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January 24, 2017

HRC Racing Basic tyre warmer set

Coming from HRC Racing is the Basic tyre warmer set. A budget-friendly solution the set includes four tyre warmers that can be fastened using hook and look straps, making them usable for 1/10th and 1/12th on-road tyres alike and it utilises a simple control unit that is powered by 7.2V to 14V DC power sources. The temperature can be set in a range of 30°C to 80°C using a dial knob on the control unit and the set is available now.

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January 24, 2017

Serpent sign Austin Wolfe

Serpent have announced the signing of US top driver, Austin Wolfe to their American team. Austin will campaign the company’s Project 4X touring car and he will be working closely with recently signed Ralph Burch. Austin says:

A special thank you goes out to Ralph Burch and Joaquin Desoto for the tremendous support in getting me race ready. The quality and innovation of the Project 4X is one of a kind. I look forward to learning the chassis and getting to the race track!

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 24, 2017

Muchmore Fleta ZX V2 Super Smooth rotor

Muchmore have the new V2 Super Smooth rotor for the Fleta ZX range of brushless motors available. The rotor measures 12.0×7.25×25.3mm and it will allow for smooth power characteristics and braking, making it ideal for large tracks. The rotor comes marked for easy identification and it fits all 540-size Fleta ZX motors.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

January 24, 2017

Team Associated Factory Team TC ride height gauge

Team Associated have introduced their new Factory Team touring car ride height gauge. It measures steps from 3.0mm to 6.0mm in 0.2mm increments, with a half-step between 6.0 to 7.0, allowing to set ride height with finer tuning adjustments, making it ideal for 1/10th touring cars and 1/12th pan cars. The gauge is machined from high-quality aluminium, it comes blue anodised and with easy-to-read laser-etched markings.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

January 24, 2017

T-Works BD8 alloy motor & floating servo mount set

T-Works have released the aluminium motor mount and floating servo mount set for the Yokomo BD8 touring car. The assembly consists of the floating servo mount and steering set, the motor mount and also a carbon fibre centre stiffener with all parts also being available separately and as convenient combo set. Using the parts on their own or in combination allows to widely adjust the chassis flex by using the standard – chassis mounted – steering or a floating steering arm setup, the carbon fibre chassis brace allows to take influence in the centre flexibility while the rear motor mount is understood to also allow for chassis flex adjustments while offering a motor fan mount for 30mm and 40mm units. The stubby mount directly attaches to the motor bulkhead and thus does not disturb natural chassis flex. All parts include suitable mounting hardware in the form of gold-anodised screws.

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January 24, 2017

Techra T4 zero degree aluminium C-hubs

Techra have introduced zero degree aluminium C-hubs for the Xray T4 touring car line. The castor hubs are machined from high-quality 7076-T6 aluminium and they comes in Techra’s signature black and orange anodising. The hubs are usable in the front and also in the rear of the car, the latter with Xray’s ARS system installed, they come as a single item usable on both the left and right hand side of the car, and including long and short steering kingpin bushings.

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January 24, 2017

Samix SCX10 aluminium spring cups

Coming from Samix and made for the Axial SCX10 and SCX10 II trucks are aluminium spring cups. Machined from high-quality alloy and sporting a grey or black anodised finish the spring perches are much stronger than the standard composite parts, meaning a more securely guided spring and thus improved durability and reliability when the going gets touch. The spring cups come in sets of four and they will hit stores soon.

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January 24, 2017

AKA Chainlink & Crosslink 1/10 buggy rear pre-mounts

AKA have announced the release of the pre-mounted 1/10th buggy 2.2 Chainlink and Crosslink rear tyres. The pre-mounts use AKA’s red foam inserts and 2.2 Hexlite wheels and both tread patterns are available on yellow or white wheels and in clay or super soft compounds. Clay 2.2 Crosslinks were used to dominate the CRCRC Midwest Champs with TQ and 1st in both 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]