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March 6, 2020

T-Works BD9/10 & T4 narrow carbon fibre battery frames

Coming from T-Works and made for the Yokomo BD9 and BD10 as well as the Xray T4 series of touring cars are narrow carbon fibre battery hooks for the use with the latest generation of slim LiPo battery packs. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre and coming including suitable spacers, the graphite hooks ensure secure battery mounting and thanks to machined slots they are also adjustable to accommodate different pack sizes. The sets are available separately for the Yokomo BD9/BD10 and the Xray T4.

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March 5, 2020

Rebellion-RC A800FX Crossflex aluminium chassis

RC-Carbonstore have introduced their all-new Rebellion-RC Crossflex chassis for the Awesomatix A800FX FWD touring car. The main plate is machined from high-quality aluminium and features Rebellion-RC’s signature Crossflex technology that allows to add brass inserts for the lowest possible centre of gravity while enabling the driver to fine-tune chassis flex by using different amounts of screws to tighten down the inserts. The idea was to become able to adjust the weight-balance as well as the flex individually with every insert by using different fixing positions without the need of changing the whole chassis; with a standard chassis being always hard front/rear or soft front/rear, but not hard front/soft rear. When the brass inserts are fixed at a 90 degree angle to the driving direction they almost have no influence to the flex, but if attached using the remaining – cross-positioned – mounting points, the inserts decrease the flex. To make the system work the fixing points for the “hard” setting are 0.3mm lowered to make for a free movement at “flex” setting, and when using the “hard” setting drivers need to insert the included 0.3mm shims to be able to access the desired “hard” flex settings. The chassis alone weighs in at 83g with the fully brass’ed up variant weighing in at 147g.

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March 5, 2020

Smokem BD10 MYD carbon fibre top deck

The latest touring car to receive Smokem Racing’s MYD carbon fibre top deck treatment is Yokomo’s BD10 mid motor kit. Developed during the recent months, Smokem ultimately settled on a design that features a narrow 9mm front section which was found to deliver balanced flex characteristics despite the asymmetric design. The result is improved traction, increased in-corner steering and corner speed. The MYD design ensures the top deck will never make contact with the motor as the chassis flexes, with clearance for large-pinioned spec class gearing. The top deck can also be easily removed, making spur gear and belt changes a breeze. A distinctive feature of the MYD top decks is the large tuning hole that utilises a bearing to be fastened through to the top deck post. Using the Smokem MYD tuning kit, racers can tune the amount of float the top deck has to deliver different flex characteristics to best suit their needs.

Source: Smokem Racing [smokem-racing.com]

March 5, 2020

7075.it T4’20 slim battery aluminium LiPo stop

Following the release of their aluminium LiPo stop for standard width batteries, 7075.it now also announce the addition of a dedicated variant for the new slim LiPo packs. Machined from 3mm aluminium and coming black anodised for looks and wear, the double action LiPo stock acts both as a battery locator and inner stop, ensuring the battery packs sits nice and tidy, without having to use an additional inner battery stop to keeping the battery in place. The double action mount is usable with the kit and also most optional chassis as well as most battery hold-down solutions.

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March 5, 2020

Tamiya TRF SSBB Plus shock absorber kit

Tamiya have introduced their new TRF SSBB Plus shock absorber kit. Containing four TRF Super Short Big Bore shocks that utilise threaded aluminium shock bodies with inner mirror-like finish for exceptional smoothness, the dampers also use machined POM resin pistons, aluminium spring retainers as well as titanium-nitride-coated shock shafts. The set includes various mounting hardware and optional 5.8mm upper and lower eyelets. Included are also four springs with a full TRF-SSBB set being available separately. The shock can be used for a variety of Tamiya on-road kits, including the TRF series, the TA07 Pro and TB-05 Pro, however dedicated shock towers may be needed due to the shocks’ low profile design.

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March 4, 2020

7075.it T4’20 LCG battery weight & LiPo stop

Coming from 7075.it are a new LCG LiPo weight as well as the aluminium LiPo stop battery hook. Starting with the LCG battery weight, the part is machined from high-quality brass material and due to its design it interlocks with with the T4 2020’s aluminium chassis, ensuring a secure fitment without disturbing natural chassis flex. At a height of only 1.1mm it is ideal for the use with lightweight or LCG battery packs, ensuring proper chassis weight balance. The weight weighs in at 53g and it is usable with the original Xray T4 2020 alloy chassis as well as 7075.it’s aluminium flex chassis.

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March 4, 2020

SRT BH615S HV brushless low-profile servo

Available soon from SRT is their latest HV brushless low-profile servo, the BH615S. Designed for 1/10th scale on-road applications the servo pulls up to 15kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.05s and it features a semi-metal case with a bi-colour middle heatsink section and plastic composite upper and lower vases. Other features include an updated micro controller, SSR mode compatibility and improved overall precision.

Source: SRT [srt-rc.com]

March 4, 2020

Xray T4F’20 FWD touring car – Coming soon

Xray have announced the soon release of their T4F 2020 front-wheel drive touring car kit. The latest variant of the company’s popular FWD kit will hit the light of the day soon and we bring you more details as they surface.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]