Merlin Depta has announced his departure from Serpent, the German racer having been a long standing driver & ambassador for one of nitro onroad racing’s pioneering brands. With an engineering background, Depta was more than just a team driver for the brand and played a key role in Serpent’s chassis developments. Merlin made his departure public via a post on Facebook shortly after completing the 1:8 Onroad German Nationals on Sunday.
Creation Model has added two new optional parts for use on their IF15 and IF15W 1:10 onroad nitro chassis. The Long Life Rear Belt is made of a special rubber with excellent durability that will achieve longer life than the soft rubber type of the kit’s standard parts. The belt is especially effective on the IF15W with high grip wide tires. The front upper arm 0.3mm spacers, supplied as a pack of four, can be inserted between the front upper arm holder and the upper deck to fine tune the roll center and camber change rate, enabling smooth and high speed cornering.
View front upper arm spacers here
Following the recent release of information by EFRA regarding bodyshell measurements/checking for the up coming World Championship in Italy, SMJ has been quick off the mark with the release of this Rear Bumper Extended Underskirt. Created for the XTREME Twister / Twister Special bodyshell it will be possible to make these comply with IFMAR and JMRCA regulations for both the IFMAR World Championship and JMRCA All Japan Championship. With the use of this product, 3D modelling to 100% fit the rear bumper shape, molded from 0.5mm thick lexan. The body panel is also a considered shape, so the rear bumper will be flat after installation. Release date, price etc will be announced later.
View full Rear Bumper Extended Underskirt here
Pro-Line has added this new Axis Wing to their range of 1:8 Buggy products. Tested extensively by Pro-line’s Factory Team drivers, the Axis wing provides increased forward traction, high-speed stability, and jumping consistency. It includes an add-on wicker-bill that allows you to tune the performance of the wing to your liking along with pre-marked dimples across the rear of the wing, for drilling holes to combat windy conditions and reduce drag. IFMAR-spec endplates provide the ideal side bite in loose conditions. Mounting the wing is made easy with markings for 40mm and 48mm wing mount widths and 5 fore/aft positions. Made in the USA, the Axis wing is available in white or black.
Pro-Line Racing has introduced this new Axis light weight body for Team Associated’s B6.4. Featuring a super low-slung design with sharp lines throughout, the Cab-forward design provides enhanced steering response while the small side fins balance out the rear of the car with ideal side-bite. The rear of the Axis body has the right amount of clearance for the gearbox and fits the chassis and bulkhead shape of your race buggy perfectly.
RC Maker have added this new 3D Pro Carbon Car Stacker to their extensive range of pit table accessories. Pit space is always tight at a big race, and running multiple classes you end up finding no space to store your cars! They get shoved under the table or end up in your buddy’s pit space next to you. Well that’s now a thing of the past; with this car stacker that stores up to 3 chassis, which could be either 1/12th, F1 or 190mm TC! This keeps everything in one spot so you can be and feel organised, knowing at a glance what cars are prepared or not. It free’s up bench space to do the wrenching you need to do, and whatever car you need is at arms length.
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RC Maker has produced this new Damper Piston Height Tool to help make building your Awesomatix D2.2 Dampers a breeze! When assembling the dampers, it’s important to ensure the P63 piston is at the correct height throughout the build and upon completion. Traditionally you would need to keep checking and pushing the piston back down throughout the build. That’s where these handy tools come in! They screw down inside the damper shaft and touch the top of the P63 to correctly set the height. This way you can forget about needing to check it throughout the build. The tools can be screwed in and out with your fingers or a 2mm driver into the end.
Yokomo has added a new 3-pad Slipper Set for their YZ-2 2WD Buggy. Using additional parts, the set offers smoother performance over the standard two pads with finer adjustments possible. Especially on high-grip surfaces, Yokomo say the traction stability is enhanced and issue of fade, due to frictional heat, is reduced.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
