Coming from T-Works and made for the Futaba 4PV and 3PV transmitters is a carbon fibre carrying handle. Constructed from lightweight sheet material the handle comes including mounting hardware in the form of countersunk washers and gold-plated screws with the handle being usable on both the 4PV and 3PV transmitter in order to make for easier and more convenient carrying.
Made for the Project 4X touring car is Serpent’s new lightweight carbon fibre chassis. Weighing in at 46g and thus being about 15g lighter than the standard chassis, the lightweight main plate also offers more torsional flex which can be beneficial in certain track conditions both outdoors and indoors. The chassis, that was used by Serpent’s Viktor Wilck to achieve a third place overall at the recent IFMAR ISTC Worlds, is available now.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Nemo Racing have released first images of their forthcoming A215T 1/8th scale nitro truggy kit. Considered to be “a really big step forward […] over the previous A8T” racers can expect a greatly improved vehicle based off of the successful A215 buggy. The kit is production as we type and expected to be available world wide by about end of November, beginning of December. Detailed information and more images will become available in time for the release.
Blaze Racing from Poland have introduced their all-new Battle Sword 1/10th scale 200mm pan car kit. Based on a black anodised 3mm 7075 aluminium chassis the car features milled-out battery pockets for a low centre of gravity and the ability to run both inline and transversal battery configurations. Up front the kit comes with CRC suspension components and a carbon fibre suspension plate that allows for three different wheelbase settings. The rear end utilises a sliding rear axle mount with large 1/4×1/2 bearings for improved durability and reliability. The 7075 motor mount makes for a secure motor fit and the rear carbon fibre brace offers mounting positions for a 30mm fan. The kit is rounded out by carbon fibre side wings that keep away harm from the rear tyres and rear axle.
Made for Awesomatix’s A800 belt-driven touring car are Avid’s new hard-anodised aluminium chassis and a carbon fibre bumper brace. Starting with the chassis, the part is machined from aircraft-grade 2mm 7075-T6 aluminium and it offers strategically machined sections to optimise the flex characteristics. By widening the inner pivot points by 0.5mm on each side the car will also be wider, giving more confidence when driving the car harder. Avid have also brought back the optional battery position to move the battery back 6mm to increase the car’s rotation. The chassis is recommended for medium to high-bite conditions and it comes in a bright gun metal colour and with machined edge details.
Techra have introduced a set of aluminium steering bellcranks for the Xray T4’16 and ’17. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 material and coming in a bi-colour black and orange anodising the parts are of a lightweight design while offering improved rigidity over the standard composite arms. Swapping the plastic parts for the alloy pieces will result in a more precise steering action and improved handling especially in high-bite conditions.
Coming from Schelle Racing Innovations and made for the Team Associated B6 series of buggies is the steering bushing tuning kit. The 16-piece set gives racers the option of seven axle height positions in 0.5mm increments as the set includes all 0.5mm increment and 1.0 mm increment steering bushings. They are made of bright machined 7075 aluminium and each set of four pieces is marked with a matching groove to indicate which set they are a part of. The bushings come in conveniently marked snap cases to ensure easy identification.
Source: Schelle Racing Innovations [schelleracing.com]
Thunder Tiger have introduced their all-new Bushmaster 8E 1/8th scale ready-to-run E-buggy. The vehicle is based on an aluminium main chassis, it features a 3-differential drivetrain, 2-piece sliding motor mount, threaded 16mm aluminium big bore shock absorbers and aluminium shock stays. The kit, that shares many design elements – such as the front and rear suspension – with the 2014 Team Associated RC8 prototype, is rounded out by a 10.5kg-cm high-torque metal gear steering servo, a 2000kv brushless motor and a 100A waterproof speed controller.
