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January 13, 2016

Xray T4’16 aluminium flex chassis

Xray T4'16 aluminium flex chassis

Xray have introduced the aluminium flex chassis for the T4’16 touring car. Cut from 2.0mm 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised and with silver chamfered edges the chassis will offer improved flex over Xray’s standard alloy chassis, thanks to adapting a popular design that utilises herringbone-shaped flex cutouts. The increased torsional flex makes the chassis ideal for low to medium-bite conditions as it helps the car to generate more traction, stability and steering.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 13, 2016

Yeah Racing aluminium motor spacer sets

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Coming from Yeah Racing and made for most 540-size motors is a 3-piece set of aluminium heatsink spacers. The shims are machined from aluminium and two of them sport a serrated design to enlarge the cooling surface and to allow for ventilation between the motor and the spacer. By using different amount of shims the motor can be used to adjust the weight distribution of the chassis. The shim sets are available in a range of colours including black, blue, gun metal, orange, pink and purple.

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January 13, 2016

New Ielasi Tuned .21 & .25 engines coming soon

Ielasi Tuned have announced the soon release of two new nitro engines. First up is the .21-9CL World Championship long stroke on-road engine as it was used by Daniele Ielasi at the 2015 IFMAR World Championships in Brazil. The second new power plant is a .25 truggy engine, with the specification of both are still to be announced. Both engines will be on show at the forthcoming Nuremberg Toy Fair and they will become available shorty after.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

January 13, 2016

Serpent 977 stiffener set & X-hard Centax spring

Serpent have new option parts for the 977 Viper 1/8th on-road car available in the form of a rear chassis stiffener set and an extra hard Centax clutch spring. Starting with the chassis stiffener, the set will reduce the chassis flex around the engine area for smoother brake action and it is easily taken off for maintenance and cleaning purposes. Included is a new aluminium bottom brace as well as a tie-rod set to connect the radio plate assembly with the rear 2-speed shaft bracket. The other new part is the X-hard Centax clutch spring. The precision-made spring features ground contact surfaces for constant performance and it is usable in all Serpent 1/8th scale cars with Centax clutch as well as the cars of many other brands.

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January 13, 2016

Avid Triad aluminium wing buttons

Avid have introduced the new Triad series aluminium wing buttons for 1/10th and 1/8th scale applications. Weighing in at only 0.03 gram each, which is half the weight of Avid’s current 1/10th wing buttons, they offer silver highlights and laser-etched Avid logos. The aluminium buttons make for a more sturdy wing mounting without adding unnecessary weight and they are available in black, blue, red, green, pink, orange, hard anodise, and a new purple colour. The buttons are designed for use with an M3 flat head screw and they are usable with off-road and on-road vehicles alike.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

January 13, 2016

Tamiya VW Golf Mk.1 Group 2 re-release

Tamiya VW Golf Mk.1 Group 2 rerelease

Tamiya have issued a re-release of the 2013 Volkswagen Golf Mk.1 Racing Group 2 M-chassis kit. Based off of the front-driven M-05 chassis the car features a monocoque frame chassis, 3-bevel gear differential, front and rear friction dampers and last but not least a 1970’s VW Golf polycarbonate bodyshell as well as grippy slick tyres with foam inserts. Back in 2013 the Golf was already some sort of a re-release although the original Tamiya Golf Racing Group 2 was a pan car and the two basically only shared the wide fender bodyshell.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

January 13, 2016

Xpert RC MI-3301HV mini servo

New from Xpert RC comes the MI-3301HV high-voltage mini servo. Designed with 1/12th pan car racing in mind, the servo offers a high speed of down to 0.06s and a torque of up to 198oz-in. Furthermore the MI-3301HV has an one-piece CNC centre housing with an all-metal gear set and brushless motor design for durability and performance while a black servo lead makes for that much preferred factory look.

Source: Hobby Authority [hobbyauthority-dist.com]

January 12, 2016

Serpent F110 SF2.W 200mm formula car kit

Serpent’s successful F110 SF2 1/10th scale formula car kit is now also available in a 200m wide foam tyre version. The main differences between the narrow rubber tyre version and the foam tyre variant are the wider lower front suspension plate, the longer upper trackrods and the longer steeringrods. The parts make for a total car width of 200mm, a specification that is used in many Asian racing series. Aside from the front suspension the remainder of the car is left unchanged from the rubber-spec SF2. Included with the SF2.W comes a genuine Protoform F1-15 bodyshell, Serpent’s moulded rear diffusor and a set of ETS-legal front and rear wings. The inclusion of the body and rear diffusor is also a running change to the standard SF2 kits from now on, Serpent announced.

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