Following on from the release of the lightweight clutch bell housing for the Xray NT1 back in September, KM Racing have now released a similar product for both the Kyosho V-One RRR and Mugen MTX4. Designed to be super lightweight, with the maximum amount of material removed without sacrificing strength, both bell housings has been made from a new hardened steel material for extra durability.
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Hosted at the TRAP venue in Pretoria South Africa, the African Cup is now the toughest and most prestigious race in Africa. In the 200mm Nitro Touring Class Taki Dermatis was top qualifier with Christian Fourie 2nd, with all drivers running a 10 minute qualifying format. The grueling 45 minute final saw Henri Kotze take the lead early on and continue to lead throughout the tough race, held under very hot conditions. Kotze took the win by 5 laps, followed home by Mugen team mates Taki Dermatis in 2nd and Christian Fourie in 3rd. The hour long 1/8th scale final saw most drivers do a tyre change at the halfway mark, with Top qualifier Wayne Joelson & Jacques Libenberg having an early battle, with Hein Kotze close behind. Jacque ran into mechanical problems which allowed Wayne to cruise to victory, finishing ahead of Jacques Liebenberg in 2nd and Hennie Kotze in 3rd.
Source: MID [mid-mugen.de]
Team Titan have announced the release of these 26T, 16T & 18T pulleys for use in the Kyosho Evolva 05/M3, Mugen MRX-4X and Motonica-P8.0R. Made from hard coated aluminium, they weigh the same as the original plastic pulleys but provide 3 times the durability and have a better resistance to dirt build up, which means you don’t need to clean them after running.
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K-Factory have released 2 new bearing sets for Kyosho and Mugen 1/8th scale buggies that use the company’s ZF bearings that offer almost frictionless performance that helps smooth out your transmission system. The improvement in performance comes from the new tighter knit balls inside the bearing and the high quality materials used to manufacturer the entire part. The closer the balls are to each other inside the bearing the less load each one has to carry. This means the friction resulting from contact between the bearing cage and ball is reduced making the entire bearing more efficient.
Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]
WinZax RC have announced the release of this solid front axle for the Mugen MTX-4 1/10th scale 200mm touring car. Made from high quality stainless steel, the axle is very hard and durable, yet light weight and claims to provide much more responsive acceleration, more stability coming out of corners or during heavy braking and it enables higher overall speed around twisty tracks.
Source: WinZax RC [winzaxrc.com]
Team Titan have released a new range of high quality, very durable, pinion gears for the Motonica P8.0R and Mugen MRX-4X. Available in 16T, 17T, 20T and 21T, they have been made from hard coated high quality 7075-T6 aluminium and claim to last twice the time as the original versions.
Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
M Mod have released this brass battery plate, joining Serpent in manufacturing a heavweight battery holder to bring the cars center of gravity lower. Suitable for the Mugen MRX-4 range, the new plate is 54 grams and a direct replacement for the original kit version. The advantages of more weight lower in the car is that the car can corner faster, yet due to the batteries central location in the chassis, it doesnt slow direction changes.
Source: MID [mid-mugen.de]
KM Racing have informed us about some of their new and upcoming products which are suitable for a number of different 1/10th scale 200mm cars. The first product is this lightweight steel clutch bell, which is suitable for use on the Xray NT1, the many holes reduce the rotating weight of this part making for a more responsive clutch. KM have also released a number of flexible FRP fibre battery trays, one each for the Kyosho V-One, Mugen MTX4 and the Xray NT1, all of which feature machining on the underside to protect the battery tape from scuffing on the ground and all sport the KM Racing logo.
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