Team Associated have introduced carbon fibre shock towers for the RC8B3 series of nitro and electric off-road buggies. Cut from lightweight yet durable carbon material the front and rear shock tower are 10 gram lighter compared to the stock parts, scrubbing a total of 20 gram when combined.
View the rear shock tower here
Coming from LMR, the brand of Yokomo Factory driver and UK front runner Lee Martin, is a 2-piece central LiPo mount for the Yokomo YZ-4 1/10th 4WD buggy. Cut from carbon fibre the mount makes for a centralised battery position which creates a more nimble handling while allowing for higher corner speeds at the same time. The mount, as used by the Factory team, becomes available very soon.
Source: LMR [l-m-racing.co.uk]
Marka Racing have introduced an aluminium front body post plate for the MD Racing MDF14, Xray X1 and other cars. The plate allows to use front wings of different brands without having to worry about the position of the front body mount post as it remains the same due to the plate, and with it the front body post, being attached to the front bulkhead. The plate is machined from 7075-T6 aluminium, it comes black anodised and in a variant for the MD Racing MDF14 as well as a general part suitable for Xray, Yokomo and many other chassis.
Source: Marka Racing [markaracing.com]
Intech Racing have introduced a lightweight aluminium motor plate for the ER-12M 2.0 2WD buggy. Machined from high-quality aluminium, sporting machined pockets to reduce the overall weight and featuring a black anodised finish the plate not only makes for increased cooling efficiency but it also scrubs 6 grams of weight compared to the stock part without sacrificing strength.
Source: Intech [intechracing.com]
Team Associated have introduced the Reedy LiPo battery weight set for 1/10th 2WD buggies and all other vehicles that use LiPo shorty battery packs. Each set contains one 0.5mm/17.8g weight and one 1mm/38.8g weight which can be used together or separately, helping to add weight while reducing the vehicle’s centre of gravity for improved handling and stability on high-grip surfaces.
Hot Race Tyres have announced the signing of Germany’s Kim Einert to their team. The young lady will use the company’s tyres in her upcoming campaign that will include attendances at the National Championships, the Euros in Spain as well as the NeoRace in the UK.
Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]
Capricorn have introduced their all-new Sticky Glue carpet tyre additive. Specially developed to maximise traction on carpet tracks the tyre sauce comes in a large 100ml bottle with a cap sponge for easy application.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Serpent have released a teaser image of their forthcoming Cobra GT 3.0 1/8th scale GT car. Being in its fifth year of production the Cobra GT only received minor updates for the 2016 season with the 3.0 kit having already proven its performance by winning the prestigious Winternats race in Florida. More information on the 3.0 updates for both the nitro and electric-powered GT will become available soon.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
