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February 14, 2018

VBC Racing Ghost18 sportsman class touring car kit

VBC Racing have introduced their new Ghost18 1/10th electric touring car kit for sportsman classes. Despite its somewhat low retail price the kit is stacked with high performance parts such as 7075 aluminium goods and composite graphite and racing quality parts, making this car is ideal for club, GT, and vintage races. Other features include TBBS-P progressive shock absorbers with diamond-trued internals, a 38T rear gear differential, a sliding rack steering system as well as Yaiba Racing double joint front CVDs. Suspension mounts with inserts and front and rear swaybars round out the package.

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February 14, 2018

iRacing R18 1/8th on-road body shell

BMT have introduced the iRacing R18 1/8th on-road body shell. The new version of the popular R18 sports an updated front section and cockpit shape for increased steering and higher top speed. The lid is available in standard 1.0mm and lightweight 0.7mm variants, it comes clear and fits most 1/8th on-road kits.

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February 13, 2018

X-Grip M3 aluminium washer sets

Italian X-Grip distributors Mikimodel have announced the release of four M3 countersunk screw washer sets. The washers are machined from high-quality aluminium and they come in several colours including black, orange, bright gold and red. Each set contains six washers that are usable for a range of applications.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]

February 13, 2018

MCD Racing RR5-Max Pro large scale gas buggy kit

Following a first teaser image MCD Racing have officially introduced their new RR5-Max Pro large scale gas buggy kit. Based off of the popular RR5, the Max Pro variant includes performance parts such as a Barracuda G performance exhaust, a 1-piece CNC-machined 7075-T6 lightweight aluminium V5 long wheelbase chassis, softer spare A-arms to complement the standard fibre-reinforced items, anodised aluminium shock bodies, gear differentials with planetary gears as well as an improved front chassis stiffener, a CNC-machined engine carrier, a rear aluminium stiffener as well as the new CF Max body shell to match with the long wheelbase chassis. The kit comes without engine and radio gear and it will hit stores very soon.

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February 13, 2018

Tobias Hepp teams up with Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of German 1/8th nitro on-road frontrunner, Tobias Hepp. The multiple “B” European Championship finalist and 2008 European Junior Champion will be racing Serpent’s 988 1/8th platform at all major races in Germany, at select ENS events and he has the following to say about the deal:

First of all, I want to thank Team Serpent for this opportunity and Im proud to back in the Team after 8 years. Im looking forward to working with the Team and I can‘t wait to race with my new Viper 988 car. See you on the track soon.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

February 13, 2018

Fenix lightweight differential gears

Fenix have introduced lightened ring gears for their pan car gear differentials. The parts come in handy in all low-stress applications where less rotating mass is beneficial, such as Formula, 1S and Oval racing, and they are a direct fit on Fenix’s gear differentials.

Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]

February 13, 2018

Xray XB2C graphite composite gearbox

Coming from Xray and made for the XB2C carpet edition 1/10th 2WD buggy is a graphite composite 3-gear gearbox. The item is made from a lightweight graphite composite material, understood to be lighter than the standard material, and of a narrower design. Using the part will reduce chassis roll while increasing traction and it is a direct fit on the XB2C buggy.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 13, 2018

Rickside Design Products MBX8/7 alloy suspension balls

Rickside Design Products from Japan have introduced new aluminium suspension balls and pivots for the Mugen MBX8 and MBX7 line of vehicles. First up is a complete set of six 7mm flanged hex balls, four 7mm balls, four 6mm hex balls as well as four 6mm shock end and four 6mm sway bar link balls. All are made of high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and they come hard anodised for high wear resistance. Using the alloy balls will reduce the overall, and unsprung, weight of the MBX8 and MBX7 series vehicles and the different design balls are also available as separate sets for spares or repair.

Source: Rickside Design Products [ricksidedesign.com]