Alien Racing have created a new upper deck for the Yokomo BD5 made from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre. Especially created for carpet racing the thicker material makes the car more precise and more stable, while at the same time making it easier to corner consistently. The upper deck is made of a similar carbon and is visually identical to that of the Yokomo original.
Source: Alien Racing [alienracing.fr]
Gens Ace have added two new competition LiPo batteries to their line up with the release of 5800mAh and 5000mAh 7.4V 2S stick packs. Both featuring a standard hard case, bullet connectors and JST XH balance connector, the 5800 version has a 45C discharge rate while the 5000 has a 65C discharge rate.
JQ Products own line of silicone shock and diff oils, THEOil, have been out for a while already, but they have only now officially released them. The Shock Oils come in large 115ml bottles, and range from 250cps to 750cps, while the Diff Oils come in 85ml bottles, and range from 1000cps to 12500cps.
Source: JQ [jq-products.com]
Team Titan have released their new Blitz RS6 1/10th 200mm body shell. The new EFRA approved body (#2049) is designed to be very stable in braking and acceleration and gives good steering. Available in 0.8mm and light 0.7mm versions, it comes supplied with adjustable rear wing and mounting hardware, decals and window mask.
Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.
– New XRAY T3’12 Alu Narrow Pinion Gear 41T / 64 – Hardcoated
– NT1 & T3 Win the 2012 Summer Nationals in Australia
– XB9 Double Podium Finish at GP Montpellier
– Salemi Brothers Join XRAY
– The Trinko Brothers will race XRAY XB9
Click here to view the round-up
Pro-Line’s new ProTrac Suspension kit for the Slash 4×4 is an easy to install kit that greatly increases forward acceleration, corner speed, consistency and drivability. Pro-Line revolutionized the 2WD Slash with the original ProTrac Suspension kit and now the same advantages are available for your Slash 4×4. The kit includes longer Front and Rear suspension arms for improved handling, ProTrac wheels that bring the truck back to Stock ROAR Legal width and new longer turnbuckles. The ProTrac arms not only look tricker than the stock arms, but they are beefier and have more suspension adjustment holes so you can dial in the truck to your track. Also, Pro-Line’s ProTrac wheels have become the standard in the 4×4 SC class with the SC10 4×4 and SCTE 4×4 both capable of running ProTrac wheels.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
2011 was a great year for Protoform in the 1/8th IC Nitro On-Road class. Now only did 8 A-Main finalists at the IFMAR WORLDS in Homestead Florida chose the P909 body, but the other 2 A-Main drivers chose the Protoform R15, which ran the quickest lap times of the entire event. In the end, Robert Pietsch brought home the very deserving win and trophy. They decided to incorporate what they felt were the best characteristics of these two world class bodies to create the Protoform PFR18. Loosely modeled after the car that conquered the 24HR of LeMans, this body style has a few tricks of it’s own as well. There are a couple more molded in body stiffening contours to make the body more consistent and the body conforms to the 2012 ERFA/IFMAR body rules in every way. Available in 3 thicknesses, .040 Lexan (regular weight), .030 Lexan (light weight) and .025 Lexan (lightest weight) “Pro-Lite” for the expert racers. This body has a protective outer film, body side-stiffeners (w/hardware) and comes with a large Protoform decal.
View more images of the PFR18 body here
Arrowmax have released this clutch set for the Mugen MRX5 1/8th scale on road chassis. Its design features the tapered clutch plate instead of the tapered flywheel which ensures better punch and lots of top speed. Sold as a complete set including bell housing.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
