Tyre Additive have announced the new Futura 2012 Winter, a special foam tyre additive formulated for winter season. During winter season it is very difficult to find grip so Futura introduces a new solution, Polymer Technology. The additive contains a chemical polymer that helps keep the heat inside the tyre and give you more grip when outside temperature is very cold.
Source: Futura [tyreadditive.com]
For the RX8, Xray have introduced this pair of suspension arm graphite extensions for both the front and rear lower arms. The front lower suspension arm graphite extension features a lower and wider shock hole (compared to original) providing better stability and softer damping. This gives less initial steering, improves cornering speed and give less traction roll under high-grip conditions. The rear lower suspension arm graphite extension places the shock mount between the two holes of the standard graphite extension. This increases stability and improves cornering speed compared to the inner position, but provides more traction compared to the outer position.
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Available from November is Serpent’s S411 Ready-to-Race 1/10th 4WD kit. The RTR car is based on the S411 sport and features a race spec chassis, front spool, rear gear differential, oil-filled shock absorbers and black fibre glass chassis parts. Included with the set comes a brushless 9T 3650kv motor, 35A speed controller, pre-mounted high-grip slick tyres, pre-painted Lex-IS race body and a 2.4GHz radio system. Needed for completion are a 2S LiPo battery, charger and four AA-size cells for the transmitter.
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The sixth round of the Parana State Championship was held at the track of Curitiba. Heitor Nogueira was the dominant driver all weekend with his Serpent Cobra GT and took both the first and second of the two 30 minutes final heats. In the final race he was able to finish some three laps ahead of the second placed driver.
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The first of eight races of the 2012/13 Mibosport Cup attracted over 130 drivers from 6 countries including some of Europe’s top drivers such as Martin Bayer, Rene Klockner, Dominic Vogl, René Trauner, Martin Hudy and Zdenko Kunák. The race was held in a variety of electric classes such as 2WD and 4WD buggy, Formula, Yokomo GT, Stock 17.5T and Modified TC. In the TC Modified class 40 drivers fought for the victory and the battle for TQ was on between Martin Hudy, Zdenko Kunák, René Klockner and Dominic Vogl. In the final Martin Hudy was able to secure the top position on the podium followed by Zdenko Kunák and René Klockner.
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New for the RX8, Xray have released this graphite brace for flex radio Plate. Made from 2.5mm carbon fibre, this front reinforcement brace stiffens the front of the car for improved performance in high-traction conditions.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Spec-R are proud to introduce the S1 sports series electric touring car kit. Build on the design ideas of the recently introduced R1 competition touring car the kit features a narrow lower chassis made from 2.5mm fibre glass, 2.0mm upper deck and 3.0mm shock towers. A slim transmission and motor mount design improves handling while a dual bellcrank steering makes for optimised steering geometry and corner handling. Included in the kit are a light rear gear differential, composite plastic/metal shock absorbers, plastic bulkheads and a red anodised aluminium motor mount.
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Hot Bodies release new option parts for the TCXX 1/10th electric touring car in the form of various suspension blocks and a gear diff outdrive set. The suspension mounts in the form of the F/R pivot block are available as 0 degree, 0.5 degree and 1.5 degree variant to alter the front sweep and rear toe of the suspension arms. Also available are two-piece pivot blocks R/F with 0.5 degree and 1.0 degree setting. The split design provides extra flex on lower grip surfaces by allowing the front and rear end of the chassis to twist easier than with single-piece designs. All parts fit the TCXX and the TCX kit. The gear diff outdrive set includes steel front outdrives required for running a gear diff upfront. The drive cups have a thinner slot than the rears to accommodate the 2mm drive pin without the use of a drive blade.
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