Coming from Exotek and made for the TLR 22 4.0 and 3.0 buggies equipped with standup gearboxes is a carbon fibre battery strap. The design works with the stock body clips or Exotek’s optional twist nut post set and it is stronger than the standard battery retainer, keeping the battery from moving while adding visual impact at the same time. Included with the battery strap comes an alloy hinge plate for secure mounting.
Japanese brand Modify has introduced a multi-hole servo arm for most electric touring cars. Machined from premium 7075 aluminium and coming black or orange anodised, the arms offer three tightly spaced mounting positions for the steering link ball stud, allowing for more variety of the link angle and position. The arms are of a clamping design for extra security, they are available as 23T and 25T variant and will hit stores at the beginning of April.
Maclan Racing have announced that US on-road front runner, Julian Wong, has joined the factory team for the 2017 season. Julian has been testing the MMax Pro speed controller and MRR4.5 motor for quite some time and with the signing of this contract, Julian will be racing at the 2017 Reedy Race and other major national events with the Maclan power system.
Source: Maclan Racing [maclan-racing.com]
Minicars have introduced the new Hobbynox water-based airbrush paints. The US-made and non-toxic paint is made using high-quality ingredients and it is ideal for polycarbonate body shells, helmets and all sorts of custom paint jobs. The range includes opaque, transparent, fluorescent, pearl and iridescent colours all of which come in 60ml bottles while solid white, solid black, the SP reducer/cleaner and the water-based polyurethane intercoat-clear products are also available as 120ml bottle.
Source: Minicars [minicars.se]
Following the introduction of the EFRA 2142 Super Strong off-road exhaust set, Modelix Racing have also announced the release of the Ultimate Racing EFRA 2141 Super Strong exhaust. Made of high-quality aluminium and coming with a polished finish, the pipe was designed especially for the use with the Ultimate Engines M3T and other O.S. based power plants. The pipe provides precise and linear throttle response in the low to mid RPM range as well as an optimised power curve and fuel economy, increasing the runtime by almost a minute depending on the track conditions and grip. Included in the set are the EFRA 2141 pipe, manifold, gaskets as well as mounting springs.
Source: Modelix [modelixracing.com]
Coming from Mugen and made for the MGT7 1/8th GT car is the Type B2 body shell. Moulded from 1mm thick high-quality polycarbonate the body made by Team Titan/Blitz comes including rear wing, window masks, decal sheet and wing mounting hardware and it is usable on Mugen’s own MGT7 as well as all GT kits of similar dimensions.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
UK company Answer RC have introduced a range of new option parts for the HB Racing D8 series of kits. First up are front and rear carbon fibre arm covers whose purpose is to stiffen the monocoque arm and give a less flexible suspension setup while reducing traction a little bit. The covers are ideal in high-grip situations or to tune the handling of the car and they come as separate sets for the front and the rear of the D817, E817, D815, D812 and RGT8.
Schumacher have introduced the new Core RC big bore springs for 1/10th off-road buggies. The high-quality progressive springs allow the car to float over bumps but not roll too much during cornering and the consistent wire diameter means that the characteristics of each spring is similar, giving a consistent performance across the range. The stiffness increment between springs is very small, allowing fine adjustment of the suspension. Available now are the medium “orange” 4.3lbs and “yellow” 4.6lbs springs and to enable the big bore springs to be used on small bore shocks Schumacher have release two optional converters for the top of the spring, enabling better seating. The bottom of the spring fits regular small bore shock bottoms.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
