GT 2.0 are aluminium gearbox covers. The lightweight parts are cut from aluminium and their design allows for easier gear mesh adjustment as they make for better visibility of the gears involved. The aluminium strips come orange or black anodised and sport laser-etched Samix markings.
Coming from Italian company WRC and made for the GTX 1/8th on-road car are hard compound front and rear arms. Less flexible compared to the standard arms, the reinforced items improve the car’s performance especially in high-grip conditions and in high ambient temperatures. The sets include both the upper and lower arms including needed shims and spacers.
Reds Racing have introduced new high torque variants of their VX 540 13.5T and 21.5T brushless motors. Both offer increased low-RPM torque which can be beneficial especially in high-traction conditions while the top speed remains unchanged compared to the standard motors. The high torque variants, dedicated for blinky touring and formula racing, are also meant to run cooler and with a higher overall performance.
Shepherd have announced the release of the VCC aluminium chrome clutchbell for the Velox V10. 70 percent lighter than the standard steel clutch bell, the aluminium part makes for better acceleration in combination with a lower fuel consumption. Included come three ball bearings and the clutch bell is best used with the reverse fly weights and yellow clutch shoes.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
LRP have introduced the new B3-STX Deluxe 3-channel 2.4GHz radio system. Based off of the popular B3-STX the Deluxe variant makes use of the same case but it features a reinforced steering wheel segment to do away with reliability issues. Another new feature is the transmitter battery configuration that now uses 4-cell battery packs over the former 8-cell types, greatly reducing the overall weight. Other features include a back-lit display, 15-model memory, fail save as well as end-point adjustment beside other adjustments. Included comes a 4-channel B4-RX-Pro receiver.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
Xray have introduced carbon fibre shock towers for the XB8 1/8th off-road buggy. The front shock stay is cut from 4mm material while the rear variant is made using slightly thinner 3.5mm material, adding to the already existing 4mm variant. All offer an extra-strong heavy duty design, they allow the use of multiple inner ballstud positions in the rear and the standard composite inserts in the front and the 3.5mm rear tower is especially recommended for lower traction surfaces due to being softer in flex than the standard shock stay.
View the rear shock tower here
Hiro Seiko, know for their extensive range of screw kits for 1/10th scale cars, now also step into the 1/8th scale game with the introduction of their Kyosho MP9 TKI4 titanium screw set. Made from lightweight and highly corrosion-resistant high-quality titanium the screws not only look cool but they also make for a significant weight loss compared to the TKI4’s standard steel fasteners.
Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]
RPM have introduced coloured front bulkheads for most Traxxas 1/10th 2WD vehicles. Made from RPM’s renown nylon blend the bulkheads are not only much stronger but also about 15 percent lighter than stock. RPM also include a handy dust plate to cover the bottom of the bulkhead on vehicles such as the Rustler, Stampede and Bandit that leave the bottom exposed. The bulkhead is a direct replacement for the stock 2530 and 2530A parts, it fits the Slash 2WD, Nitro Slash, Bandit, electric Rustler, nitro Rustler, nitro Stampede and electric Stampede 2WD and it is available in the four colours of blue, green, red and black.
