ARC have introduced an aluminium upper deck for the R11 2018 electric touring car. The item is cut from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and it comes black anodised and with silver edge details. The part is especially useful when running a carbon fibre chassis on medium-low carpet tracks as it makes for a stiffer chassis assembly compared to an all-carbon setup while allowing for more torsional flex than an aluminium chassis.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
Coming soon from RC Atomic is their DRZ 1/28th scale RWD drift chassis kit. The suspension is adjustable in terms of camber, caster and toe angle and it is understood that it will come including a drift gyro and that it utilises Kyosho body shells. The carbon fibre chassis kit is set for a release in February and more information and images should become available in time for the release.
Made for their P12 1/12th scale pan car is Capricorn’s new aluminium lower pod plate. Sold separately the alloy plate is meant to be used in combination with the optional aluminium chassis. The part was designed for the use on high-grip surfaces and its thickness remains the same as the graphite version.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Made for their recently introduced CTXWP tyre warmer unit is Muchmore’s new 4200mAh 11.1V LiPo battery pack. The softcase battery is a direct fit and it allows to use the tyre warmer without mains power, something that is helpful if drivers opt to heat their car’s tyres outside of their pit space. The battery come pre-wired and it can be charged within the CTXWP main unit and without detaching the pack.
Coming from Bezerk RC and made for the Tamiya M07 FWD mini are lowered carbon fibre shock towers. The standard towers are great for the intended 60D tyres but testing has found they were not ideal for smaller 55mm diameter rubber. Bezerk’s towers will give more ride-height to play with whilst still allowing enough up-travel. The towers come as set and are both made from glossy 3.0mm carbon fibre.
Source: Bezerk RC [bezerk.com.au]
Capricorn have introduced the new One brand .21 and .12 exhaust manifolds. Their special shape will make for optimised torque in the low to mid RPM range. The manifolds sport engraved One logos and they fit most on-road engines.
View the other new manifold here
Roche have introduced new option parts for the Rapide F1 Evo formula car in the form of an aluminium chassis, a rear lower pod plate and a DVS-V2 centre shock extension. Starting with the chassis, the part is cut from 2.5mm aluminium and it sports massive machining to scrub weight and optimise the flex characteristics. The chassis and the matching rear lower pod plate both sport a red and black finish and support Roche’s floating side link system.
Coming soon from Tamiya is the F104 ProII 1/10th formula kit with 2017-type body shell. The car is based on the proven F104 chassis that comes fitted with a front end with adjustable camber as well as a rear 1.5mm fibreglass T-bar, a TRF shock absorber and various option parts. Also included are 2017-style wings and a matching body shell. The kit will hit stores in February.
