Yokomo have introduced a new front lower arm set for their World Championship winning R12. The new parts incorporate a couple of changes such as an updated position for the front spring and adjustable spring tension as well as up- and down stop settings. Also a harder plastic material is used on the arms.
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Arrowmax release front one-way outdrive axles for the Xray RX8 1/8 scale on-road chassis. Machined from high-quality spring steel and specially hardened, the axles are both lightweight and durable and a direct replacement for the stock parts.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
Edam release a 2 speed upgrade kit for the Spirit 1/10 scale on-road nitro chassis. Updated parts are the new steel rear layshaft with increased durability compared to the previously used titanium one and a new first gear one way sleeve to put away stress from the shaft and the one way bearing for a better efficiency of the drive system.
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With World Champion on road racer Robert Pietsch visiting the offroad Euros last week in Germany, he brought along with him the all new MTX-5 1/10th 200mm chassis for us to take a look at. Having written about the car previously there is no need to go into details about its unique features other than to say that the whole package looks pretty good in the flesh. We are told that the car is close to hitting the shops and for next week’s European Championships in Ettlingen, Germany the car will make its international race debut in the hands of Pietsch, the car in the photos is his race car, Rick V and Francesco Tironi. You can follow our coverage of this race and follow the progress of the new car on our Events page from Wednesday the 17th onwards.
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Speedtech RC from Germany now have an extended line of MobGum tyres for 1/12 scale on-road cars available. Additionally to the existing line of tyres the company now offers Jaco Magenta and Double-Pink front as well as Pink and Magenta rear foam on Yokomo R12 wheels. Also, MobGums tyres on grey Prism wheels will be shipped in a race ready size now. The rears feature 45 mm diameter with the front tyres being 43 mm in size. This does away with the often unwanted need to trim and true the tyres before use.
Source: Speedtech RC [speedtechrc.de]
The lightweight flywheel & locknut wrench from Yeah Racing is made from tough plastic material and ideal to securely hold 2-shoe or 3-shoe flywheels during clutch assembly. The tool also incorporates a 17mm hex wrench for standard 1/8 scale wheel nuts.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
KM Racing release an updated version of their carbon belt tensioner mount for the H-K1 1/10 scale 200mm on-road chassis. The new design provides a more precise belt tensioning and increased tightening range on the short chassis version with the 384mm belt. The mount is cut from high-quality carbon and available now.
Source: KM [km-rc.com]
Coming soon from T.O.P. Racing is the Sabre FD Mini chassis based on the successful Sabre FD 1/10 scale FWD touring car. The gear driven M-type chassis features a carbon fibre chassis plate, a red anodised bulkhead and motor mount and the power is transferred to the front wheels using a ball differential. To make use of most of today’s M-type body shells the chassis allows for short M05-class or longer Japanese standard mini class wheelbase settings by simply flipping the rear suspension arms and upper bulkhead covers.
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