HRC Distribution have introduced the new Hard Racing Magellan hauler bag for 1/10th scale crawlers and monster trucks. The bag is made of durable nylon material in green, grey and black colour and it features an inner box made of sturdy carton. The bag is large enough to store and transport most 1/10th scale crawlers, trial or monster trucks and it becomes available by mid-February.
Coming from Trinity is the new Revtech 6750mAh 4S 15.2V LiHV hardcase battery pack. It is made using high-quality 110C Graphene high-voltage LiPo cells for low internal resistance and improved power output and the pack’s dimensions allow to use the battery in all applications that require a standard 4S pack. The battery will become available by mid-February and it comes pre-wired with an XT90U connector.
Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]
Sweep Racing have introduced the new Super Extreme Soft tyre compound for their range of off-road tyres. The softest in the line of now seven rubber mixtures, the Super Extreme Soft is marked with a gold-colour dot for easy identification and it is best used in low-traction and cold racing conditions as it provided increased traction and an easier driving feeling. The new compound is available for Sweep’s full line of off-road tyres.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
T-Works have introduced a set of twin-type spring steel spool outdrives for the Yokomo BD8-2018 touring car. The driveshaft adapters are machined from high-quality spring steel, sport a hardened surface for wear and two differently-sized sets of slots allow to use them with the standard non-bladed or optional C-blade equipped front driveshafts. Included in the set is also suitable mounting hardware.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Coming from Teamsaxo and made for Mugen’s MTC1 1/10th electric touring car are a replacement carbon fibre main chassis plate as well as several top decks. The main chassis is made from 2.2mm carbon fibre while the single-piece top deck as well as the split ultra-flex front and rear upper plates are machined from 2.0mm material. All are direct replacements for the standard items and available separately.
Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]
Team Associated have introduced their new Reflex DB10 buggy and Trophy Rat 1/10th scale RTR truck. Both are based on AE’s 9-time R.O.A.R. Short Course National Championship-winning truck platform. They feature some major upgrades not normally found in RTRs, such as a water-resistant high-power Reedy brushless speed control and 3300kV brushless motor, a 2.4GHz 2-channel radio system as well as AE’s all-new DVC (Dynamic Vehicle Control) receiver unit with built-in adjustable digital gyro which allows vehicle stability to be adjusted to flow with the terrain. A Reedy metal-gear digital high-torque servo and LED lights front and rear round out both packages. The suspension also received an upgrade with the addition of adjustable blue anodised aluminium V2 12mm big bore coil-over shocks. The gearbox now comes with a heavy-duty sealed-gear differential and externally adjustable V2 slipper clutch. 81mm CVA driveshafts increase traction and chassis support. Hex-drive, realistic off road wheels and tyres, to keep the vehicles gripping the ground, come standard. The Reflex DB10 comes finished with a pre-painted buggy body shell while the Trophy Rat utilises a customised and weathered truck body.
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Trinity have introduced their Monster Fan 30x30mm high-speed cooling fan. It weighs in at 7.7g, is usable with 6V to 8.4V input and offers up to 24,000RPM at 8.4V input for loads of cooling capability for speed controller and fans. The unit comes pre-wired with a red BEC-style connector and including a black extension lead.
Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]
Coming from Xray and made for the XB4 series of buggies is a carbon fibre fan mount. Designed for the use with 30mm units, the mount allows for easy access, attachment and removal of an optional cooling fan as it is fixed to the chassis and sideguard using a single screw and an existing chassis hole. Included comes a longer mounting screw to replace the standard guard-fixing fastener.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
