Avid have released these new titanium engine screws that are 10mm long and have deep 2.5mm hexes to help keep your screws from stripping. Machined from billet 6AI-4V titanium they feature cold-rolled threads and are sold in a pack of 4 and come supplied with stainless steel lock washers.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
After 30 years at the head of Protoform, Dale Epp is ‘calling it a career’. The Canadian’s impact on the RC industry, since starting designing body shells at the beginning of the 1990’s, cant be understated. If you have ever raced in any onroad class in the past three decades, you have at some stage driven a body shell penned by Dale and in more recent years even if it’s not made by Protoform you will have driven something heavily ‘inspired’ by his work. With 25 World titles and countless other International and National victories, his designs not only looked great but performed exceptionally and in many cases were ahead of their time. The Protoform brand under Pro-Line will of course carry on, aided in no small part by son Eric, ensuring that each product still carries some of that Epp magic. Dale reached out to us recently to ask to publish a few words to say farewell and thank you to everyone he encountered during his time at Protoform and of course we said yes.
New from Exotek come these turbine cooling drag slipper disks for the DR10 & TLR 22 (1.0-5.0) top shafts for quicker slipper cool downs before the next pass. Provides added slipper cooling via the extra heat sink fins that also spins as fan blades as the motor turns for increased air flow over the slipper plate therefore helping reduce heat glazing of the slipper pads which results in melted pads. Works with the stock DR10/TLR 22 slipper pads, spurs and top shafts. Hard anodised alloy they only weigh 9 grams for both plates. Also new is the heavy duty steel top shaft replacement for the DR10. A heavy duty constructions it still only weighs 12 grams each.
From SWorkz this new S12-2 series aluminium rear shock tower support option part will strengthen the area between the shock tower and gearbox. With this option, there will be less movement from the shock tower to the gearbox improving the car’s performance and durability.
T-Works have released two foam bumpers for the popular Mugen MTC2. Available in regular version which comes in at 6.8grams, they also offer and extra hard version which is also heavier at 12.8grams making for an easy way to add a little extra weight to the front of the car without compromising strength.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
From Rêve D comes their latest innovation, the release of their new competition drift wheel series. There are 2 types, 5-spoke DP5 and 12-spoke UL12], both look stylish and work great. By optimising the material and design, they have achieved super light weight at around 11g per piece while maintaining strength. Sufficient traction is secured by paying attention to the hexagonal hub mounting points and rim dimensions. Both offsets are 6mm, and there are two colour variations, white & black, for the first release with other colour variations to be released soon.
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Aimed towards the serious RC rock crawler enthusiast, the new Enduro Ecto Trail Truck RTR from Element RC is packed full of performance features that are sure to impress. Featuring the Gatekeeper Suspension package (GKSTM), the GKSTM package consists of rear trailing arms that move the shocks forward, allowing a larger window for shock tuning and providing improved weight bias. The trailing arms are paired with a rear anti-roll bar for a more stable and consistent suspension when crawling on the rocks. An adjustable aluminium track bar mount firmly bolted to the chassis rail gives the Enduro Ecto more reliable and responsive steering without the flex. The shock mount inserts with multiple mounting positions allow for precise suspension tuning, whether they’re moving the shocks up, down, forward, or back.
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Today’s technical plastics are of high quality, but when it comes to combining light weight, looks and stiffness at a reasonable price, aluminium is hard to beat. For racers looking for a way to finely adjust their RC8B3.2 or RC8T3.2 flex characteristics or just wanting to add some bling, RDRP now offers a black anodised version of the Associated radio tray mounts.
