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February 3, 2017

Bittydesign M410 190mm touring car bodyshell

Italian company Bittydesign have introduced their all-new M410 bodyshell for 190mm electric touring cars. Developed in cooperation with Bittydesign’s world-wide team of drivers the body is meant to excel in virtually every track condition, be it indoor or outdoor, carpet or asphalt. The lightweight body only weighs in at about 85g, thanks to a new 0.75mm thick material and a refined moulding process, but without compromising strength and aerodynamic efficiency. A specially-shaped front end ensures fast corner entry and consistent steering throughout the corner while the rear end makes for good stability and traction. The EFRA and IFMAR homologated body comes clear, including window masks, decal sheet and lightweight wing mounting hardware.

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February 3, 2017

Rocket RC F1 aluminium chassis & lower pod plate

Coming from Rocket RC and made for their recently introduced Rocket F1 car is an aluminium main chassis and lower pod plate. Made in Italy and machined from high-quality 3mm 7075 aluminium the parts help to create a stiffer car which is helpful in very high-bite conditions. Both the chassis and pod plate are available in a natural silver or a black anodised finish.

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February 3, 2017

Maverick iON alloy shocks, steering arms & motor mount

HPI Racing have introduced three new Maverick aluminium option parts for the iON line of mini-size vehicles. First up is an aluminium shock absorber set. Machined from high-quality material and featuring an all-alloy construction with the bodies, upper and lower caps all made from the lightweight material, the dampers come in a matte amber gold colour to match with the remainder of the company’s option parts. Also new are the aluminium steering arms for the iON line of vehicles. The amber gold anodised parts are direct replacements and they improve durability and looks. Last but not least comes an aluminium motor mount. It improved heat dissipation and durability while also making for a more precise gear mesh setting. The above parts fit all iON-series vehicles.

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February 3, 2017

Schelle B6 0.5mm carbon bulkhead shims

Schelle Racing Innovations have introduced a set of 0.5mm carbon fibre bulkhead shims for the Team Associated B6 buggy. They allow to shimming the front bulkhead, and thus the inner pivot, lower to the ground to give extra steering in tight turns. US midwest and Australia outdoor racers swear by this setup on a B6D and the set includes two US-made 0.5mm shims that can be stacked up to get up to 1.0mm lower front pins.

Source: Schelle Racing Innovations [schelleracing.com]

February 2, 2017

Xray XB8 universal centre driveshafts

Xray have introduced universal centre driveshafts for the XB8 1/8th scale off-road buggy. Made from tough Hudy spring steel the parts are strategically machined for a low weight without compromising stability and durability. Due to their design the driveshafts free up the drivetrain while also improving traction at the same time. The universals are available separately for the front and rear.

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February 2, 2017

Exotek Flite 2WD topshafts & direct spur mount

Exotek have introduced three new Flite-series topshafts the most popular 2WD buggies as well as a Flite ultra light direct spur mount. Starting with the topshafts, the parts have been drilled and the teeth narrowed for increased acceleration and a cooler running motor. Less than half the weight of the stock topshaft and slipper assembly and lighter still than Exotek’s standard spur mount set, when combined with the special light weight spur mount, the assembly weighs in at 9.5g complete with hardware and 72 spur. The topshaft is available for the Team Associated B6, Kyosho RB6.6 and the TLR 22 3.0.

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February 2, 2017

JConcepts RC8B3-series aluminium option parts

JConcepts have introduced new aluminium option parts for Team Associated’s 3rd generation 1/8th off-road kits such as the RC8B3 and RC8T3. First up is the suspension arm cap and camber shim set. It makes for an easier and quicker way to change chamber and track width shims on the the RC8B3, RC8B3e and RC8T3 vehicles. The shim set features individual slotted shims which lock to one another while the arm caps have been machined to slide on the upper and lower arms. To adjust, partially unthread the pivot-balls and slide shims in or out depending on required adjustment. Each set, available in blue or black colour, includes two caps, two 0.5, 1 and 2 degree shims which will either complete one side or either top or bottom. To complete the entire front suspension, two sets will be required per vehicle.

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February 1, 2017

Arena alloy servo collars & low-friction O-rings

Arena have introduced a range of aluminium servo mount collars and low-friction shock O-rings for Xray vehicles. As for the servo mount collars, the parts are machined from high-quality aluminium and they are used to prevent the servo from moving in its mounts as they interlock with the case’s lugs, effectively preventing the servo from moving during a hard hit. The mounting collars are available in orange, black and blue colour.

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