New from Mini-Z racing specialists PN Racing is the new V3 version of its Anima High Torque Titanium Gear Digital Micro Servo. Designed for most 1:28 scale racing chassis, it offers wide operation voltage range from 4,8V to 8.4V allowing racers to fine tune and find the desired driving feel. Tiny at only 7-grams it offers up to 41oz/in torque at 8.4V. It is fully programable with PN Racing’s USB Programmer.
Source: PN Racing [pnracing.com]
Yokomo has announced a number of upcoming new parts releases for its BD12 1:10 Electric Touring Car. First up is a 2.4mm thick Graphite Bumper Support. This plate is mounted on the front bumper to strengthen the bumper. By catching crashes and other impacts with the bulkhead, it prevents damage to the front part of the main chassis. A 2.4mm Graphite Front Shock Tower Stiffner connects the lower portion of the front shock tower to increase rigidity. It increases the rigidity of the shock tower and improves the shock’s operating precision, while leaving the bulkhead surrounding it supple. Graphite Steering Block Arm L, also 2.4mm thick, feature an extended tie rod mounting position compared to the RTC standard arm to reduce toe-in change during suspension stroke. It improves turning performance especially on high grip surfaces. Also new for the car are RTC Axle Block Spacers which are inserted between the aluminium axle block and arm to raise the outer tie rod position and increase the amount of toe-in change due to suspension stroke, thereby increasing rear traction. Finally there is a Graphite Separate Battery Holder. Lightweight, split front and rear sections allow the chassis to remain flexible for torsion. Spacers are included to adjust to the battery thickness.
With the 1:8 Onroad World Championship just around the corner, Hasi Tuned is making available a very limited run of .21 engines aptly called the W.C. Japan Edition. Only 10 units will be offered for sale with special features of the engine being the outer head being made with new material making it 2.3 grams lighter than the previous one and which is finished with a W.C Special Design. Coming in a new WC Special Design Combo Box, the engine gets an optional Hasi Venturi, optional Hasi Back plate, 9 Ports AAC piston and sleeve, Front Full Steel Swiss Ball Bearing and Rear Ceramic Swiss Ball Bearing. The combo is completed with a HT04 Manifold & Efra 2174 24k Gold coated pipe.
Awesomatix has released a number of new parts for it A800 1:10 Electric Touring Car. A new Rear Belt Tensioner for A800R mounts on the chassis right behind the motormount further reducing belt skipping on the rear pulley and extends the lifespan of the belts. They also have a new APS Additional Progressive Spring set which is designed for use on A800R. Progressive conical tapered springs of the APS set press on the lower suspension arms and add a progression into the suspension spring rate. Test results showed more consistent lap times with improved overall feeling on the low-med grip asphalt and carpet tracks. Two types of springs are included in the APS set – SPR-P1 spring, adding ~13 gf/mm average suspension rate on the wheel and a slight progression, and SPR-P2 spring, adding ~20 gf/mm average suspension rate on the wheel and increased progression. The SPR-P1 spring is mainly recommended on the rear end of the car, while the SPR-P2 is recommended for the front end of the car. It is also possible to add only the progression into suspension rate without increasing the total average suspension rate. In that case you should soften the main leaf springs settings by 13gf/mm when using SPR-P1 and 20gf/mm in case of SPR-P2 usage.
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Just in time for the indoor season, Xpress has released an aluminium chassis plate for their Execute XQ11 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The chassis which features extra holes for fine tunes chassis weights, is perfect for racing on carpet tracks but is also a great option for tuning the car for high grip outdoor asphalt tracks.
Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]
Adding to its line of RC accessories, VP Pro is now offering Liquid Mask. Supplied in 100ml bottles with a convenient flip-up cap it is ready to spray or brush with no thinning required. Allowing for precise & detailed designs, the easy to apply liquid gets into difficult areas of your body shell and is blue in colour for clear distinction between masked and unmasked areas.
Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]
MR33 has released a new aluminium servo holder single arm steering for the Awesomatix A800R / A800MMX 1:10 Touring Car. The 8 gram LCG servo mounts have a very low profile as no material extends beyond the servo. This lowers your car’s centre of gravity and allows your servo housing to shine in its original design when you look at the vehicle from above. The servo floats 0.5mm above the chassis and does not affect its flexibility.
Source: Tonisport [tonisport.de]
Team Destiny has introduced a new optional clamp design single bell-crank steering set for its RX-10SR3.0 1:10 Electric Touring Car. It features two different linkage widths for steering response adjustment with three different Ackermann angles selectable. It is supplied with two 5x9x3mm large ball bearing for increase stability and mount on the kit servo floating servo mount directly.
