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June 14, 2020

Serpent Viper 989 40th Anniversary kit

Coming from Serpent is their new Viper 989 40th Anniversary 1/8th nitro on-road kit. The car is issued to celebrate Serpent’s 40th Anniversary and it builds on the proven Viper 989, however it includes many of the parts the team used at the 2019 IFMAR World Championship in California. The base of the car is an ultra-narrow main chassis that offers improved flex characteristics with the main plate being milled down in less load-stressed areas to make it as light as possible while still retaining stiffness in areas needed. The chassis can be loaded with optional balance weights who are attached using a rubber-damped carbon weight bridge that reduces vibrations. On top of this Serpent have incorporated the possibility to add a sliding weight right in the front, also mounted on a carbon bridge. It helps a great deal in avoiding traction rolling and in order to fine-tune the handling of the car.

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June 14, 2020

SWorkz S35-4 aluminium hub carrier insert

Coming from SWorkz and made for the S35-4 1/8th scale buggy range is an aluminium rear hub carrier insert. The part is taken from the S35-3 rear wide suspension conversion kit and it also fits to the S35-4 rear upper linkage with the 6061 aluminium insert fully covering the linkage in between the carbon plates. The bushings come anodised in a gun metal colour and are supplied in pairs.

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June 12, 2020

Lit R/C Products 8ight-X C & D blocks

Lit R/C Products have introduced their new lightweight C and D suspension blocks for the TLR 8ight-X buggy. The suspension blocks are machined out of 7075-T6 aircraft grade aluminium and are anodised black for surface protection and looks. The blocks have been designed to use square pill inserts, this allows the user to achieve multiple pill orientations not possible on the current 8ight-X platforms. The square pills inserts are machined out of Delrin for direct fitment in the blocks and in addition to allowing for multiple pill orientations is the capability to raise or lower the rear end roll centre or to widen the hinge pins with the included square pill inserts. The set includes the C and D blocks as well as 20 inserts.

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June 12, 2020

SWorkz S35-4 carbon fibre rear arm covers

Following the introduction of carbon fibre lower front arm cover, SWorkz also release the respective rear arm covers. They are available in 1.0mm, 1.5mm, and 2.0mm thickness, allowing to adjust overall arm flex according to track conditions of personal preferences. Each thickness is available as separate sets and they include 3mm socket head screws.

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June 12, 2020

Hot Race Tyres 1/10th buggy carpet tyres

Hot Race Tyres from Italy have dedicated 1/10th scale buggy carpet and astro turf tyres available for both 2WD and 4WD vehicles. The front variant is of a common split block design, ensuring exceptional performance on both astro turf and carpet surfaces. The rear tyre is of a mini pin design, again usable for both astro turf and carpet tracks. The tyres are available in medium and hard compound with the medium compound for the fronts being ideal for medium to high-bite astro and black CRC carpet tracks while the hard compound is recommended for EOS and low to medium grip astro turf tracks. For the rear Hot Race Tyres recommends the medium compound for astro turf and the hard compound for black CRC carpet surfaces.

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June 12, 2020

MCD Racing DUOX large scale touring car kit – Teaser

Turkish large scale specialists MCD Racing have released two teaser images of their forthcoming new DUOX rear-wheel drive 1/5th scale gas-powered touring car kit. The DUOX is an outcome of MCD’s passion to take on a new innovation challenge to create the ultimate 2WD large scale touring race car. While developing the car the main focus was to never compromise on racing capabilities while offering a reliable driving and maintenance experience. Massive care was put into maintaining the core character of MCD Racing’s “racer centered design” philosophy while maximising overall performance. The car is currently in its final development stages and set for a release in the first quarter of 2021.

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June 12, 2020

Answer-RC XB4 carbon kevlar chassis side guards

Coming from Answer-RC and made for the Xray XB4 1/10th scale 4WD buggy are new carbon kevlar chassis side guards. The hand-laid carbon fibre and kevlar side guards are both stiff and light of weight as they weigh in at about 50 percent of the standard Xray parts. Included with the side pods comes suitable mounting hardware.

Source: Answer-RC [answer-rc.com]

June 12, 2020

MR33 belt booster fluid

Available now from Marc Rheinard’s MR33 brand is the belt booster fluid that was developed to reduce overall drivetrain friction. The chemical will be applied directly to the belts and pulleys where it will reduce the natural drivetrain friction without compromising durability of the belts or pulleys, making it ideal for both stock and modified motor racing alike. The fluid comes in 100ml foam tip bottles.

Source: Tonisport [tonisport.de]