July 8, 2020

RudeBits black 1/8th off-road rear wing

New from RudeBits is a black colour off-road rear wing for 1/8th scale buggies and trucks. At only 50g the wing is very lightweight and moulded from a very flexible material to eliminate the snap affect most similar rear wings have. The wing offers low to medium down force and is adjustable with manufacture rear angled spacers while a position grid on the underside ensures easy accurate hole positioning for fitment to all the current 1/8th scale models. In use the the wing is extremely stable in jumping, eliminating the need of drilled holes as becoming customary at race tracks of late. The wing is available in black colour only.

Source: RudeBits [rudebits.net]


July 8, 2020

Ruddog Race Team T-shirt

Ruddog have introduced their all-new Race Team T-shirt that allows to show your passion to everything Ruddog on and off the track. The shirt is made of 100 percent cotton and it sports the company’s signature black, white and red colours as well as Ruddog logos on the front, back and on the right hand sleeve for instant brand recognition. The high-quality short sleeve T-shirt is available in adult S to 4XL sizes.

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July 8, 2020

Team Bomber 1/12th scale pan car kit – Coming soon

Japanese brand Team Bomber, known for their option parts for the Yokomo YRX12 1/12th scale pan car, are currently working on their own competition chassis kit. No official details are available yet beside a teaser image but we bring you more details as their surface.

Source: Team Bomber [teambomber.jp]


July 8, 2020

Tamiya TC-01 anti-roll bars & alloy rocker arm set

Tamiya have introduced first option parts for their all-new TC-01 on-road chassis in the form of an anti-roll bar set and aluminium rocker arms. Starting with the stabiliser kit, the set induces three different thickness anti-roll bars as well as blue anodised mounting hardware for factory looks. The stabiliser kit is usable for the front or the rear of the chassis and it allows to adjust overall chassis roll in corners and comes in handy especially when running in high-bite track conditions.

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July 8, 2020

T-Works multi-functional nut wrench

Coming from T-Works is their new multi-functional nut wrench. It incorporates nut drivers for 10mm and 8mm nuts as well as a 5mm hex wrench, making it ideal especially for 1/8th scale nitro vehicles. The tool is made of high-quality material and it sports a black surface coating and white laser-engraved size markings.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]


July 8, 2020

Ielasi Tuned clutch gap gauge

Coming soon from Ielasi Tuned is their new clutch gap gauge. The modified calliper allows easy and precise clutch gap measuring and adjustment, ensuring maximum reliability during the build or maintenance of on-road clutches. The calliper features a large LC display for convenient reading of the clutch gap value.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]


July 8, 2020

Team Raffee Co. 11.1V 4000mAh LiPo battery pack

Team Raffee Co. have added a new 11.1V 3S 4000mAh softcase LiPo battery to their lineup. The battery is made using high-quality Graphene technology 45C cells for high power output and it come pre-wired with XT60 or T-type connectors and an industry-standard balancer port. The pack measures 139x47x25mm, making it a direct fit for the battery compartments of most of today’s trail trucks and crawlers.

Source: Team Raffee Co. [teamraffeeco.com]


July 7, 2020

FTX Hi-Rock/Fury portal axle conversion kit

FTX have introduced their new portal axle conversion kit for the Hi-Rock and Fury trail trucks. Creating an increase in distance between the axle housing and the ground for improved clearance, the portal drives also feature a different drive ratio that improves the crawling performance over obstacles via each wheel. The axles feature all alloy axle housings, painted alloy diff covers, CNC machined steering knuckles, front CVA driveshafts, CNC C-hubs, CNC portal housing and CNC steering bar. Heavy duty hardened, drive gears are used throughout and all shafts are ball bearing supported. A Panhard bar finishes off the set. The conversion can also be mounted on the Element RC Enduro platform if the steering bar is mounted at the front.

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