Team C Racing have new ultra hard springs for the GT8 line of cars available. They come in handy on tracks with high to very high traction and are available as separate front and rear spring pair. Designed to fit Team C’s 1/8th big bore shock absorbers the springs should also match with the dampers of many other brands.
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In addition to the recently announced BD7-2014 Yokomo now also introduce a “2014” conversion kit for older spec kits. Included are the upper and lower carbon fibre chassis parts, the newly designed motor mount with integrated layshaft mount, the needed centre pulleys, main gear, as well as updated steering parts along an assortment of hardware to complete the conversion. The kit is available in blue colour only and will hit the stores by the end of the year.
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Italian company Mon-Tech introduce the Maxi Turbo Rally bodyshell for 1/10th rally and touring car chassis. The body resembles the iconic Renault 5 Maxi Turbo, it is made from thick 1.0mm polycarbonate and comes including stickers for the headlights, grille and air intakes as well as window masks.
Source: Mon-Tech [mon-techracing.net]
Picco introduce their new P-Max .21 nitro engine for the Traxxas Revo and T-Maxx. The newly designed engine features a more efficient cooling head, a knife edge shaped connecting rod, silicone-filled crankshaft and a new crankshaft timing making for improved power output comparable to the larger .26 and .28 engines. The engines that was developed in cooperation with Picco-Torque U.S. distributors Kevco Racing easily adapts to Traxxas’ Easy Start and pull start engines and it features a 3-port hard-chromed liner, CNC-machined billet piston, a turbo combustion camber insert and a 13mm main bearing.
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Team Associated now have these kids T-shirts in several sizes available. They are blue of colour, sport the Team Associated logo and come in S, M and L “kids” sizes.
Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]
Shepherd have a new range of ultra-strong aluminium steering servo arms available. CNC-machined from high quality 7075-T6 black anodised aluminium they sport a 15mm hole spacing which results in a perfect fitting and steering geometry in the Velox V10 Pro kit. They are available with 23T and 25T spline.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Schumacher announce the addition of top US racer Matt Olson to the team. Matt has a fantastic history of race wins in the US and is sure to be at the front of the field with his new cars. Matt is employed by MIP and Schumacher Racing will have some MIP option parts for their own cars in the near future. Matt had the following to say about the deal:
I would like to thank Schumacher Racing’s Mark Musgrove and Robin Schumacher for the opportunity to be a part of their 2014 International team. And an extreme amount of thanks to my employer and main sponsor MIP for all the support and great products they provide me with at each and every event. Going into 2014 we plan to come out with many Schumacher drivetrain upgrades to help Schumacher customers Worldwide. I only hope to represent MIP, Schumacher, and the rest of my sponsors to the best of my abilities come 2014 and beyond. Thank you once again, and looking forward to a successful relationship.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Specially made for 1/10th touring cars is this low-profile digital servo from Core RC. The servo features metal gears, a heatsink case and pulls 9.6kg-cm of torque at 0.09s. It includes a range of servo horns and mounting hardware and is ideal for crowed applications such as touring cars and also 2WD buggies.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
