May 23, 2012

Associated TC6.1 ceramic bearing set

Team Associated have released this ceramic bearing set for the TC6.1 touring car. The set includes 14 driveline bearings to improve performance by reducing drag and increasing longevity.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]


May 23, 2012

FTW Agama A8 Night Fox body

FTW Racing Components is pleased to present the Agama community with a Night Fox tailored specifically for the A8 buggy. Testing proved that not only does it perform well, it looks great on the podium too with Team FTW’s newest member, 2010 RC Pro National Champion, Jason Branham scoring podium finishes in his first two outings with the body. For optimum fit FTW recommends replacing the factory air filter assembly with the Team Losi 8ight 2.0 air filter assembly or similar. The body is formed from clear .040” polycarbonate and comes in clear with a protective film and molded cut lines and is supplied with window masks and decal sheets.

View more images of the body here


May 23, 2012

Meen V wins final KM HK selection race

The KM World Cup final selection race was held at TRC Race track in Hong Kong and attracted all the top KM drivers from around Asia competing for one of the 3 sponsored trips to the KM World Cup in Thailand in October. Qualifying went the way of Thai driver Meen V driving the KM H-K1 but it was Hang who took the fastest lap of the race with a 19.421 second lap. In the race it was Meen that took the win by a lap from the charging pair of Hung and Charlee P. who finished less than 1.5 seconds apart in 2nd and 3rd place.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]


May 23, 2012

Serpent 1/10 gear differential

Serpent’s new gear-differential for 1/10 scale gas cars, which is standard in the new 747, is available as an option for the 733. Featuring an improved housing, new gasket and less screws to mount which are from one side only and new very durable sinter metal gears give even smoother action. The differential fits the 733 evo and TE and both FR and RR diffs are the same.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


May 23, 2012

KM H-K1 EvoII front bulkheads

KM Racing have introduced more new parts for their H-K1 EvoII with the release of these aluminium front upper and lower bulkheads. Available for left and right the new pieces are lightweight, machined from 7075 T-6 aluminium, and feature a thinner design. They fit directly onto the current H-K1 series.

View the upper bulkheads here


May 23, 2012

Sirio Seven tuned .21 onroad engine

Italian company Sirio have released their latest tuned .21 onroad engine called the Seven. This top of the line competition motor features a hand tuned 7 port ABC liner, hand tuned balanced crankshaft with silicon inserts and a Swiss made ceramic main bearing. Available now.

View some internal images here


May 23, 2012

Shepherd Velox V10 ‘twelve’ conversion kit

Shepherd have announced that the conversion kit for the Velox V10 ‘twelve’ is available. The upgrade kit includes all parts for the new ball-raced rear anti-roll bar as well as stronger body posts for the front and the rear to convert the Velox V10 to the latest edition. The ball-races anti-roll has a much better response leading to an improved traction when accelerating while the new stronger body posts feature adjustable plates to fine tune the height of the body in 3 steps. Soon the complete kit will be available too.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]


May 22, 2012

Serpent TC wheels & pit towel

Serpent have released these strong yet lightweight wheels for the 1/10 scale electric touring class. Perfectly round, extra ribs help seat and support the foam inserts, while internal ribs flow into the strong hex adapter for extra stiffness. Only 11 grams each, they are sold in sets of 4 and come in orange, white and yellow. Fits Serpent and all other 1/10 touring cars. Serpent have also released their latest pit towel with a new print featuring the updated ‘old’ logo.

View more photos here