Xtreme Racing have two new carbon fibre chassis plate sets for the HPI Jumpshot truck available. Coming in standard length and a one inch longer extended variant the vertical chassis plates are made to replace the standard aluminium parts. The chassis are cut from high-quality 2.5mm carbon material and made to improve the visual impact.
View the extended chassis here
Tekno RC have released a set of universal driveshafts for the EB48.3 and NB48.3 buggies. The driveshaft assemblies are CNC machined from high-quality steel alloy and black oxidised for wear resistance. They allow for extreme working angles while being durable and hard-wearing at the same time. The driveshafts excel in bumpy and rough conditions and the suspension is allowed to work more efficiently without the extra binding of a CVA assembly. This allows the vehicle to absorb bumps better with a reduced risk of “catching a rut” and flipping the car while cornering. For smoother tracks, CVAs will produce more traction and support, but universals are also well suited with slight suspension setup changes. The universals are ready to drop into the EB/NB48.3 with the use of additional 8x16x5mm bearings. One bearing is required for the inside of each wheel hub assembly and the hardened steel shafts are usable both in the front and the rear of the buggies.
Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]
Following a first teaser Awesomatix have released more information and images of their forthcoming A800 electric touring car kit. Looking at the renderings the new car sports several proven Awesomatix design features such as sheet material lower A-arms, rotary dampers and dual link-type upper arms but the A800 will utilise a belt drivetrain over the previous shaft drive design. The car is based on a newly design chassis with symmetrical cutouts and recessed areas for optimised flex characteristics while the centralised position of the belts greatly reduces the chance of the chassis to become tweaked under load. Additionally both the motor and battery sit nearly 4mm closer to the centre line compared to other cars on the market to allow for a very centralised weight distribution.
Mibosport have introduced their tire knife tool for rubber on-road tyres. The razor-sharp fork helps to remove the performance-hampering moulding flash on touring car and formula rubber tires, thus doing away with the need to pre-scrub the tire before use in most cases. The knife is made from high-quality stainless steel and it comes etched with the Mibosport logo.
New from HPI Racing and made for the HB Pro5 touring car is a soft C-hub set. Coming as pairs and including kingpin bushings the steering knuckle carriers with four degree built-in castor are made from a softer composite material and they are designed to fine-tune the handling of the car in various track conditions.
Source: HPI Racing [hpiracing.com]
Xray have announced the Xray Work.Shop Germany for the Saturday the 7th of November at the TSV 1871 Augsburg club. Held by Xray factory team driver Marco Kaufmann in cooperation with RC Kleinkram the workshop will focus on individual setup held and driver coaching. Included in the entry fee of 19 Euros is an Xray T-shirt and more information can be found here and also on the hosting club’s Facebook page here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Losi have introduced the Night Crawler 2.0 ready-to-run rock crawler. Utilising an aluminium twin vertical plate chassis design the vehicle also features heavy duty front and rear worm-gear drives, a zero Ackermann steering, moulded 4-link suspension, 4″ adjustable aluminium shocks and a LiPo-ready crawler-programmed speed controller. Also included is a 35T Dynamite crawler motor and a high-torque steering servo. The set is rounded out by a full range Spektrum SR310 receiver, beadlock wheels with red chrome rings and grippy crawler tyres as well as rock lights and an LED light bar.
View the features and more photos here
Serpent have new option parts for the SRX4 1/10th scale 4WD buggy available. The range includes a new front anti-roll bar mount, front outer titanium-nitride coated suspension pins, 40 shore shock O-ring seals, an assortment of high and low spring cups as well as a 24 tooth slipper shaft pulley and black anodised aluminium wing washers. On top of that Serpent now offers an exchange program for the front lower A-arms. The first batch did not meet the company’s quality standards with the parts suffering from captured air bubbles that had a negative influence on the durability. The updated v2 arms offer improved durability and also a beefed up design to further enhance crash resistance. The new arms are available through Serpent’s distributor and dealer network.
