New from WRC come carbon fibre discs for the front steering knuckles and rear hubs of the GTX 1/8th on-road car. The machined parts are meant to improve both low and high speed steering, they make for more traction and increased stability in high-speed corners due to less aerodynamic drag and turbulences created inside the rims.
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Coming this April is Radtec’s aluminium main chassis plate for the Tamiya TRF419 touring car. Cut from 7075 material and sporting a black anodised finish with silver chamfered edges the chassis is a replacement for the standard carbon fibre part and made for the use on high-bite surfaces.
Source: Radtec [radtec-rc.com]
Shepherd have released a new option part for the Velox V8 EC on-road kit in the form of a carbon fibre front body mount stiffener. Made from high-quality carbon material the stiffener fits the Velox V8 EC as well as at the Velox E8 and it is held in place with the screws of the front body mounts. The stiffener plate comes as a set with two button head hex screws to additionally attach the plate to the front bulkheads. Using the part increases the stiffness of the body mounts and the bumper and it is available from now on.
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Reds Racing have released their new M3 World Touring S, a 2.1cc engine for the 1/10th 200mm Sedan class. The new engine offers the most advanced technologies to get the best performance and reliability. The WTS is of a new extra long stroke design which guarantees extreme torque and high output power for exceptional power at low to medium RPM for a greater acceleration. Another feature is the all-new 7mm front crankshaft and bearing, made on purpose to guarantee higher stiffness and better performance. Furthermore, the WTS features a stiffer crankcase and a new lightweight cooling system. The engine is also meant to be one of the lightest in its category thanks to a redesigned cooling head and due to a new combustion chamber and back-plate design. The M3 WTS is hand-tuned by Mario Rossi and comes with a silicone-filled, balanced and tuned crankshaft and before leaving the factory each engine is hand inspected and compression checked by Mario Rossi for maximised performance. On top of that there are also already broken-in engines available.
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Following the introduction of their 2015 nitro off-road engine range French company RB now have information on two new on-road engines available. The super long stroke CXR SLS9 V2 is available in a standard and a special Ielasi Tuned version for even higher performance. Based on the 2014 range the V2 offers a 9-port design with two by-passes, the Multi Exhaust System and two additional lubrication wholes and the engines make use of a lightened and silicone paste filled 14.5mm crankshaft with 3-weight balancing. The rear bearing is a 14.5mm ceramic race while the front 8-ball type is a standard affair. The new low centre of gravity lightweight cooling head offers 10 degree angled cooling fins for improved heat dissipation and the double adjustment carburettor comes with 9mm and 8.5mm restrictors. While looking the same from the outside – despite the Ielasi Tuned engraving on the cooling head– the powered-up version of the CXR SLS9 V2 features subtle modifications to the liner and crankshaft, made by the Italian frontrunner to extract the maximum performance from the engine.
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Matrix Racing Tires have released a first teaser of their forthcoming touring car bodyshell. No detailed information are available yet but judging from the image it appears to be a 190mm electric TC body with the front rubber tyre lurking under the black towel while the overall appearance of the front section also screams “electric”. More information and images will become available soon.
Source: Matrix [matrixtires.it]
KM have new optional spur gears for the K8 1/8th scale nitro on-road car available. Coming as 48T and 50T 1st gear and 45T and 47T 2nd gear variants the parts help to fine-tune the gear ratio to suit the track conditions. They are made from a long-life compound material and sport moulded-in size markings for easy identification.
Source: KM [km-rc.com]
Shepherd introduce a carbon fibre main chassis plate, one of the first option parts especially developed for the Velox E8 1/8 electric on-road kit. Made from premium carbon material the chassis plate is nearly 50 percent lighter than the standard aluminium part and it creates a small raise of the centre of gravity combined with a different flex characteristic which leads to improved site bite. This results in better handling and agility of the car while the acceleration is improved at the same time because of the reduced weight overall weight. A direct replacement for the aluminium chassis the extra stiff carbon chassis is also a true eye catcher and available from now on.
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