December 11, 2014

Shepherd Velox V8 EC 2015 1/8th nitro on-road kit

Shepherd Velox V8 EC 2015 1/8th nitro on-road kit-1

Team Shepherd introduce the Velox V8 “EC” 2015 1/8th nitro on-road kit. The car comes packed with a bunch of few small but fine detail changes that have been successfully tested by factory driver Simon Kurzbuch at the ENS finale in Fiorano where he was able to take the overall win. First up is the new rear shock tower that gives additional room to adjust the position of the centring pin of the rear body mount while the front body posts are now hard-coated to increase the durability. The steering linkage received new smaller pivot balls and ball joints that have less play and wear compared to the previous version while the complete car is now equipped with long-lasting steel pivot balls. The aluminium ones are still available as option parts for racers concentrating on weight savings.

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December 10, 2014

Muchmore 3D 30mm cooling fan guard

Muchmore 3D 30mm cooling fan guard

Muchmore now have a 3D cooling fan guard for 30mm fan units available. Developed with the help of 3-times World Champion Marc Rheinard the CNC-machined aluminium part weighs in at only 1.9g to not interfere with the weight distribution of the car while allowing exceptional fan protection and additional cooling surface at the same time. Four aluminium screws help to connect the speed controller’s heatsink with the fan guard which is meant to reduce the operation temperature by up to 8 percent. The guard fit’s Muchmore’s Fleta line of speed controllers and many other speedos with 30mm fan units.

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December 9, 2014

Capricorn C801/802 F1 rear anti-roll bar set

Capricorn C801/802 F1 rear anti-roll bar set

Made for the C801 and C802 is the new F1 rear anti-roll bar set from Capricorn. The multi-piece design allows for an easy adjustment using different thickness inserts of 2.3mm, 2.5mm and 2.7mm to fine-tune the roll characteristic of the chassis.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]


December 9, 2014

Radtec BD7 aluminium suspension blocks

Radtec BD7 aluminium suspension blocks

Radtec have new aluminium suspension block for the Yokomo BD7 2014 and 2015 kit available. They come machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and sport a black anodised finish with machined silver edges. The suspension mounts are available as 45.7mm variant for 2.5 degree toe-in and as 46.0mm block to create 2.8 degree toe-in when combined with the stock 42mm split centre mount.

Source: Radtec [radtec-rc.com]


December 8, 2014

Vampire Racing 7500mAh 80C LiPo stick pack

Vampire Racing 7500mAh 80C LiPo stick pack

Vampire Racing introduce the all-new 7500mAh 80C 7.4V hardcase LiPo stick pack. The newly developed high-performance battery is made from a new generation of very robust Lithium-Polymer cells that does not swell like most of today’s LiPo packs do. The special chemistry of the 80C cells delivers the best possible performance for power-hungry applications such as Modified and Stock touring cars as well as 1/8th off-road vehicles. The battery sports standard dimensions of 138x47x25mm, it weighs in at 330g and it comes with a protective hardcase that incorporates dual 4mm connector tubes.

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]


December 8, 2014

New Xray T4’15 anti-roll bars

New Xray T4'15 anti-roll bars

Xray now have a full range of anti-roll bar wires for the T4’15 electric touring car kit available. With the introduction of a new, ball-raced mounting system as it is standard on the ’15 spec car, updated anti-roll bar wires are needed in order to extract the maximum performance from the suspension. Beside the standard 1.4mm and 1.3mm wires that come with the kit there are also 1.2mm to 1.6mm front and 1.1mm to 1.6mm rear anti-roll bars available that help to fine-tune chassis roll according to the track conditions.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


December 8, 2014

Yokomo BD7 2015 short suspension arm conversion

Yokomo BD7 2015 short suspension arm conversion

Yokomo introduce the short suspension arm conversion for the World Championship winning BD7 2015. Used at this year’s Worlds by Yokomo’s factory drivers the conversion is now also available for the public and it consists of new 1.5mm shorter suspension arms and wider suspension mounts that retain the standard track width. Using the short arms optimises traction and on-track performance on both asphalt and high-grip carpet surfaces. Available separately for the front and rear of the car the sets include new suspension arms, anti-roll bar mounts as well as split and 1-piece suspension blocks.

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December 8, 2014

Yeah Racing XI Sport aluminium A-arms

Yeah Racing XI Sport aluminium A-arms

Yeah Racing introduce aluminium front and rear A-arms for the 3Racing XI Sport touring car. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming pink anodised the parts offer improved suspension rigidity, and they make for a more agile handling mid corner and in high speed turns. Coming in pairs the parts fit the Sakura FF, FF2014, Ultimate, Ultimate 2014, the XI and XI Sport.

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