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January 27, 2016

Mckune Design carbon fibre wing plates & buttons

Mckune Design have introduced their new carbon fibre wing plates and wing buttons. The wing plates feature chamfered edges and pocketing and are available for Team Associated, Yokomo, Xray, Schumacher, and PR Racing 1/10th scale buggies. The wing buttons feature a drilled and chamfered design and weigh in at just 0.7 grams for the pair. They are usable for off-road and on-road 1/10th scale vehicles and they are designed for the use with M3 flat head screws.

Source: Mckune Design [mckunedesign.com]

January 27, 2016

VBC Racing Lightning FX aluminium chassis plate

Coming from VBC Racing and made for the Lightning FX is an aluminium main chassis plate. A trend in touring car racing when running on high-grip surfaces, more and more pan cars now also enjoy the advantages of running higher rigidity chassis. The latest is VBC Racing’s high-end formula car that can be equipped with a black anodised 7075 aluminium main chassis. Offering silver chamfered edges the part not only looks cool, it also helps to calm the car’s reactions while making it more consistent when running on high-bite surfaces or when utilising high-traction tyres. Also new and advised to run in combination with the aforementioned alloy chassis is an aluminium lower pod plate. Just like the main chassis the plate comes black anodised, laser-etched and with silver chamfered edges.

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January 27, 2016

WRC GTX EP 1/8th electric on-road kit

Italian company WRC have introduced the GTX EP 1/8th electric on-road kit. Based off of the nitro-powered GTX the car utilises the same proven front and rear end components while the chassis was designed to allow multiple battery and motor configurations. The car uses a redesigned aluminium chassis, a new radio plate and new motor support all of which were developed with the weight gain due to the batteries and motor in mind.

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January 27, 2016

Capricorn F1-01 alloy pivot & pod plate

Capricorn have new optional parts for the F1-01 formula car available in the form of an aluminium pivot and lower pod plate. Starting with the pivot, the part replaces the standard kit item with a more durable and precise solution. It includes M3x3 and M3x6mm screws and it is a direct fit. Also new is a metal lower pod plate. It replaces the standard carbon fibre part and makes for improved rear traction.

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January 27, 2016

New Ielasi Tuned on-road & truggy engines

Ielasi Tuned have two new Novarossi-based nitro engines available for 1/8th on-road and truggy applications. Starting with the .21-9CL WC Edition, the 9-port long stroke on-road engine was used by Daniele Ielasi at the 2015 IFMAR World Championships in Brazil and it features a ceramic main bearing and a redesigned cooling head. The special edition engine was modified by hand to ensure the highest possible performance. The second new engine is the .25-7CL long stroke 7-port truggy engine. The power mill offers a displacement of 4.04cc and like the on-road engine it is hand-tuned by Daniele himself to extract as much performance as possible. Both engines are on show at this week’s Nuremberg International Toy Fair and they will become available shorty after.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

January 26, 2016

HRC Racing droop screws with delrin inserts

Coming from HRC Racing and made for a range of cars are droop screws with delrin inserts. Made from stainless steel the M4 screws offer a greater contact patch than standard grub screws meaning they will not harm the surface of the chassis plate. This makes for more consistent droop settings even when changing arm angles or wheelbase settings as the chassis’ surface is left without a scratch.

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January 26, 2016

LRP Competition Car Line 2016 LiPo battery packs

LRP have introduced a truck load of new Competition Car Line LiPo battery packs with some never-seen-before configurations along the usual array of standard, shorty and saddle packs. First up are the popular LCG P5 packs, low-height batteries that help to lower the centre of gravity of on-road and off-road cars.

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January 26, 2016

ARC R11 electric touring car kit

Following a first teaser ARC have now officially introduced the R11 1/10th scale 4WD touring car. Based on the experience made with the predecessor R10 2015, the R11 features some subtle changes and revisions in order to further boost performance, drivability and ease of maintenance. The car is based on a 86mm wide carbon fibre chassis that is 4mm wider than the one of the R10 to make for slightly stiffer flex characteristics and improved consistency. To achieve a more centred weight distribution the motor sits 4mm closer to the centre line compared to the previous model. To further centralise the weight the R11 sports new bulkheads that sit a total of 2mm closer to the centre line and the shock towers have been lowered and are now attached by only two screws. Doing away with two fasteners also adds a bit of flex to the bulkhead area in order to help generate more overall grip.

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