Team C Racing have several new M3 screw sets in orange colour available. Coming as 12mm, 10mm, 8mm and 6mm button head as well as 10mm, 8mm and 6mm flat heat variants the screws are supplied in sets of 6 and are ideal to replace the standard black fasteners with items of more visual impact not only on Team C cars but all orange-themed chassis.
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Kyosho Germany introduce two aluminium option part sets for the MB-010 Mini-Z Buggy. Available in red and gold colour the sets include a range of performance and durability enhancing parts such as front and rear shock towers, steering knuckles and C-hubs, suspension mounts, front bumper and small parts. The parts are available separately for some time already with the now introduced set being a cost-efficient way to get the most important of them in one kit.
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New from Exotek come aluminium topshafts for the Team Associated B5 and the Serpent SRX-2 2WD buggy. The B5 shaft weights in at around 5g and is 8.5g lighter than the stock shaft while the SRX-2 part scrubs around 6.4g of weight. The lighter weight makes for less rotation mass in the drivetrain, quicker spool-up and better braking resulting in an overall improved transmission performance. The shafts come hard-anodised, polished and are a drop-fit solution.
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StickIt1Racing now have these tyre ID decals available. Coming for all important tyre manufacturers such as AKA, JConcepts, Panther and Pro-Line, the decals include specific dots for each of the manufacturer’s compounds and inserts plus general arrow dots to mark the direction of rotation. The decals are made from long-lasting vinyl and laminated for durability and they help to indicate the compound and foam used in a wheel set so you never end up with using a wrong set again.
Source: StickIt1Racing [s1racing.net]
Smokem’s latest performance chassis is the 418-IIX for Tamiya’s TRF418 touring car. Developed and tested with the help of a top TRF team driver, the 418-IIX chassis utilises a proprietary 2.0mm thick “Pro-Weave” 100 percent carbon fibre construction – which is stiffer than conventional weave but softer than a quasi weave. Together with its flowing contoured design, the 418-IIX chassis provides increased flex and a lowered centre of gravity, improving corner speed over a wider range of track conditions as the chassis already prove with a Smokem equipped car set the fastest overall time by a TRF418 in the modified class during the finals at the 2014 TITC race.
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AKA introduce new treads out of the Evo range of tyres in the form of the Deja Vu rear and Pinstripe 2WD and 4WD front tyre. Being compatible only with AKA’s Evo line of rims the tyres come in the company’s clay, soft and super soft compounds including red closed cell inserts with the Deja Vu also becoming available pre-glued on white or yellow Evo wheels.
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German company TRR have three new main chassis plates for the Tamiya TRF418 available. First up is the CDE 1.0 cut from from purpose-made 2.2mm carbon fibre material. It offers a symmetrical design, a different shape compared to the kit chassis and machined openings under the diffs and the main gear. The second new chassis is the CDE 1.1, a chassis that basically is identical to the 1.0 but machined pockets under the diffs and main gear give different tweak characteristics to fine-tune the handling of the car. Both the 1.0 and 1.1 chassis are available from 2.0mm and 2.5mm material on request. Last but not least comes the CDE 2.0, a 2.0mm aluminium chassis. It arrived with a polished finish and may also come with a matte finish in the future. All three chassis require shorter inner hinge pins and come including a manual.
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Serpent now have this pre-painted GT8 bodyshell for the Cobra GT and other 325mm “short” wheelbase chassis available. The body is made from high-quality polycarbonate and comes finished in an orange, black and grey colour scheme. Included is also a large rear wing to add downforce and that distinctive GT look.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
