Converting 1/8 scale buggies and truggies gets bigger and bigger these days and Team Associated now offers a dedicated conversion kit to convert your tricky, oily, noisy and stinky nitro machine into a silent and easy to use weapon.
We’ve seen the CAD images of the radical new Awesomatix touring car chassis that is being designed and produced in Russia, and now we have some good quality photographs of the first car. As we have said before about this car, The two outstanding features are a new patented suspension dampening system, smooth, lightweight and with a low centre of gravity, which is fully adjustable without the need for disassembly and the compression and rebound dampening rates are controllable and consistent. The other thing is the drive train that combines the benefits of shaft and belt drive systems, without the negative side effects such as so-called ‘torque steer’, associated with shaft drive RC cars.
The LiPo pack releases from Much More just dont stop with the announcement of this new sport pack style series. Using high performance LiPo technology, this straight sport pack style case with end caps will fit Tamiya mini series cars as well as 1/8th scale electric buggies. Available in 3000mAh and 4200mAh, they have a 20C and 25C rating respectively and come supplied with a pre mounted Tamiya Plug with XH2.5 balancing plug.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
PSM Racing have released yet more machined parts for the Hobao Hyper 9 with the introduction of this set of suspension balls. Made from blue anodized high grade aluminium, they coming a set of 4 and while adding some bling to your car, they are the perfect fit for the Hyper 9’s composite ball joints thus reducing any unnecessary slop in the steering.
Source: PSM [psm-racing.com]
New for Xray’s standard, and active, differential are these 41-tooth large bevel gears that have been machined from special Hudy steel material, which is specially developed for gear-type products. The gear has been additionally hardened and precision ground to fit the tightest tolerance requirements with the diff outdrives. The gears are individually machined on a precision German gear machine and every gear is individually tested, inspected, and run in. The diff gear is then laser engraved for easy and instant recognition. Their special heat treatment makes the gear very hard and strong not only on the surface but also in the core, thus give the gear an extraordinarily-long lifespan with very low wear comparing to standard gears. This gear is recommended for slippery tracks and offers increased stability while introducing a slight amount of on-power understeer.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Team Associated, the Official R/C Car of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing series have released a number of new licensed short course bodies for the SC10. The SC10 Officially Licensed Short Course bodies are designed to look just like the full‐sized race trucks that run in the Lucas Oil backed series throughout the southwest. You can now get your hands on the KMC, Pro Comp and Lucas Oil official body shells as well as an AE painted body shell too.
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UK based company Phat Bodies have announced the release of their new 1/10th scale electric buggy shell, called the Zen. Suitable for the X-Factory X6 and X6 Squared, the shell has been made from high quality 1mm thick polycarbonate and is supplied with rear wing.
Source: Phat Bodies [phatbodies.co.uk]
Shepherd have released new low friction aluminium pulleys for their Velox V8 1/8th scale. Made from high quality aluminium they feature a lightweight design to reduce the rotating mass and have been hard-coated to protect the space between the teeth from building up dirt, grass & sand due to the reduced adhesion. This results in less maintenance and less wear of the belts. Available as individual pulleys (16T, 18T & 20T) or as a complete set of three.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
