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January 30, 2017

WRC STX 017 aluminium lower chassis

WRC have introduced a new lower aluminium main chassis plate for the STX 017 touring car kit. Machined from aircraft-grade 7075 aluminium and coming in a bright finish the chassis will increase overall stiffness for improved performance especially in very high bite conditions. Cut outs in the battery and electronics area optimise the flex of the chassis that is of a nearly symmetrical design with a mirrored motor pocket on the right hand side.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

January 30, 2017

Yokomo YD-2/YD-4 long stroke rear lower arms

Yokomo have released a set of long stroke rear lower arms for the YD-2 and YD-4 drift car kits. Designed to increase suspension droop the arms will improve rear end traction and stability while also making for a more realistic on-track drift appearance.

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January 30, 2017

Schumacher Mi6Evo 1/10th touring car kit

Coming from Schumacher is the Mi6Evo electric touring car kit. The car utilises the latest developments from Schumacher’s international racing and engineering team such as a modified chassis plate with increased cut outs around the suspension mounts for more traction. The shorter span, reduced footprint motor mount gives increased rear chassis flex and rear traction and it allows to brace the rear top deck without connecting it to motor mount for different stiffness tuning. On top of this the motor position moved 3mm inboard to reduce roll while centre line belts make for perfect balance. Other features include a lightweight 5-spoke spool, a lightweight centre pulley, carbon fibre reinforced nylon wishbones reduce weight and increase flexibility and an optional larger spur makes for a more forward motor positioning in modified racing. The kit will hit stores in March.

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January 30, 2017

Hudy zero offset aluminium servo arms

Coming from Hudy and made for a range of servo brands are new zero offset aluminium servo arms. They are of a heavy-duty design, making them ideal for both 1/8th and 1/10th applications. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised and with laser-etched markings they also sport two threaded mounting holes for 3mm hardware and they are available in three variants for Futaba, Hitec and KO/Sanwa-style servos.

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January 30, 2017

Capricorn aluminium servo arms

Capricorn have introduced several new aluminium servo arms. Machined from high-quality aluminium and being a direct fit on all Capricorn cars the servo arms are available in single and dual arm specifications and for Sanwa/KO and Futaba/Savöx servos with the EP on-road variant featuring a 4mm offset which leads to a perfectly straight steering link on the TE-03 touring car. The arms come anodised in a light gun metal colour and they feature laser-etched markings for easy identification.

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January 30, 2017

Phat Bodies GT-M GT12 bodyshell

Coming from Phat Bodies and made for the popular GT12 class is the new GT-M bodyshell. Developed with the help of multiple IFMAR World Champion David Spashett for the GT12 Worlds the body is made of lightweight polycarbonate material and it fits all popular GT12 chassis such as the ones from Mardave, Schumacher or Zen.

Source: Phat Bodies [phatbodies.co.uk]

January 30, 2017

Yokomo 24K gold-plated LCG bullet-type connectors

Yokomo have released their new 24K gold-plated low-profile bullet type battery connectors. Made to fit the new low centre of gravity LCG LiPo battery packs, the connectors have a low-height top button with a pre-shaped soldering area which in combination allows the connectors to easily clear even low-sitting top decks. The plugs are available as 4mm or 5mm variant, they come as pairs and Yokomo also offers a 4mm and 5mm combo set, containing one each, for battery packs with mixed 4mm and 5mm connector tubes.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

January 29, 2017

Arena T4’17 2.3mm carbon fibre chassis & new top decks

Arena have introduced a new 2.3mm carbon fibre main chassis as well as three new upper decks for the Xray T4’17 touring car. Starting with the chassis, the part is cut from 2.3mm high-quality carbon fibre and so it is 0.1mm thicker than the standard chassis, resulting in increased stiffness which makes it ideal for medium-high traction asphalt and carpet surfaces. On top of this the part is also meant to be more durable due to being thicker. Also new and made for the T4’17 are 1.6mm, 2.0mm and 2.3mm top decks. The parts allow to fine-tune the car’s behaviour on a range of surfaces with the 2.3mm part will offer a very aggressive steering but also improved braking performance due to providing an overall stiffer chassis assembly. All parts are a direct replacement and they are available now.

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