Team Associated have introduced their new 2017 World T-shirt as it is worn by AE’s factory team at this week’s IFMAR 1/10th Off-road World Championships in Xiamen, China. The tee is made from 100 percent cotton material, it comes in black and with all-new front and rear graphics. The shirt is available from now on in S to 5XL sizes.
Italian company Bittydesign has introduced their 2018 design anti-slip pit mat. It measures 510x410mm, is made of 2mm thick high-quality material and comes with an anti-scratch PVC coat on top to ensure durability, no matter if used for on-road or off-road wrenching. The all-new 2018 graphics make it stand out and the pit mat is available now.
Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]
Coming from Team Losi Racing are new heavy duty carbon fibre shock towers for the 8ight 4.0 nitro and 8ight-E 4.0 E-buggy as well as the 8ight-T 4.0 nitro truck. The buggy front shock stay is machined from thick 5mm carbon fibre while the buggy rear tower and the two truck-specific items are cut from 4mm carbon fibre. They save about seven to 14 grams of weight compared to the stock parts and the buggy rear and truck front tower also offer additional tuning options for use on different track surfaces. The buggy-specific parts are usable on both the 8ight 4.0 and 8ight-E 4.0 while the truck parts are exclusive to the 8ight-T 4.0.
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T-Works have introduced new aluminium centre driveshafts for the HB Racing D817 and RGT8 vehicles. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming with a black surface coating for wear and looks, the driveshaft dogbones are available as front variant for the D817 and RGT8, as rear variant for the RGT8 exclusively or as combo set, again exclusively for the RGT8.
Speedzone have expanded their range of high-performance LiPo battery packs, with a 6000mAh 1S variant being the latest addition. Made from high-quality 120C cells the pack will offer super high voltage with low internal resistance, making it ideal for Modified and Stock classes alike. Dimension are 93x47x18.4mm, it weighs in at 148g and the pack uses uses standard 5mm bullet-type connectors.
Source: Speedzone [speedzoneUSA.com]
Flash Point R/C have announced the new 12mm Brass 1/10th shock pistons. Tested and developed with newly crowned 2017 IFMAR World Champion Ryan Maifield, the pistons feature a flat profile, with tapered holes to provide faster rebound. The increased weight of brass piston will slow down the shock shaft speed, resulting in smoother easy to drive feeling over bumpy surfaces. Drivers will notice the vehicle is easier to drive and has a plusher feel over a wider range of surfaces which will provide drivers with the confidence to pushed harder over broken surfaces and improve jumping and landing. The 12mm diameter pistons are available as 2-hole x 1.5mm or 3-hole x 1.3mm option that come in sets of four.
Source: Flash Point R/C [flashpointrc.com]
Reds Racing have introduced their updated 4-shoe off-road clutch system. Developed to make the engine power output smoother and more linear, the clutch will also provide exceptional traction, vehicle driveability and low fuel consumption. The updated clutch features three preload adjustments on the front plate to fit any type of surface and engine output. Drivers can change the spring preload on the front plate from a high, medium or low position and choose between 1.0mm or optional 1.1mm springs. Additional XH and XXH front plates have been specifically developed for the truggy class and available only as option parts. The new hybrid 7075 aluminium and carbon clutch shoes have been redesigned to increase wear resistance and in addition, the new shoes are lighter, to allow for and engage at higher revs and lower inertia to rotation. The clutch can be used in standard dual aluminium and carbon shoe configuration for most tracks or as triple aluminium and single carbon setup for high grip conditions. In addition, Reds have also introduced new 32mm and 34mm low inertia flywheels as option as the set comes with a medium inertia flywheel from standard.
Available soon from Tamiya and made for the M07 Concept M-chassis kit are low-profile carbon fibre shock towers and a carbon fibre bumper support plate. The shock towers are specifically designed for the use with the short TRF dampers and they include all necessary hardware such as screws, pivot balls and washers. As for the carbon fibre bumper support, like the shock towers it comes machined from high-quality material and it includes all needed screws and washers.
