Huge R/C Products, the brand of former IFMAR ISTC Touring Car World Champion Surikarn C, have announced that their high traction R36 compound slick tires are now available pre mounted. The tires come glued onto white dish wheel and use the new Huge soft tire insert, which is also available separately.
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Two new items from Serpent, the first for the 966 & 733 and the other for the Cobra buggy & truggy. For use in the 966 & 733 and older kits too, are these 8.5mm pivot-balls which have been made from TiNi coated titanium. Sold in a set of 8 they are super lightweight, weighing in at on 2.2 grams each, and offer an ultra smooth movement. For the Cobra are a line of hardened steel clutch-bells with ventilation / cooling pockets. Available in 13T, 14T, 15T, 16T & 17T they are laser engraved with Serpent logo and number of teeth.
Having brought you photos of the new HMX touring car in the past, the Corally have released complete information, as well as more photos, of their latest project. The new car features steeples shock adjustment on super rigid aluminium 7075-T6 shock towers as well as what the manufacture claim is the narrowest chassis on the market. Super strong high carbon wishbones feature straight design and 5 different shock positions and the kit is supplied with rear differential, front spool and super efficient MIP CVD drive shafts.
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T.O.P. Racing have released some new trackrods for their Sabre FD Mini. Manufactured from aluminium and anodised in red, there is a 100mm version which is a lightweight option for the steering links and there is a 15mm version which is suitable for the camber links.
The last race of the Mendoza State Championship, which is considered the second most important racing series after the nationals, was held in the city of Mendoza, Argentina. The final round out of 7 saw all the championship contenders working hard for the overall victory. Shepherd driver Fabio Ferrero was in good shape and claimed the TQ in front Chilean guest driver Matias Arangue also using a Velox. In the final Ferrero was leading from the start to the end clocking a new lap record of 15,008 sec with Arangue finishing in second place one lap down. Having won 3 rounds out of 7 Ferrero to claimed the overall championship title with this result after placing second at the Argentinian nationals 0,8 sec behind the winner some weeks ago.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
For the 2012 1/10-scale on-road season, the Orcan GT3 .12 engine from Germany’s SMI Motorsport is available in two specifications. The GT3-S MH is perfect for short or medium tracks, while the GT3-C MH is for medium and fast circuits. The S-spec engine offers enormous torque at low and medium revs, especially when the Orcan pipes 1915 or 1910 Plus are used. Both pipes are specially developed for the GT3 engine platform and have proven their performance over the years. Furthermore, the combination of GT3-S and these Orcan pipes gives really low fuel consumption, a race-winning factor in the 1/10-scale nitro racing category. The Orcan GT3-S, as usual hand-tuned by Michael Heinrich (MH), comes with a nine-ball steel bearing and an optimised carburetor with an integrated thermo socket. It offers an excellent value for money.
Arrowmax have released this universal joint set for Mugen MTX5. Extremely durable, they are made of a very strong and long life spring steel material, while the use of a CVD helps enhance the performance of the car compared to kit standard dogbones.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
When you combine the ultra-tough Bullet 3.0 drivetrain with the true to scale look of the Ford Abu Dhabi WRC team, you get the HPI WR8 Rally. By making improvements to the suspension and wheelbase, the WR8 chassis was born. The WR8 keeps the tough bevel gear differentials, 4WD shaft drivetrain, twin disc brakes and fully ball bearing-supported drivetrain of the Bullet nitro truck, then we added a new Nitro Star G3.0 High Output engine, racing-style clutch, new suspension geometry, thick sway bars, plus scale gravel tires and wheels to make it a real rally contender. To make it a complete scale package, our bodyshell designers got to work replicating the 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC used by the Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, the official Ford works rally team.
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