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January 30, 2020

MaxAmps 2S 4750mAh Graphene shorty LiPo pack

Available now from MaxAmps is their new 7.4V 4750mAh Graphene shorty LiPo battery pack. Built from highest quality cells the battery weighs in at 207g and it measures 95.3×46.4×24.6mm. The black colour hardcase is equipped with 5mm tube-style connectors and due to offering a very low internal resistance and high capacity, the battery is ideal for both modified and stock class racing alike. Included come standard and balance semi-pre-soldered charge leads.

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January 30, 2020

MD Racing MDT-FF FWD touring car – Coming soon

MD Racing from Spain have released first images of their forthcoming new MDT-FF front-wheel drive touring car kit. The vehicle builds on a 2.2mm carbon fibre chassis and a vertical top deck design that allows to adjust the overall torsional flex in a very wide range, ensuring the car can be adapted to basically every track condition. The ACS active camber and MCS multi caster system allow to setup the front suspension to be compatible to basically any tyre and driving style with the lower suspension arms offering stiffness adjustments to further increase the setup possibilities. Other features will include a floating steering system, a bi-directional motor mount system for weight bias adjustments as well as a widely adjustable battery mount that helps to fine-tune the car’s weight balance. The MDT-FF makes use of about 80 percent of the parts that make up the MDT-15 touring and MD Mini 10 chassis, minimising spare parts hassle. MD Racing have yet to announced a release date.

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January 30, 2020

RC Maker A800MMX SlimFlex top deck set

RC Maker have introduced their new SlimFlex top deck set for the A800MMX and MMXA. The MMX/MMXA top deck features two separate short top decks, drastically reducing the leverage on the carbon. This means the top decks need to be narrower and thinner than normal to achieve similar flex. Also the flex of the top decks front and rear is entirely symmetrical, so in order to achieve the optimum flex point, the car needs different flex settings front and rear to achieve optimum balance, which is to shift the flex point forward of centre. RC Maker’s SlimFlex top deck has this built in. The designers have optimised the profile of the top deck such that with the same ST019 flex setting, the flex point is shifted forward to provide the forward bias flex point that was achieved in their MMCX top deck.

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January 29, 2020

STRC introduce new Arrma aluminium optionals

Coming from ST Racing Concepts are new aluminium option parts for the Arrma Limitless/Infraction and Outcast 6S vehicles. First up is a CNC machined aluminium steering bellcrank set that helps improve durability and precision on the Limitless/Infraction and also on the Outcast 6S, while the aluminium upper suspension arm mount improves the durability to the front suspension, again on both the Limitless/Infraction and the Outcast 6S. The big rear wing of the Outcast 6S might take a lot of abuse from landing and wheelies, the CNC machined aluminium rear wing mount base for the powerful truck keeps the rear wing in place and from twisting out of the rear gearbox. And finally the CNC machined centre diff mount improves the alignment of the centre diff and eliminates flex under high power situations in the Outcast 6S drivetrain. All parts are available in anodized red, gun metal, and silver.

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January 29, 2020

Genius GTC8 1/8th nitro GT kit

Genius, known for their popular and successful 1/5th large scale vehicles have introduced their latest project, the GTC8 1/8th scale GT on-road kit. A no compromise platform the car sports a bunch of precision-machined 7075-T6 aluminium parts and optionals as standard items, meaning no option parts are needed to complete at the highest level. Designed to meet IFMAR rules the kit rocks some innovative features such as a low centre of gravity brake system, a LCG battery holder, lots of chassis flex adjustments, balance weight options and a very lightweight yet sturdy design. The GTC8 will become available as a full car kit and also as conversion kit for the Xray GTX8 with a full electric kit and Xray GTXE conversion coming very soon. Pre-order for the first, limited, batch of nitro kits and conversions is already available and kits should ship soon.

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January 29, 2020

Xray T4’20 ULP black aluminium shock set

Coming from Xray is their new black colour ULP shock absorber set for the T4’20 car and all chassis using the ultra low profile dampers. The shocks utilise a precision machined threaded aluminium body, black aluminium upper and lower caps as spring pre-load nuts, making for a cool new look of the dark-toned 2020 edition of the T4. Spring and shock oils are not included with the 2-shock set but is an assortment of precision-made pistons.

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January 29, 2020

Xray GTX8 aluminium 2 degree caster blocks

Coming from Xray and made for the GTX8 and GTXE 1/8th on-road kits are new aluminium 2 degree caster blocks. CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium, the ultra-strong construction provides durability in even the most extreme racing conditions while helping to increase steering and reduce tyre wear. The blocks are available separately for the left and right hand side, they come black anodised for wear and laser-etched for easy identification.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 29, 2020

HB Racing Pro-XX mid motor touring car – Prototype images

HB Racing have allowed a more in-depth view into their Pro-XX mid motor touring car concept following the recent release of a handful of images. The current state prototype uses parts developed by and in cooperation with Zero Tribe, with HB Racing’s former IMFMAR World Champion, Atsushi Hara giving the input and Zero Racing’s Yukinori Kagayama creating some of the prototype’s parts. For now the Pro-XX is of an equal length belt, centre shaft design with this layout being the most liked by Atsushi who performed a lot of tests with other configurations. For now the Pro-XX also used the Pro5’s suspension components, however these will likely see a revamp to cope with today’s powerful motor and batteries as well as the latest high-downforce body shells. More in-depth details can be found in a 10-minute video here.

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