May 26, 2016

VBC Racing Wildfire D08 Dynamics Edition touring car

VBC Racing Wildfire D08 Dynamics Edition touring car

VBC Racing have introduced the Wildfire D08 Dynamics Edition touring car kit. Packed with optional parts dedicated especially for outdoor racing the kit features new TBBS True Big Bore Short shock absorbers and LCG shock towers, an adjustable aluminium cooling fan mount, titanium-coated suspension pins and the V2 body height adjusters. VBC Racing also dropped in the all-new stabilizer linkage system and a set of Yaiba Racing delrin joint protectors. The kit will become available by the beginning of June.

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May 26, 2016

STRC machines new Axial aluminium option parts

STRC machines new Axial aluminium option parts

Coming from ST Racing Concepts are several new aluminium option parts for the Axial RR10 Bomber, Wraith and Yeti kits. Adding to the line of blue anodised aluminium option parts for the Axial RR10 Bomber are the CNC-machined aluminium motor mount and cam set and also the aluminium front steering links. The motor mount/cam combo also works with the Axial Yeti while the steering links also works on the Wraith. Also available are the new aluminium steering knuckles for the Wraith and RR10 Bomber in red anodising. Another new item are the lower link/shock mounts for the RR10 Bomber which also works with the Wraith and the rear axle of the Yeti. They feature multiple adjustment holes for shock and lower link mounting locations and for the optional sway bar mounts as well. The parts are available in blue, black, green, gun metal, and silver.

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May 26, 2016

Yokomo YZ-4/YZ-2CA aluminium offset rear hub carriers

Yokomo YZ-4/YZ-2CA aluminium offset rear hub carriers

Yokomo have introduced the multi-piece zero degree aluminium offset hub carriers for the YZ-4 and YZ-2CA buggies. The hub carriers are machined from black anodised aluminium and their multi-piece design with separate upper camber plates allows to fine-tune the upper camber link length using shims while offering three ball stud positions from stock. Additionally the camber plates can be run in an inner or outer configuration for an even wider setup range. Included in the set are also shorter 66.5mm driveshafts that help to smooth the suspension action on a range of surfaces.

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May 25, 2016

Hobbywing Xerun 42-series SD G2 brushless motors

Hobbywing Xerun 42-series SD G2 brushless motors

Available soon from Hobbywing are the all-new Xerun 4268SD G2 and 4274SD G2 1/8th scale brushless motors. Designed especially for the use with the Xerun XR8 and XR8 Plus brushless controller, but also usable with the sensored speed controllers of other brands, the motors feature a built-in chip that allows the speedo to identify the motor in order to maximise the performance while allowing for smoother overall control. Also in combination with Hobbywing’s own controllers Turbo functions as known from the 1/10th scale boosted ESCs are possible in order to extract the maximum performance from the motor. The 4-pole motor is housed in a black anodised aluminium heatsink case with bi-directional timing adjustments, allowing to fine-tune the timing independent from the direction of rotation. Other features include an advanced, patented hall senor system for improved reliability, a 4-pole 8-magnet staggered pole low-cogging torque rotor as well as an O-ring sealed sensor port and gold-plated solder tabs. The 68mm long 4268SD G2 motor is available as 1600kv, 1900kv and 2600kv variant for off-road and on-road applications as well as longer 74mm version with 2250kv rating for off-road trucks.

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May 25, 2016

Ruddog aluminium clamping servo arms

Ruddog aluminium clamping servo arms

Ruddog have introduced their new aluminium clamping servo arms. Made from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium the arms are of a clamping design meaning they will stay in place even when the actual servo arm screw is coming loose, while their high rigidity will make for improved steering precision compared to standard composite arms. The arms are available in a 10.8mm and standard offset variant, they sport 16mm and 20mm ball stud mounting positions, and are usable with all 25T spline servos while coming in the three different colours of red, blue and black.

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May 25, 2016

Schumacher Cat K2 Pro front roll bar kit

Schumacher Cat K2 Pro front roll bar kit

Schumacher have introduced the new Pro front roll bar kit for the Cat K2 4WD buggy. Tested by Schumacher’s high-level drivers, such as Michal Orlowski, the updated design makes for improved performance especially on high-grip tracks, and super-fast roll bar changes. Adjustable linkages help with roll bar tweak adjustment and included with the set come four different, colour-coded anti-roll bars.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]


May 25, 2016

DKT 1/8th GT lightweight 3-shoe clutch set

DKT 1/8th GT lightweight 3-shoe clutch set

Italian company DKT have introduced their new 3-shoe lightweight clutch for 1/8th nitro GT cars. Based off of the company’s off-road clutch the IFMAR-legal GT variant, made using anodised 7075 aluminium, is of a lightweight design thanks to additional machining, making for improved acceleration. The included alloy clutch shoes sport bronze inserts, such as found on engine conrods, to keep them from locking-up at high temperatures and to improve overall durability. All parts are made in Italy and the clutch fits most 1/8th nitro GT cars and it is available now.

Source: DKT [dktshop.com]


May 25, 2016

RC-Aurora Mini-Z alloy drive shafts & motor mounts

RC-Aurora Mini-Z alloy drive shafts & motor mounts

Coming from RC-Aurora are wide angle aluminium driveshafts and aluminium motor mounts for Kyosho’s Mini-Z AWD cars. Starting with the driveshafts, the 6061 aluminium parts come precision-machined and thanks to their design the shafts offer improved steering throw, resulting in reduced wheel chatter at high steering angles. On top of this the wheel axles also feature longer threads for the wheel nuts, allowing to run larger wheel offsets with ease.

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