Serpent have announced the soon release of their all-new X20FF front-wheel drive touring car. The kit will be based off of the X20 4WD car, sharing many of its design features. Full details of the car, that utilises the now-popular front-mid motor layout for an overall lower centre of gravity, will become available in time of the release.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
ARC have released a first drivetrain teaser image of their forthcoming new R12 mid-motor 1/10th scale 4WD touring car. The R12 will feature a completely new design of the belt pulleys, differential and bulkheads, with the motor mount being an all-new single-piece construction to reinforce the centre part of the chassis and help reduce belt skipping. The redesigned bulkheads will relocate the anti-roll bar to a lower position with all of these features helping to lower the overall centre of gravity of the car. Full details will become available in time of the release.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
ST Racing Concepts have announced the release of new aluminium option parts for the Arrma Limitless and Infraction speed run vehicles. First up is a CNC-machined aluminium one-piece HD front upper steering post brace and chassis brace mount that greatly improves the rigidity over the front steering and that provides a stronger mounting point for the centre chassis brace. Combined with the rear CNC machined aluminium centre brace mount, the overall rigidity of the chassis of the Limitless and Infraction vehicles increases greatly. Also new is the CNC machined aluminium centre diff mount that replaces the stock plastic piece and improves the alignment and precision of the centre transmission area. The parts are available in anodised red, gun metal, and silver.
Xray have announced the release of their new aluminium shock plates for the GTX8 and GTX8 1/8th scale GT cars. The machined 7075-T6 aluminium extensions can be used on both the front and rear lower suspension arms. They allow to mount the shock absorbers in a more outside position which helps to increase corner speed while improving the stability of the car. The black anodised and laser-engraved plates come as pairs and including mounting hardware.
Ielasi Tuned have announced three new Evo series engines that round out the recently introduced all-new silver colour Evo line of engines. The Raptor.12Evo 2.1cc on.road, Hummer.21Evo 3.5cc off-road and Raptor.21 5Evo GT engine all are developed by former IFMAR World Champion, Daniele Ielasi and they feature small internal modifications to the crankcases, the DLC-treated crankshafts and piston sleeves in order to extract the maximum performance from the power plants. The engines use ceramic rear bearings to further up the performance and increase mileage and they are available from now on.
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MST have a new TSP high traction drift car wheel available that can provide improved overall traction especially in low grip conditions. Available in sets of four and in +5mm and +7mm offset, the white split spoke wheel is moulded from a special plastic material for optimised flex characteristics and thus better tyre grip when needed.
Sweep Racing have announced the release of new front setup station spacers for 1/10th formula pan cars. The precisely machined spacers fit all modern formula cars including CRC’s 2020 model and they allow to use existing touring car setup stations with formula chassis in order to correctly measure and adjust toe and camber settings.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracingusa.com]
Roche have announced the release of several new optional parts for the Rapide P12 Evo 1/12th scale pan car kit. The range includes a 5-piece set of titanium turnbuckles in a cool rainbow/oil slick finish, a 4-piece set of 0.5mm carbon fibre front upper bulkhead adjustment shims as well as a 2-piece set of front lower pivot balls. The latter features an inner 0.5mm recess for the spring, allowing for additional roll centre adjustments. Last but not least comes a large hard urethane foam bumper.
