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May 20, 2019

Marco Baruffolo signs with Sunpadow

Sunpadow have announced the signing of Italian offroad front runner Marco Baruffolo. The National Champion is a multi-time EFRA Euros A-finalist and he will be using Sunpadow LiPo batteries starting immediately at events including the 2019 IFMAR 1/10th Buggy World Championship and 1/8th E-Buggy Euros. Marco has the following to say about the deal:

I’m very pleased with Sunpadow LiPo’s quality and performance. Its complete product line could fulfill the needs of different track and classes. I think I will do better in the future events.

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]

May 20, 2019

PR Racing S1 V3R Evo 2WD buggy kit

Coming soon from PR Racing is the S1 V3R Ev0 2WD buggy kit. The main focus has been to make the car smoother and easier to drive on track, and this has been achieved with a revised 2.5mm thick -5mm length 7075 aluminium chassis. In addition new insert-type hangers have been introduced, and in conjunction with the chassis design allow for much lower rear roll centre, keeping the car much flatter on track with smoother rotation. New Ackerman geometry, and new CNC rear hubs with longer link positions also improve on track driveability. A new motor mount has been produced to lower the motor 2mm into a recess in the chassis, and makes a particular difference on today’s high grip tracks. In addition to all the geometry and mechanical changes, the V3R Evo has been treated to a new body, designed to look sleek and offer more steering with its much larger forward mounted cabin. The kit comes with a host of optionals such as CNC alloy servo mount, 4 degrees alloy caster blocks, front camber plates, vented slipper plates, a swaybar set and 34T alloy idler gear and it will hit stores in June.

View a list of the new features here

May 20, 2019

Fenix Mistral 2-0 formula car kit

Fenix have introduced their new Mistral 2-0 1/10th scale formula car kit. A radical departure from the current formula car design the Mistral 2-0 is the first kit to utilise a V-link, better known as quad-link design rear suspension. The rear V-links allow to adjust the chassis’ roll centre for improved overall traction and better adjustability to a variety of track conditions. Also up front Fenix decided to go a different route with the design allowing to use static or dynamic caster adjustments for a more aggressive steering. The kit will become available with a ball or gear differential, allowing to pre-set the car for low or high grip conditions.

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May 20, 2019

X-Grip 1/10th pan car foam tyres

European X-Grip distributors Mikimodel have introduced their new range of foam tyres for 1/10th scale pan cars. Developed to produce exceptional traction in all kinds of track conditions while making for an easy to drive car, the pre-trued foam tyres come as 40, 37 and 35 shore front and 32 and 30 shore rear variants, pre-mounted on black multi-spoke rims and usable for both 200mm and 235mm pan cars.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]

May 20, 2019

Xray XB4 aluminium shock towers

Xray have introduced new aluminium shock towers for the XB4 series of buggies. The parts are machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and they come black anodised for wear and looks. The front tower features lowered upper shock mounting positions and an overall lower design for an optimised centre of gravity while the rear tower matched the shock positions of the carbon fibre part, however it sports new outer wing mount positions that allow to shift the rear wing up and down to adjust the aerodynamic balance of the buggy. The 3mm thick shock towers offer increased overall stiffness compared to the carbon fibre parts for an easier to drive and more predictable car when running in high-bite track conditions.

View the rear shock tower here

May 20, 2019

T-Works introduce SRX8 GT optionals

Coming from T-Works and made for the Serpent SRX8 GT kit are a titanium turnbuckle set as well as two screw kits. Starting with the turnbuckles, the links are machined from high-quality 64 grade titanium with the 7-piece kit including all all toe and camber links as well as a smaller servo link. Also included are suitable turnbuckle wrenches for easy adjustment. As for the screw kits, T-Works have announced the release of a 159-piece UFO head titanium and a 235-piece gold-colour steel screw set. The titanium kit will greatly lower the overall weight of the car while the gold-coloured set will make for added visual impact.

View the screw sets here

May 20, 2019

Yeah Racing adjustable on-road body mounts

Yeah Racing have introduced their new adjustable body mounts for the 6mm body posts of most 1/10th on-road cars. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised for looks and protection, the body mounts offer an adjustable design by simply rotating the mount on the post to access the different level mounting holes and then fixing the platforms with the included screws. This ensures the selected height will always stay the same compared to the popular threaded twist-type mounts whose height adjustment can change over time. The set included four body mounts and four mounting screws.

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May 20, 2019

Blitz C8 190mm touring car body shell

Blitz have introduced their all-new C8 touring car body shell for 190mm chassis. Designed to be a 1-stop solution for both asphalt and carpet racing and being usable on virtually every layout, from tight to open, the body offers advanced aerodynamics, improved overall stability to counter body tucks, and the special rear wing design ensures optimised rear stability with minimal aerodynamic drag. The lid meets IFMAR GBS specifications and it will become available in a standard 0.7mm and a lightweight 0.5mm variant. Both include window masks, a decal sheet and wing mounting hardware.

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