Made to fit most 1/12th and 1/10th scale pan cars are the new premium ceramic differential balls from Muchmore. Crafted to a diameter of 1/8″ or 3.175mm the balls run very true for improved diff action and maximum smoothness. They come in sets of 12 and fit all diff and main gears that make use of 1/8″ balls.
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Hiro Factory have introduced the 2015 version of their HRF12X 1/12th scale pan car. Available as complete kit or conversion kit for existing HRF12X cars the 2015 spec kit features a redesigned main chassis plate made from US-made high-quality carbon fibre. It is meant to have optimised flex characteristics which is further helped by the new floating servo mount that makes for perfect chassis symmetry and improved left-to-right handling. The chassis also allows for several battery positions including a forth and back placement and a new side link position creates a 4WS effect for more agile handling if needed. Included with the kit also come several 7075 aluminium parts including the front bulkhead, upper arm mount, turnbuckles, damper mount, motor mount and hubs. The kit is rounded out by a large volume, hard-coated aluminium centre shock absorber.
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Coming soon from LRP are the Outlaw Car Line high-voltage hardcase LiPo battery packs. Thanks to the new HDS-X high density stacking technology the packs have a nominal voltage of 7.6V compared to the standard 7.4V of current 2S batteries. To make maximum use of the added voltage the batteries need to be charged to 8.70V using chargers with special charge programs or adjustable charge end voltage with the high-performance 110C/55C cells allowing for charge rates as high as 3C. Both the 8000mAh standard size and 4900mAh shorty battery do not comply with the current rules of governing bodies such as IFMAR, EFRA, ROAR and others so they are banned from competition use but they can be run in outlaw classes or in your favourite bashing vehicle.
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VBC Racing have introduced the new Ghost Evo RM Spec 1/10th 4WD touring car kit. Released to celebrate the success of Australian National Champion Ryan Maker the RM Spec kit features a load of upgrades and options such as the Ghost Evo camber link adjusters, a 2-piece joint axle drive kit, X/Y-C05 and C0 centre suspension mounts, the Wildfire suspension shim set, Titanium-coated upright shafts, suspension pins and shock shafts, self lubricating shaft end shoes and more. Other features are taken over from the standard Ghost Evo kit such as the carbon fibre chassis and shock towers, large travel aluminium shock absorbers, oiled low-friction and rubber sealed ball bearings as well as aluminium turnbuckles.
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Horizon Hobby have introduced the all-new Losi Audi R8 LMS Ultra FIA GT3 1/6th scale RTR kit. The full-scale car is one of the fastest R8 in racing and the Losi model is designed to match its performance on the model racing track. Based on a 3mm aluminium chassis the car features torque vectoring differentials for improved traction, 18mm big bore shock absorbers for best possible handling and a 1200kv 6S-compatible Dynamite brushless motor to propel the car to speeds of up to 100km/h. The Active Vehicle Control technology helps to control the car at high speed and in fast corners. The kit is topped off by an officially licensed Audi R8 WRT Racing Team bodyshell with rear wing, diffusor and mirrors.
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Team Associated’s Apex Lexus RC F Brushless ready-to-run car is coming soon in the LiPo combo package including the 423-S 35W compact balance charger and the Wolfpack 3300mAh LiPo battery. The car comes fully assembled and with factory-installed Reedy brushless power. Additional features include the XP water-resistant speed control and XP 2.4GHz radio system. The front and rear sealed metal gear differentials are connected together with a tough aluminium drive shaft and imperfections in the road are managed by four adjustable fluid-filled, coil-over tuned shocks. The high-grip, treaded racing tyres are mounted on scale replica Lexus RC F 20-spoke hex-drive wheels featuring detailed brake rotors and callipers. Topping it all off is the factory-finished Lexus RC F body that replicates every detail of the most powerful of Lexus production cars.
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Shepherd have introduced another option part for the Velox V8 1/8th on-road car in the form of an aluminium shaft for the use on the middle bearing block. Compared to the standard shaft the aluminium part saves about 65 percent of weight, resulting in improved acceleration. The shaft comes hard-coated for wear and is available now.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Coming from Xray and made for the NT1 car is the graphite radio plate flex brace. The part is cut from 2.5mm carbon fibre and designed to stiffen the front end of the car which can help to calm down the car in high-bite conditions.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
