New from Kyosho and made for the ZX-6 4WD buggy is an aluminium HD main chassis conversion kit. The chassis has optional mounting holes for an 8mm forward motor position from the standard position. Reduced milling increases the weight by 15g for more stability and a lower centre of gravity as well as an increased fore aft chassis rigidity.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
Mugen Seiki Racing have announced the re-signing of JJ Wang to their team. Considered one of the highest recognised professional drivers in the RC community the Chinese-American racer is known for his raw talent and he will continue to run Mugen on-road nitro vehicles in his campaign that will see attendances at national and international races.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]
Coming soon from Spektrum is the S6200 range of servos for a variety of 1/8th and 1/10th scale applications. The S6230 (0.14s/22.4kg-cm) and S6240 (0.08s/15.0kg-cm) offer high-torque or high-speed performance in a more compact size for 1/10th scale crawlers or monster trucks where space is limited. The S6250 HV (0.09s/27.5kg-cm) and S6260 HV (0.06s/17.4kg-cm) are standard size servos for High-Voltage applications up to 8.4v, and the S6280 HV (0.10s/35.7kg-cm) and S6290 HV (0.07s/23.8kg-cm) feature all-metal case construction for the ultimate 1/8th scale performance. All servos sport removable wire leads that allow for custom lead length and ease of maintenance and all-metal servo mounting tabs to keep them in place through the most extreme conditions.
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New from JConcepts and made for the Team Associated B5, B5M and T5M is an aluminium steering rack. CNC-machined and replacing the stock plastic piece, the steering rack comes in a blue or black anodised finish and sports machined chamfered silver edges and engraved JConcepts.net logo. The aluminium, light-weight assembly provides a more rigid steering system with increased steering feel and response. The rack includes two thin crush tubes which should be placed in between the bearings in the rack.
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New from Xray and made for the T4 touring car is the PSS Progressive Shock System. Designed to improve the steering characteristics and traction when running on asphalt tracks the system utilises machined and black anodised 7075-T6 cylinder swith three triangular-shaped milled out sections and specially made blank shock pistons. Different from a standard shock the milled out holes in the cylinder are responsible for the shock oil to pass the pistons and due to the design of the triangles the shocks work in a progressive manner with the damping becoming harder once the shock compresses. The inserts and pistons are designed in a way that PSS equipped shocks use the same oil weight as standard dampers to make setup and setup comparison easier. The Progressive Shock System set contains two inserts and two moulded and precisely ground pistons.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Available now is the MKS Servo-Tech HBL575-SL low-profile servo. Offering an aluminium heatsink case, full metal gears and a brushless motor the high-voltage compatible digital servo pulls up to 16.8kg-cm at a speed down to 0.07s. The low profile design makes it ideal for many 1/10th scale classes such as touring cars, pan cars and off-road buggies.
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The latest Team Associated vehicle to receive the LiPo Combo upgrade is the SC10B 1/10th 2WD short course buggy. The realistic buggy comes equipped with a factory finished short course pro buggy body, roll cage and driver as well as a water-resistant brushless electronic speed control with reverse, powerful Reedy brushless motor, enclosed water resistant receiver box, adjustable blue anodised aluminium coil-over shocks and KMC replica wheels with high traction compound rear tyres for more grip complete the package. New for the LiPo Combo kits are the latest Reedy 423-S 35W Compact Balance Charger and the WolfPack LiPo 3300mAh 30C 7.4V battery, allowing to hit the tracks instantly.
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Nine time 1:8 Onroad World Champion Lamberto Collari has been spotted in Japan driving for new market entrant Infinity. The legendary Italian is in attendance at the Japanese Nationals which is taking place at Kei Tune Raceway, the host track of the 2013 1:8 Onroad World Championship. With Japan’s National Championships open to foreign drivers, we understand the Euro Nitro Series championship leader will race the car in the event leading to rumours that Collari is set to become involved in developing the car. The new company, which has been set-up by Indonesian racer Kenji Taira, already has fellow Italian racer Carmine Raiola involved with the fifth place finisher at the last Worlds having done a lot of the early development work on the project alongside Japanese racer Masao Tanaka.
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