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March 18, 2016

Exotek B5M adjustable LiPo strap

The latest vehicle to receive Exotek’s adjustable LiPo strap treatment is Team Associated’s B5M 2WD buggy. The heavy duty battery hold down is cut from high-quality carbon fibre, it weighs in at 8.5g with steel hardware and it was designed to securely hold the battery while allowing to adjust the weight distribution by shifting the pack forth and back using the included nuts and bolts, doing away with the need to use bulky foam blocks. The battery strap is a direct fit for the B5M and it is also usable with the T5M and SC5M kits.

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March 18, 2016

Trinity White Carbon LCG touring car LiPo packs

Coming soon from Trinity are the White Carbon LCG lightweight battery packs. Available as 5300mAh and 6300mAh variant, at 22.5mm they are lower in height compared to standard 25mm packs and the batteries are also lighter at 255g and 274g respectively. This means the packs will make for an overall lower centre of gravity and they allow to add weight to the chassis where it is needed, making them especially useful for competition touring car drivers. Both packs will hit the stores by mid-April.

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March 17, 2016

Evo Zirkon Power 6500mAh LiPo battery pack

Evo have introduced their new 6500mAh LiPo battery pack. Made using high-performance 110C cells the 2S 7.4V battery is ideal for high-power applications such as modified and stock racing and it utilises a grey-colour hardcase with 4mm gold-plated connector tubes. The standard-size battery sports dimensions of 139x47x23mm and it weighs in at a pretty lightweight 298g.

Source: Evo [evotechrc.com]

March 17, 2016

Kyosho introduce new ZX6 & RB6 option parts

Kyosho have new option parts for the ZX6 and RB6 1/10th electric off-road buggies available. First up are heavy duty front and rear shock towers for the ZX6. Available separately the parts are cut from thick 5mm carbon fibre to improve durability and reduce flex on high-bite surfaces. Included with the towers comes suitable mounting hardware. Next up is an anti-roll bar set for the ZX6. It contains four swaybars of 1.7mm, 1.8mm, 1.9mm and 2.0mm diameter, making it ideal for all high-bite surfaces such as carpet and astroturf. Included with the colour-coded anti-roll bar wires comes mounting hardware such as pivot balls, grub screws and shims. Last but not least is a set of aluminium battery posts and thumb nuts for the RB6. Machined from aluminium and coming gun metal anodised the parts replace the standard plastic posts and body clips with a more “factory” looking solution that also improves chassis stiffness as the alloy posts eliminate the flexing associated with the standard composite parts.

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March 17, 2016

Team Magic Pro Series touring car springs

Coming soon from Team Magic are the Pro Series touring car spring sets. The 22.5mm long springs are available in a linear or progressive design and they fit both standard and low-profile shock absorbers with the linear set including five pairs of L2.6 to 3.0 springs made from 1.5mm wire while the progressive set includes five pairs of P2.5 to P3.1 springs made using 1.4mm wire. All sport a 14.0mm diameter, they are laser-etched for identification and they come in a handy container for easy storage and transportation.

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March 17, 2016

Yokomo YG-301 RWD drift car steering gyro

Yokomo have introduced their new YG-301 steering gyro for RWD drift cars. The compact item can be adjusted using the 3rd channel on the transmitter and it is a key element in proper RWD drift car setup as it provides proper steering angles and an efficient drive through the corners. The compact size allows to mount it in basically all of today’s drift cars and it is also usable for other applications such as fun racing classes and bashing.

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March 16, 2016

Futaba 3PV 2.4GHz 3+1 channel radio system

Coming soon from Futaba is the 3PV 3+1 channel radio system. The newly designed intermediate-level transmitter features T-FHSS transmitting technology, built-in telemetry functions, several mix settings for steering and throttle, gyro adjustment for supported gyros, as well as locking brake and several other software gizmos. Other features include a large display, digital trims and 10 model memory. The transmitter is usable with T-FHSS, S-FHSS and FHSS receivers, and it will become available with a range of 4-channel or 3-channel receivers.

Source: Futaba [futaba.co.jp]

March 16, 2016

GForce drift tyre remover tool

Coming from GForce is a tyre remover tool for drift car wheels. Constructed from aluminium the tool allows to easily press out 50mm to 56mm rims of 57mm to 63mm pre-mounted wheel sets to reuse either the rims or the tyres. Do extract the rims the wheels are placed in the lower cup and with the upper stamp the rim is forced out of the tyre without harming any of the parts involved. The press is available in blue or black anodising from end of March.

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