New from WRC and made for the STX electric touring car is the Dynamic Steering Rail DSR set. Letting the steering rail work on a curve the system is meant to improve handling at both low and high speeds while offering easy installation and maintenance. Additionally the Ackermann angle is adjustable by using differently shaped rails.
Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]
Smokem Racing has introduced the D06-IIX chassis and top deck for the VBC Wildfire D06. Using their proprietary “Pro-Weave” 100 percent carbon fibre construction, a specially developed 2.0mm thick chassis material that is stiffer than conventional weave but softer than a quasi weave, the D06-IIX chassis features a contoured design that delivers a perfect combination of increased flex and lower centre of gravity. Furthermore, the differential and spur gear openings have been closed off to further enhance flex characteristics and improve airflow on the bottom of the chassis. The result of these design enhancements is improved cornering speed over a wider range of track conditions and temperatures. Through extensive development and testing, Smokem has managed to improve the high speed steering and transitional response with the D06-IIX design. The performance of this chassis and top deck combination was proven by team driver Ryan Maker’s TQ run at round 3 of the Asian On-Road Championship in Melbourne, Australia.
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KM Racing introduce a new carbon fibre bumper plate set for the H-K1 Meen Version 200mm nitro on-road car. Included in the set are a graphite bumper plate, aluminium bumper posts, bushings and mounting hardware. The set is a direct fit on the EvoII and Meen Version kits, the parts are light of weight and made to improve the foam bumper support.
Source: KM [km-rc.com]
During this week’s International Indoor Championships IIC Protoform is testing a new and yet unnamed carpet bodyshell for 190mm sedans. Mounted to Juho Levänen’s Team Associated TC6.2 the body appears to be of quite an aggressive design with a large front splitter and a pronounced bumper, grille and headlight section. No official information are available yet but we keep you up to date as soon as they surface.
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Made for Muchmore’s Tire Sander Pro is this wheel hub adapter for 1/10th formula wheels. Constructed from aluminium and coming with a quick release mount the adapter holds both the ball raced front and the hex hub rear wheels without additional adapters. Using the tyre sander helps to remove excessive moulding on the tyre’s surface or to pre-scrub the running surface if track conditions call for it.
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Team Orion have a new USB Link software for the use with their Vortex R-series speed controllers available for download. The new release allows to program, update and increase the functionality of the speed controller and it features an improved user interface along with the ability to import, export and print the ESC settings. As always each new release contains all the previously released ESC firmware updates. Also included is a new Stock motor firmware for the R10Pro and R10.1Pro as well as an update for the older DSB-R program box to work with the R8X speedo. Last but not least does the update include speedo setup sheets of factory Team Orion drivers such as Ty Tessman, Dakota Phend, Ryan Cavalieri, Ryan Mayfield, Frank Root and European Champion Jörn Neumann. The software, that only works with Windows PCs, is available for download here (Zip file).
Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]
The VRC Pro RC-car simulator software just received some software and content updates. VRC now offer up to 9 other cars on the track while you practice. The cars are specially selected for you to match your skill and racing level and you can also select another level yourself, ranging from easy over medium to hard. The cars will be refreshed frequently so you could be racing with a complete different set of cars a week from now. The cars are released in random order and at random intervals each time you start your practice, so the situation is never the same.
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Avid’s popular wing mount buttons are now also available in a red colour version. Offering a low profile design the CNC-machined aluminium parts sport a large diameter to keep 1/10th buggy wings as well as highly stressed touring car wings in place even at high speeds which results in improved aerodynamic efficiency. The red anodised buttons come laser-etched and work on all cars with M3 wing mount screws.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
