July 23, 2015

Yeah Racing Sprint 2 Endurance upgrade set

Yeah Racing Sprint 2 Endurance upgrade set

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the HPI Spring 2 is the Endurance upgrade set. The package includes a range of aluminium parts such as front and rear bulkheads, shock towers, layshaft bearing hubs and more to improve the durability and precision, which is crucial when running low turn brushless motors and LiPo batteries. The shock towers also allow for a wider setup window while the bulkheads incorporate lower suspension mounting points for added rigidity. Also included are alloy battery mounting posts and an adjustable belt tensioner. The set is available for pre-order now and expected to ship at the end of July.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]


July 23, 2015

Xray NT1’15 graphite aerodynamic wheel discs

Xray NT1'15 graphite aerodynamic wheel discs

Xray have introduced two sets of aerodynamic wheel discs for the NT1’15 200mm touring car. Machined from 1.6mm high quality carbon fibre material the parts are a direct fit on the front steering knuckles and rear hubs and they are meant to improve traction, stability and steering on high-speed tracks. The discs are available as separate front and rear sets and come including mounting hardware.

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July 22, 2015

Castle Creations Mamba Micro X brushless ESC

Castle Creations Mamba Micro X brushless ESC

Castle Creation soon have the new Mamba Micro X brushless speed controller available. The waterproof speedo is suitable for 2WD or 4WD vehicles such as the Mini-LST, Half-Eight, Mini-Quake and Spyder vehicles. The controller received a heavy-duty BEC to handle today’s high-draw digital servos and also features a programmable auxiliary wire that allows the user to make “on-the-go” adjustments to several settings, such as torque control and max throttle, directly from a compatible transmitter. This allows to fine-tune the performance of the Micro X to meet changing driving conditions. New to the Micro X is the ability to run sensored brushless motors with the purchase of an optional sensor harness. The Micro X is cable of running on 2S up to 3S LiPo power with a highly-efficient heat sink design to keep the controller running cool, even when pushing it hard in mud, sand and other heavy power applications. The ESC is available as controller only or as controller plus motor combo.

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July 22, 2015

Yokomo BD7 double joint universal driveshafts

Yokomo BD7 double joint universal driveshafts

Made for the BD7 touring car are new double joint universal driveshafts from Yokomo. Offering improved durability and reducing unwanted wheel chatter at high steering angles the driveshafts are made from high-quality steel and they come including a pair or ball bearings.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]


July 22, 2015

Team Azarashi YZ-2 Fascia bodyshell

Team Azarashi YZ-2 Fascia bodyshell

Coming soon from Team Azarashi is the Fascia bodyshell for the Yokomo YZ-2 2WD mid motor off-road buggy. Offering Azarashi’s distinctive cabin design that highly separates itself from the current breed of radically shaped cab forward bodies the Fascia sports a somewhat oldschool shape with flowing lines and a pretty narrow cab. The body is made from clear, high-quality polycarbonate and shaped to snuggly fit around the chassis lines.

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July 22, 2015

Radtec 2.01mm & 3.01mm arm reamers

Radtec 2.01mm & 3.01mm arm reamers

Radtec have introduced two new arm reamer tools for the use with a range of vehicles. Made from high-quality steel material and coming titanium-coated for durability the tools are made to slightly widen the suspension pin holes of lower A-arms in order to make for binding-free operation. The tools are available in a 2.01mm and 3.01mm variant and they sport lightweight CNC-machined aluminium handles with a diamond pattern surface for convenient usage.

Source: Radtec [radtec-rc.com]


July 22, 2015

Flash Point on-road foam tyre sets

Flash Point on-road foam tyre sets

Flash Point have introduced several pre-mounted foam tyre sets for 1/8th and 1/10th on-road cars. Coming on white lightweight rims the sets include both the front and the rear wheels and they are available as 32/35 shore and 35/37 shore sets for 1/8th cars and as 35/40 and 37/42 shore sets for 1/10th 200mm sedans.

Click here to view the 1/10th tyre set


July 22, 2015

Extended Ielasi Tuned engine range

Extended Ielasi Tuned engine range

Ielasi Tuned, the brand of Italian frontrunner and former IFMAR World Champion Daniele Ielasi, has expanded their range of hand-tuned engines by four new 1/8th on-road, buggy and GT engines. Adding to the already available extra long stroke 9 and 3-ports on-road engines are two long stroke 9 and 7-port variants for 1/8th on-road applications. Also available now are the 4-port buggy and the 5-port, IFMAR-legal, rally/GT engine. All engines, except for the buggy variant, make use of the R7-16 conrod.

Click here to view the other new engines