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February 26, 2024

Mikimodel BD Body Stopper V2

Mikimodel, the Yokomo distributor for Italy, has announced a second version of its Body Stopper for all Yokomo Touring Car models. In the world of increasingly extreme and increasingly difficult competition, aerodynamics plays an ever more important role. This is why the original Body Stopper was created to give the maximum possible stability to the bodywork, to prevent them from deforming in the front area which is the most subject to deformations at both high and low speeds. Now the Body Stopper V2 not only has the classic upper screw (M3x6 or M3x8 recommended) which is used to come into perfect contact with the bodywork, but also adjustable anchoring holes to best adapt to all models on the market.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]

November 8, 2022

Mikimodel release new X-Grip touring car tyre

Italian company Mikimodel have announced the release of a new X-GRIP tyre for electric touring. After more testing on various European tracks, X-GRIP has developed a new generation tyre with great stability and ease of driving. The rubber compound has been redone, new reinforced shoulder, new canvas and new insert. This work done has led them to finding the right compromise between a high-performance tyre that offers excellent durability. The tyres are available in both 32X and 36X shore.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]

May 15, 2020

X-Grip STX.7 2020 titanium screw kit

European X-Grip distributor Mikimodel has introduced a titanium screw kit for the WRC Racing STX.7 2020 touring car. The fasteners are made of lightweight and durable T2 titanium and as a whole they scrub about 30g to 35g of weight compared to using the kit’s steel screws, allowing to reduce overall weight while enabling the driver to play with additional balancing weights if desired.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]

February 10, 2020

X-Grip Dynamic body lever V2

Coming soon from X-Grip is their new Dynamic body lever V2, an accessory that attaches to the front suspension of electric touring cars such as the WRC STX.6 and Xray T4 and that helps to make body movement independent from chassis movement. The body lever is 3-D-printed from high-quality material, it weighs in at only 1.6g and it was designed to attach between the suspension C-hub and upper camber link ball. A special plastic screw adjusts the distance between the platform and the body shell so the body is resting on the platform, ensuring the front body height and ground clearance maintains constant even under chassis rolling and suspension compression. It is required to allow the front of the body to float on the body mounts which can be achieved by simply attaching the retaining body clip one or two positions higher than usual. The new V2 variant is of an updated design that allows to remove the lever part quicker if needed and it is usable with the WRC Racing STX.6, the Xray T4 and many other classic suspension touring cars.

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February 4, 2020

X-Grip B-Revolution traction compound

Coming from X-Grip is their new B-Revolution tyre traction compound for rubber and foam tyres. Extensively tested and tweaked by X-Grip’s team drivers, the tyre sauce is of a universal formula that allows to cover pretty much every traction condition, ranging from low to high-bite, with the soak-in time allowing to adjust the overall traction available from a tyre. For the use on high-grip tracks a ten minutes application time is recommended while more traction can be produced for lower grip tracks, such as outdoor asphalt, when applying the compound 20 minutes before a run and using tyre warmers to work the compound into the tyre surface. For foam tyres an application time of about 15 minutes is recommended. The traction compound comes in handy foam applicator plastic bottles and it is available from now on.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]

October 22, 2019

X-Grip STX.6 & T4 Dynamic Body Lever

European X-Grip distributor Mikimodel has introduced the new dynamic body lever, an option part for WRC STX.6 and Xray T4 touring cars that attaches to the car’s suspension and that helps to make body movement independent from chassis movement. The body lever is 3-D-printed from high-quality material and it was designed to attach between the suspension C-hub and upper camber link ball. A knurled nut adjusts the distance between the platform and the body shell so the body is resting on the platform, ensuring the front body height and ground clearance maintains constant even under chassis rolling and suspension compression. It is required to allow the front of the body to float on the body mounts which can be achieved by simply attaching the retaining body clip one or two positions higher than usual. The part weighs in at only 1.3g, meaning virtually no additional unsprung masses.

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July 8, 2019

X-Grip Muchmore Diff Analyzer 1/8th off-road adapter

Italian X-Grip distributor Mikimodel have announced the release of an 1/8th off-road adapter for the Muchmore Diff Analyzer. The adapter is 3-D-printed using carbon-reinforced plastics for durability and a low weight and it allows to check the diff hardness of 1/8th off-road kits. The adapter is a direct fit and available from now on.

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July 5, 2019

X-Grip Premium Graphene 7.4V 6000mAh battery pack

Italian X-Grip distributors Mikimodel have announced the release of the Premium Graphene series 7.4V 6000mAh LiPo battery pack. Built from highest quality 150C cells the pack is considered to be the most powerful of X-Grip’s competition battery line and it measures a low profile 137x45x22mm for a lower overall centre of gravity.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]