Serpent have released first images of their forthcoming S411 Eryx 3.0 touring car kit, courtesy of Marc Fischer. The pictures mainly show the new aluminium lower chassis plate that can be seen in prototype stages in the images – the production version will come hard-anodised and engraved. Shipping of the kits will start after the 6th of May with the 3.0 should be hitting the stores shortly after.
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German Hobbywing distributors Hype introduce the Quicrun series of “sports” brushless motors and speed controllers. The controllers are developed to work with sensorless and sensored motors and are LiPo and NiMH battery compatible. There is also a waterproof line of controllers available and a port for an optional programming card makes adjusting the speedos to your likings easy. Available are a 30A 1/16th scale ESC, two 60A 1/10th controllers with and without sensor port, as well as a 150A 1/8th variant. As for the motors, Hobbywing comes with a 3800kv sensorless 1/10th scale and 2000kv sensorless 1/8th scale offering beside four 1760kv to 3450kv sensored 540-size motors.
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Avid introduce 12mm hex carbon fibre track width spacers for any car that uses 12mm hexed with 5mm or smaller axles. Available as 0.5mm and 1.0mm variants, increasing the track width can help stabilise a vehicle on the front or rear end. Each set contains five spacers with the fifth one being a spare part. Also available is a 12-piece set including six 0.5mm and six 1.0mm spacers.
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According to the usually well informed Kentech Blog Tamiya is working on a wide track TRF101 formula kit, called the TRF101W. Tweaks from the “narrow” TRF101 are new, wider carbon fibre front suspension arms, the upper deck and the corresponding posts can be mounted in a “front” or “rear” position to alter the chassis’ flex characteristics, the lower deck is made of thinner carbon fibre for added torsional flex and an updated roll damper design allows for quicker response. The servo mount also received a make over and the car is believed to be on show at the upcoming Shizuoka Hobby Show in May.
Source: Kentech Blog [kentech.blogs.se]
Team C soon have the sport-level version of the TC10 touring car available called the TR10. The car is based on a carbon fibre double deck chassis and obviously features composite bulkheads, shock towers and suspension mounts while the motor mount and shock absorbers are still made of high-quality aluminium. Other items to spot are CV-style driveshafts, a floating servo and a velcro battery mount. We bring you more information on the kit as soon as we get them.
Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]
Serpent have send out a scoop for their 411 ERYX 3.0 touring car. The kit will become available in May and features a 2mm hard-coated and laser-engraved 7075-T6 aluminium chassis, new lower bearings blocks, a new low centre of gravity motor mount as well as separate top plate support bushings for improved flex adjustments. Other new parts that will make it into the 3.0 kit are a lightweight aluminium spool, new v2 hard composite plastic parts, front double joint driveshafts, new A-arm brackets front and rear, updated shock O-rings and lightweight aluminium turnbuckles.
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Blacktarmac introduce a line of specially formulated greases for a wide range of applications. First up is the copper grease, a lubricant incorporating finely dispersed copper dust. The grease is formulated to have excellent adhesion and resistance to give protection against wear, rust and high temperature degradation. Its primary use is on transmission parts.
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CRC have a new competition LiPo battery available in the form of the Rocket Fuel 2S 6000mAh saddle pack. Built from high-performance 65C cells the ROAR-approved battery comes in an orange colour hardcase and including jumper wire and balance lead.
Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]
