Italian company WRC soon have a new universal rear wing for Tamiya and Xray formula pan cars available. The wing is of a wide yet relatively low height design and features an adjustable upper flap to fine-tune the downforce characteristics.
Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]
Team C have new 23T and 25T offset aluminium servo arms available for all applications that require large servo arms, such as 1/8th scale vehicles. The arms are manufactured from sturdy aluminium material, they come black anodised, laser-etched for easy identification and they are ideal for replace the kit’s plastic arms with more durable and more precise parts.
Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]
Racing Dutch is a new company from the Netherlands, specialised in 3D printed products. Developed by a network of professional engineers with a passion for RC the main focus will be on niche products for 1/8th and 1/10th scale nitro on-road racing. One of the first items to become available is a 200mm touring car rear wing, developed using CFD techniques to reduce the overall drag by as much as 40 percent. The wing is available in a medium and high downforce variant and it is recommended to paint or soak the part using Parma Faskolor or Createx paints to have it matching the body’s colour.
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HPI Racing introduce the all-new RS4 Sport 3 1/10th 4WD electric touring car. The club racing chassis features a completely sealed and highly efficient shaft drivetrain, coil-over shock absorbers plus waterproof electronics. The fully contained drivetrain means there are no exposed gears, belts or drivetrain parts to get stuck with rocks or dirt. Finally, the RS4 Sport 3 is finished with realistic tyres plus a range of licensed replica body and wheels for an authentic look that will grab the attention of all RC and motorsport enthusiasts. The range will include a BMW M3 E30 fifteen52, a Subaru BRZ with drift tyres and a Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in Flux specifications with a powerful brushless motor and speed controller.
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German Sanwa distributor LRP have released first information on the updated Sanwa SRG servo line and two new ERB servos. Starting with the SRG’s, the SRG-BZX (0.06s/15kg.cm), the all-alloy case SRG-BZX Type-R (0.06s/15kg.cm), the SRG-BRS (0.05s/13kg-cm) and the SRG-BLS V2 (0.05s/7.6kg-cm) all build on the previous versions but they feature an updated case with detachable receiver wire for swift and easy servo swaps or receiver lead changes. As for the ERB range, coming soon is the ERB-861 (0.07s/23kg-cm) standard size and the ERB-871 (0.06s/9.4kg-cm) low-profile servo. Both feature powerful brushless motors, they are IPX4 waterproof, come with metal gears and the ERB-871 also sports an all-aluminium case for extra rigidity.
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LRP’s long-running CPX touring car carpet tyre has received an overhaul and are soon available in an updated V2 version. Featuring an optimised rubber compound for improved overall performance the tyre comes pre-glued to a new white colour disc wheel. Shipping of the tyre, that will become available in sets of four, starts soon.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
New for 2015 is Novarossi’s line of Mito on-road nitro engines. Coming as 9-port Mito 9 and 7-port Mito 7 for 1/8th racing and smaller Mito.12 for 200mm nitro cars, all engines offer Novarossi’s patented shifted carburettor that grants better mixture flow through the crankcase for improved fuel efficiency and an optimised power curve. Also new are updated rear ball bearings for reduced rotating masses and an improved mixture flow inside the engine which relates to increased throttle response and higher top speeds. The .21 engines also come with a redesigned 3-needle carburettor for improved idle characteristics and an improved return to lower RPM when coming from the upper ranges of the RPM spectrum. The new engine line is rounded out by updated cooling heads with laser-etched logos.
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New from Exotek come two aluminium option parts for the Team Durango DEX410 and DETC410 kits. First up is the Flite vented motor plate for Team Durango’s 2WD buggy. The 100 percent CNC-machined vented motor plate keeps the motor running cooler and longer for that extra edge. Aggressive cut-outs allow the heat that builds up inside the gear cover to vent out thus lowering overall motor temps greatly. The extra machining reduces the weight down to 16g, making the plate over 5g lighter than stock, but the critical motor mounting areas are still intact to maintain solid motor mounting and gear mesh. The plate is available in gold or black anodising and it easily mounts as MM3 or MM4 configuration with the Exotek logos laser etched on both sides of the plate.
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