April 1, 2020

Xray 35g stainless steel slim battery weight

Xray have announced the release of their new 35g slim battery weight for the T4 touring car. Made of high-quality stainless steel the weight measures 135x33x1mm and it is ideal for adding weight when running the latest generation of slim and lightweight LiPo battery packs, allowing to centralize weight as much as possible. While coming in handy especially when running mid-motor cars, such as the T4 2020, the weight is also usable with all other cars utilizing slim battery packs.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


April 1, 2020

Rickside Design 12mm hex tyre sanding tool

Rickside Design from Japan have introduced their new tyre sanding tool for the use with 12mm hex wheels. Lightweight and compact the adapter is usable with most rotary tools and its 12mm hex adapter allows to sand 1/10th scale buggy and truck wheels as well as 1/10th touring car tyres, making tyre prepping easy. The long threaded inserts allows to use large offset wheels such as truck tyres and an O-ring equipped thumb nut ensures reliable fixing of the wheel.

Source: Rickside Design [ricksidedesign.com]


April 1, 2020

Tamiya M-Chassis big bore shock set – Coming soon

Coming soon from Tamiya and made for their popular M-Chassis on-road kits is a big bore shock absorber set. The kit contains four high-quality threaded aluminum shock bodies that feature a friction-reducing coat for improved damping performance with titanium-nitride-coated shock shafts further enhancing performance and making for longer parts life. Also includes is an assortment of aluminium and composite plastic spring retainers, different size upper and lower ball cups as well as precision shock pistons, volume compensator foams to adjust rebound as well as two types of springs. The highly adjustable shocks can be adapted to pretty much every M-Chassis kit and they will hit stores soon.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]


March 31, 2020

Xray T4 2020 3.0mm SLP shock towers

Xray have introduced their new T4 2020 carbon fibre shock towers for the use with their SLP super low profile shock absorbers. The shock towers allow to use the longer SLP shocks on the T4’20, which can be an advantage especially in bumpy or lower grip track conditions where the shocks cam improve traction and side bite. The shock towers are machined from high-quality 3.0mm carbon fibre and they are available separately for the front and the rear.

View the rear SLP shock tower here


March 31, 2020

Klinik RC carbon fibre ball diff jig & camber gauge

Coming from Klinik RC is their new combined carbon fibre ball diff jig and camber gauge. Made in the USA from 3mm carbon fibre, the jig will help build the perfect ball diff every time as it makes checking the adjustment a breeze by simply slipping the jig into the slots of the diff outdrives. Once strapped into the jig and by turning the diff gear, the diff’s hardness/setting can be checked easily. As an added feature, -1 degree and -2 degree camber settings are built into each side for quick camber checks before each run. With its size the gauge is usable for most 1/10th and 1/8th scale tyres.

Source: Klink RC [klinikrc.com]


March 31, 2020

T-Works D8 series shock shaft guide set

T-Works have announced the release of their new shock shaft dude maintenance set for the HB Racing D8 series of vehicles. The set includes machined POM shock shaft guides for precise shock shaft positioning within the shock body, as well as high-quality rubber O-rings, making the set a 1-stop solution when rebuilding shock absorbers of HB Racing kits such as the D819, D819RS, D817 or the RGT8.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]


March 30, 2020

Dash R-Tune V3 modified brushless motor

Following a first teaser image Dash have officially unveiled their new R-Tune V3 modified brushless motor. The next generation of the R-Tune features a high airflow aluminium can with arrow-shaped cut-outs for improved cooing efficiency, a lower weight and minimized power fading during a run even in high ambient temperatures. In addition the can also features a special slot to meet the homologation requirements of IFMAR, ROAR and EFRA. The V3 motor will feature the same 2019 Reedy Race winning stator for a much lower internal resistance, an increase in torque and overall performance. The motor also features a balanced 12.3mm rotor to ensure a smooth power delivery with optional rotors being available to fine-tune the characteristics of the motor. The V3 will hit stores in 4.5T and 5.0T winding variants.

Source: Dash [dash-rc.com]


March 30, 2020

Sunpadow 2S 4200mAh ultra-narrow LCG LiPo pack

Sunpadow keep growing their new Platin competition LiPo battery range with the latest addition being a ultra-narrow LCG pack. Adapting the new 36mm wide ultra-narrow design specially developed for mid-motor touring cars the 4200mAh pack is only 20mm tall, ensuring not only a very centralised weight balance but also a lower centre of gravity due to the battery’s reduced weight compared to its 5200mAh sibling. The pack weighs in at 191g, further reducing vehicle weight and allowing to add weight where it is needed.

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]