Coming from Axon are their new CLW ultra light weight touring car tyre inserts. Made in Japan the blue-colour inserts come in sets of four and are of very high precision for less tolerances and more stable grip with the inserts being ideal for carpet and super high grip tracks.
Source: Axon [team-axon.com]
New from RC Maker is this lightweight, low profile set of balancing blocks, designed to locate into the small hole/dimple in the bottom of Touring Cars and 1/12th Pan Cars chassis. Taking on a different form to traditional balancing blocks, it more easily slides under the chassis thanks to the long carbon arm. The low friction ceramic silicon nitride ball ensures minimal friction with the chassis, ensuring you can accurately see the balance of your car. The blocks come as a pair, one for the front and rear of the chassis.
Source: RC Maker [rcmaker.com.au]
Coming from Pro-Line are new pre-mounted 2.2”/3.0” tyres on 17mm hex wheels. Available are the Street Fighter SC, Blockade SC and Trencher X SC tyre that are usable in a variety of surface conditions with the Street Fighter being best used when tackling on-road tracks while the Blockade is a racing-inspired tread for both loose and hard-packed tracks. Last but not least the Trencher X multi-surface tyre is the ideal choice for bashing in various conditions. All tyres come as pairs, pre-glued on black 17mm wheels, making them ideal for vehicles such as the DB8, Senton 6S and SC.
View the other new pre-mounts here
Vigor RC have introduced their new bulkhead alignment blocks for some of the most popular 1/10th scale electric touring cars. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised the blocks are inserted between the left and right bulkhead and help to get them straight when fastening the bulkhead screws. The result is a perfectly parallel bulkhead assembly that prevents chassis tweak while ensuring less stress on the spool and differential bearings. The blocks are available as 18mm/22mm variant for the Yokomo BD8 and BD9, as 19mm/23mm variant for Xray T4 and Awesomatix A800 cars and also as 18mm/20mm block for Yokomo BD9, ARC R11, Infinity IF14 and Mugen MTC1 kit.
SkyRC have introduced their new Toro X8 Pro V2 motor for 1/8th electric applications. The updated version of the X8 Pro the V2 variant adds an adjustable timing feature for easier fine-tuning for various track conditions. Other features include a 5mm shaft, 12-slot stator and 4-pole rotor. The motor can be used with sensored or sensorless controllers and it is available in 2150kV and 2350kV variants.
View a list of the features here
Xray have introduced their new Worlds Edition 2.0mm carbon fibre upper deck for the T4’19 touring car. Of a narrower design for increased overall chassis flex the top deck will increase traction and in-corner steering, making it ideal for low to medium bite tracks. The top deck can be used with both the standard carbon fibre or optional aluminium chassis.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
With the indoor racing season now in full swing, Infinity has released a new optional aluminium axle height adjuster set for its IF11 1/10th scale Formula car. The aluminium axle height adjusters allow you to easily adjust the rear end ride height of the car for all conditions and tyre types. Used together with CM-A004-03 shim set owners can adjust the height in increments of 0.1mm. Additionally Infinity has added a 10-piece aluminium washer sets in 0.5mm and 1.0mm for the use with the axle height adjuster to set rear ride height.
View the axle height adjusters in place here
Coming from RC Cox is a gold-plated steel screw set for the Xray T4’19 touring car. The quality 10.9 grade screws come gold-plated for looks while also adding corrosion resistance when running in wet weather conditions. Included in the set are both countersunk and button head screws for the lower and upper parts of the chassis.
Source: PPM RC Racing [ppm-rcracing.com]
