Protoform have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming new D9 touring car body shell. Understood to be a 190mm variant for electric tourers, the body seems to sport an aggressive front end design as it became en vogue recently. Full information and images will be available in time for the release. Stay tuned!
Source: Protoform [racepf.com]
The Vaterra 1972 Camaro SS is a faithful recreation of the full-size muscle car designed for true auto enthusiasts as well as beginner consumers. Classic car fans will love the incredible scale details, while RC enthusiasts won’t be able to get enough of the AWD shaft driven drivetrain and proven V100-S chassis. It features an officially licensed body, 2.4GHz radio system and waterproof components. Plus, the ’72 Camaro has LED headlights and taillights for nighttime RC fun. The chassis comes fully equipped with a 15T brushed motor, waterproof electronics and all that is needed to get this bad boy running is a 2S LiPo or 6-cell NiMH battery with EC3 connector as well as an appropriate battery charger.
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Coming from Schumacher is the new Eclipse 2 LMP12 kit for 1/12th scale pan car classes. After the successful reintroduction into LMP12 Racing with the Eclipse after a 35-year break, Schumacher offer the latest incarnation, the Eclipse 2. The car has been refined over two seasons of hard racing to provide drivers with a faster, more durable, easier to work on platform. The vehicle uses full carbon fibre chassis components, with high quality engineering polymer mouldings throughout, all refined for the upcoming carpet season.
Trinity have introduced their all-new X-Factor spec class brushless motor. Of a new design the motor weighs in at only 144g to 148g on average which was achieved by using only six short screws to mount the timing ring and locking end plate systems. X-Flow cooling openings further reduce the overall weight while adding a lot of airflow through the motor. Other features include a new composite sensor board, a 2-piece CNC-machined aluminium can, and 2mm ultra-low resistance solder tabs. A new stator design provides more efficient power and virtually no fade during a run. Available variants upon release will be a 10.5T, built with a TEP1119 12.5×25.5mm high torque rotor while the 25.5T motor uses a TEP1117 12.3×25.5mm rotor. In-between variants for other stock classes will become available at a later date.
Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Tamiya TT-02 entry-level touring car is a drift performance conversion. Designed to achieve a large steering angle, that is required for RWD drifting, the kit’s steering rack has been redesigned around the original chassis so it will be a drop in installation whilst achieving large steering angle with the upgrade steering rack. Combined with the highly adjustable suspension and steering geometry, owners will be able to tune the performance and behaviour to their liking. Adjustable rear universals have been included so that drovers can also adjust track width. Updated DSG dampers with longer ball cups allow for more droop and the possibility to tune the throw of the chassis when going into the corner. The suspension and steering parts are machined from high-quality aluminium and they come blue anodised and laser-engraved for looks.
Team Titan have introduced the new Blitz S100 190mm touring car body shell. The lid is of an up-to-date design for the highly competitive 1/10 electric touring class. Compare to all previous Blitz body shells, the S100 will provide more down force, which will work well in low to medium traction conditions. Pre-marked lines in both the front and rear wheel arches allows to easily and precisely mount the body in the preferred position. The rear wing comes with two different cut lines to adjust the rear down force and 20mm x 40mm side wing plates are also included. The S100 body shell is made from high quality clear polycarbonate and it comes including window masks, decal sheet and wing mount kit in standard 0.8mm, light weight 0.7mm and ultra light weight 0.5mm variants.
Coming from Helix Designs is their new chassis scraper tool that helps to clean chassis from caked carpet fuzz. Instead of cleaning a chassis off with expensive break cleaner and lots of scrubbing, the chassis scraper allows to clean off most of the carpet gunk quickly while saving time, making the process much less tedious. In addition the tool will be save to aluminium chassis, preventing unsightly scratches.
Source: Helix Designs [helixdesigns.net]
ArndtCraft have introduced an updated Extreme Cool fan shroud for the Awesomatix A800 series of touring cars. Now adjustable, with indexing slotted channel, the fan mount offers ample adjustment for stock and modified motor spacing, to maintain proper motor to shroud spacing. Hardware comes included with the fan mount being available now.
