The Border have introduced the BRP Supastox brushed motor mount for the Schumacher GT12 car. Made from high-quality fibre glass and coming including the necessary hardware, the mount allows to use cheap brushed motors, making for even lower running costs of this already relatively inexpensive class. The mount is usable with the Schumacher Supastox and Supastox GT and silver can motors such as the Carson Cup Machine.
Source: The Border [the-border.com]
Coming from Serpent is a new front spool set for the Erxy 411 touring cars. Standard in Serpent’s latest Project 4-X car, the spool also fits the older 411 with its blade-type design and spring steel outdrives making for less wear. The set includes a new belt pulley, the aluminium spool body as well as spring steel outdrives and the protection blades.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Coming from Yokomo are 8mm offset aluminium front wheel hexes for the YD-2 drift car. Machined from aluminium and coming black anodised and with etched size markings the hexes make for a different driving feeling and they are recommended especially for skilled drivers.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
Japanese company Active Hobby have introduced several new option parts for the Tamiya TRF419 and TA07 Pro. Starting with the TRF419 parts, available soon are two sets of inner suspension pin weights that attach for the front and rear A-arm pins. Machined from heavy brass material and coming with a black and golden finish, the weights help to fine-tune the weight balance as they add weight to the lower part of the chassis but they do not hang over like FF or RR brass suspension brackets. They add about 3.5g of weight and they come in sets of two for the front or the rear of the chassis and they are also usable with the TA07 Pro.
T-Works have announced the release of several turnbuckle and screw sets for the Destiny RX-10S touring car. The range includes a hybrid titanium and aluminium as well as full titanium turnbuckle set, 64-grade titanium UFO and standard head screw sets, a black anodised 7075-T6 aluminium screw set, as well as a mixed titanium and aluminium screw kit and also a set of gold-anodised steel screws.
Coming from Muchmore are two new 5200mAh LiPo battery packs. First up is the Impact HV FD2 5200mAh 110C LiHV battery, made using the latest generation LiHV cells with a higher nominal voltage. Using LiHV-compatible chargers a 2S pack can be charged up to 8.7V allowing for higher output voltage. LiHV packs are also good to be charged to the standard 8.4V for sanctioned races with the flat discharge curve compared to regular packs making for more punch towards the end of a run. The pack measures a standard 138×46.5mm but the reduced height of 22.3mm makes for an overall lower centre of gravity. The hardcase battery pack is equipped with 4mm bullet-type connectors.
Team Powers have introduced the Actinium V2 brushless motors. The version 2 features a redesigned stator with lower resistance and improved power efficiency, which reduces the motor’s running temperature. The new case design incorporates an air flow convection system to keep motor temperatures down by 10 to 15 degrees. On top of this the new neodymium rotors produce a stronger magnetic field than the previous Actinium, by almost 10 percent, and they fade less at the end of a run for more power in the decisive moments of a main. The motor is rounded out by a new endbell design that has a greater range of timing, this gives the racer the ability to tailor the motor to his gearing and also changing track conditions. The V2 will become available in a range of modified and stock windings very soon.
Italian company Bittydesign have introduced their new Type-6R bodyshell for 1/10th scale formula pan cars. With the focus being set on both a well performing and aesthetically pleasant body the Type-6R offers exceptional overall balance, optimised airflow and a thoroughly shaped rear end that is low and lean while still offering plenty of room for the motor pod. Made from genuine 0.75mm Lexan material the body also comes with a comprehensive pre-cut decal sheet to make sure even single colour paint jobs can be a crown pleaser and also included is a white driver helmet and suitable mounting material. The body is already available through Bittydesign’s own web store and it will become available world-wide by end of October.
