DnM Tech have released the handy ScReW set box, which contains a selection the most common screws and includes dome head screws (3×6, 3×8, 3×10, 3×12 – 50 pcs each), countersunk screws (3×6, 3×8, 3×10, 3×12, 3×14 – 50pcs each) and M3 5.5mm locknuts (25pcs each). The screws have been made with high quality steel with chrome finishing which offers life time storage without rusting.
Source: DNM Tech [dnm-tech.com]
Avid have released ceramic & steel engine bearings, which offer the maximum performance and reliability to your racing engine at an unbeatable price. The bearing specs are Abec5, G3 Si3N4 ceramic balls, PA66 with 30 glass fiber cage, and chrome steel 52100 rings and it has no seals to allow for proper lubrication from the oil in your fuel. A ceramic engine bearing can allow most RC engines to spin an extra 500 rpm with less drag and the life of the bearing is far greater over a steel bearing. Another benefit to ceramics is the weight difference in the balls allowing for less rotating mass.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
Team Durango have released some details on the ‘revolutionary’ radio tray from the company’s DNX408. The radio tray is set into the chassis for the lowest centre of gravity, with only five screws holding it in place and is easy to slide the whole assembly out of the side of the car. Both servos are laid down and sit below the surface of the chassis, while the RX battery is also sunk in the chassis and centrally mounted at the rear of the car, resulting in further optimised center of gravity. The receiver itself is the only thing that sits high in the car, above the throttle servo, and the RX box has been fitted with louver type vents to keep the receiver cool in the hottest conditions and there is a removable cover to seal it up again when there’s water about.
Seen at the World Championships last year, as well as other races, the new Serpent link system for their 966 chassis is now available. Consisting of 2 trackrods that connect the radio plate to the radio plate bracket, this allows the two parts, which were previously fixed together, to move separately of each other which allows the user to create and control the flex in the car. This upgrade requires that you have the latest radio plate bracket in which the required hole in the X shape has already been created, however it is a simple modification for those that don’t have this. Available at the end of April.
Xray have released a new rear spring set for the NT1 1/10th 200mm chassis. Powder-coated for easy identification, they have been developed from extensive testing and racing experience, and designed and precision-crafted to have a unique spring characteristic. Sold in a set of 2 springs, they are available from soft to hard in dark blue, l. purple, l. red, violet and purple.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
New for 1/12th scale applications, Much More have released this new EFRA legal Impact 1S 5200mAh LiPo pack. This high quality 50C 3.7V battery features a carbon look hard case for impact protection and with its size, it fits easily into most 1/12th scale pan cars. Comes pre wired with a pre mounted Ultra 2P connector.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
German company LMI Racing have released this new cleaning gum. Similar to those currently on the market, it too picks up all the dust and dirt from your car, getting at those hard to reach corners, with oil and grease also no problem for it. Sold in a 200 gram pot.
Source: LMI [lmiracing.com]
New Italian engine brand TecnoPower, a company headed by engine guru and former World Champion Rody Roem, have informed us that they have successfully finished the first real in-car tests of their new B01 .21 buggy engine. This 5 port turbo engine, due for release later in the year, is the result of months of work by the team involved and we have been promised further details and photos closer to the engine’s release date. In the meantime the testing will continue as the B01 hits the track at this weekend’s Trofeo L.Buffoli in Corte Franca, Italy driven by none other than Rody himself.
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