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December 10, 2019

Fenix Classic Team Lotus 78 body shell

Coming from Fenix Racing is their new, fully-licensed Classic Team Lotus 78 body shell for 1/10th formula pan cars. The Lotus 78, in the iconic black and golden livery, was used during the 1977 and 1978 Formula 1 seasons, being the first Formula 1 car utilising ground effect technology. The new body, developed with full support of Classic Team Lotus, depicts the car used by Mario Andretti to win the 1978 World Championship. The body is fitting Tamiya F103 and F104 chassis as well as all cars of similar layout and dimensions with Fenix working on their own chassis to further extend the range of usable chassis. The body comes moulded from high-quality polycarbonate and it is further customisable using Fenix Racing’s Classique aluminium air intakes.

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December 10, 2019

Xray T4’20 graphite centre layshaft pulleys

Xray have introduced their new graphite-reinforced centre layshaft pulleys for the T4 2020 mid-motor touring car. Specially formulated and moulded from a graphite reinforced material the pulleys are of a distinctive orange colour and they offer reduced friction and thus increased performance especially when racing in limited-power stock racing classes. Coming in sets of two the pulleys fit the T4 2020 only.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 10, 2019

Rebellion-RC T4F Crossflex chassis & shock towers

Rebellion-RC have released first teaser images of their forthcoming new Crossflex aluminium chassis and update carbon fibre shock towers for the popular Xray T4F FWD touring car. Starting with the chassis, it is machined from high-quality aluminium and features Rebellion-RC’s signature Crossflex technology that allows to add brass inserts for the lowers possible centre of gravity while enabling the drivers to fine-tune chassis flex by using different amounts of screw to tighten down the inserts. The chassis alone weighs in at 98g with the fully brass’ed up variant weighing in at 164g. The design of the chassis allows for three different battery positions such as front right inline, centre transversal and rear transversal – the latter has been made possible thanks to additional carbon fibre “wings”. The chassis seen here is a prototype with the actual main plate coming black anodised and laser-engraved.

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December 10, 2019

Serpent SRX8GT magnesium optionals

Serpent have introduced their new line of magnesium optionals for the SRX8GT 1/8th GT kit. Developed not only with the upcoming IFMAR World Championships in mind, the parts scrub over 30 percent of weight compared to the standard aluminium items while offering different flex characteristics than alloy. A white surface coating makes the parts stand out while protecting them from corrosion. Available now are the main chassis plate, rear hubs, the FF, FR, RF and RR suspension mounts, upper and lower engine mounts as well as the pinion mount. When combined, the parts scrub over 150g of weight in comparison to the standard kit alloy parts.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 10, 2019

Xtreme Racing Rustler & Slash drag chassis kit

Xtreme Racing have introduced their new drag racing chassis that allows to convert the Traxxas Rustler and Slash 2WD trucks in to a 2-cell no-prep drag racing car. Designed off Xtreme Racing’s LCG Slash chassis the narrowed down drag racing variant reduces the overall weight while extending the wheelbase compared to the standard Rustler specifications. The set includes the carbon fibre main chassis, top deck and ESC mount, battery straps, battery strap holders, small and large standoffs as well as steering post and servo mounts. Not included are the donor truck parts, low-profile shock towers and low-profile shocks visible in the full car image you can find after the break.

View an image of a converted truck here

December 10, 2019

Maclan Racing 2020 Graphene V3 LiPo batteries

Coming from Maclan Racing are their new 2020 Graphene V3 LiPo batteries. The series offers different dimension profiles for both on and off-road with new ULCG case design packs of 19.5mm height for competitive on-road racing and an all-new 20mm height shorty for off-road competitions. All packs offer improved cell formulas with better weight/capacity ratio over the previous versions and available will be standard packs of 8500mAh (25.1mm/318g), 6800mAh (22.5mm/270g) and 5500mAh (19.5mm/230g). As for the shorty packs, these come as 6100mAh (25.1mm/225g), 4500mAh (20mm/165g) and 4000mAh (18.5mm/155g) variants. All are built using high-performance LiHV cells for a lower internal resistance, further improved overall performance and even greater durability.

View the standard and shorty battery packs in comparison here

December 10, 2019

IGT8 1/8th on-road DAO Drag Assisted One Way kit

IGT8 have introduced their new drag assisted one way kit for 1/8th scale on-road cars. The system works with silicone oil to increase the internal friction that slows down the motion of the front wheels when being off throttle. This effect will improve braking, steering at corner entry and it will also help with more consistency and faster lap times. Tested extensively by the IGT8 team, the DAO was officially debuted last weekend at the 2019 US Nitro Cup with great results as Paolo Morganti took the TQ in the 1/8 class and Rafael Angulo finished 3rd while Ricardo Garri won the Master class. The system is available for ARC, Capricorn, Infinity, Mugen, Xray and Shepherd cars with a variant for Serpent kits coming soon.

Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]

December 9, 2019

Xray T4F 2.0mm aluminium main chassis plate

Xray have announced the release of their new 2.0mm aluminium chassis for the T4F FWD touring car kit. Machined from 2mm 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised, the chassis will limit the overall chassis flex compared to using the standard carbon fibre chassis, making the car easier to drive in medium to high-bite traction conditions. The increased overall stability will ensure better car control while also adding cool looks thanks to laser-etched Xray logos.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]