Coming from Samix and made for the Xray T4’19 touring car is a brass motor plate. Machined from high-quality material and coming with a black surface coating to prevent corrosion, the plate adds 5g of weight to a central area of the chassis, helping to up overall weight, lower the centre of gravity and optimise weight bias when needed.
Coming from Reno Savoya’s RSRC brand are new M4 titanium screws. Like their M3 counterparts the fasteners come machined from high-quality Grade 5 material and they are specially machined with a deeper head to allow for easier wrenching and greater durability. A gold-colour PVD coating further enhances life span while adding visual impact. The screws come as 10mm to 20mm variants and in packs of ten pieces.
Source: RSRC [rsrc.biz]
Coming from WRC Racing is their new GTX.5 1/8th scale nitro on-road kit. Based on the proven GTX platform the car features some subtle updates such as lightweight front and rear 7075 aluminium wheel axles for reduced unsprung masses while the redesigned chassis allows for a lower fuel tank positioning. On the drivetrain side of things the new car rocks redesigned gears made of an improved plastic compound, a new clutch bell and updated rear driveshafts. The kit is rounded out by new front and rear shock absorbers.
Hudy wouldn’t stop pleasing the RC car community with dedicated parts and assembly trays, with the latest release targeting the 1/10th off-road market. Machined from high-quality aluminium the parts tray offers four compartments and six machined openings to hold differentials during building, setup and maintenance, ensuring no parts are getting mixed or diff cases are tumbling all over the place. The three main compartments are individually marked, allowing to wrench on up to three diffs simultaneously.
Xray have introduced a new 2.8mm front anti-roll bar wire for the GTX8 GT car. At 2.8mm the thickest wire yet, the anti-roll bar is ideal for very high-bite track conditions. It is made of high-quality heat-treated spring steel and it comes laser-engraved for easy identification.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Italian company Mon-Tech Racing have introduced their new M18 body shell for 1/12th scale pan cars. Thoroughly tested by Mon-Tech’s team drivers, the high performance body allows for fast cornering and quick direction changes all while offering excellent stability. The EFRA-homologated body is available in a standard and a lightweight variant.
JConcepts have introduced their new P2K body shell for the Team Associated B6.1 buggy. JConcepts has a rich history in the 2WD buggy class and a passion for the racing performance at the highest level. Throughout the years, the body development has evolved to include an array of features to produce results on a wide range of surfaces. The P2K is the latest body to come from the team produced for the latest generation of 2WD buggies. An evolution of the P2 body, the “K” is more sleek by removing rear down-force features to allow the buggy to turn on the tightest circuits and carpet and astro turf surfaces where traction is always plentiful. To address the latest high-grip conditions, the team put concentration on the rear section of the body allow some freedom of rotation. The entire centre section of the cab on the P2K has a channel based design to flow directly over the middle of the vehicle to stabilise the at-speed handling. The front of the cab, important to performance, includes the P2 position with heavily recessed front windshield. The JConcepts edge treatment remains on the side-capsule area for air-flow direction by the cab and pointing the force to the rear wing area. The chamfering stands out as a JConcepts design feature on every new shell, the P2K has those elements and in great positions for decals and paint allocation. The P2K takes into account the plastic spur gear cover on the B6.1 and drops over the included kit supplied setup. Rear louvers tuck into the rear stance of the shell which can always be customer trimmed for a slight amount of heat escape. The body is available in standard and lightweight variants and it comes including two Aero rear wings.
Performa Racing have introduced their new line of high-performance Graphene series LiPo and LiHV battery packs. The range includes 2S and 4S standard and high-voltage packs for a variety of applications. Available 2S shorty batteries include two standard 25mm height 6000mAh 7.6V 120C (220g) and 5800mAh 7.4V 120C (220g) packs as well as two ultra low centre of gravity 16.5mm tall 4000mAh 7.6V 120C ULCG (125g) and 3600mAh 7.4V 120C ULCG (125g) variants. All are made using high quality Graphene technology cells for higher energy density, lower internal resistance, higher discharge rates, and a longer life cycle.
