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December 3, 2019

RudeBits R2.1 lightweight off-road rear wing

RudeBits have introduced the lightweight variant of their popular R2.1 1/10th off-road rear wing for 2WD and 4WD buggies. The R2.1 has been designed for a slick look with plenty wheel clearance and it was extensively tested to provide better cornering ability. Its straight rear edge allows the air to force down evenly across the rear and it features a built-in 4 degrees base angle. Made from lightweight polycarbonate material the wing weighs in at only 16g.

Source: RudeBits [rudebits.co.uk]

November 14, 2019

RC Maker GeoCarbon TC wing support set

RC Maker have introduced their new GeoCarbon wing mounting solution for touring cars. Developed for serious racers, it is designed to protect the wing, and wing strut in crashes, as well as provide maximum downforce and efficiency from the wing. The “L” shaped design can be switched to left and right to fit different bodies and wing positions, and offers rearward and outer wing chord support. Flexing of the wing in high speed straights and corners can lead to unpredictable handling. This is due to the wing folding back, but also, when the wing folds back the sides of the wing lift up to even further increase the detrimental impact. Our side facing supports minimise this lifting, which also in turn minimises flexing of the wing backwards. This creates an overall more stable wing in every direction! Also included is an adjustable carbon fibre support for under the bodyshell. This clamps the wing and body between two pieces of carbon, providing more support and stiffness. It can be shifted forward or backwards to suit different bodies and wing positions. The set is complete with two lightweight alloy screws and two lightweight alloy nuts to provide a lightweight, stable solution to mounting the wing.

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November 13, 2019

Leadfinger Racing SRX8 front scoop

Leadfinger Racing have introduced their new front scoop for the Serpent SRX8 and SRX8E buggies. Moulded from a thicker polycarbonate material for better durability, the scoop helps to fine-tune the buggies’ aerodynamic performance according to track characteristics and personal likings. The set includes two front scoops and it is available now.

Source: Leadfinger Racing [leadfingerrc.com]

November 11, 2019

Arena RC Hyper & Montecarlo wing mounts

Coming from Arena are two new wing mounts for the Bittydesign Hyper and Mon-Tech Racing Montecarlo touring car body shells. The 3-D-printed mounts reinforce the contact area of the wing and body, ensuring higher rigidity, stability and durability. The mounts fit snuggly into the bodies‘ wing mount posts, they come as pairs and are available from now on.

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November 8, 2019

Xtreme Aerodynamics pre-cut 190mm touring car wings

Xtreme Aerodynamics have introduced their new pre-cut touring car wings for 190mm touring car body shells. The set includes two different design wings that allow to fine-tune overall downforce and driving feeling with the strong high-quality polycarbonate material ensuring stability and durability. Included with the wings, that fit most of today’s high-downforce 190mm touring car bodies, also come four pre-cut wing endplates.

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October 17, 2019

Flash Point R/C MBX8 1-piece wing button

Coming from Flash Point R/C is a new 1-piece wing button for the Mugen MBX8, Team Associated RC8B3.1, and Xray XB8. An alternative to the stock plastic two-piece wing buttons the part is manufactured in the U.S.A. from 3mm aluminium sheet, anodised black, and machined with the FP logo. It is lightweight, durable, and helps support the wing during hard impacts all while making wing mounting a little bit easier to to less parts being used.

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October 15, 2019

JConcepts RM2 Clover 1/8th scale wing buttons

Coming from JConcepts’ RM2 brand are the black Clover 1/8th scale wing buttons. In the 1/8th off-road world a securely fastened wing is critical during qualifiers, main events and those all-important long practice sessions. RM2 has a new option available for 1/8th buggy racers that like to do a little more beating and banging on the track. When IFMAR World Champion Ryan Maifield was asked about what detail he is looking for in a wing button, he simply stated, it must be durable, and the flange needs to be large. The JConcepts designers went to work utilising some unique “Clover” styling along with the large flange Ryan asked for. The all-aluminium wing button specifically for the screw-in type wing mounts provide additional stability against landings and hard crashes because the large flange spreads out the force. The machined aluminium design with the stealthy black colour durable outer rim and stylish “Clover” design offers a bit more security over traditional plastic and aluminium wing buttons. The design is lightweight but also durable in the correct areas adding to the benefits to the racer. The attachment area has an already built-in countersunk feature which allows for the cleanest assembly possible.

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September 19, 2019

Radtec aluminium touring car wing screws

Radtec have introduced their new aluminium touring car wing screws that come in two diameters and a range of colours. The fasteners are machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and they fit most electric touring car body shells with the small diameter screws being ideal for ZooRacing’s Hellcat body shell. The lightweight screws weigh in at 0.5g for the large and 0.35g for the small diameter bolt and they are available as 2-piece sets in black, orange or red 2-tone anodising.

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