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June 8, 2023

RC Maker Carbon Tweak Stick Pro End Plates

RC Maker has evolved one of its most popular products with the introduction of their brand new Carbon Tweak Stick Pro End Plates. These new end plates feature a black anodised 7075 aluminium hub with a carbon attachment that locates onto the upper bulkheads of your touring car. The hub features a vertical grub screw which locks the end plate down to the stick, making sure it always stays flat and in the same place. This design keeps the whole assembly more sturdy whilst you apply pressure to the stick. The new Tweak Stick Pro End Plates fit both the existing RC Maker tweak stick, and their new Tweak Stick Pro. So if you’ve already got the Original Tweak Stick, you can just upgrade with the new end plates. The new tweak stick pro stick itself, has some cool features which work well with these new end plates, and also offer access to centre motor mount screws which wasn’t possible on the original tweak stick. This new Tweak Stick Pro is sold separately to these end plates. Different cars require different versions of these end plates, so RC Maker offer different versions for each car.

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June 1, 2023

RC Maker BD12 SlimFlex chassis & topdecks

RC Maker has released a number of carbon parts for Yokomo’s recently released BD12 electric touring car. The range includes SlimFlex 2.2mm Regular & HARD Carbon Chassis and SlimFlex 2.0mm & 1.6mm Topdeck Sets. The third in their SlimFlex range of Enhanced Carbon Chassis’, the Yokomo BD12 chassis and ‘Hard’ chassis’ feature a narrower chassis all round to provide less scrubbing in corners, leading to increased corner speed. This increases flex, so to counteract this, we have recessed the diff and spool cutouts instead of cutting them all the way through. Not only does this bring the chassis back up to our desired amount of flex, it also improves aerodynamic performance by not preventing air from under the chassis being forced up into the car, detrimental to downforce. Overall, the chassis is slightly stiffer than the kit chassis, and provides improved response. The hard version chassis features a significantly stiffer weave of carbon, which reduces the flex greatly. The flex of this carbon chassis fills a large void between a standard carbon chassis and an aluminium chassis, making it the optimum choice for med-high traction asphalt, and low-med traction carpet. Often track conditions can cause the need for an “in between” option, where an aluminium chassis is too stiff and makes the car too easy to drive and slower, and a carbon chassis is too aggressive or difficult to drive to be consistent. The stiff carbon chassis is the perfect middle ground.

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June 1, 2023

RC Maker 3D Pro Car Stands

Australian aftermarket parts and accessories manufacturer RC Maker has introduced their brand new 3D Pro Car Stands. Offering two models to over both 1:10 Onroad and 1:10 Offroad & No Prep Drag Racing, you can add a splash of colour and style to your pit space with the new stands. Available in 9 vibrant colours to suit everyone, these car stands feature a carbon fibre top with rubber pads to grip your chassis and prevent scratches. The frame itself consists of a 3d printed construction with aluminium standoffs to tie it all together. The base has rubber feet so make sure not to scratch your pit board, and keep the stand in place while wrenching. The sides are finished off with a splash of colour thanks to out advanced multi colour 3d printers. The finish on these sides is outstanding with the black base consisting of carbon fibre reinforced plastic for maximum longevity, and perfectly laid colour that doesn’t even look 3d printed.

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April 11, 2023

RC Maker Iris One Geocarbon parts

Australian aftermarket parts and accessories manufacturer RC Maker has released its first batch of products designed for Electric Touring Car newcomer Iris’ ONE chassis. Under its GeoCarbon range they have produced a Rear Body Mount, a front bumper mount and “Quick Adjust” Rear Body Post Spacers. CNC Machined from High Quality 100% Carbon Fibre in Australia, the machined carbon pockets in the rear body mount give a very outstanding 3D look, while the thick 3mm carbon adds great strength and rigidity to the plate. It bolts straight on, and integrates seamlessly with the standard body posts. Made from the same quality material, the front bumper mount is designed to be used with the standard lower bumper mount and bumper, it increases the bumpers rigidity, and also the body post rigidity by offering more support around the post. The Carbon “Quick Adjust” Rear Body Post Spacers feature a little hole for easy removal with a 1.5mm driver, small pointy tool or body pin. 4x1mm spacers are included in the set, enough to raise each post a total of 2mm. In addition to the parts RC Maker has two accessories that are designed specifically for unique parts on the ONE – the 3D Pro Damper Alignment Tool and the 3 piece Damper and Diff Rebuild Station.

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April 7, 2023

RC Maker A800R Geocarbon parts

RC Maker has released a number of Geocarbon parts for Awesomatix’s recently released A800R. Replacing the standard plastic parts, their brand new GeoCarbon Battery Mount features great looks, adjustability and durability. The hooks are manufactured from extremely durable 4mm Thick Carbon Fibre, with a 2.5mm spacer underneath to add more adjustability, as well as added hook height for improved battery security. The spacer features slots which allow movement under the hook, to set the correct amount of movement for your specific battery. It also allows a very small (1-2mm) tuning window for moving your battery back or forwards for fine tuning weight bias. The Hooks feature 7075 Black Aluminium pressed threaded inserts which ensure its rigid attachment to the car, and allow the attachment of the battery swivel posts.

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January 23, 2023

RC Maker HRP Body Mounts Pro

New from RC Maker is this new ultra Lightweight Body Mounting System for use with their Horizontal Rear Body Posts. Their original HRP Lite system was a huge success with thousands of racers opting to mount their bodies with the system. After months of feedback from drivers around the world as well as our team drivers consisting of the likes of Marc Rheinard, Yannic Prumper, Akio Sobue and Nicholas Lee, RC Maker set out to further improve on what was already a great product. Weighing just 6.5g/pair, the new HRP Pro is based around a US Grade 7075 Aluminium mount. With built in threads, incredible durability and minimal weight, they have also added locating pins which allows the HRP Pro do be adjusted in 1mm increments, and also stops it moving if the screws happen to come loose. On top of this, it also helps you to get them even left to right. They have also designed the carbon bracket to accommodate these locating pins, and also added more material around the body mount hole for improved durability. Opting for “1mm Play” this means the holes are now oval with a small amount of vertical play to allow the car to flex and move under the body over curbs and bumps.

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December 20, 2022

RC Maker A800MMX Long Rear Steering Arms

Another new release from RC Maker is this latest evolution of their GeoCarbon Rear Steering Arms for the Awesomatix A800MMX which is now longer. Representing similar geometry to that of the new AM23-R arms, these longer arms are between a normal front and rear arm in length, and aim to improve the efficiency of the active rear toe. These longer arms numb down the toe change as the suspension compresses or unloads, which makes the car less volatile. This can be particularly handy on bumpy or tracks with lots of elevation changes. Compared to the standard alloy arms, these are lighter, and offer more flex in the toe axis, which in many cases can give the car more traction. The arms feature a pressed 7075 Alu M3 Threaded Insert, which allow you to directly screw ST24/ST24M/ST24L into the carbon arms. RC Maker recommend using ST24M with these to ensure sufficient thread into the arms. They are CNC machined from 3mm 3K Gloss Carbon Fibre, with tight tolerances to ensure perfect fit onto any version of your AM06 Hubs.

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December 20, 2022

RC Maker A800 Carbon Short Wheelbase Arms

RC Maker has release brand new short wheelbase arms for the Awesomatix A800MMX & A800FX. Available in 7, 8 or 9mm options, the CNC machined carbon arms were first developed over a year ago, and through several profile tests after feedback from numerous team drivers around the world, the Australian company has now settled on the final design. The arms feature a larger profile than the kit arms to increase the rigidity of the arm. They also feature a carbon rib which further increases the stiffness of the arm at the point of shock attachment. This creates less twisting of the arm and reduces unwanted inputs into the shock absorbers due to arm flex. In our testing these arms increased corner speed by reducing the flex and grip the arm was generating, which made the car more free in the corner.