Mckune Design have released their new line of carbon fibre battery braces for the Kyosho RB6 and Associated B5M 2WD buggies. The RB6 cross brace allows racers to modify the chassis and mount a shorty battery sideways without compromising the stiffness of the chassis while the inline B5M battery brace provides secure mounting of an inline battery in either forward or rear position.
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Available soon from Yokomo is a new line of linear and progressive spring for drift cars. Coming in long 32mm specification the series will include five linear and four progressive soft to hard springs that help to fine-tune the suspension setting to your liking. To set the proper ride height Yokomo’s D-064 spring cups are needed with these springs.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
Arrowmax have introduced their V2 Honeycomb setup boards for 1/12th to 1/8th scale cars. Substantially lighter and 2mm thinner compared to the original ones the redesigned boards also feature an eye catching hollow carbon fibre Arrowmax logo and they are available as 470x290x7mm variant for 1/12th and 1/10th scale cars and as a larger 470x370x8mm board for 1/10th to 1/8th scale cars.
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New from Yokomo Europe comes a direct mount steering servo for the Yokomo BD7 touring car. Made in cooperation with Highest the metal gear and Sanwa SSR mode compatible servo is a direct fit in the BD7 car and it does away with the need to use an additional servo mount as a lash incorporated into the middle case mounts directly to the chassis with no additional parts needed beside two screws. Included with the servo, that sports two engraved and gold colour plates, comes a genuine Yokomo servo horn and a titanium servo horn mounting screw.
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Tekno RC have introduced the EB48.3 1/8th electric buggy kit. Based off of the successful EB48.2 the new variant features a completely redesigned the suspension geometry with the new design aimed to improve big jump landings while at the same time improve small bump handling and consistency. Longer shocks have been fitted to increase suspension travel and new towers were designed to optimise shock angles. Revised upper camber link positions on both the front and rear shock tower provide setup options that improve driveability and traction in all conditions. A new piston was designed specifically for the longer shocks to adjust the compression/rebound characteristics while the lower arms feature new shock mounting locations.
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JConcepts have unveiled the new Scorpios 2.2″ all-terrain crawling and rock racing tyre. Ideal for vehicles like the Axial Yeti, the Scorpios scale looking tread, extra tall 152mm size and profile, jump out as the most obvious features. The padded arrangement of tread makes the tyre ideal for transitioning from the hard road to dirt and then into rocky and uneven terrain. Once power is applied to the vehicle, the tread spacing opens up which allows for some deep digging making it a great working tire in dirt and muddy conditions. The flexibility of the compound combined with the close arrangement gives the tyre a grippy feel but still maintains that all important look. The large overall height provides plenty of ground clearance for an abundance of terrain and internal grid ribbing help maintain its upright structure during hard loads and on power bursts. The tyres include a soft open cell foam insert capable of standing up the super soft compound but flexible enough for sharp terrain.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Max Power have introduced the Fantini-tuned GT-R 3.5cc nitro on-road engine. Intended mainly for Rally Game and GT cars the 5-power engine features a “booster” sleeve, a highly tuned, balanced and silicone-filled crankshaft and the piston is made of a special alloy material with a high amount of silicium. The engine comes with a 2-needle carburettor with interchangeable venturi inserts and it is designed to offers both good mileage and high torque.
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The second round of the Irish 1/8th Off-road Nationals took place last weekend at the AstroTurf track of NIMCC. The track itself is challenging as it is pretty tight, twisty and full on with a pretty quick lap time of below 30 seconds. Qualifying and the weather was playing its part with sun and showers and although it dried very quickly half the track was bone dry the while the other half stayed slick. Alan Scroggie set the pace followed by Gary Baird, Barkley Abernethy and Aaron Vance. For the finals it was the same story with the weather, with clouds in the sky Mini Pins where a no and most in the main final decided to go out with Spirals bolted to their cars so the first few minutes where interesting until everyone got used to the grip level. Alan had an issue and had to retire by the first round of pit stops which left Gary to take up the lead which he did not come close to relinquishing. Barkley had a flame out at the 10 minute mark and spent 35 minutes clawing his way back up to 2nd. Aaron Vance cut a few times and promoted Colin Whelan to a well deserved 3rd while Gary Baird had a cool 45 minute drive to a deserving win in difficult conditions.
Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]
