Following extensive testing with factory driver Alexander Hagberg, HotRace tyres have introduced their new line of 1/12 rims. The new rims material is lightweight but not fragile allowing maximum performance with the highest reliability. These rims are expected to be on the market from the second week of December.
Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]
Not wasting any time, T-Works have introduced a whole host of new items for the newly released Xray X1 2017. New items include a set of 64-grade titanium ball ends, a complete titanium turnbuckle set, as well as a hybrid version, and a load of different screw sets. The screw sets include full titanium with the newly announced UFO head, gold plated steel screw set, a mix of titanium and 7075-T6 orange anodised screws and finally a complete set of orange anodised aluminium screws.
New from Xray for the T4 comes this super smart fan mount designed specifically for the T4 platform. Able to accommodate popular fan sizes including 30mm and 40mm fans, the fan mount is installed on the bulkhead rather than the chassis to eliminate any tweak and to ensure no vibrations are transferred to the chassis.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The latest entry into the world of GT12 racing comes the Venom GT12 from Mardave. Featuring a new carbon fibre layered chassis for ultra fast performance, a newly designed rear pod and front end it comes supplied with JFT S foam as standard. Developed with input from Mardave’s team drivers, the Venom GT12 includes all the adjustments and features that you need to be at the front such as a new ball differential with 3 screw wheel fixing along with a carbon axle, separate springs for independent roll and bump stiffness adjustment, balanced rear pod and new lower motor position.
Novarossi have introduced their new Mito 12 World Champion engine, as used by Dominic Greiner to win the 1/10th 200mm World Championships earlier this year. The new motor is slightly lighter than its predecessor, while the crankshaft has slightly reduced rotational mass and greatly improved fuel flow for improved performance. The package is completed with the updated cooling head that sports the WC Italy tag.
Xray have released complete details on the follow up to their ETS Championship winning X1 Formula car. The all-new and innovative feature of the F1 class is the fully-adjustable wire anti-roll bar. The anti-roll bar improves steering characteristics & precision, and makes the car easier to handle. The wobble-free anti-roll bar system is mounted to anti-roll bar holders which are mounted on the arm mount plate via bearings for extra-smooth movement and quick & easy changes and adjustment. The all-new upper & lower graphite arms were redesigned to fit and work with new wire anti-roll bar system while the all-new arm mount plate was redesigned to allow mounting of the new aluminium anti-roll bar holders. Other changes include an update chassis plate, a shorter big-bore shock absorber, a new shock spring collar, an updated central mount plate and a rear wing graphite mount.
Complete details on the new X1 can be found here.
Italian company Capricorn have announce the release of their new One tyre traction compound. The additive was developed with both rubber and foam tyre racing in mind and it is both stronger and more sticky than Capricorn’s standard tyre sauce. The chemical comes in a metal can for secure and convenient storage and transportation and it is available now.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Coming from Yokomo are the new Zero 2 series sport-level brushless motors. Featuring a newly designed and black anodised aluminium can the motors are available in a range of windings including 6.5T and 8.5T modified as well as 10.5T to 30.5T stock variants. The fully enclosed design without cooling openings result in a motor that requires very little maintenance even when operated in dusty conditions and the motors come pre-wired with bullet-type connectors, compatible with many entry and sport-level brushless speed controllers.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
