Schumacher have announced the release of the new GM Genius 75 ESC. This hotly anticipated speedo has already won the EFRA 1/12th Euro’s earlier in the year. Especially designed for smaller applications such as 1/12th pan cars, it is equally at home in Touring Cars with stock 9.5T motors and above (2S LiPo) 3.5T (1S LiPo).
Xray have introduced this lightweight and strong rear axle assembly for the XII or X10. It features a super-light and tough Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium shaft that is specially machined to be perfectly balanced and smooth with zero run-out for vibration-free operation.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Shepherd have announced the arrival of their all new Shepherd team jacket. Made of high quality water-repellent and wind proof material it’s the perfect choice to keep you warm on cold and windy race days. Sporting printed logos on the chest and on the back as well as embroidered logos on the left sleeve and the collar it’s definitively an eye catcher. With a hood conveniently integrated in the collar it protects you from even the roughest weather conditions. Big-size side pockets and a special mobile phone pocket on the inside complete the jacket. Available in M, L, XL & XXL.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Spec-R have released the new version of their 40T gear differential for the Yokomo BD5. Made with a lightweight plastic housing, nylon gears, long-life diff joints, it includes the new 0.2mm internal shim and X ring. Benefits of running this type of differential is the reduced maintenance, lack of slipping and that the setting remains unchanged during the race.
Manutech Racing’s Rug Runner chassis conversion for the CRC Gen X10 made it’s debut, and the podium taking 3rd place, last week at II-C in the heated 13.5 WGT class. Design relocates and repositions the battery to the extreme rear for maximum weight transfer. If less effect is desired there are two additional forward positions. Full rigid main plate gives consistent runs and ample room in locating electronics for ultimate balance. Battery is fully secured with out the use of tape, and accessible by a small removable shock deck plate. The conversion uses all the original kit hardware and even maintains previous body post positions.
View more images of the conversion kit here
Shepherd’s new Velox V10 gearshaft brace is CNC-machined from German top-grade 2mm graphite. Similar to the one used for the Velox V8 it connects the gearbox bulkheads to stiffen up this area. This prevents binding the the axle bearings and results in a smoother transmission especially under high load.
Click here to see brace in action
New from Xceed is this Masterfix .12 pipe set, a very short machined inline pipe made of full aluminium bar. A super strong EFRA legal pipe (2663) with great performance, it helps improve torque and mid-range, while retaining good top-end and improving fuel-efficiency. It can be used with the header pipe included in the set or if you want more top-end it can be partnered up with a .21 inline header. This set comes complete with header, springs and silicone rubber seals and has been tested and successfully raced with Novarossi, Max, Sirio, Mega and Picco engines.
Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]
Xray have announced on their site the impending release of the 2011 version of their T3 chassis. No other information is given, but we can assume with it being a new platform for this season that the changes will be minor tweaks rather than major updates.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
