Coming from 7075.it and made for their free flex battery mount are slim pack battery stops. Machined from 3mm 7075-T6 aluminium the battery hooks are narrower than the original parts, allowing for secure fitment of the new slim LiPo battery packs such as the one from Sunpadow. The hooks come black anodised and with laser-engraved logos for surface protection and professional looks.
Bezerk have introduced their new slim pack battery hooks system for the Xray T4 range of electric touring cars. The battery retention system was designed for the new generation of slim battery packs, like the Sunpadow slim pack, that help to bring all the weight closer to the centre of the car, especially compliments the newer generation of lighter ESCs and motors and still retain weight balance. The battery posts are located as close to the side of the battery as possible to reduce the stress on the upper retaining tab. The 5mm thick carbon fibre battery hooks are beefy enough to take a beating and high enough to keep the battery in its place. The mounting holes are slotted to allow a small amount of left/right adjustment. The 3mm carbon fibre upper tabs look minimal in size but due to their placement are more than up to the task. The kit is usable with the 2020 down to 2017 variants of the T4 and it includes two battery hooks, two battery tabs and two black alloy hex standoffs. Other options include shorter standoffs for very low batteries and are also available in silver.
Xray have announced the signing of young Italian nitro on-road talent, Jonathan Gandin to their factory team. The former ARC pilot will campaign Xray’s RX8 1/8th and XT1 1/10th scale nitro platforms at events such as the IFMAR World and EFRA European Championships, the EFRA GPs, ENS events and Italian Nationals.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Arrowmax have released first teaser images of their forthcoming new Medium FWD chassis conversion for 4WD touring cars such as the Xray T4, Yokomo BD9 and Serpent 4X. The sets will allow to convert existing all-wheel drive touring cars into competitive FWD cars that sport a mid-motor layout for optimised agility and handling while a heavy brass front bumper plate ensures exceptional traction in most track conditions. Full details will become available very soon.
PPM RC Racing have introduced the RC-Cox carbon fibre bumper brace for the Xray T4 2020 touring car. Machined from quality carbon fibre the brace sits atop the upper bumper plate and will touch the front bulkhead in the event of a crash, limiting the bumper’s movement and thus preventing the chassis from getting damaged. Included with the brace comes a pair of shims that make the brace float at the correct height.
Coming from Marc Rheinard’s MR33 brand is a new single bellcrank steering system for the Xray T4 series of touring cars. The set makes use of a machined aluminium centre bridge that mounts onto the chassis using the original dual bellcrank mounting holes with the new single bellcrank steering promising a very precise steering feel without having too much overall slop. To change the Ackermann position on the steering rack, simply undo the centre ball stud and move the steering arm forward or backward. The available positions are laser marked for easy identification and due to the rippled surface the steering arm will always stay in the correct position after the ball stud got tightened again. The set comes with two different aluminium inserts to adjust the inner ball stud distance at 8.0mm or 8.5mm settings and three carbon fibre braces on top of the centre part ensure a reliable steering end point adjustment. For the perfect stealthy look all aluminium parts come black anodised.
Vigor RC have introduced their new rear belt tensioner with integrated battery stopper for the Xray T4 2020 touring car. The machined aluminium part offers a milled centre section that allows for a height adjustment of the ball-raced belt tensioner in order to finely adjust the tension of the rear belt. On the opposite side a round head screw and bushings form a battery stopper that ensures the LiPo pack stays away from rotating parts. The belt tensioner is a direct fit, using existing chassis holes.
Source: Vigor [vigorrc.com]
Coming from Fenix are two new carbon fibre chassis for the Fenix Mistral 1 and Xray X1 that allow to use the Tamiya F103 #50503 front end. Using the chassis will enable the owner to use low nose body shells such as the Fenix Classic Team Lotus 78 or the Fenix March 761 while still driving a state of the art car. Both chassis are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and they are available from now on.
Source: Fenix [fenixracingshop.com]
