Xray have announced the soon release of the XB4 2018 edition 1/10th scale electric 4WD buggy. As usual no official details are available in advance but we bring you all information on the ’18 edition of the EOS-winning platform as soon as it becomes available.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Made for Xray’s XT2 2WD stadium truck are new 5mm carbon fibre shock towers from Exotek. Cut from USA-made glossy-finish 5mm material the towers are light of weight and they offer a more consistent handling especially on high-grip surfaces compared to the standard composite parts. The towers match the stock geometry and are available as front, rear laydown and rear standard gearbox variant – the latter two include mounting hardware and utilise countersunk screws to keep the tower squared up on the gearbox and tweak-free when used with the supplied csk hardware.
Muchmore have introduced aluminium screw sets for their range of Fleta ZX V2 brushless motors. Including three long fasteners for the case and three short countersunk screws for the timing cap, the sets not only are about 65 percent lighter, thanks to being non-magnetic they also increase the overall RPM and performance of the motor compared to the standard steel screws. The sets are available in orange, red or gun metal anodising.
Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]
Coming from Arena are a carbon fibre main chassis and top deck for the Mugen MTC1 touring car. Made from a material that uses a different weaving method the parts will make for different flex characteristics that are better suited for medium to high-bite traction conditions.
Xray have released the 2018 version of their XB2 carpet edition 2wd buggy. Featuring a number of refinements throughout, the first of which is the new chassis made from 2.5mm Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium whose special design ensures that different areas of the chassis have the proper flex. The precision milling allows the chassis to be stiff enough to perform properly without risk of bending. To improve front chassis flex, the front composite chassis braces were redesigned and shortened to allow for mounting all-new graphite side guard braces for better stability and performance. In the rear, the all-new narrower suspension holders with new rear suspension geometry gives increased rear traction. The gear differential has new diff-outdrives that are stronger as a result of a new hardening process that increases lifetime and reliability, and are now designed to be used with a new more durable 2.5mm pin on the drive shafts. Finishing off the improvements, are new 4.5mm off-set wheel hex hubs to compensate for the new narrow suspension holders and higher-precision shock absorber lower shims for more precise shock shaft movement.
View the complete XB2C 2018 presentation here.
Capricorn introduce the new ONE restrictor set. Provided in three different heights but all with 9mm diameter, the restrictors have been designed to be used on all Novarossi and OS on-road engines to fine tune the response of your engine. The shorter restrictor is meant to improve the bottom end power, while the longer one increases the top speed, all three giving different feelings to the user.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Pro Star RC have introduced these composite kevlar shock towers for the Sworkz s353 buggy. Made using their super hybrid composite, that includes blue or red fibres over kevlar with a carbon fibre core, they have developed this shock tower to not only be awesome looking but be structurally stronger and more durable than any other shock tower material on the market. The set includes both the front and rear tower in 5mm material and is available in blue or black.
Source: ProStar R/C [prostarrc.com]
New from Gravity RC are these offroad ride height dice, a simple and easy way to get your target ride height. Sold in a set of 3, the number facing up is the measurement (17-25mm) with each dice is 3D printed at a very high resolution to ensure its accuracy.
Source: Gravity RC [teamgravityrc.com]
