Available soon from Mugen Seiki USA is the new Flash Point nitro racing fuel. Specifically developed for today’s nitro racing engines and coming with a special lubrication package to prevent excessive engine wear, the fuel uses only first generation methanol and nitromethane. Good for the use in on-road and off-road cars the juice comes in several specifications and bottle sizes.
Source: Mugen Racing [mugenracing.com]
GForce soon have their X Weight Gauge available. The device helps to measure and adjust the weight distribution of a wide range of vehicles such as pan cars, touring cars, buggies and trucks. Four independent scales measure the wheel load of each of the tyres while the main unit displays the wheel load, total wheel load as well as the front to rear and left to right weight distribution. The device also displays the ratios making it easier to achieve a certain value. The X Weight Gauge is set for a March release.
Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]
The Hudy aluminium rear wing shims are designed to replace standard plastic shims with a cooler looking and more durable alternative. Currently available in silver and orange colour the parts are of a heavily machined design that reduces weight and adds a certain bling factor. The shims fit many 1/8th and 1/10th vehicles as well as off-road and on-road bodies and wings.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
Xray introduce new graphite composite material lower front and rear A-arms for the T4 touring car. The harder and very lightweight graphite material gives improved traction, easier handling, and decreases tyre overheating under high-grip conditions. The arms feature a single shock mounting position and integrated anti-roll bar mounts while retaining the same size and geometry as the standard material 1-hole suspension arm. Included are 4 holes for the optional graphite reinforcement plates.
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Team Associated introduce two new Factory Team tools as well as optional heavy-duty ballstuds for the B5 and B5M buggy. Starting with the tools, available soon are a T-handle 7mm nut driver and a 5.5mm short nut driver. The 7mm wrench is designed for wheel nuts and other 7mm applications while the 5.5mm driver is ideally used for shock nuts and the like. Both tools come hard-anodized and with laser-etched size markings.
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Coming soon from Sanwa is the SRG-HS micro servo for 1/12th scale pan cars. Designed especially for the use with 1S LiPo cells the servo offers a transit time of 0.11s for 40° and a torque of 3.7kg-cm. It is useable with Sanwa’s SSR mode and features ball bearings, metal gears and moulded-on lugs for horizontal mounting.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
XpertRC now have this electric on/off switch available. Working with 6V and 7.4V input the device eliminates the need to use an unreliable mechanical switch as it offers simple 1-button operation, plus it incorporates an adjustable low-battery warning for LiPo and NiMH receiver battery packs. The case features three mounting lugs that match with the personal transponder mount many radio trays offer and it can additionally mounted using a 2-hole mounting pattern in the case itself.
Source: Xpert RC [xpert-rc.com]
The 5th round of this Winter’s Xray Challenge Moravia & Slovakia Cup took place at the Hudy Racing Arena this past weekend. The race schedule saw 3 rounds of qualifying and 3 finals. In the Modified Touring class Xray’s Martin Hudy took the winning honours in front of Marek Cerny and Jirka Vysin. Adam Janovic and Mateusz Ogonowski completed the top 5.
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