Infinity has released new pinions for their IF15 1:10 nitro onroad platform to provide low gearing intended for use on short technical tracks. The 15 tooth first gear and 20 tooth second gear pinions are made from lightweight 7075 aluminium with hard coating.
Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]
Pro-Line has released their first body shell for the Axial SCX6 Rock Crawler, a 1978 Chevy K-10. The fully licensed shell gives your 1:6 scale crawler a super scale, retro-classic look with this fleetside Chevy®, which is one of the hottest nostalgic full-size trucks. The 1978 K-10 body has been carefully sculpted with realistic details that recreate the lines and squared-off style of this iconic truck. It is molded from extra-thick, 2mm thick crystal-clear polycarbonate for extra durability on your giant rig. To fit this body to your SCX6, the AXI350001 body post set from Axial is required.
Awesomatix has announced the addition of German racer Lukas Ellerbrock to their Factory Team. A front runners in the hard fought European Stock Racing scene, Lukas moves from racing Xray and will make his international debut with Awesomatix at the next round of the ETS as the indoor carpet season gets underway. Reacting to joining the team, Lukas said, “I am very excited to join Team Awesomatix. It is a great opportunity for me to drive a car which has shown its potential at various races. Of course I already know a lot of the team members and I am happy to work with them together in the future.”
Source: Awesomatix [facebook.com]
Having released their all new MD1.0 Drift Kit last month, Yokomo has just released two optionals for the car. The first is for the transmission. As standard the transmission has 3 gears and positive torque, but by adding a counter gear and reconfiguring it, this conversion set can be used with 4 gears and anti-torque specifications. Compared to a 3-gear transmission, the additional gear increases drive loss, but the anti-torque of the motor works to push the rear of the car downward during acceleration, making it easier to gain rear traction. The high stability and acceleration power, especially on corner exits, are very attractive, and will be a big advantage in pursuits. Also offered is a battery holder conversion to change the battery mounting of MD1.0 to inline mounting. When the car has a certain degree of grip, mounting the battery inline (in the front-back direction of the chassis) suppresses chassis roll, enabling sharper movement when transitioning to an acceleration position at the exit of a corner or when turning a corner. In addition, the front load is slightly increased, which allows the car to steer better during cornering and provides a high degree of control.
German nitro onroad manufacturer Team Shepherd has introduced some new options parts for the Shepherd Velox V8.2 rear suspension. The new aluminium parts make it possible to use the eccentric inserts from the front of the car to adjust the position of the rear upper wishbone pin as needed. The upper/outer position is the same as the upper position of the standard parts while the inner ones increase the length of the upper arm. The set comes with all necessary hardware.
R1 Wurks have released some more new option parts for their DC1 drag racing platform. The American brand has added new front and rear arms as part of the ‘Tuned’ line for the DC1. The arms are each 3 grams lighter while maintaining the same durability as the standard kit arms. Also added to the ‘Tuned’ line is their latest front bumper design. The injection molded piece is machined out in house to help reduce weight over the front end of the car. Coming in at 48 grams it is 10 grams lighter compared to the kit front bumper.
Italian company WRC Racing has introduced their new STX.8 1:10 Electric Touring Car. Coming over 2 and half years after its predecessor, the STX.7, the key features of the latest incarnation of their STX series are a new differential system for better rotation on high traction surfaces, a new steering system, a low rear body mount and other details to lower car’s overall centre of gravity.
Klinik RC has through its Racetec brand released this nitro engine compression gauge. The digital gauge makes checking the health of your engines a breeze. Check the health of your engines in or out of the car quickly and easily, document your engines wear and find potential problems with reliability or performance in seconds. Compression is a basic test of any engine from the car you drive to atv’s and now in RC engines. The compression gauge will fit any RC engine with a turbo style glow plug. The gauge requires 2x AAA batteries.
Source: Klinik RC [klinikrc.com]
