Hurricane Motorsports have released the 2nd battery in their new line of LiPos. This new pack is a 5200mAh monster with a 35C rating, which features a carbon look hard case, and has pre wired end mounted power cables with Traxxas type plug and balancer port.
Source: Hurricane Motorsports [teamhurricane.net]
Fastrax have announced the release of some new 1/8th scale buggy wings. Available in black, white and yellow, they represent the latest in 1/8th styling and performance. These medium downforce wings are very durable, fit all 1/8th scale buggies & trucks and can even be stickered up with the new range of Fastrax wing decals.
Source: Fastrax [fastrax-rc.com]
Mugen have released a number of new items for their new 1/8th scale buggy, the MBX-6. First up is this pair of aluminium axle shafts that are hard coated and in a set of 4 are 22 grams lighter than the standard kit shafts. To further lighten your car, there is a pair of hard coated aluminium joint cups that offer a saving of 12.5 grams for the pair. Finally, to further strengthen your car, there is an optional front upper arm mount made from hard coated aluminium.
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Hobbytech have released their STR8 Rally Game chassis which has been developed and tuned specifically for this class of racing. This ready to run chassis features a complete set of precision rubber sealed ball bearings, front CVD drive shaft, 3mm front and rear shock towers, 3mm special narrow chassis and flower brake discs. The car is powered by a GO 21 pull start engine, polished in-line pipe, has aluminium front and rear stiffeners and to help it get around the track is is fitted with a 9kg metal gear steering servo.
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Novarossi, always working on improving their products and staying ahead of the competition, have released the Plus 4 Buggy engine. This new engine has been designed from a clean sheet of paper, incorporating their usual high standards for quality and performance. During the 1/8th scale buggy World Championship held earlier this year the company’s team drivers did extensive test work, making this already good engine even better. At the moment Novarossi are finalizing the last details of this engine, but for those who put their order in early enough they have released 180 Pre-Series engines for the American market only. The final version will be available in the coming months.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.com]
Hot Bodies have released these new white dished wheels, suitable for the World Champion D8, as well as the other 1/8th buggies in the range. Available in convenient packages of 4 wheels each, every wheel has the HB logo moulded into its flat, streamlined face.
Source: Hot Bodies [hbeurope.com]
Shepherd are pleased to introduce this new optional rear bulkhead, made of high quality T7075 aluminium, which helps increase the overall performance of the Velox. This new part was specifically designed to lower the centre of gravity. By using this optional rear bulkhead, the main pulley, brake discs and the rear solid axle are lowered by about 3mm.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
KM Racing have released a complete new range of 1/10th scale foam tires. Available on either 2mm offset Kyosho rims or 0mm offset Velocity rims, the high quality Italian foam is sold in a wide range of shores for both the front and rear. The front and rears come in 35, 37, 40 and 42 shore.
Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]
