November 9, 2023

RC Maker X4’24 Geocarbon parts

Australia’s RC Maker has released a number of its GeoCarbon parts for the recently launched Xray X4’24 1:10 Electric Touring Car.  First up is their brand new GeoCarbon Bumper Plate with Stopper that sports their ever stylish, stealth and innovative design.  The Plastic X4 Bumper and Stopper whilst effective, in RC Maker’s eyes doesn’t provide the most stylish solution to keeping your chassis safe in the event of a crash.  The design integrates the stopper under the main bumper plate, lining up with a lower flat section on the front bulkheads. In the event of a crash, the force will be transferred through this lower section of the bulkheads and keep the chassis in tact, with minimal effect on the bulkheads.  The 4mm thick heavy duty brace recesses over the small bumper posts enabling it to get low enough to align with the bulkhead.  When tightening the upper plate, it clamps the whole assembly down tightly.  The Carbon Front Bumper Mount Stopper is also available separately

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November 8, 2023

Yokomo SD2.0 Purple and Red versions

Following the release of its latest SD2.0 1:10 drift chassis in June, Yokomo has announced the release of a Purple and a Red edition of the RWD chassis.  The SD series of drift cars, which can achieve various specifications by reconfiguring parts, has evolved into the latest version, SD2.0.  While keeping the basic design of graphite double-deck chassis and gear-drive RWD, a thorough review of the weight balance and changes to the front Ackermann ratio have been made to further accentuate the latest RWD drift style.

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November 8, 2023

Nicholson returns to LRP

Electrics manufacturer LRP had announced multiple Australian Electric Touring Car National Champion Simon Nicholson has returned to its team.  After a 4-year absence, the Yohomo had tried the latest LRP gear at the recent Electric Singapore International Challenge race and was extremely impressed by the German brand offering.  The Aussie’s first official race back as an LRP team driver will be the 2023 RC Maker RCRA EP Touring Car Onroad Australian Championships coming up this weekend in at Castle Hill RC in New South Wales.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]


November 7, 2023

Schumacher Icon 2 Worlds Formula Car

Schumacher has released its newest 1:10 Formula chassis the ICON 2 Worlds.  The car has already enjoyed successful on track with wins at the 2022 IFMAR World Cup, 2023 EFRA European Cup, and the 2022 ETS series, all driven by Schumacher team driver Andreas Stiebler.  Now ICON 2 Worlds features some of the optional and development parts used by Andreas, now included in the kit, to make this the ultimate RC Formula racing machine.  The optionals include new Horizontal Alloy Wing Mount offering improved strength.  New Vertical Carbon Fibre Wing Mount allows the wing to be lowered by 5mm compared to previous generation.  The ICON2 Worlds get new Lightweight low centre of gravity CNC alloy rear transmission housings.  Lowered bearing housings to ensure small diameter foam tyres can achieve desirable ride heights.  New Rear Springs that allow for full suspension travel when using softer spring rates.  New Rear Spring Seat to suit new springs and provide clearance to the axle.  The car are gets a new Montech Front and Rear wing for improved performance.  New Castor inserts with pre-defined settings built in (5° & 8°, 6° & 7°, 2.5° & 10.5°).  New Front King Pin provides the option to run more front droop which can result in more front grip while new Carbon Fibre Side Link Mount offers more space for electronics installation.  New Carbon Fibre Full Length Chassis for increased cornering predictability and improved rear traction suspension system.  The Worlds car now accepts optional rectangular weights to ballast up to weight limit.

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November 7, 2023

Yokomo Drift Package 2WD Pandem GR86 RTR

Yokomo has released the Drift Package 2WD Pandem GR86 RTR 1:10 drift car.  Coming complete with painted body and pre-assembled adjusted chassis, all you need to go drifting is 4 AA batteries for the transmitter.  Rear 2WD drive produces cool counter drift while the latest steering gyro system allows for highly stable operation.  Drifting on asphalt surfaces, short-hair carpets, and P-tile floors is easy, and the latest 2.4GHz digital controller can also be used to produce delicate movements.  In addition to the controllers, a battery for driving and a USB charging adapter are also included, making this a truly complete Ready-To-Run package.

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November 6, 2023

Capricorn LAB GT2 pivot bushing kit

Capricorn has released their their 2024 pivot bushing kits for its 1:8 GT chassis the LAB GT2.  It kits come in 4 different options – the 4 piece LAB GT2 Pivot Bushing kit 5MM, Pivot Bushing kit 4MM, Upper Rear Arms Pivot Busing kit, and the 20 piece Pivot Busing Full Kit.  The new pivot bushing is made up of an Ergal 7075 hard coated sphere and a PA66 reinforced bushing.  The benefits of the new kit is it’s lightness and, most importantly, it is maintenance free.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]


November 6, 2023

Bittydesign ARES-1 bodies

Bittydesign has announced a unique project with its ARES-1 bodyshell with the Italian company releasing the new body for 3 categories at same time.  The Hypercar design ARES-1 has been creates for the 1:7 Armma, 1:10 GT and 1:12 GT.  The ARES-1 for ARRMA was born out of the desire to create an extraordinary product developed specifically for Arrma, with the main aim of designing aerodynamics for top speed.  Designed with the desire to create an unconventional body thanks to highly refined and extreme aerodynamics; to achieve maximum performance, we tested the body several times and made radical changes to the original design, we wanted to make sure we could offer an absolute performance product that would become the new benchmark for the GT category.   1:10 body shell is universal and mounts on all 190mm models, the wing complies with the measures as per USGT regulation and can therefore be used at any race.  1:12 body is compatible with SupaStox and SupaStox GT plus any other 1:12 scale model in the GT12 category.

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November 4, 2023

Roche optional 1:12 alu servo horn

New from 1:12 brand Roche is this optional aluminium servo horn for the Xray servo saver for use in their recently released P12V and other brands of 1:12 chassis with a front mounting servo.  It provides an extra 2mm space for steering linkage position to make more ackermann adjustment.

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