Yeah Racing have introduced their new super bright aluminium LED light bar for 1/10th crawlers and trail trucks. A tough aluminium frame houses over ten super bright LEDs for improved vision during night rides and the includes triangular mounting brackets make installation on a variety of body shell design easy. The light bar is powered by 7.2V up to 12V power sources and it is available in red, blue or black colour.
Schelle Racing Innovations have introduced two new limited edition starter option parts kits for the Team Associated B6.1D buggy. Both versions include the extreme battery strap, 67mm aluminium driveshaft bones, the Type 1 carbon steering, and the low front wing mount with the “#2” Pro edition additionally coming with lightweight diff outdrives and the diff guts to make the diff a Pro-Built version while the “#3” standard set includes a B6 aluminium steering rack. The sets are recommended for 17.5T racing on dirt only and they will become available by end of March.
WRC Racing have announced the soon release of an aluminium main chassis as well as brass pivot balls for the STX 1.5 electric touring car. The chassis is machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and it features strategically placed cut-outs for optimised torsional flex characteristics. The main plate comes black anodised and with white laser-etched graphics for wear and looks. Also new are brass suspension pivot balls that help to add weight in the lower areas of the chassis while also reducing suspension friction. The balls come in a natural, polished finish.
View the brass pivot balls here
Coming from Xray and made for the Xray XB2C Carpet Spec 2WD buggy is the Factory Team Carpet upgrade. The kit includes all of the parts used by Xray’s factory team when running their cars in carpet specification and so the set comes with all-new aluminium rear uprights, 9-position roll centre inserts, new upper roll centre blocks for up/down, in/out camber ballstud positioning using shims, and also longer driveshafts that need to be used when running the new setup. Using the parts will increase forward traction, braking performance and also overall side bite and stability.
Answer-RC from the UK have introduced front and rear carbon fibre arm stiffeners for the SWorkz S35-3 series of buggies and cars. They are made of thicker 1.5mm carbon fibre and include 6mm screwed rather than 5mm fasteners. They come separately for the front and the rear of the vehicle and fit the S35-3 platforms including the S35-3, S35-3E, S35-3GT and S35-GTE.
View the rear arm inserts here
RMV Deutschland have introduced new Reckward-Tuning option parts for the Mugen MBX8 and MBX7 buggies. First up is a moulded carbon fibre battery box with kevlar reinforcements. While being extremely light of weight the box is also highly durable for its weight and it scrubs valuable weight while looking the part. The box is slightly larger than the standard battery box, allowing the use of either larger batteries or more effective foam protection. The box comes with a separate lid and it is a direct fit.
Coming from T-Works and made for the Yokomo YZ-4 series of buggies is a titanium ball end set. The kit contains 14 64 grade ball ends that are a direct replacement for the standard steel items. Using the lightweight Ti parts will reduce the overall weight, make for a lower centre of gravity and overall cooler looks.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
VRP have just released torsional carbon fibre arm inserts for the Mugen MBX8 buggy. These are much different than typical carbon arm inserts as rather than flexing torsionally, they flex length wise, from hinge pin to hinge pin. This will help the suspension arm flex correctly, keep them from twisting under load when accelerating/decelerating, yet allow them to flex with the squat of the chassis. Overall, they will give more traction and a consistent feel compared to regular carbon or plastic inserts, thanks to using directionally laid carbon fibre plates. The parts are machined in house at VRP in Houston, Texas and are available in 0.8mm, 1.0mm, and 1.2mm thicknesses.
