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August 25, 2018

RCLabHK TB05 carbon fibre shock towers

RCLabHK have announced the release of their new carbon fibre shock towers for the Tamiya TB05 touring car. They are cut from high-quality material and designed to replace the standard items, ensuring higher precision and stability. In addition the rear shock stays offer the same body post locations as the TRF series cars. The shock stays were designed for the use with the standard length kit shock absorbers and they are available separately for the front and the rear of the car.

Source: RCLabHK [facebook.com]

August 25, 2018

Team Associated 6.1-series FT graphite servo plate

Coming from Team Associated and made for the 6.1 series of vehicles is the new Factory Team graphite servo plate. Weighing just 5g, the graphite servo tray installs under the steering servo for added bling. The plate fits the B6.1, B6.1D, SC6.1, and T6.1 kits.

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August 25, 2018

Protoform Vulcan Pro10 body shell – Coming soon

Protoform have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming Vulcan 1/10th Pro10 body shell. Considered to be a wide version of the the popular 235mm Swift body, the shell will fit a number of chassis that either offer a wider front or rear end, such as some European Pro10 cars. The body will make a first appearance at the forthcoming 2018 Protoform Cup held at Steel City R/C Raceway in Fontana, California with the official release expected to happen shortly after.

Source: Protoform [racepf.com]

August 24, 2018

Phat Bodies GTF superlight GT12 body shell

Phat Bodies’ popular GTF GT12 body shell is now also available in a superlight variant. Using a new forming process the shell was successfully lightened in key upper areas like the roof section and rear wing to reduce overall weight and lower the centre of gravity. At the same time the front end and splitter are still super rigid for good aero and great durability. The body is fully BRCA homologated for National and International GT12 competition.

Source: Phat Bodies [phatbodies.com]

August 24, 2018

Awesomatix A800X Evo touring car kit

Awesomatix have introduced the latest incarnation of their popular and successful A800X platform, the A800X Evo. The result of continuous development and improvement, the Evo version includes a host of updated parts and new innovations as used by the team drivers. First up the Evo kit is equipped with the new C01B-X-LA carbon lower deck that allows the use of the recently introduced, optional long A-arms. Another new part is the alloy bellcrank steering BSSX that is now included, together with the AM14LS steering arms to offer the best possible steering feedback for most track conditions. Also included are the newly developed P45R and P46R high precision pistons, which are made of a special anti-sticking rubber. These parts guarantee an improved volume compensation of the dampers and gear diff, with the result being a smoother and more consistent operation of these two essential components of the car. Finally the P09X shock screw holders are now a standard also, to allow the use of a progressive spring setting. Beside the A800X Evo carbon fibre kit Awesomatix will also offer the A800XA Evo with soft alloy and A800XAH Evo with hard alloy chassis variants, the latter being shown in above image.

View a list of the key features here

August 24, 2018

Xpress XQ1S aluminium anti-roll bar set

Xpress have introduced their new lightweight aluminium anti-roll bar set for the Execute XQ1S club-level touring car kit. The set includes a total of six swaybar wires for the front and the rear of the car as well as red anodised aluminium collars and ball studs that make for smoother function and an overall lower weight.

Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]

August 24, 2018

RCLabHK TA07 Pro carbon fibre shock towers

Made for the Tamiya TA07 Pro touring car are RCLabHK’s forthcoming new carbon fibre front and rear shock towers. The shock stays were designed to replace the standard parts for cooler looks, more stability and updated body mount positions that now match the Tamiya TRF and other popular brands. The towers will become available separately and in two variants, for standard length or SSBB low profile shock absorbers.

View the low profile shock towers here

August 24, 2018

Sweep Racing EXP Evo R3 touring car tyre

Coming from Sweep Racing is their new EXP Evo R3 competition touring car tyre. Updated in terms of carcass shape and utilising newly developed rubber compounds the tyre will offer improved steering response and forward bite. The carcass now has a more round shape for better steering emphasis and the compounds will ensure more consistent lap times toward the end of a run. Hardnesses available include 24, 28, 32, 36 and 40 all of which perfectly match with the EXP-SX inserts.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]