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October 5, 2015

Tamiya Motul Autech GT-R & Mazda Roadster

Tamiya have two new 1/10th scale on-road kits available in the form of the Motul Autech GT-R on the TT-02 chassis as well as the Mazda MX-5 Roadster, based on the M-05 chassis. Starting with the GT-R, the car resembles last year’s Super GT GT500 class winner with the vehicle being based on Tamiya’s popular entry-level TT-02 4WD chassis. Included in the kit come a replica Nissan GT-R bodyshell, a comprehensive decal sheet as well as black rims and slick tyres and it will hit the stores at the end of November.

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October 1, 2015

WRC F-One 90T & 94T 64 pitch main gears

Italian company WRC have introduced new main gears for their F-One 1/10th scale formula pan car. Coming in 90T and 94T sizes the 64 pitch gears are of a lightweight design and they allow to use more diff balls than many of today’s gears for a smoother and more reliable diff action.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

October 1, 2015

Awesomatix A800 electric touring car – Teaser

Russian company Awesomatix have released a first teaser for their forthcoming A800 electric touring car. No details on the features or specifications are known yet but the car is meant to perform (even) better while having a lower price tag. It is understood that the kit will hit the stores this October. We bring you more information as we get them.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

October 1, 2015

Mugen Seiki Racing ride height gauges

New from Mugen Seiki Racing come two ride height gauges. Manufactured from aluminium and coming laser etched for precision measuring they are available for on-road and off-road vehicles with the on-road gauge offering a range of 5mm to 15mm while the off-road gauge has a range from 18mm to 45mm. Both gauges come pre-assembled and they use a simple thumbscrew to lock in the desired setting.

View the on-road gauge here

September 30, 2015

Capricorn 1/8th front & rear aluminium wheel shafts

Italian company Capricorn have new aluminium CVD wheel shaft sets for their 1/8th scale on-road cars available. Scrubbing a good amount of weight and rotation mass the sets are available for the front and the rear and a special hard coating increases the durability and they also include new dogbones and couplers.

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September 30, 2015

Xray T4’16 electric touring car kit

Xray T4'16 electric touring car kit

Xray have introduced the latest incarnation of highly successful T4 platform. The 2016 specification car received some subtle changes to make the European Championships and IFMAR Vice-World Championship title winning car even better. The backbone of the ’16 is a redesigned lower chassis plate made from 2.2mm high-grade carbon fibre. Only 86mm wide the chassis offers optimised flex characteristics and it features new mounting positions for the updated motor mount to make for equal left-to-right flex and greatly reduced chassis tweak. Weight distribution and balance characteristics have also been optimised to allow the battery to sit as closely to the car’s centre line as possible which was made necessary due to today’s heavy, high-capacity LiPo battery packs. The chassis also sports pre-drilled holes for optional parts such as chassis weights, graphite motor guard, graphite adjustable battery holder, and battery strap.

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September 30, 2015

Capricorn ultra-high viscosity differential oils

Capricorn have three new ultra-high viscosity differential oils available. Coming as 1.000.000cts, 1.500.000cst and 2.000.000cst variant the fluids help to fine-tune front gear differentials in on-road cars and they are supplied in handy 50ml bottles.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

September 29, 2015

AME Project IRIS 1/10th 4WD touring car

Following a first preview, AME have announced full details and several renderings of their forthcoming Project IRIS 1/10th scale 4WD touring car kit. This next generation touring car was developed by Andreas Myrberg with the focus being set on an easy to build, easy to tune and easy to maintain platform without sacrificing performance. The car builds on a class-standard double deck chassis and utilises a 2-belt drivetrain but this is where similarities with most other touring cars end as the suspension package features innovative pushrods to actuate the rotation shock absorbers and torsion springs.

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