Serpent have announced the release of their European Championship winning small block .15 engine, the ZX15 SB DSII+. One of the few engines available for the 1/10th scale 235mm class, this high performance 5-port engine has been designed for top level competition and comes complete with taller liner, durable pistong and conrod, easy to adjust design carburettor, orange cooling head and superbly finished grey anodised crankcase.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Just officially announced by Team Associated is this Team Billet Aluminum Upgrade Kit for the companies 18B. The kit includes four threaded aluminum shock bodies, dogbones, shock towers, suspension arms, caster blocks, steering blocks, rear hub carriers, wheel nuts, and motor mount. All parts are machined out of tough 6061-T6 aluminum and are blue anodized for a great look.
Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]
Japanese RC parts maker Team Trion have announced the release of these 2 high powered straight pre assembled 6-cell battery packs. Both feature the World Champion Intellect VR-1 cells and there is the option of buying them in either 3800MAh or 4200MAh and all are sold complete with cables and connector.
Source: Team Trion [team-trion.com]
Top Racing, makers of the Scythe 190mm EP touring car, have released a number of new general and specific parts starting off with the release of this car stand. Coming in a number of different anodised colours, it works as a maintenance stand, as well as a tool stand and shock maintenance stand. Also released by Top are 2 new large (4′ x 2.5′) super soft pit towels, in black or red, and both feature the Top Racing logo embroidered in the corner. Finally are some diff. protect seals which provide maximum anti-dust protection to most electric touring differentials.
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Dutch manufacturer Corally have released some new items today, the first being this 3.2mm turnbuckle wrench shown above which does exactly what its meant to do and is suitable for the new turnbuckles we showed you back in July. The other item from Corally are these RDX Phi coupler clamp aluminium spacers that are available in two different thickness (0.5mm and 1mm) and which allow finer roll-centre tuning.
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More 5000MAh batteries coming on the market, this time from Robitronic who have produced this very red looking 7.4V pack. The same size as a sub-c battery pack means it can be used in a touring car and a lot of EP buggies. Weighing in at 265grams, this battery is supplied with power cables as well as a power plug and a balancer port.
Source: Robitronic [robitronic.eu]
Xray have released this stronger rear shock tower for T2 & T2’007 which has been CNC-machined from premium extra thick 3.5mm graphite. A direct replacement for the standard versions, this new tower will minimize breakage and is a great option part for any drivers who want to have a safe drive.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Kimihiko Yano have shown the first pictures of the new CRC Generation-X JSpec 1/12th scale chassis that has been co-developed between them and CRC in the USA. The car above in the picture is a prototype but when released it will come with a softer 2.21mm chassis plate, a 3mm longer wheelbase, adjustable battery mounting position and much more. The car is still being tested and should hope to be finalised before the Japanese nationals later in the year.
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