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January 15, 2011

Serpent 966 EVO 1/8th scale chassis

Serpent have announced the EVO version of their 966 1/8th scale chassis. Featuring the Serpent Flex Control rear end, which allows the brackets holding the 2-speed shaft and the brackets holding the rear diff to be connected with either aluminium inserts, or rubber inserts or left in full flex mode. Also the 2-speed shaft bearings and rear anti-roll bar ball-bearings are now set in delrin bushings to insulate from vibrations. Finally the ventilated, lightweight mono-disk brake and 3mm rear anti-roll bar wire are now included as standard.

View more images of the car here

January 14, 2011

Shepherd line of 1/12th scale tires

After a lot of testing and developing Shepherd have announced the release of their new line of 1/12th scale tyres. The new black rims and a new rubber ensure optimized performance, while additional shores ensure you find the best setup up for the current track conditions. To help recognize the compound the new tyres have color codes for easy identification.

View the full list of compounds here

January 14, 2011

KM H-K1 front one-way axle

More new parts from KM Racing for their H-K1 chassis with the release of this front one-way axle. Suitable for use on high speed tracks the set includes the dual bearing main axle, out drives, front 24T plastic pulley and two o-rings.

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]

January 14, 2011

Spec-R FF03 gearbox casing

New from Spec-R is this complete gearbox casing for the Tamiya FF03. Made from super hard plastic it wont flex and can support the original ball diff and Spec-R gear diff and is fitted with a fan mount for cooling the car’s motor.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

January 13, 2011

Capricorn LAB-C01 hardened CVD shafts

Capricorn have introduced these new optional front CVD shafts for their European Championship winning LAB-C01 1/10th 200mm chassis. Made from treated aluminium, the manufacturer claims that these are almost unbreakable and so will last a very long time in your car. Available soon.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

January 10, 2011

GQ 1/8th scale soft rims

GQ Tires have announced their new 1/8th scale soft rims and now offers two rim choices for RC racers. GQ’s Pro Rim is a stiff rim that is suitable for warm weather racing and on smooth, high grip, and/or fast surfaces, while their new high tech ‘Soft Rim’ is suitable for racing in cooler weather along with bumpy and low traction surfaces and/or tracks with tight turns that are more technical in design. The ‘Soft Rims’ are stiff on the outer edge which maintains corner speeds then soften going toward the inner edge. This softening of the rims is what gives these tires the extra traction on the types of surfaces mentioned.

Source: GQ [gqamerica.com]

January 10, 2011

CSO MRX-5 aluminum option parts

CSO have released a whole load of new 7075 T6 aluminium parts for the Mugen MRX-5. The new products include front upright upper middle points, front upright arms, rear lower damper stays, rear wheel quick change lever and finally a hard coated lightweight 2-speed shaft adapter, which weighs in at only 2.6 grams making is lighter than the original.

View the other products here

January 10, 2011

KM H-K1 blue clutch shoe

KM Racing have introduced this new blue clutch shoe for use with their H-K1 200mm chassis. The new material is more durable than the standard version and is best suited to high speed tracks.

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]