Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the use with their own as well as other setup systems is a set of red anodised lock nuts. They help to quickly strap the car’s wheel axles into the setup station – without the need to use additional tools – making for quicker and more convenient setup checks or adjustment. In addition to speed up things, the red colour adds visual impact. The knurled lock nuts come in sets of four.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Xray have introduced their new 12g pure Tungsten chassis balance weight for the T4 2020 mid-motor car. Due to being made of super heavy Tungsten material the weight is smaller than a comparable 12g brass weight, meaning it takes less space, ensuring an ultra low centre of gravity and allowing to fine-tune the car’s weight balance with ease. The weight sports a laser-engraved Xray logo and it is best mounted using ultra-thin double-sided tape.
Coming from BMT is their new 801 GTX conversion kit that includes new front and rear aluminium bulkheads as well as many other parts. The conversion was developed to replace the enclosed standard composite gearboxes with new open-type alloy variants that offer greater stiffness, easier diff access and other advantages. Included in the set are the new bulkhead halves, a new shock tower, anti-roll bar as well as a new rear body mount.
Maxima Mx Europe have introduced their new B4R Euro Evolution Edition nitro off-road engine. Based on the popular B4R the Evolution Edition features a new low-friction back plate for mimimised internal friction and thus higher performance, a cooler running engine, improved mileage and increased parts life. The backplates are also available separately, and they can be customised with a name logo, in order to upgrade the first batch of B4R Euro engines.
Auto Model Racing from Japan have introduced their new servo and ESC balance weights for the Kyosho RB7 buggy. Designed to fit right into the already existing chassis pockets of the RB7 and RB7SS, the servo weight adds 13g while the speed controller weight adds 11g of weight. They will be attached using thin double-sided tape, come in handy especially on high-bite surfaces such as carpet and grippy astro turf, and they come as a set.
Source: Auto Model Racing [automodel.shop-pro.jp]
Coming from Rêve D and made for many RWD drift car chassis is an ASL super lightweight aluminium front axle set. The wheel axles feature an integrated hub design, minimising parts involved while maximising precision for less wobble and play and thus improved precision. Due to the lightweight design the rotational efficiency is increased which is essential for a well-handling RWD drift car and several hex shims allow to adjust axle weight and track width. The parts fit both the Rêve D front steering knuckle as well as the respective Yokomo YD-2 series hub and the wheel axle set as well as the track width spacer will become available from end of March.
Lunsford Racing have introduced their new 5.5mm titanium riser ball studs. Machined from American-made and certified Grade 5 titanium the ball studs are available as +2mm, +3mm and +4mm rise variants, doing away with the fiddly need to use ball stud shims in order to adjust camber link height. The ball studs fit a multitude of cars and they are available from now on.
Source: Lunsford Racing [lunsfordracing.com]
Announced just recently by Kyosho’s own Yuichi Kanai and being available shortly are two new 12T/18T differential bevel gear sets for the Inferno MP10 and MP9 series 1/8th scale vehicles. Coming as separate sets for the front/rear and centre diffs, the kits allow to change the differential’s internal gearing from 10T/20T to 12T/18T which has an effect on the differential action, improving the vehicle’s stability over rough or bumpy parts of the track. Included in the sets are precision-made steel gears, steel cross pins as well as shims and drive pins.
