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]
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]
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]
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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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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Exotek introduce the F1R2 IFS independent front suspension set that is designed to overcome the very limited suspension travel of standard can car type front suspension. The sweet spot is only about 2mm of travel which means abrupt and non linear car handling. With an IFS suspension the car handling becomes much more linear with real body roll characteristics which means you can drive harder into a corner while maintaining stability and confident road holding performance which translates to improved overall race time results and consistency. The 48 parts set contains all needed parts to convert the front suspension of cars with F104-type front suspension with parameter like droop, ride height, damper angle, spring rate, roll centre, camber and caster all being available from stock or using optional parts. Included are also two pairs of springs; black medium hardness for Ride tyres or low-grip conditions and silver firm springs for Shimizu or TCS tyres and high-grip tracks. The design fits onto the standard F104 bolt pattern but Tamiya type chassis are too narrow for the droop stop screws and the F104 servo mounting will not work. Exotek will work on developing the IFS set next to be able to work with standard Tamiya type chassis.
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As announced earlier this week, today we are publishing the exclusive “making of” of Xray’s first ever formula kit, the X1. Designer Martin Hudy will go into deep as he explains the challenges of creating a competitive yet user-friendly formula car.
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Beamcat have new optional +2mm shocktowers and long spring sets available for the VBC Wildfire D06 and D07 touring car kit. Starting with the shock tower conversion kit, it includes new 2mm taller carbon fibre front and rear damper stays and four sets of 25mm springs to allow the suspension fine-tuning according to the track conditions. The included springs come as soft 6.75 coil/285gf-mm, medium 6.50 coil/305gf-mm, hard 6.25 coil/325gf-mm and super hard 5.50coil/395gf-mm variant and they are also available separately as 4-piece sets and in Pro Racing combo containing all four spring types.
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