Italian company Capricorn introduce the new Tesla Ultra bearing oil. The special formula makes for optimised drivetrain efficiency as the drag of the ball races is reduced, making for more free running ball races. The blue-coloured lubricant comes in 15ml bottles.
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Following the Ghost Evo with fibre glass chassis parts VBC Racing now introduce the fully loaded Ghost Evo Carbon touring car kit. The vehicle features 7075 aircraft-grade aluminium upper and lower bulkheads, centre bulkhead and arm mounts as well as the name-giving carbon fibre main chassis, upper deck and shock towers. Included are also a full ball bearing set, threaded long-travel 7075 shock absorbers, special composite suspension parts, as well as a floating carbon/aluminium servo mount, a front spool axle and a rear gear differential.
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GQ introduce a new line of lightweight Formula tyres in F1-T3 compound. Offering super high grip the pre-mounted tyres come on silver-colour spoke rims with the front wheels weighing in at 66g a pair while the rear wheels weighing in at 74g. The wheels are designed to fit most F104-style “narrow” cars.
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Italian company Blacktarmac have a new range of oils and greases for many different applications available. First up is a special bearing oil that reduces the drag for optimised drivetrain efficiency. The oil is available in a standard 18ml bottle as well as 9ml and 6ml squeeze application bottles. Also new is an engine oil specially formulated for break-in and after run purposes. It prevents corrosion and is also good for the use when storing the engine over a longer period of time. Last but not least comes an air filter oil that stops dust and dirt from entering the engine while ensuring maximum airflow for best possible performance. Both the engine and air filter oil come in 18ml bottles.
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Intech have released first information on two forthcoming 1/8th scale Sport-level buggy kits, the nitro-powered BR-6 2.0 Sport and the brushless-propelled BR-6E Sport. Both vehicles will feature new black anodised Swiss 7075-T6 aluminium shock towers for improved durability while also coming with premium plastic, high-qualify aluminium and light graphite parts. Using optional parts the buggies can be further adapted to your needs. Full features and specifications should become available in time for the release.
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Roche have new option parts for the Rapide P12 1/12th scale pan car available in the form of a titanium and aluminium hex screw set and titanium turnbuckles. Starting with the fasteners, the set includes over 55 M3 screws of different length and material to replace the standard steel screws. The alloy fasteners come red anodised while the titanium screws are included in natural colour. The set is made to reduce the overall weight while adding some visual impact at the same time. Also new are two 2-piece sets of M3 turnbuckles. Coming as 15mm camber links and 42mm long steering turnbuckles the parts are made to replace the standard steel camber and anodised aluminium steering turnbuckles with durable yet lightweight titanium parts.
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JConcepts welcome Renaud Savoya to their world-wide race team. Currently they have IFMAR World Champions, ROAR National Champions and Regional Champions on the race team and now they bring a European Champion back together with JConcepts. Renaud will race a complete full calendar of 1/8th off-road events as well as dipping into some 1/10th off-road as time allows and he had the following to say about the deal:
I’m delighted to join the JConcepts race team. It is a brand that brought a lot to this industry with major achievements and innovations. Well known worldwide with IFMAR and ROAR wins, it is also a great opportunity to work with some of the best drivers in the world. I’m excited with this new challenge and I will put in the best effort possible to bring titles on European soil. I would also like to thank everyone at Sweep Korea and USA for the last 4 successful years, especially Steve Kong and Ryan Lee.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Yokomo have announced the signing of Marc Rheinard to their off-road team for 2015 and 2016. Marc will race the company’s 2WD and 4WD buggies and he will join Yokomo’s UK super star driver Lee Martin in his campaign that will see appearances at the World Championships in Japan, the European Championships in the UK and also at the EOS. This is what Marc had to say about the deal:
I would like to thank Team Yokomo to give me the opportunity to use 2wd and 4wd Buggy for the next years including the WC in Japan and EC in England and also the EOS races. it’s also nice to be a teammate with Lee Martin again. I think we will achieve some great results in the next races. One more time thanks to all the people at Yokomo to let me on board to the off-road team.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
