Shepherd have introduced an aluminium servo saver upper arm for the Velox V8 “WC” and “Simon Kurzbuch Edition” kits. Machined from high-quality aluminium and replacing the standard composite part, the lever improves durability while also giving a more direct steering feedback. The part comes black anodised for wear and it is available now.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Coming from T-Works and made for their Yokomo BD8 aluminium motor mount and floating servo mount set are two centre stiffener weights. Machined from brass and coming in a 20g or a 30g variant, the weights attach directly to the motor and servo mounts, they act as an inner battery stop, increase the overall chassis rigidity and add valuable weight at the most central part of the chassis. The weights are cut from high-quality brass material, they come with a black coating for wear and looks and they are marked for easy identification.
Infinity have officially introduced their new IF14 1/10th scale electric touring car kit. Originally based off of the SMJ CX11, the kit was refined with the help of Infinity’s factory on-road team that includes World Champions such as Marc Rheinard, Jilles Groskamp, Naoto Matsukura and Andy Moore to name just a few. The car makes use of a new, fully symmetrical chassis and topdeck design for precise steering action and equal traction characteristics while the somewhat unconventional suspension mount design has the lower arms attached to the front and rear aluminium bulkheads rather than the chassis as it is standard for most of today’s electric touring cars which results in a more natural chassis flex. Composite bushings make for swift and easy suspension geometry changes, such as toe and anti-squat, without the need for additional suspension brackets.
Teamsaxo have introduced a set of carbon fibre front suspension spacers for their line of GT pan cars kits. Including 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 2.0mm thick shims, the set helps to adjust the front ground clearance by raising the front suspension in relation to the chassis plate. The slotted design allows to easily slide the washers between the suspension bracket and chassis without completely undoing the whole assembly.
Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]
SMJ have introduced the new Kabuto 21XB2 off-road and R21 on-road engines. Starting with the off-road engine, the 21XB2 is available in a Power and Eco variant with he first one being aimed towards racing on high-speed off-road tracks on the the growing 1/8th GT class while the Eco variant is best used on low-grip or bumpy tracks. Both long-stroke engine feature DLC-coated and balanced crankshafts as well as ceramic rear ball bearings. On the carburettor side of things the Power variant is equipped with a 7mm venturi while the Eco engine utilises a smaller 6mm venturi. Both engines come pre-run-in meaning minimal preparation time to get them track-ready.
Italian brand TBR have release a 5-sheet set of laser-cut 5x7mm washers. Coming in 0.1mm to 0.5mm thickness, with the 0.3mm sheet also including 7x9mm washers, the sets are usable for a range of applications.
Source: TBR [bybianchi.com]
Serpent have released a range of optional parts for the older spec F110 SF2 1/10th formula car. Originally designed for the new SF3 the parts also fit the older SF2 with the range including a black-coated 7075-T6 aluminium chassis, carbon fibre side electronic mounts, a carbon fibre front suspension plate as well as upper and lower aluminium suspension posts. All parts are available from now on.
Xray have released a first official teaser image of their forthcoming 1/8th GT kit. No details of the car, that is likely based off of Xray’s successful XB8 platform, are known as of yet but expect full details and more images to surface soon.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
