1up Racing expand their line of UltraLite hardware with three new arrivals in the form of 6mm and 8mm M3 Perfect Centre as well as 16mm diameter off-road wing screws. The UltraLite Perfect Center screws feature a 3mm neck perfect for centering upper shock mounts, shock towers, bulkhead caps, upper decks, spur gears and so on. Because the neck is very shallow these can be installed and removed easily but always find perfect center when tightened.
AVRC Products have announced their 5mm carbon fibre shock towers for the Tekno NB and EB 2.0 buggy models. With performance and durability in mind the design focuses on corner radius, chamfering of edges and material. AVRC focused on limiting sharp corner radius in the design to provide strength and rigidity, in addition chamfered edges were added to both sides to help limit material fraying during extreme impacts. As for material the shock towers are made of 5mm thick 3k Twill weave carbon fibre with matte finish. The shock stays are available separately for the front and rear from now on.
View the rear shock tower here
Hot Race Tyres from Italy have introduced their new Hagberg Edition Red Dot 1/12th scale foam tyre. Developed in cooperation with IFMAR World and multi-time EFRA European Champion, Alexander Hagberg, the tyre will excel especially on ETS carpet due to being made of a more closed cell foam compared to the regular Hagberg Edition tyres. The new Red Dot compound will provide increased grip and it already showed its performance by allowing Alex to bring home the 2020 EFRA 1/12th scale European Championship title. The tyres come pre-trued and mounted to white 6-spoke rims.
Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]
Xtreme Aerodynamics have announced the addition of David Loppini to their factory team. The Italian on-road specialist will deck out all of this WRC Racing rides using Xtreme Aerodynamic body shells and accessories from now on.
Source: Xtreme Aerodynamics [xtremeaerodynamics.it]
New for the Cat L1 Evo and Cat L1 4WD buggies is a short front driveshaft conversion kit from Schumacher. Comprising new short Roche double-jointed driveshafts and longer, durable steel diff outputs, the kit increases the responsiveness of the car and provides better drive on the exit of turns. Both the driveshafts and long outdrives are also available separately for spares or repair.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Dakota RC of Jamestown, North Dakota held the opening round of their Summer Series last weekend, attracting 70 entries. In 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Josh Ford with the overall TQ and he also came out swinging in the 20-minute A-main event, leaving behind GJ Kim in 2nd, some two laps down. Lathin Rahmann would complete the top 3 result another eleven seconds back. Over in 1/8th Nitro Truggy it was again Josh Ford with the overall TQ and win, as Roscoe finished in 2nd, some three laps behind Josh. Zander Johnson came in 3rd, another lap down.
View the Nitro Truggy podium here
Hong Nor have released more details of their forthcoming new X3GTS.e 1/8th scale electric GT kit. The car was first seen in a short video clip with the new images now showing the production prototype car. The kit will feature aluminium open-type front and rear gearboxes – previous option parts – as stock, as well as a new chassis weight balance with the electronic components repositioned compared to the previous X3GT Electric kit for optimised traction and handling. Full details will become available in time of the release.
New from Roche is their high-quality fabric pit. The mat measures 100x60cm and it is only 0.3mm thick while still offering a non-slip rubber layer for secure positioning on the pit table or work bench. The pit mat is made of black material and it features a colourful Roche logo.
