Italian company Capricorn has announced the release of new extra hard ball cups for their range of cars. Available in three sizes the cups are moulded from a new, extra hard composite material for greater precision, free movement and more consistency when running in high ambient temperatures.
Coming from Mugen and made for the MTC-1 electric touring car is an anti-tweak quick-release battery mount. The multi-piece battery location system is constructed from machined aluminium and carbon fibre, and it does away with the need to hold down the battery using fibre reinforced tape. As the battery can slightly “float”, the chassis can’t be tweaked as it can occur when strapping the battery using tape. Adjustable front and rear stops allow to shift the LiPo pack forth and back for a certain amount in order to fine-tune the weight distribution or to adapt the mount to different battery case sizes. The battery mount set comes including mounting hardware and a shim set to adapt the mounts for standard and low-profile batteries.
Coming from GL Racing is their new 3500kV HT brushless motor for 1/28th micro cars. Somewhere in the middle of kV ratings for a micro-size motor the power plant will offer linear power control, high efficiency and lots of torque for smaller circuits. The 15mm diameter motor uses dual Japanese-made ball bearings and it fits Kyosho’s Mini-Z VE cars as fellas many other 1/28th scale cars on the market.
Source: GL Racing [gl-racing.com]
Coming from PowerStar is their new PM-3015W IPX8 standard waterproof buggy and crawler servo. The standard-sized item is 7.4V and 8.4V high-voltage compatible and it pulls up to 30kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.10s. It features an all-aluminium case, an all-black receiver wire and comes including aluminium servo bushings and an aluminium clamping-style servo arm. The servo is usable for a range of applications including buggies, monster trucks, crawlers and even large scale models.
Source: PowerStar [powerstar-racing.com]
Coming soon from Capricorn is their all-new LAB C8 SR electric pan car kit for the new 1/8th stock classes. The car utilises a slim carbon fibre main chassis with a rigid rear end and a front swing axle with carbon fibre double wishbone suspension and easy-to-adjust camber settings using a pivot ball suspension while the caster setting is adjustable via the upper arm plate. Other features include a slim upper deck/battery mount that, by the look of things, can be adapted for both standard and shorty battery packs and chassis flex is taken control of by an adjustable rod that spans from the single bellcrank servo saver towards the front battery brace. Other noticeable features include a carbon fibre fan mount, carbon fibre rear body mount braces as well as carbon fibre belt tensions brackets and what appears to be a quick change main gear hub that accepts standard 1/8th 2nd gear spur gears. The car will be usable with a single 4S pack, dual 2S standard or dual 2S shorty packs and it will become available by end of May.
Square have introduced their new Parsec-C 1/10th pan car kit. The versatile design allows to use a wide range of body shells from LMP, GT over to touring cars as the wheelbase is adjustable in a range of 256mm to 261mm while the overall width measures 183mm to 196mm depending on the setting. The car is based on a carbon fibre chassis with a front upper deck and front torque rod for pitch stiffness while the rear end houses the quick release short battery mount. The front end utilises a 1/12th scale adopted suspension design for great tuneability of caster and camber settings while the rear power pod is made up using CNC-machined alloy side plates and a dual tube damper construction. The kit was developed for the use with Tamiya F103-style wheels and tyres, however it is also usable with modern day Formula rubber tyres and it will become available by mid-May.
Asian company Teamsaxo has introduced their new F1-180 V3 formula pan car kit. The vehicle builds on a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis and rear lower pod plate, making it a versatile solution for both low and high-grip conditions. The front suspension is made up of carbon fibre double wishbones and the single-tube roll damper in the rear saves valuable space even under tight formula body shell. New diff parts including a thrust race as well as lightweight front end camber and caster inserts round out the package. An optional aluminium chassis and wide track front arms are available separately and for the use in very high bite conditions.
Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]
UK Intellect distributors Schumacher Racing have announced that front running driver Kyle Branson has joined the team. Kyle will be using Intellect’s new range of LiPo batteries in his electric cars this season. Kyle has chosen the IP 6000 HV3 battery as the perfect pack for Modified Touring racing to give him the best power and chassis balance he is looking for.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
