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November 14, 2014

T-Works body post locators

T-Works introduce their new body post locators that help to make body fitting easier. The included aluminium body post guides with sintered magnets will be mounted atop the chassis’ body posts and the (painted) body located on the posts. Now four locator magnets are placed near the guides and the magnetic force will drag them into place. Now that the body post positions are set the body holes can be marked with a permanent pen and drilled with a body drill. The body post locators come laser etched and in the four colours of black, orange, red and blue.

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November 14, 2014

HB R8 1/8th nitro on-road kit

After its first showing in prototype stages at the 2013 IFMAR World Championships in Japan, the HB R8 1/8th nitro on-road car will soon become available for the public. The basis of the car is a 5mm thick 7075-series aircraft aluminium chassis with the same material being used for the upper and lower bulkheads, which are split horizontally for fast belt changes and easy tension adjustments. Other alloy parts include the suspension mount, engine mount and layshaft mount. The tops of the bulkheads are fitted with lightweight carbon fibre shock towers while laydown steering and throttle servo positions make for a low centre of gravity.

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November 14, 2014

TRG working on budget pan car kit

Japanese company TRG, know for their highly complex F104 and F103 conversion kits, such as the TRG114, are currently working on a simple pan car chassis for Tamiya front and rear axles. The prototype shows a 1-piece fibre glass chassis with an integrated rear power pod as part of the main chassis rather than a 2-piece solution as seen on the original F104 and F103 cars. Cut-outs left and right make for a “T-bar” design that allows the motor pod to flex as it is needed to create rear traction and side-bite. The front and rear of the chassis take F103 200mm (and we guess also F104 190mm) suspension parts and the car is designed for the use with GT and sports car type of bodyshells. The car/chassis is still in prototype stages and we bring you more information as we get them.

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November 13, 2014

Xray Work.Shop Italy – Announcement

Italian Xray factory team driver Francesco Martini, Alessio Menicucci and Mattia Collina will hold the Xray Work.Shop Italy at the RCLandia track in Scandino. The event takes place on the 15th on November and cover in-depth technical and setup support for all Xray T4’15 drivers. The free workshop starts at 10 a.m. and all you have to do to participate is to e-mail Francesco Martini with your interest to take part at f.martini@mac.com.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 12, 2014

Revolution Design Racing Products Ultra Bearings

New from RDRP is a line of high-quality ball bearings as a replacement for worn-out ball races or as instant upgrade when building a new kit. Their special construction with a protective rubber seal on the “outer” side and a low-friction steel shield on the “inner” side maximise the protection against the elements while optimising the drivetrain’s efficiency compared to all-rubber shielded ball races. This makes them especially useful in demanding applications such as electric and nitro off-road racing. A low-drag lubricant further adds to the ultra smooth operation with the bearings being available as complete car sets for many Team Associated, Team C, Team Durango, Kyosho, Mugen, Schumacher, TLR, and Yokomo kits as well as individually in 4-piece sets.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

November 12, 2014

Sanwa 23T clamp-type servo arms

German Sanwa distributors LRP introduce 23T aluminium Servo arms in three different colours. Coming in anodised black, blue and red the arms offer improved rigidity and precision over standard plastic arms, they feature two threaded ball stud mounting holes and a clamping design to securely fit them to the output gear.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

November 12, 2014

Scorpion Competition Power Pack 2S LiPo battery pack

Asian company Scorpion, known for their high-performance aircraft brushless motors and controllers, slowly but steadily step into the car market with the introduction of the 7.4V 6200mAh Platinum series LiPo battery pack. The hardcase battery is built from high-quality 65C cells and it sports standard dimensions of 138.4×46.6×24.9mm making it usable in a wide range of applications.

Source: Scorpion [scorpionsystem.com]

November 11, 2014

Project Push V2 1/8th quick release wheel axles

Italian company Project in cooperation with AGM introduce the updated Push V2 quick release wheel mounts for 1/8th on-road vehicles. The wheel axles feature a symmetrical design minimising possible imbalance as associated with conventional lever-type quick release mounts. New to the V2 is a hardcoated surface on the hubs for improved wear characteristics as well as new springs that make for better durability compared to the previous parts. In addition to the standard black release buttons Project will also release limited edition orange, red and blue variants.

Source: Project [projectrc.net]