Italian company Hot Race, official tyre supplier for the recent IFMAR Touring Car World Championships, introduce their new line of carpet specific rubber tyres. They use a specially formulated rubber and different inserts compared to the asphalt tyres in order to maximise performance. The range will become available by the end of October, beginning of November.
Source: Hot Race Tires [hotracetyres.com]
Schumacher introduce the latest incarnation of their championship winning SupaStox 1/12th scale GT12 kit, the SupaStox GT. Coming in two versions, with a S1 fibreglass chassis and rear differential or based on a carbon fibre chassis with fixed axle, the car is meant to be lighter, stronger and faster than ever. Included in all versions is a new low centre of gravity alloy motor mount and a pivot ball rear end with front to back tube damper for improved bump handling while new front and rear ride height adjustment options allow for improved fine-tuning. The car accepts a wide range of industry-standard bodyshells and electronics and it comes with pre-glued contact foam tyres front and rear.
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Highest RC introduce a servo specially designed for the use in formula chassis kits. The low-profile servo features an aluminium case with plastic lower bottom part and it comes without the standard mounting lashes as these are normally cut away in many formula chassis to allow for an upright mounting position. The high-voltage compatible servo is usable from 4.8V input on and offers up to 0.06s of transit time with a torque as high as 8.3kg-cm. A coreless motor makes for efficient operation and the servo is compatible with Sanwa’s SSR mode.
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WRC now offer a lightweight bodyshell for the F-One formula kit. Made from clear high quality material the body offers the same design as the current F-One shell but it is 20 percent lighter to save some valuable weight.
Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]
Italian company Capricorn introduce the new V3 shock absorbers for their EP and GP kits. The shocks feature a redesigned lower cartridge that allows to use dual O-rings for better sealing or a single O-ring for a smoother operation with less friction. A new piston rod design holds the pistons in place using a screw for easier setup changes and a fixed piston that does not rotate within the shock housing. The 1/10th shocks are available as 52mm, 55mm and 57.5mm long variant while the 1/8th related shocks come in 57.5mm an 60.5mm length. Also new are 50 shore and 60 shore volume compensator membranes for further fine-tuning.
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Team Orion introduce the new VST2 Sport brushless motor. Developed by Oscar Jansen the sport version of the World Championship winning VST2 Pro is of a fixed timing design, making it ideal for spec racing classes. The motor builds on a machined aluminium can, it is of a simple and reliable deign and large venting holes make for efficient cooling and low running temperatures even in high ambient temperatures. The VST2 Sport is available in 6.5T to 8.5T modified and 10.5T to 21.5T stock windings.
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ZZRacing have new stainless steel and titanium screw sets available for a range of Schumacher and Hot Bodies kits. Beside weight saving titanium and cooler looking silver stainless steel screws the sets also include purple colour aluminium washers and aluminium nyloc nuts and they are currently available for the Schumacher Mi5, Mi5 Evo, Cat K1, Cougar KR/KF/SV2 as well as the SupaStox kit. As for the Hot Bodies range, specific sets for the TC-FD and TCXX are available.
Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]
ST Racing Concepts titanium screw kits will help reduce the weight of a range of Tamiya on-road cars, especially those heavier tub chassis cars like the TB04 and the TA05/06 series cars. Double deck graphite cars can also benefit from the weight reduction to bring the vehicles closer to the new 1380g minimum weight in Touring Car racing. Also included are light blue anodised lock-nuts to complete the kits. The kits are available for a range of cars including the TRF418, TB Evo6, TB04, TA06 and F104v2.
Source: STRC [teamstrc.com]
