Coming soon from ZooRacing is their all-new Gorilla FWD touring car body shell. “Low, lightweight, realistic looking and fast” is how the German company describes its latest offering that will be fully unveiled in about two weeks time with a first glimpse being available on ZooRacing’s social media pages later today.
Source: ZooRacing [zoo-racing.com]
Capricorn have introduced new shock bodies and pistons for their C804, C04 and TE04 platforms that create progressive shock action. The inner part of the shock bodies feature machined pockets that are wider at the bottom and narrower at the top and in combination with a special shock piston, a progressive shock action can be obtained that starts on the soft side while becoming harder during the shock compression. Testing has shown that the shocks will assist with stability and provide higher cornering speeds. The shock bodies will become available for the 1/8th scale C804, as well as the 1/10th scale C04 and TE04 platforms.
Made for their HRF10X-PB formula pan car are HiroFactory’s new heavy-duty chassis braces. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, the 5mm thick braces improve chassis rigidity for improved durability while also changing the chassis’ flex settings. The parts come black anodised for surface protection and factory looks.
Source: HiroFactory [hirofactory.jp]
Coming soon from Xray is their all-new NT1 1/10th scale 200mm nitro touring car kit. No official details about the latest incarnation of Xray’s IFMAR World Championship winning platform are available yet but we bring you full details as soon as they hit the light of the day.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Serpent have announced the soon release of their new X20 FWD touring car kit. Based on the X20 the front-wheel driven car will utilise the now-popular mid-motor design using a lightweight and strong 1-piece motor mount concept that does away with any interference between the front and rear chassis flex while still allowing centre flex adjustability. The advantage for this design is to allow maximum flex capabilities without impacting the drivetrain, resulting in smoother power delivery, more consistency and less chance of stripping spur gear. We bring you more details as soon as they surface.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Coming from McAllister Racing and made for Custom Works, GFRP, or Five Seven Designs oval cars are new carbon fibre battery locator sets. These parts are CNC-milled from American-made carbon fibre to be durable and lightweight and they were designed to work well with both shorty and LCG shorty packs. They allow battery charging in the car or quick and easy removal to charge in a LiPo safe container and beside the battery hooks they also include four black anodised aluminium standoffs and an extra O-ring.
Coming from Mugen and made for their line of 1/8th scale buggies, trucks and GT vehicles is a set of closed 17mm wheel nuts. While offering protection to the thread and wheel axle area, the nuts are also of a larger outer diameter, making for more secure wheel fitting and less wheel wobble on high-bite surfaces. The serrated nuts feature a laser-engraved Mugen logo and they come in sets of four.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
Team Associated have announced the release of new shock optionals for their RC8B3 and RC8T3 series of vehicles. First up are new 16mm shock caps with four bleeder holes that ensure easier shock building, maintenance and setup. The caps offer bleeder and bladder functionality and they come including bleeder screws, bleeder screw seals and composite shock mount inserts. Also new are stiff 16mm shock bladders. Adding to the tuning possibilities, the bladder set is great for tracks with big jumps and/or high-impact landings. The parts fit all RC8B3, B3e and RC8T3, and T3e series vehicles.
View the stiff shock bladders here
