MR..Roche will soon have a handful of aluminium option parts for the Yokomo BD7 available. Planned so far are a 1-piece floating servo mount, split inner suspension mounts as well as outer 1-piece suspension mounts. The servo mount is a direct replacement for the kit part while the A-arm mounts come in several specifications to allow for a wide range of suspension geometry changes.
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Zen Racing introduce this diff hub set for 1/12th on-road chassis. The set has been designed to give 1/12th rear wheels a more positive lock to eliminate wheel wobble. Also with the addition of the left hand clamp spider the rear axle weight is far more equal aiding better drive forward and a better balanced rear axle. The hubs also make use of M2.5 screws over the conventional 4-40 fasteners for an easy and simple use track side. All parts are also available separately.
Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]
Xtreme Racing introduce a line of carbon fibre option parts for the Xray T4 ’14 touring car. Available now are a battery hold down kit, a bumper holder, upper bumper holder as well as a motor guard. All parts are machined from high quality carbon fibre, they are a direct fit with no modifications needed and come including mounting hardware.
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Made for the Team C TC10 touring car are four new front and rear suspension mount brackets. Coming in several specifications as F1.0, R2.0, R2.5 and R3.5 variant the orange anodised parts are machined from aluminium and made to help adjusting the suspension geometry to various track conditions by simply swapping the suspension hangers.
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Spec-R introduce their version 2 front spool axles for Tamiya TRF417 and the Yokomo BD-7 kits. Both build around an aluminium spool body with the axles now coming with hardened steel outdrives that are of a new design with machined sections for a lower weight while retaining the needed overall rigidity. The TRF417 variant sports a lighter Tamiya blue colour while the BD-7 part is available in darker Yokomo blue.
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Capricorn have announced that current 1/8th European vice champion and multiple British champion Kyle Branson has joined their team for this season. Kyle will be running the full car line from Capricorn and as always competing at the European championships in both 1/8th and 1/10th classes and also this years world championships for 1/10th. He will also attend all of the ENS series this year. Kyle had the following to say:
I am very happy to be joining Capricorn for this 2014 season. The continuous development from Capricorn is very impressive, they are always trying their best to improve their products and be on top. I first ran with Capricorn at last years 1/10th European championships and was extremely happy with the support from Patrizio. I think we have a strong team and also believe I have a strong package for this up and coming season. I would like to thank Patrizio for giving me this opportunity to run his products.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
VBC Racing now have these 1-piece front rear suspension mounting brackets for the Wildfire touring car available. They are designed to replace the stock “split” mounts on the Wildfire and Wildfire D06 kits and help to make the front end of the car more rigid which can be helpful in very high-bite conditions. Available as P00 and P05 variant the brackets are a direct replacement.
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Smokem Racing have released their new spring steel spool cups for the Team Associated TC6.2 and TC6.1. Made from Smokem’s own spring steel formula, these claim to be some of the toughest wearing drive cups available on the market today. They are further hard coated to increase durability. Ready for use without blades it provides a smooth yet reliable setup as blades can break or wear during use which has a big effect on the handling during a run.
Source: Smokem [smokem-racing.com]
