Wilck Racing Products is widening its brand with top of the line differential and Shock-oil. The Oil has been tested through out the year and been run by drivers at the World Championship in Holland with great success. Designed to be used in both 1/10 on and off-road racing and as well in 1/8 off-road it comes in a wide range of weights from 250 to 950 for shocks and 1500 to 7000 for diffs.
Source: Wilck&Andersson [tlr.nu]
Roche have released their new Silverback Power “Neutron Series” Competition brushless motors. Available in 4.0T, 4.5T, 10.5T, 13.5T, 17.5T this new generation brushless motor offer more torque, more power and more speed. Featuring high power, bullet style, high current plug in connector system and a new adjustable high motor timing, from 11 to 20 degrees as standard. The new motor timing system allows you to have smooth low, mid power and punch, or an overall linear power band. The hard coated aluminium motor can and multi vent design offers increased motor cooling and maximum performance.
Source: Roche [roche.hk]
Seen at this Summer’s World Championships and building on the winning heritage from the multi-Champion Gen-XL and Xi, the new Xti (Transverse or Inline) from CRC elevates 1:12th scale racing to the next level offering new and exciting features. The Xti features true inline battery configuration with a full size 1s IFMAR/ROAR battery pack. Unlike the some of the off-center ‘longitudinal battery pack designs’ that have popped up, CRC’s true inline configuration yields total balance and symmetry. Also new on the Xti, CRC’s infinitely adjustable Slider Rear Pod. The Slider Pod is a full aluminum motor pod with infinitely adjustable rear ride height. The Xti continues with their dual damper tube design and leads the way with the best-in-class rear damper, the CRC Encore shock.
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Zeppin Racing have released this professional digital tweaker scale comprised of 1 LCD main unit and 4 separate scales. The main unit has 4 backlit LCD screens to show the measurements and settings while each scale is equipped with a high precision sensor to greatly enhance the accuracy, in 0.01oz (0.1g) increments. Measurements can be displayed in gram, oz, ozt and dwt. This scale system is designed for serious racers to measure their cars’ weight distribution easily and make necessary weight adjustment to balance their cars for the best performance. Available in black or blue.
Source: Zeppin Racing [zeppinracing.com]
Some new items from Schumacher with the release of this new Ackerman mod for the Cat SX3 that allows more outer wheel lock compared to a standard set up. Consequently it gives a more positive feel to the steering input allowing faster potential lap times. For the Cougar SV2 there is the new cab forward body, giving a more aggressive steering feel to the mid motored buggy. Supplied pre-cut with window masks and Schumacher decals. Finally there is this excellent rubber pit mat with Schumacher Logo. Measuring 750mm x 500mm this extremely flexible pit mat is a must for your pit tables featuring indented compartments to keep your tools and parts from rolling away.
Xray release this XB9 factory pre-assembled brake pad set for consistent and precise braking. High-precision, ultra-efficient steel brake pads are CNC-machined and precision ground on both sides for an ultra-smooth surface finish to guarantee maximum braking efficiency. Brake pad backing plates are heat-treated for maximum lifespan. Special high-grip brake pad material is specially bonded to backing plates for high resistance to generated heat build-up. Sold in a set of 4.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Team Shepherd have introduced the latest optional part for the Velox V8. The CNC-machined rear aluminium driveshafts are more than 50% lighter than the standard ones and help to increase the acceleration due to less rotating mass in the drive train. Manufactured from premium German 7075 T6 aluminium they are hard coated for extra durability and wear resistance and are available now.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Associated have released some new parts for their 1/8th range of cars starting with this optional gear set. This new ring and pinion gear set provides an optional gear ratio that smooths out power delivery of both 1:8 gas and electric vehicles. Each vehicle type requires two sets and the new final drive ratio introduced by the optional gear set requires a change in your gearing. Also to simplify and streamline the kit-building process, Team Associated’s new universal differential outdrive is designed to replace previous outdrives for the RC8 and SC8 line of vehicles. Suitable for RC8, RC8.2, RC8.2e, RC8T, SC8 and SC8.2e kits and RTRs.
