Capricorn have introduced their newly designed 7075 aluminium chassis for the Lab C04 nitro on-road kit that now accepts add-on brass centre weights. The main plate can be loaded with up to three 20g brass weights that can also be shifted forth and back when using one or two weights. Both the chassis and weights are available separately.
Coming from Arena and made for the Infinity IF14-2 is a 2.0mm carbon fibre upper deck. The top deck is about ten percent stiffer than the standard part, improving car response in certain track conditions. The part is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and it is available now.
Source: Arena RC Racing [facebook.com]
Exotek have introduced their first ever full car kit, the F1Ultra formula pan car. After years of adding innovation to other F1 kits Exotek figured it was time to release their own kit incorporating cutting edge patented chassis technology combined with high quality components and features. The car isn’t just a redesigned 1/12 chassis, but an all-new design that was created to maximise rubber tyre grip as well as add extra durability that these very unique cars require. The features list starts with the patent pending floating rear pod suspension system that provides unmatched rear traction needed for rubber tyre F1 racing. Because the rear suspension generates so much rear traction drivers are able to use more aggressive front tyres which translates to greatly improved lap times and full race length consistency.
Bittydesign have announced the soon release of their all-new 1/10th scale GT body shell. Following a first teaser, the Italian company now revealed another image with the official announcement being planned for next week.
Coming from Reds Racing are two kV variants of their V8 Gen3 electric brushless motor. Adding to the 1900kV and 2100kV variants are the new 2350kV motor for truggies and pan cars and a 2800kV motor for 1/8th on-road cars. The Gen3 motor was specifically designed to provide exceptional power, superior smoothness and control in combination with high efficiency and low temperature operation. Coming with a highly finned CNC-machined aluminium can, the Gen3 V8 motor promises a very low temperature build-up in every condition ensuring exceptional reliability. The motors are capable of both sensored and sensorless operation.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
Coming from Arena is a new 1mm carbon fibre upper deck shim set for the Xray T4 2020 touring car. The shims are designed to be inserted between the bulkheads and the upper deck, effectively raising the top deck for increased torsional flex and thus optimised flex characteristics which comes in handy in a variety of track conditions. The shims are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and the set includes a total of four.
Coming soon from Yokomo is their new SP-02DV2 programmable servo for RWD drift cars. An updated firmware allows for better adaption to the needs of rear-wheel driven cars with a new function to suppress hunting, a malfunction that can occur in combination with steering gyro units. Also included is a wider support for the different settings both entry and pro level drivers need. As for the hardware side of things, the servo utilises a heatsink aluminium middle case, a coreless servo and a mixed titanium and aluminium geardtrain. The servo is programmable using Yokomo’s optional SP-03DPC programming device and it will hit stores soon.
Serpent have announced the soon release of their new SRX8GT TQ 1/8th scale nitro GT kit. The TQ is based on the SRX8GT that has proven his potential at the World Championships in Miami this January. The kit shares many high performance parts from the successful SRX8 platform with many new design concepts further pushing the overall performance. First up is the all-new gearbox that was carried over from the 989. The gearbox has a lower inertia for improved acceleration while a much longer ramp for the roller avoides locking of the second gear even with excessive wear on the shoes. Despite being lighter the gearbox offers new features to improve reliability and adjustability, such as the M4 set screws for gap adjustment, dual bearings in the second gear bell, and easy access adjustment from the outside.
