Aluminium chassis plates seem to becoming en vogue in electric touring car racing and one of the latest companies to jump on the band wagon is Asian aftermarket company Arrowmax. Their latest release is this 2mm 7075-T6 alloy chassis for the Xray T4’14. CNC-machined and coming with a silver finish the lower deck is a direct replacement for the kit’s stock carbon fibre chassis.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Xray have announced that Steven Weiss has re joined the Slovakian company. Steven was part of the team back in 2007 when he claimed the TQ and 2nd at the EFRA Euros in France. After campaigns with other teams Steven has now returned and has the following to say about the deal:
I’m very happy to be back with the best team in the industry. The last 4 years were full of new experiences and involvement with RC projects and various companies & teams which helped me to grow both personally and professionally. All the experiences taught me that there is no better company and racing team in the RC industry than Xray. Since the 2014 is a very important racing year with World Championship on schedule I wanted to race with the fastest car and have a backup of a professional and strong team and as such there was no other option for me than Xray. I am very happy to be given this opportunity to come back to the team and I will do all my best. I am extremely motivated for the upcoming season and can not wait to get to the track once again.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Savöx have released a preview image of a new low-profile servo for 1/10th off-road and touring cars. The SB-2261MG will feature a tough all-aluminium heatsink case, metal gears and a brushless motor while offering a transit time of 0.076s and a torque of 10kg-cm at 6.0V input. It is understood that the servo will hit the stores soon.
Source: Savöx [savoxtech.com.tw]
WRC now have a 1-piece rear axle for the F-One formula 1 car available. Made from lightweight 7075-T6 aluminium the solid shaft makes for higher precision while the 1-piece design again improves precision and also durability. According to WRC the rear axle fits many other formula 1 chassis too.
Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]
French company 6Mik soon have “indoor” variants of their Crunch 1/10th buggy tyres available. Following three outdoor compounds the pin tyres will also be released in a “harder” purple and “softer” blue compound aimed at racing on carpet, astroturf and artificial surfaces. Coming as 4WD front and 4WD/2WD rear tyre the tread sports medium-size pins and a pin-free sidewall for smooth cornering and less need to “cut” the tyres when running on grippy surfaces. The tyres come as rubber only or including foams or moulded inserts.
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Novak recently updated their popular Pulse and GTB brushless speed controller and now present the Pulse V2 and the GTB 3. Starting with the Pulse V2, the competition speedo received an all-new power board with integrated power capacitors and updated Super-Tuner firmware for enhanced stopping power. The specifications remain the same meaning the 2S LiPo-compatible V2 is useable with 540-size motors as low as 3.5T, 550-size 4.5T motors and also up to 5200kv 4-pole sensor-based offerings.
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Team Associated introduce the XP DC0915MG micro servo for 1/18th scale applications. The item features a high-torque motor, metal and plastic gears, ball bearing and digital circuitry. At 4.8V input the servo offers a speed of 0.095s and 1.5kg-cm of torque.
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Powerstar introduce the PM-1408 digital brushless servo. Featuring a sturdy aluminium case, tough stainless steel and titanium gears as well as a brushless motor the servo is ideal for all heavy-duty applications such as 1/8th nitro racing. The high-voltage compatible servo can be used with 7.4V (0.083s/14kg-cm) to 8.4V (0.078s/16kg-cm) input.
Source: Vapon [vapon-company.com]
