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December 10, 2013

Gravity RC G12 super soft rear tyre

Gravity RC’s G12 line of 1/12th scale tyres is now complete with the addition of GRC:102 super soft rear tyre. Now the tyre line boasts new tuning capabilities still without being too complicated, three rear and three front compounds all selected by GRC complete the working range of both the front and rear for any 12th racing application. The tyres come packaged in multi-purpose storage tubes and the rears include instructions and decal sheet.

Source: Gravity RC [teamgravityrc.com]

December 10, 2013

JConcepts RC10 classic wheels & tyres

JConcepts introduce their new line of tyres and wheels for the Team Associated RC10 Classic buggy. First up is the Rips front tyre that is modelled after the kit tyres but offers more steering for an increased fun factor. The rounded edges of the Rips peak out and return to the base exposing the deep Ripped ribs which tile out as an evenly spaced 5-rib tire. The Rips fit a classic style 1.9″ sized wheel giving the buggy an era correct appearance in size and proportion and they are produced in JConcepts sticky green super soft compound and include And-1 open cell inserts for increased support.

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December 10, 2013

VBC Wildfire white parts set

VBC Racing have a white ball cup and belt tension adjuster kit for the Wildfire line of touring cars available. Included are 22 turnbuckle ball cups of various sizes along four belt tension adjuster rings, all of which are made to replace the original grey and yellow parts. The set fits the Wildfire as well as the Ghost VTA kit.

Source: VBC Racing [vbcracing.com]

December 10, 2013

Yeah Racing aluminium lightweight fan mount

Yeah Racing has released an aluminium light fan heat sink mount suitable for 30mm and 40mm fan units. The part is made from high quality aluminium and weights in at only 5 gram. Its unique design allows it to be mounted to the motor firmly and securely and it can be easily installed by using the set screws included. The supplied 3mm washers can be placed between the motor and the fan to enhance the heat dissipation effect. The mount comes without fan and is available in gunmetal, black and blue colour.

Source: RC Mart [rcmart.com]

December 9, 2013

Horizon Hobby to be Acquired by Investor Group

Horizon Hobby Inc, parent company to many well known RC car related brands such as as TLR, Losi, Spektrum, Nitrotane etc. have announced that its board of directors has signed a definitive agreement under which the company would be sold to an investor group led by Joe Ambrose, Horizon’s Chief Executive Officer. The investment group includes Armory Capital, LLC and Mill City Capital L.P., two investors that have deep experience with management-led acquisitions. Financial terms were not released.

Read the complete announcement here

December 9, 2013

Tekno non-vented shock caps

Tekno now have non-vented shock caps for the dampers of their 1/8 and 1/10 scale off-road vehicles available. The parts are CNC-machined from aluminium, come gun metal anodised, in sets of 2 and they fit the company’s 1/8th buggy and truck shocks as well as the SCT410 short course truck.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

December 9, 2013

Yeah Racing TT-02 aluminium conversion kit

The Yeah Racing aluminium conversion kit for Tamiya’a TT-02 touring car virtually includes all of Yeah Racing’s option parts for the entry-level race car. The sets contains a vast amount of aluminium as well as many steel option parts such as upper and lower wishbones, hub carriers, steering upgrades, steel suspension pins, ball bearings, aluminium outdrives and many more. Included are also an alloy centre prop shaft, steel and aluminium universal driveshafts 55mm aluminium shock absorbers, a complete spring set, shock and bearing oils, a full bearing kit and a lightweight heatsink including fan unit.

Source: RC Mart [rcmart.com]

December 7, 2013

PSM MP9e & C4.2 option parts

PSM have introduced two new optional parts for the Kyosho Inferno MP9e TKI and the CML Centro C4.2. First up for the MP9e is a 3mm thick lightweight carbon fibre centre differential brace which replaces the standard nitro brace included in the kit. For the C4.2 are new battery strap posts which are made from high quality 7075 aluminium and will replace the original Posts. A perfect fit with the original battery strap, they come supplied with the required fasteners.

View the C4.2 posts here