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October 26, 2013

Smokem steel TRF drive cups

After an extensive research and development process, Smokem Racing have released their new steel drive cups for the TRF417. Made from a special hardened alloy steel, these are some of the toughest wearing drive cups available on the market today, verified by numerous test drivers over a range of racing conditions. They are also hard coated to further increase durability. The spool cups are ready for use in the TRF417 line of electric tourers without blades, while the gear diff cups suit the TRF417 Gear Diff Unit II with the white TRF417V5 blades.

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October 25, 2013

Awesomatix A700L Evo touring car kit

Awesomatix will soon release a new version of the A700 4WD touring car called the A700L Evo. The updated kit will make use of the new Floating Front Gearbox design that lets the front gearbox float inside the outer frame during acceleration or deceleration. The gearbox can move left and right and rotate on some angle with the main goal of this setups is to prevent the chassis flex from affecting the shaft transmission as it can happen with conventional layouts. The new design eliminates this problem by using a lightweight carbon tube bar that withstands the transmission’s torque keeping the main chassis free from drivetrain influences. With the new design drivers are also able to run the car without any top deck by simply using the carbon rod. Freddy Südhoff and Viljami Kutvonen already used this setup at the recent Touring Car Euros in Portugal with good results by placing the cars in the A-main. Other benefits of the new configuration is a higher corner speed and less tyre wear especially on asphalt tracks. The new kit will be released at the end of 2013 or beginning of 2014.

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October 25, 2013

Yeah Racing Sakura D3 & TT-01 options

Yeah Racing have new option parts for the 3Racing Sakura D3 CS Sport and the Tamiya TT-01 available. Starting with the Sakura D3 parts, available now are aluminium front and rear arms that are CNC-machined from high quality material. They sport a bright pink colour, are light of weight and stronger than the stock plastic parts for improved suspension precision and an overall better performing car. Also new is the TT-01 and TT-01E Ultimate Version conversion kit. It contains virtually all of Yeah Racing’s option parts for the TT-01 platform and helps to make the entry level car a race-worthy club racer. The parts list includes many valuable suspension and drivetrain options to increase precision and durability in order to not only have a better handling car but also a good platform for stock and mild modified motors. The Ultimate version also includes aluminium universal driveshaft and Yeah Racing’s new 55mm damper set.

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October 25, 2013

Wild Turbo Fan Windy fan range

WTF have announced that their new Windy range of cooling fans will soon be available. Making use of standard size impellers and mounting patterns the cases are slightly larger to accommodate the integrated trumpet intake mouth for increased thrust while keeping the current consumption as low as with standard size fans. The new range will become available by the end of this year.

Source: Wild Turbo Fan [wildturbofan.com]

October 24, 2013

Capricorn big bore touring car shocks

Capricorn have new big bore shock absorbers for electric touring cars available. A standard item on the new LAB TE02 car the shocks feature a new quadri-ring seal, thin shock shafts and a new bushing fix system to let the dampers work smoother and more efficiently. Included with the shocks come also 50 shore and 60 shore volume compensator membranes and an assortment of shock pistons with 1mm and 1.1mm holes.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 24, 2013

Muchmore Tweak Master

Muchmore introduce the Tweak Master tool for easy and accurate chassis “de-tweaking”. The tool compromises of a thick tweak plate and a carbon fibre rod and comes in a handy bag for easy storage and transportation. To un-tweak the chassis simply place it on the tweak plate, loosen the top deck screws, press the chassis down by pushing the carbon rod against the shock towers and tighten the top deck screws again. The tool is meant to work with nearly all of today’s 1/10th electric touring car chassis.

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October 24, 2013

KO Propo RSx one10 servo & KR-413FH receiver

KO Propo introduce the RSx one10 Response low-profile servo and the KR-413FH receiver. First up is the servo, the low-profile item is designed for the use in electric or nitro 1/10th vehicles, it is 7.4V compatible and offers a speed of 0.09s and a torque of 9.0kg-cm at 7.4V input. It is housed in an aluminium and plastic heatsink case, features dual ball bearings, hardened gear pins, an aluminium and plastic gear set, as well as a coreless motor and a gold-plated connector. The KR-413FH FHSS 4-channel receiver incorporates a new CPU that allows for increased processing speeds. With the increase in speed allows for quicker corrections and smoother transitions. When used with the latest EX-1 FHSS system, full benefit of a more linear and quicker response is achieved. The receiver measures 28×18.3×18.5mm, is 7.4V compatible and weights 7.5g.

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October 23, 2013

Avid Kyosho, Yokomo & Tamiya diff thrust bearings

New from Avid come diff thrust bearings for Kyosho, Yokomo and Tamiya kits. Available as standard steel, tungsten carbide and ceramic ball variant the caged bearings are ideal to upgrade any car that makes use of 6mm thrust washers and 2.6mm diff screws. The steel ball variant is the cheapest of the three offering good performance and an economical price while the tungsten carbide bearing has more true in size balls for a smoother and longer lasting bearing. Last but not least comes the ceramic ball offering with the hardest material used for the smoothest possible diff feeling but also the most narrow window of adjustment.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]