Team Powers have announced the soon release of their new pre-glued tyre sets for 1/10th formula cars. Available as soft, medium and hard compound for the front and soft and medium compounds for the rear, all come pre-glued on black multi-spoke rims that are usable for virtually all modern formula pan cars. Hard front foam inserts and rear soft foam inserts ensure best possible balance, overall grip and durability.
Coming from Destiny are their new design full-face suspension arms in new graphite variants. Offering improved traction and reliability in high-bite or high-temperature conditions, the full-face arms are available in two different length and using different lower shock mounting positions which allows to fine-tune the suspension geometry. Available are the original geometry Type A arms (front 53mm/32.5mm, rear 54mm/38.5mm) as well as the new geometry Type B (front 53mm/31.5mm, rear 54mm/39.5mm), and new length Type C (52mm/31.5mm, rear 55/39.5mm) and Type D (52mm/30.5mm, rear 55mm/40.5mm) arm sets.
Source: Destiny [destinyracing.jp]
Serpent have announced the release of their new Cobra SRX8 GT 1/8th electric on-road kit for the growing 1/8th scale GT class. The car is based off of the SRX8-GT and was optimised to offer the lowest possible centre of gravity while allowing for lots of ground clearance for cornering, ensuring smooth driving characteristics and the highest possible cornering speed. The core of the car is a 7075-T6 aluminium chassis that utilises the minimum possible kick-up angle to comply with ROAR and IFMAR rules while aluminium suspension mounts ensure very wide caster angle, toe and anti-squat adjustments. Additional roll centre shims further increase the setting range while black and silver all-aluminium bulkheads, centre diff mounts, motor mount and motor plate create a very sturdy chassis backbone. The overall design enables the racer to extract the front and rear differentials as well as the centre spool in a matter of seconds while allowing for four different differential height positions.
ABC Hobby from Japan have their new Nissan Leaf Nismo RC body shell on show during this week’s All Japan Model & Hobby Show. Resembling Nissan’s fascinating electric-powered project racing car, the highly detailed body is a nice addition for outlaw GT or FWD classes and it comes with an add-on rear wing and large decal sheet.
Source: RCmagazine [yaesu-net.co.jp/rcm]
During this week’s All Japan Model & Hobby Show in Tokyo, Japan, Tamiya are displaying their forthcoming all-new TRF420 4WD touring car chassis. It is the first public appearance of the car that will feature a host of improvements compared to the previous TRF cars such as fully adjustable aluminium suspension mounts with composite inserts, new front steering knuckles and C-hubs as well as redesigned lower suspension arms, front spool and rear diff. The car utilises a traditional rear motor design with no word yet on a possible – now en vogue – mid motor variant. Full details will become available in time for the official release which will be in December.
MST’s TCR-FF series of 1/10th scale 2WD touring cars allow for an easy way to enter the world of electric touring car racing. The basic chassis is highly convertible, as it enables the owner to build either a front motor FWD car, a mid-rear motor or a full rear motor variant, allowing to adapt the chassis to different grip conditions or driving styles. A basic double wishbone suspension ensures good traction and side bite while mock-up brake discs and callipers add a touch of realism for those who wish to build scale touring cars. The car is available as chassis-only kit, as kit including a Honda Civic EG6, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X or Nissan 370Z body and also as ready-to-run offering including a Civic EG6 body shell.
Gizmo have released a handful of images, showing their forthcoming new Genesis Mid 2020 mid motor electric touring car kit. The latest brand to announce the soon release their next year’s kit, Gizmo for now are a bit shy to explain the features and specifications, instead just showing off with some images. Full details will become available in time for the release and we bring you more updates as they surface.
A new brand is coming out of SoCal, WellRC Racing by nitro guru Walter Diaz. The first products are body cut templates and starter box plates. Starting with the WellCut templates, they were designed to take the hassle out of mounting ProtoForm R18, R19 and P909 bodies. They are placed on top of the body and accurately trace the cut lines for engine, air filter, fuel tank, roll bar, top end needle, and rear body post holes. Made from high quality ABS plastic for long life, the templates are available for Mugen, Serpent and Xray cars.
