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August 12, 2016

Fenix Racing 200mm pan car gear differential kit

Fenix Racing have introduced a gear differential kit for 200mm 1/10th scale pan cars. Based off of the company’s 1/10th formula gear diff the 200mm pan car variant makes use of a Grade 5 titanium axle shaft, it comes with a 92 tooth 64 pitch spur gear and ABEC 5 1/4×3/8×1/8 ball bearings. Also included is a standard aluminium wheel hub. The unit weighs in at only 40 gram, it will make for greatly improved forward bite and a 235mm variant for wide Pro10 cars is around the corner too.

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August 12, 2016

Hudy introduce new Compact Pit Bag

Coming from Hudy is the new Compact Pit Bag. Redesigned and improved the bag is now of a lighter and more compact design, taking less space in the pits, during transportation and storage. Made from tough nylon material the bag sports colourful Hudy graphics and it incorporates a variety of useful features such as reinforced sidewalls and lower base, spacious storage pouches, an externally mounted and adjustable fuel gun holder as well as a soft fabric covered handle. Special anti-slip rubber feet make for a secure stand and it is designed to fit in the side pocket of the Hudy Carrying Bag or any other standard baggage or hauler bags.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

August 12, 2016

VBC Racing release new Wildfire D08 option parts

VBC Racing have released new optional parts for the Wildfire D08 touring car in the form of an anti-tweak battery mount, new hard compound suspension parts as well as SMJ-made springs. Starting with the battery mount, the design eliminates any tweak created by using mounting tape as the machined alloy loops do away with the need to wrap the tape around the chassis bottom as they can be looped around the mounting brackets. The rear mount also incorporates a length adjustment feature to adapt the mounts to different length LiPo packs.

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August 12, 2016

Mugen Seiki reveal MTX-6 “R” parts

Mugen Seiki reveal MTX-6 "R" parts

During this week’s IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Championships in Gubbio, Italy, Mugen Seiki have introduced what will be a future “R” version of their successful MTX-6 200mm car. Mugen Seiki development driver Takaaki Shimo is running a pre-production car, as featured in our Chassis Focus here, and now Mugen have released a couple of detail images of the updated parts that include a new main chassis, lightweight hard-anodised wheel axle shafts, hard compound suspension components, updated carbon fibre shock tower parts as well as a range of front bumper weights to attach to the also redesigned bumper. Also included will be a shiny clutchbell and also updated upper bulkhead covers. More information on the final specification will become available in time for the release.

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August 12, 2016

Arrowmax 7200mAh 11.1V 3S LiPo battery pack

Arrowmax have introduced their latest high-performance 11.1V 3S hardcase LiPo battery pack. Offering a capacity of 7200mAh and being built using 110C/55C cells the battery is ideal for high-power applications such as monster trucks, 1/8th “Lite” E-buggies and also 1/8th on-road cars. The battery comes pre-wired with a T-plug connector and standard balancer port and it is available now.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

August 11, 2016

Team Powers PS Cap power capacitor boards

Coming from Team Powers are two heavy duty power capacitor boards for 1S and 2S applications. Designed to improve initial motor punch and reduce motor fading over the course of a run, the capacitor boards are ideal for Stock and 1/12th scale racing. The 2S board utilises three capacitors while the 1S unit is of a smaller two-cap design with both featuring sturdy and easy-to-mount aluminium cases and heavy duty solder tabs. Both boards are made for the use in place for the speed controller’s stock capacitors and they are available soon.

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August 11, 2016

Techra aluminium on-road car stand

Coming from Techra is their new aluminium on-road car stand. Featuring a minimalistic design the stand is 28mm tall and it sports machined silver fillet edges for a special appearance. Equipped with rubber feet and upper foam strips the car stand offers a secure base for the car during building, maintenance and setup and it is usable with both touring and pan car chassis.

Source: Techra [facebook.com]

August 11, 2016

Xray tease X12’17 1/12th scale pan car

Xray tease X12'17 1/12th scale pan car

Xray have released a first teaser image for their forthcoming X12’17 1/12th scale pan car. With both the IFMAR Electric On-road World Championships and also the indoor season ahead the car will soon make a first official appearance and we bring you more details as soon as they surface.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]