Fantom Racing have introduced their new 8000mAh 7.6V Pro HV Silicon Graphene hardcase battery pack. Built from high-quality 110C/160C cells the battery measures 139x47x25mm and it weighs in at 321g. It comes pre-wired with a genuine Deans-type connector and is ideal for demanding applications such as high-performance brushless ready-to-run vehicles.
Source: Fantom Racing [fantomracing.com]
Coming from Xpress and made for the XM1 and XM1S M-class 4WD touring cars is a 225mm wheelbase conversion kit. The set includes a new longer wheelbase chassis and top deck as well as new front and rear belts, allowing to access a 225mm wheelbase setting that will give additional stability at the expense of a bit of steering. The result is a more stable car for both low and high grip conditions. The conversion is usable with both the XM1 and the XM1S.
Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]
Capricorn have introduced a new adjustable weight receiver battery mount for their Lab C03 and C803 cars. Machined from carbon fibre the mounting plate utilises two movable 13.5g tungsten weights that allow to adjust the overall weight bias while adding weight at the lowest point of the chassis, ensuring a lower overall centre of gravity. The carbon fibre mount comes with a machined lot for the battery tape, making for easy and secure receiver battery mounting and the 13.5g weights are understood to also become available separately to further up the weight.
West Coast R/C Works have introduced their new pan car servo setup system V2. The updated tool was designed based on customer requests and suggestions throughout last year. The outcome of this is the V2 which is machined from 6061 aluminium and hard anodised in black. The V2 will now withstand the hardest use cases. The mounting hole is now M3 threaded which makes mounting it to the car much easier. Usually the servo position and angle of the servo horn or servo safer are set with the eye balling method. This method usually results in inaccurate servo positions and servo horn angle. The new tool is designed to counter this problem and introduce a high repeatability of the servo setup process of today’s RC cars. The setup system is composed of two pan car servo centering tools and one servo straight edge V2. The set contains all necessary parts to install the servo in the center and the desired angle on 1/10th and 1/12th scale pan cars. It fits most chassis with a front end hole spacing of 15mm to 40mm.
Fenix have introduced their new Mistral 2-0 1/10th scale formula car kit. A radical departure from the current formula car design the Mistral 2-0 is the first kit to utilise a V-link, better known as quad-link design rear suspension. The rear V-links allow to adjust the chassis’ roll centre for improved overall traction and better adjustability to a variety of track conditions. Also up front Fenix decided to go a different route with the design allowing to use static or dynamic caster adjustments for a more aggressive steering. The kit will become available with a ball or gear differential, allowing to pre-set the car for low or high grip conditions.
European X-Grip distributors Mikimodel have introduced their new range of foam tyres for 1/10th scale pan cars. Developed to produce exceptional traction in all kinds of track conditions while making for an easy to drive car, the pre-trued foam tyres come as 40, 37 and 35 shore front and 32 and 30 shore rear variants, pre-mounted on black multi-spoke rims and usable for both 200mm and 235mm pan cars.
Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]
Coming from T-Works and made for the Serpent SRX8 GT kit are a titanium turnbuckle set as well as two screw kits. Starting with the turnbuckles, the links are machined from high-quality 64 grade titanium with the 7-piece kit including all all toe and camber links as well as a smaller servo link. Also included are suitable turnbuckle wrenches for easy adjustment. As for the screw kits, T-Works have announced the release of a 159-piece UFO head titanium and a 235-piece gold-colour steel screw set. The titanium kit will greatly lower the overall weight of the car while the gold-coloured set will make for added visual impact.
Blitz have introduced their all-new C8 touring car body shell for 190mm chassis. Designed to be a 1-stop solution for both asphalt and carpet racing and being usable on virtually every layout, from tight to open, the body offers advanced aerodynamics, improved overall stability to counter body tucks, and the special rear wing design ensures optimised rear stability with minimal aerodynamic drag. The lid meets IFMAR GBS specifications and it will become available in a standard 0.7mm and a lightweight 0.5mm variant. Both include window masks, a decal sheet and wing mounting hardware.
