November 28, 2019

Yeah Racing touring car wheel well marker

Coming from Yeah Racing is their new universal wheel well marker for 1/10th touring car and M-chassis body shells. The simple yet effective tool helps marking wheel wells for easy cutting, and beside highlighting the actual wheel wells, modellers can also mark the lower body cut line at 8mm, 9mm and 10mm height, ensuring consistency when prepping new body shells for carpet or asphalt racing. A machined centre section ensures good view of the wheel axle and besides offering a 65mm wheel well marking the tool also sports an inner 56mm section for M-chassis body shells. The tool is available in black, blue or red colour and it will hit stores very soon.

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November 28, 2019

Evo Race Factory ARS3 FWD touring car body shell

Evo Race Factory have introduced their all-new ARS3 190mm touring car body shell for the ever growing FWD on-road class. Sporting a high waist, low roof design the body is a bit of a different approach compared to most FWD lids out there with more of a sedan-style silhouette rather than being a hatchback. The body will come moulded from clear high-quality polycarbonate and it hits stores very soon.

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November 27, 2019

Futaba HPS CT700 high-performance servo

German Futaba distributors ACT Europe have introduced the new HPS CT700 high-performance servo. Featuring a machined all-metal case and all-metal gears, the servo was designed especially for the use in RC cars where the efficient HPS brushless motor ensures a cooler running servo and less power consumption. Offering a speed of down to 0.07s and a torque of up to 30kg-cm the servo measures 40.5 x 21.0 x 26.2mm and it weighs in at 54g. It is Furaba S.Bus2 and SR-Mode compatible, allowing to use the fastest transmission modes on the Futaba T7XC, T7PX and T4PM radios. An all-black receiver wire makes for a stealthy factory appearance.

Source: ACT Europe [act-europe.eu]


November 27, 2019

O.S. Speed R2104 World Champion .21 on-road engine

O.S. Engines have announced the soon release of their new O.S. Speed R2104 World Champion edition 3.5cc nitro on-road engine. The power plant will be issued to celebrate Shoki Takahata’s 2019 IFMAR 1/8th Nitro On-road World Championship title, which was also a maiden Worlds win for an O.S. Speed engine in the 1/8th IC Track category. The team went 1-2 in the main final with Takaaki Shimo taking the vice championship and to commemorate their effort, the World Championship edition will feature a gold-colour venturi insert , a two-tone black and golden cooling head as well as a laser-etched crankcase. Included in the special edition is also a T-2080SC based exhaust set. The engine will hit stores by the end of December.

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November 26, 2019

T-Works Rebel 12 lightweight screw sets

Coming from T-Works and made for the TOP Racing Rebel 12 pan car kit are two new lightweight screw kits. Available as UFO and Standard head sets, both kits include high-quality red anodised 7075-T6 aluminium screws as well as 64-grade titanium fasteners with both combined making for a significant weight saving compared to the standard steel screws. Both sets include 39 fasteners each and they are available now.

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November 25, 2019

Destiny RX-10SR 2.0 4WD electric touring car kit

Destiny have officially unveiled their new RX-10SR 2.0 4WD electric touring car kit. The car makes use of a redesigned chassis, top deck and motor mount with a new layout shifting the motor further towards the front while retaining a somewhat rear positioned layshaft and main gear. The result of the updated weight balance are better steering response and cornering speeds. Also new for the 2.0 is an updated battery position and mount that allows to let the battery sit at an angle, further optimising the car’s overall balance. Other new features include ultra low profile shock absorbers with hard-coated aluminium shock bodies, updated front and rear carbon fibre shock towers to make use of the shorter shock absorbers as well as redesigned 7075 aluminium upper bulkhead covers with updated camber link positions. Also part of the package are high-grade suspension parts made by Xenon Racing and also front double joint spring steel driveshafts for chatter-free steering action. The kit comes including a 2.25mm carbon fibre chassis and it will hit stores very soon with an aluminium chassis variant also being on the horizon.

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November 25, 2019

Bezerk T4’20 long arm chassis & front bumper brace

Bezerk have released first option parts for the all-new Xray T4 2020 touring car in the form of a long-arm-only carbon fibre chassis and a carbon fibre front bumper mount. Starting with the chassis, the designers felt that having the option for long and short arms can make the chassis a bit compromised in the strength department especially for the club racer. That is why the option to running the short arms was dropped and a few other holes for future parts were added. The ’19 front window brace holes have been added back, as well as a couple of extra holes towards the rear for the upcoming chassis braces that allow the use of forthcoming optionals.

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November 25, 2019

RC Maker brass floating battery mounts & battery weight

Coming from RC Maker are new brass optional parts such as floating battery mounts for the Awesomatix A800, Yokomo BD9 and Xray T4 as well as a 33g LCG battery weight plate. Starting with the floating battery mounts, reducing external factors on chassis flex has always been RC Maker’s mission. Chassis flex is one of the most important and sensitive tuning options today, and thats why the company strongly believes it must take all measures to reduce the impact that the electronics may have on chassis flex. The battery is roughly 300g, with a fully flat base contacting the chassis. This, even though it may be loose on the car, will have a detrimental impact on chassis flex. RC Maker’s new brass battery holders float the battery off the deck, and drastically reduce the impact the battery has on the flex of the chassis. The Awesomatix specific mount attaches to all of the Awesomatix model battery mounts, both factory and aftermarket. The Awesomatix mount is also usable on the Xray T4 2017 to 2020 models using optional, non-plastic battery mounts. The Yokomo variant installs directly to both standard plastic, and optional aluminium Yokomo brand battery mounts.

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