February 28, 2014

Schelle AE 12mm shock & turnbuckle tool

Schelle AE 12mm shock & turnbuckle tool

Available from mid-March is this Schelle tool for Team Associated’s 12mm big bore shocks. Making use of several machined slots and cut-outs the tool helps to lock and undo the lower shock caps, moulded or aluminium upper shock caps, and it also holds 4-40 Factory Team or Schelle’s own aluminium shock stand offs. On top of that the tools allows to adjust Factory Team, JConcepts and Lunsford turnbuckles, with angled turnbuckle slots giving more tool and hand clearance when working on the car. The part is CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium and comes black or blue anodised in a resealable snap case.

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February 27, 2014

Schumacher Mi1v2 electric touring car kit

Schumacher Mi1v2 electric touring car kit

Schumacher introduce the Mi1v2 electric touring car kit. The car offers an updated chassis and top deck to easily accept a wide rage of LiPo batteries, it offers a 4WD belt drive transmission with ball differentials, a widely adjustable suspension and front and rear anti-roll bars. The entry to intermediate level car also comes with a full set of ball bearings, front in-board toe-out options and a purple anodized motor mount for optimized heat dissipation. The package is rounded out by aluminium body shock absorbers.

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February 27, 2014

New WRC Formula 1 body coming soon

New WRC Formula 1 body coming soon

WRC soon have a new Formula 1 bodyshell available. Being of 1-piece design the body is meant to offer a better steering response and improved aerodynamics thanks to its design. The body will fit the WRC F-One kit and should be usable with other formula chassis too.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]


February 27, 2014

RSD TC6.2 adjustable body mounts

RSD TC6.2 adjustable body mounts

Reflex Racing now have these RSD adjustable body mounts for the Team Associated TC6.2 touring car available. The set contains two threaded tubes that slide over the original body posts for a rough body height adjustment and then two O-ring equipped support bushings are screwed onto the tubes for near infinite height adjustment. Coming as pair the body mounts also allow for body angle adjustment in order to bias the downforce.

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February 27, 2014

Speed Passion Reventon Pro 1.1 EX ESC

Speed Passion Reventon Pro 1.1 EX ESC

Speed Passion introduce the updated Reventon Pro 1.1 EX brushless speed controller. The latest version of SP’s World Championship winning ESC received a smaller black colour case that now measures 35x35x20mm, it comes with a new low-profile 30mm fan and the ESC is usable with 1S and 2S LiPo batteries. The 140A rated speedo features a 6V/3A BEC system, a build-in on/off switch and it is available now.

Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]


February 27, 2014

Exotek TB-04 stock motor adapter

Exotek TB-04 stock motor adapter

Made for Tamiya’s TB-04 chassis is this aluminium stock motor adapter. The C-shaped 6061 alloy part allows to use up to 52T 64dp and 37T 48dp pinions without further modification, making it ideal for all high-turn stock motors and “blinky” spec racing. The polished and anodised part is of a vented design for improved cooling and is also TCS North America series legal.

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February 26, 2014

GRP introduce 1/10th buggy & TC tyres

GRP introduce 1/10th buggy & TC tyres

GRP introduce two new lines of 1/10th tyres for electric off-road and touring car racing. Starting with the buggy tyres, available soon are the Buldog 2WD front, the Conic 4WD front and the Conic 2WD/4WD rear tyre. All three sport a familiar design that makes them ideally suited for carpet and astroturf tracks while the tyres will come in a medium “B” and a hard “C” compound. GRP also introduce suitable close cell foam inserts for the 4WD front and the rear tyre.

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February 26, 2014

Arrowmax T4’14 aluminium chassis

Arrowmax T4'14 aluminium chassis

Aluminium chassis plates seem to becoming en vogue in electric touring car racing and one of the latest companies to jump on the band wagon is Asian aftermarket company Arrowmax. Their latest release is this 2mm 7075-T6 alloy chassis for the Xray T4’14. CNC-machined and coming with a silver finish the lower deck is a direct replacement for the kit’s stock carbon fibre chassis.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]