Coming from Maclan Racing is their first no-prep drag racing motor, the V2m 4.5DR. The competition-grade electric brushless motor has been hand-assembled utilising Maclan Racing’s ultra high torque Black rotor for optimised acceleration and aluminium can screws for highest possible RPM. Each motor is also custom-shimmed to be ready to go right out of the box.
Source: Maclan Racing [maclanracingshop.com]
1up Racing have introduced their new Elevate Series Pro Car Stand for 1/10th and 1/8th scale on-road vehicles. It pairs the popular 1up Racing Pro Car Stand with beautiful carbon fibre, instantly elevating the look of any pit. Each Elevate Series Pro Car Stand is assembled by hand at 1up Racing’s headquarters in Orange County, California and it uses carbon fibre parts made in house at RC Maker in Australia with locally manufactured material. Pro Car Stands are moulded from extremely dense and durable foam material designed to hold up to years of abuse and they are tested and proven to be resistant to spilled tyre additive and nitro fuel. The car stand measures 90x210x25mm with the top surface being 80x200mm in size.
T-Works have introduced their new 3x150mm engine screwdriver that helps to adjust carburettor settings even when using tall body shells. The long blade helps to reach even through large body shell, making engine tuning a breeze. The tool uses a lightweight aluminium tool handle and a hardened steel 3mm blade.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Coming from Power HD is their new 1812MG waterproof standard-size servo that is ideal to upgrade ready-to-run kits and more. The servo utilises a new generation high-frequency control module that eliminates the squeaky noises commonly associated with digital servos. Other features include dual ball bearings, a 25T output spline, and a blue colour outer case.
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Pro-Line have introduced their new series of Tough-Color body shells for a variety of classes. The Tough-Color polycarbonate is made from black material, so owners never have to worry about paint peeling or chipping off. Realistic window stickers are also included with each body shell. Available are the 1969 Chevrolet Nova for drag racing chassis, a 1966 Ford F-100 monster truck for the Traxxas Stampede monster truck, a 1946 Dodge Power Wagon for 313mm wheelbase scale crawlers as well as a pre-cut 1967 Ford F-100 Race Truck Heatwave Edition body for Slash 2WD, Slash 4×4 and Pro-Fusion SC 4×4 short course trucks.
Coming from Exotek are two optional parts for the Team Associated DR10 in the form of a HD front bulkhead and titanium rear CVA axles. Starting with the front bulkhead, the arm mount is machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and it comes blue anodised for looks and surface protection. The construction improves overall stability of the front suspension and it utilises grub screws to hold the suspension hinge pins in place. The part fits the DR10, DB10, B5 and similar platform Team Associated cars.
Vigor have introduced their new multi-use rear carbon fibre shock tower for the Xray T4F’21. The design with two additional rear body mount locations allows to move the horizontal rear body mount position up and down to fine-tune body rake and ground clearance while also accepting vertical body mounts for those who favour this “old school” kind of attaching the body. The rear shock tower is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and it is understood to match the kit suspension geometry.
Source: Vigor [vigorrc.com]
New from TSP-Racing is the Speedcoat ceramic lubricant for ball races, ball ends, gears, joints and many other applications. The white dry lube is free of resin, acids, oils, greases, and silicones but uses microscopic ceramic particles for excellent penetrating properties making the lube ideal for all hard-to-reach places. The ceramic particles sit in an alcohol-based solution that evaporates quickly after being applied on metal, plastics or many other material used in RC modelling, leaving an ultra-thin coat that ensures ultra-smooth movement. The lube comes in handy 20ml bottles with the included dispensing needle ensures quick and easy application.
Source: 2-Speed [2-speed.de]
