Coming from Yeah Racing are new white-coloured 4.8mm ball cups. They are of a tight yet free fitment and made of a long-lasting material. The ball cups are usable with all 4.8mm ball studs and they are available in 8-piece packs of 10mm, 13mm or 15mm of length.
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Coming from Muchmore are two new Impact Silicon Graphene series LiPo battery packs. First up is the 7.6V 5500mAh LCG HV4 FD4 standard size battery pack for competition touring car racing. Only 19.5mm tall the pack weighs in at 235g and it is built from highest quality 130C LiVH cells for maximum performance in modified and stock racing classes. Also new is the 7.4V 4400mAh LCG Max Punch FD4 shorty pack. It measures 95.8×46.8×22.5mm, it is build from 130C standard voltage cells and weighs in at 192g, making it ideal for 1/10th buggy or formula classes.
Top Swedish racer Viktor Wilck has announced his departure from long-time sponsor Serpent. Back-to-back podium finisher at the IFMAR ISTC Worlds in South Africa and China, Viktor can look back on a pretty fruitful electric and nitro campaign with the iconic brand and he has yet to announce his new chassis sponsor. In the meantime Viktor had this to say about his departure:
As of 31st dec will be my last day with Serpent company and racing Serpent cars. I would like to thank everybody at Serpent for this last 4years. And especially Mr Lau and Felix Law for all there dedication and support. I have learned a lot during this time and been great to work together with everybody at Serpent. We achieved some great result with a brand new platform and highlights being podium at Reedy Race Invitational and back to back 3rd place at the IFMAR World Championship. I wish everybody the best of luck at Serpent and now looking forward to new challenges.
SWorkz have announced the signing of Spanish 1/8th Off-road frontrunner and former Mugen driver, Juan Carlos Canas to their factory team. The 2016 EFRA European B Buggy Champion will campaign SWorkz buggies through to the 2020 season and he has the following to say about the deal:
I am very happy to be part of this young, but very focussed SWorkz team. First sessions with the car make me really confident for the next years. Thanks also to the Spanish SWorkz distributor Jorge Revert for his support.
Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]
Samix have introduced a set of rear aluminium hub carriers for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. The CNC-machined items are direct replacements for the standard parts and while adding rigidity and a bit of weight they also offer additional shock mounting positions for fine-tuning. The hub carriers are available in three different colours.
JConcepts have introduced their new 1967 Chevy Chevelle for custom SCT vehicles. As the street eliminator class heats up on the circuit, JConcepts has faithfully recreated the icon in full detail. Like all vehicles of this generation, the imagination was amazing in the design department, swooping lines, hard edges and statement making trim packages. The corners of the front-end are pointed and wedge down to point the driver in the correct direction. The hood-scoop is planted along the centre-line of the vehicle bringing that drag-strip inspiration. The roof and coverage of the Chevelle is large and in charge, plenty of head-room for the scale drivers and accessories fans can deliver. One of the staples of the 1967 is the long rear deck lid and large wraparound taillamps with standard backup light mock-ups. Each body also includes the rear wing option to finalise the street eliminator look. The lower rear wing support is mounted carefully to the trunk using double sided tape or shoe goo. The upper wing section sets down and provides the look and finishing touch to the 1967 classic. The body measures a 13”/330mm wheelbase and the inside dimensions of the body are 10.75”/273mm wide front and 11”/279mm rear. The body is built for a 2WD SCT wheelbase length and narrowed to more resemble the original full-scale counterpart and it comes including a detailed decal sheet.
Xpress have introduced their new Sonic 190mm touring car body shell. Sporting an aggressive front end design the body will provide enhances steering characteristics while large front and rear wheel arch sections ensure the body can be shifted forth and back by several millimetres in order to fine-tune the available steering and rear end stability. Produced from high-quality polycarbonate material the lid includes window masks and a decal sheet.
Coming from Blaze Racing are new option parts for Roche and CRC 1/12th scale pan cars. First up is a quad link conversion for the Roche P12 2018 that was designed to offer bind-free power pod movement and increased rear end traction. The conversion includes a new lower pod plate in either high-quality carbon or 7075-T6 aluminium specification, new link mounts, link ball studs as well as a 3mm carbon fibre tube brace.
