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January 18, 2018

Hard Racing Cheng-Ho 1/8 trolley

Hard Racing distributors HRC Distribution have introduced the Cheng-Ho series 1/8 trolley. The wheeled hauler bag was especially designed for all racers who need to carry a lot of equipment with them and so the bag features five durable drawers, a large compartment for tools as well as a pocket large enough for a pit board. In addition an incorporated table with two feet allows for wrenching when pit tables are not available. The outer parts of the bag are made up using durable nylon material to withstand the rigours of frequent use and a sturdy, extractable handle rounds out the package.

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January 18, 2018

Reflex Racing TC7.1 carbon fibre top decks

Coming from Reflex Racing and made for the Team Associated TC7.1 touring car are three new top decks. First up is the vertical top deck kit that was designed to make the TC7.1 take advantage of the adjustment characteristic of a vertical frame top deck. Vertical top decks provide better forward bite due to the increased fore and aft rigidity of the chassis. They also provide for a platform where flex adjustment can be isolated at different points of the chassis through using stiffening posts which allows for a more adaptable flex characteristic based on the track conditions. The vertical top deck setup will excel in outdoor tracks with long sweeping corners and also indoors when used in high bite conditions. Additionally, when used with Reflex Racing’s pitch control system, it allows for fully symmetrical flex characteristic on the car.

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January 18, 2018

Team Bomber YRX-12 chassis conversion kit

Team Bomber from Japan have introduced their limited edition TB-YR12X aluminium chassis conversion kit for the Yokomo YRX-12 1/12th scale pan car. Designed for the use on high-grip carpet and asphalt, the set includes a black anodised aluminium chassis with machined silver edge details, an aluminium rear lower pod plate as well as aluminium lower front arm mounts, a floating carbon fibre servo mount, multi-piece high-volume side dampers as well as a matching carbon fibre upper pod plate and lower chassis brace.

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January 18, 2018

Dash AI Pro competition speed controller

Arrowmax have introduced the Dash AI Pro competition brushless speed controller for 1/10th scale applications. The speedo makes use of a machined aluminium heatsink design case in two-tone colouring and it features a 32-bit micro controller, a high-voltage 30mm turbo fan, and an adjustable 6V to 7.4V BEC system allows to utilise standard or high voltage servos. Interchangeable ABC motor terminal assignment allow to custom configure the wire layout for cleaner wiring without crossing cables and the ESC is widely programmable using an optional programming device.

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January 18, 2018

STRC Venture alloy transmission case & rear lockouts

ST Racing Concepts have introduced new aluminium option parts for the HPI Venture Toyota FY scale crawler in the form of CNC machined aluminium rear lockouts and a centre transmission case. Starting with the centre transmission case, the part adds precision, great looks and more centre weight to the truck while the CNC machined aluminum rear lockouts also add more weight to the lower portion of the vehicle. These Lock-outs also provide better and more precise alignment to the rear straight axle and the bearings for smooth running rear drive axle. Both the Transmission case and rear lockouts are available in anodised black, gun metal, orange, and the rear lock-out is also available in natural silver to match existing silver components on the HPI Venture.

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January 17, 2018

EZ power for Daniel Kobbevik

EZ Power from Italy have announced the signing of young Norwegian, Daniel Kobbevik to their team. The Xray factory driver and IFMAR Worlds finalist will use EZ Power batteries and accessories throughout the 2018 season and he has the following to say about the deal:

I am superhappy to get the opportunity to run EZ batteries, the performance is supernice, and I am very excited for the 2018 season! Big thanks to Lorenzo Ristori for the chance to use the EZ products.

Source: EZ Power [ezpower.it]

January 17, 2018

HRC Racing 1/10th on-road offset wheel adapters

Coming from HRC Distribution as part of their HRC Racing brand are three new hex wheel adapter sets for 1/10th on-road cars. They are of the standard 12mm hex design and fit many cars with 5mm wheel axle shafts. The adapters are of a clamping design, come in sets of four and are available in 5mm, 6mm and 7mm offset to help adjust the overall width of touring, rally and drift cars.

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January 17, 2018

Shepherd Velox V10 updated anti-roll bar kit

Coming from Shepherd and made for the Velox V10 series of 1/10th 200mm nitro touring cars is an updated rear anti-roll bar kit. Already part of the car’s 2018 variant, the updated set includes all needed hardware as well as three different thickness rear swaybars to upgrade pre-2018 cars to the current specification. In addition Shepherd will soon also issue a full 2018 spec upgrade set for the Velox V10 2017 kit.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]