From new brand Takashima D-13, based in Hongkong, is this lightweight curved steering slide rack bulkhead set for Yokomo YD-2S/E & ReveD MC-1. The focus of this new assembly is to make the slide rack bulkhead set much lighter than the Yokomo one, helping to improve the steering response. They also integrated a centre position check point to make it easier to adjust the servo horn to the middle position.
Coming from T-Works and made for the Team Associated RC8T/B3.2 car is this 5-piece titanium turnbuckle set. The linkages are made of high-quality 64 Grade titanium and the set includes two hard coated aluminium wrenches in 4mm and 5mm for the two different diameter turnbuckles.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
From SWorkz for their S35 series of buggies is the shock conversion set V2. Consisting of 4 shock absorber caps specially adapted for the S35 vehicles from partner Fast Race, the set also includes 4 membranes of different hardness to adapt the damping to different conditions. Yellow is soft, blue is medium and orange is hard.
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More new brass items from Yeah Racing, this time for the Traxxas TRX-6. This brass middle axle cover weighs 76grams, meaning you can gain more traction from your tires by adding this extra weight to your chassis. Better still it is added to the bottom of the chassis through changing the stock interconnecting cover to brass.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Last weekend was the first race of the Southern Ontario onroad Championship series at Outlaw RC Motorsports, home of the Canadian On-Road Nationals. The Outlaw crew put on a great event and took lots of extra precautions to keep us all safe and healthy. In TC Mod Barret Morrow (Xray) managed to TQ but would only finish in 3rd overall after some setup changes. The win would go to Bryce Frechette (Xray), just ahead of Lou Vanderway in 2nd. In TC Stock Bryce Frechette qualified first, but it was Lou Vanderway that would take home the win with Barret Morrow taking 2nd and Frechette having to settle for 3rd.
For the Axial Capra from Yeah Racing are these adjustable brass shock mounts. Fine tune how your rig handles by adjusting the shock angle and droop travel with these brass shock mounts. Adding a tiny bit of weight allows you to extract more grip from your tires. Sold in a set of 4 pieces with the relevant fasteners.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
From Creation Model for the IF8 and other 1/8th scale cars is this lightweight lip spoiler set. Coming in at approx 5grams including fastener and nut, it is recommended for use with a lightweight bodyshell. Available in clear as well as a special carbon style, the latter features a printed Infinity logo and a guide scale is included to help evenly set the exact height of the spoiler.
Xray have teased the upcoming release of the 2021 version of their popular race winning X1 Formula one kit. We don’t expect this to be an all new platform, more of an evolution, however what changes there will be remains to be seen. Complete information, specifications and features should become available soon.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
