Muchmore introduce their new Impact FD2 line of high-performance LiPo battery packs. Built using the latest high C-rate cells the range includes a standard size 6000mAh 90C pack, a 4500mAh 90C shorty battery as well as two 25mm height 6000mAh 90C and 23mm low-profile 5200mAh 80C saddle packs. All batteries come in a protective hardcases and with 4mm bullet-type connector tubes.
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New from Radtec comes a 2-piece motor cooling fan mount. Machined from high-grade 7075-T6 aluminium the holder is usable with 30mm and 40mm fans and it mounts directly to the motor can for improved cooling efficiency without interfering with the chassis’ flex. The mount features a channel to route the fan’s connection wire in and it is available in several colours including black, orange, light blue and red.
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Italian company Marka Racing have two new aluminium option parts for the Yokomo BD7 2014 and BD5 available in the form of a floating fan mount and black front spool drive cups. Starting with the fan mount, the CNC-machined 7075 aluminium part offers a special design that minimises the influence on the chassis tweak as only one screw is used to fix the mount to the main chassis plate. The black anodised holder is usable with most of today’s 25mm, 30mm, 35mm and 40mm fans, it weights in at only 2.3g and comes with mounting hardware. The sturdy design allows to mount smaller 25mm and 30mm fans with only one screw to minimise weight gain while larger 35mm and 40mm fans should be fixed with two screws. The part is a direct fit on BD7 2014 and BD5 cars but using the mount on a 2015 spec car requires a mooting hole to be drilled by your own.
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Following a first teaser image Italian company Bittydesign have released a first proper photo of their forthcoming carpet-specific 190mm bodyshell. Coming with a BMW-ish front end design and a roof line that reminds on the popular Mazda 6 the body is purpose designed for carpet racing and it will be officially released at the end of this month.
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CRC’s 2014 IFMAR World Championships winning Xti-WC 1/12th scale pan car kit will soon become available for the public. Building on the winning heritage from the multi-champion Xti and Xti-Altered Ego cars, the World Champion edition features a new chassis and a front sub frame U-plate as well as minor geometry tweaks to allow both stock and modified racing right out of the package. The main feature of the new design is the front sub frame that uses six attachment points rather than four. The “double decker” design coupled with the increased mounting positions results in a much more rigid front end, however, the user can remove one set of mounting points to adjust the front flex of the chassis.
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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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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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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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