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February 16, 2012

AKA 1/10th buggy 2wd FR closed cell insert

Seen during our coverage of the Nuremberg Toy Fair, AKA have released their new 1/10th buggy 2wd front closed cell insert. This insert was designed to decrease the lateral deflection of the tire while at the same time increasing the vertical impact absorption therefore providing better handling in the bumps. The lateral grooves allow the insert to flex vertically to absorb the large impacts while still maintaining lateral stability and overall durability AKA inserts are known for. The result is a more predictable handling car without giving up durability.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

February 15, 2012

Serpent 411-FF FWD touring chassis

Having seen the Serpent 411-FF at the Nuremberg toy fair Serpent has released full details on their first ever front wheel drive only car. Its based on the Serpent 411 TC 4wd car and shares many parts. Serpent has tested the front wheel drive cars intensively and achieved a perfectly balanced race-chassis, putting the front mounted motor as low in the front as possible. The front wheel drive system gives a unique drive-feel, very different from 4wd, but super smooth, easy and great fun. The Serpent 411-FF pre production cars have already won races in Indonesia and Hong Kong, and the cars will be run at the TITC in Thailand as well.

View more images and details here

February 15, 2012

Arrowmax chassis droop gauge blocks

Arrowmax have released their new chassis droop gauge blocks in 10mm, 20mm and 30mm versions. Featuring a unique design and production technique, the blocks are CNC machined from 7075 aluminium to create a frame and mounted with graphite plate on all 4 edges to keep weight down. Laser engraved on the frame with the Arrowmax logo.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

February 15, 2012

Shepherd V10 lightweight diff pins

In an effort to constantly improve the performance of their cars, Shepherd have introduced these extremely light diff pins for the Velox V10 made from high quality 7075 T6 aluminium. For improved durability and a longer life the pins are hard coated while the weight has been reduced by about 65% compared to the normal pins.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

February 15, 2012

Venom 20C 8000mAh 7.4V LiPo

Venom have released their highest capacity hard case battery yet. They took their ever popular 20C 8000mAh 7.4V LiPo and put it into a durable plastic case to protect it from the rigors of off-road vehicles. Not only does this 20C 2S 8000mAh 7.4V Hard Case LiPo offer long run time, but it also features excellent power output from start to finish. This 20C battery comes with heavy-duty 12 AWG silicone wire leads, Venom’s Universal Plug System, XH Balance connector and Venom’s lifetime battery replacement plan.

Source: Venom [venom-group.com]

February 14, 2012

Team Titan Blitz XFR 190mm touring body

Team Titan have introduced their Blitz XFR 190mm touring car body shell for 1/10th electric TC with rubber tire setup. Meets GBS specs and is EFRA homologated (#4028) and the design gives a good balance of steering and stability, working well for both stock and modified racing. Available in 0.8mm standard and 0.7mm light weight versions.

View another image of the shell here

February 14, 2012

Xray 41T narrow 64P pinion gear

Xray have released a 41T pinion to their already available line of narrow 64P pinion gears. Manufactured on a precision gear machine which has ultra-precise tolerances and assures unparalleled concentricity, after machining, the edges of pinions are chamfered and then the pinions are run in. The pinions are then specially treated to give them an even hard coating so they stay absolutely true for a long time. The pinions run great with any spur gears, and work perfectly with Xray spur gears where even throttle on/off noise nearly disappears.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 14, 2012

Top Qualifier series from ATS-Tyres

ATS-Tyres have released their Top Qualifier series of tires that have been created for all racers, who do not want to throw away rubber and money. These tires are already trued to the most common diameters for heats and qualifying and will be available on the most common rim styles and most common shore combinations. You will save money, storage space and time, because no truing time, no waiting in the truing area, just put them on the car straight out of the box and the price for these these TQs will be significant lower the the Final (Standard) size tires. The 1/10 scale fronts come in 60mm, instead of 64mm, while the rears are 62mm instead of 66mm. The 1/8 scale fronts are 67mm, instead of 71mm, while the rears are 74mm, instead of 78mm.

View the 1/8th tires here