Serpent now have carbon fibre battery plates for the SRX4 4WD buggy available. Cut from high-quality material the parts are a direct replacement and they offer both a light weight and high rigidity for secure battery mounting without adding weight. Machined cut-outs for the battery plugs make sure the connectors to not touch the conductive carbon material.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Available now from Arrowmax is a zipped hooded sweater in black colour. Available in S to XXXXL sizes and coming with Arrowmax logos on the front and the back the hoodie not only keeps you warm but it also shows your passion to everything Arrowmax both on and off the track.
Max Power have introduced their new RP3.5 TQ-S .12 nitro on-road engine. Used at this year’s EFRA 200mm Euros to take the TQ and the vice-championship the 3-channel engine offers an improved timing for fast acceleration and optimised speed and fuel consumption. Furthermore the TQ-S comes with a new CNC-machined piston, a silicone-filled and lightweight crankshaft as well as extra strong USA-made ceramic bearings.
The latest in the line of Tekno’s .3 vehicles is the NT48.3 nitro truggy kit. Designed to be faster, nimbler and easier to drive, the truck is based on a new chassis with eliminated rear engine configuration for optimised handling and flex characteristics of the front engine layout. This also improves the gear mesh between the clutch bell and new 46t spur gear and also helped to calm the rear of the car. Also new are larger, fully CNC machined, hardened, and ground discs to replace the old parts. Improved semi-metallic brake pads are now separated by springs to ensure the brakes are only engaged when the driver want them to be. The biggest change made to the brakes however, is with the linkage for better consistency and easier brake bias adjustments.
JConcepts have introduced a special servo mount for Team Associated’s fifth generation off-road vehicles. Constructed of billet aluminium and available in either blue or black colors, the part offers benefits over the stock mount configuration. First, the mount fits snug inside the chassis servo mounting area increasing the support across while the two screw mounting locations are beefy in design and zeroed in for a direct mount to that chassis. Second, the bracket has locations on each side for included 3x6mm setscrews to help align and maintain servo position during racing conditions, crashes and hard hits. The set screws are intended to touch-off against the servo case and provide additional support keeping the servo in the intended position which helps maintain consistent steering trim. The servo mount bracket can be installed without any modifications or additional equipment in the 5-series of vehicles, such as the B5, T5 and SC5, and immediately brings peace of mind to the detail-oriented racer.
Graupner have introduced two new brushless speed controllers for 1/10th and 1/10th scale applications. Starting with the Genius Ultra, the 1/8th scale speedo offers a telemetry function to monitor parameters such as input voltage, current temperature, maximum temperate, maximum current, maximum and average speed on compatible HoTT transmitters such as the X-8N. It also sports an adjustable high-voltage BEC for 5V to 8V output and the controller is highly adjustable using an optional programming box or compatible HoTT transmitters.
Team Orion have introduced the Vortex VST2 Pro XLW electric brushless motors. They are based off of the successful VST2 Pro motors and feature a smaller outer diameter of only 34mm which, combined with repositioned mounting holes, allows to mount the motor lower in the chassis for a lower centre of gravity and thus faster cornering. High-quality stator material and a high efficiency design makes them as powerful as standard diameter motors, making them ideal for virtually all 1/10th classes. The motors will become available as 4.5T to 9.5T modified and 10.5T to 21.5T stock variants.
Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the HPI Sprint 2 is a pre-assembled aluminium turnbuckle set. Utilising orange anodised 7075 aluminium links the set scrubs some weight while adding visual impact and improved adjustability at the same time. The pre-assembled tie-rods also include ball joints and they are a direct replacement for the stock parts.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
