From Yeah Racing comes this aluminium curved steering rack kit for Yokomo’s YD-2 series. Providing a better Ackermann effect, it reduces the effect of bump steer which gives a more consistent drift due to the consistent toe-in/out. The kit includes the curved steering rack assembly, bulkhead, top deck mount, stiffeners, turnbuckles and all necessary mounting hardware.
New from Sweep Racing come this Trilug 1.9″ rock crawler bead lock tires, a first entry into this category for the brand. Trilug tires have three step lugs on the sidewall and special compounds provide maximum traction on multiple surfaces. Gold and yellow compounds are available and the tires fit perfectly with the brand’s double stage inserts and aluminium bead lock wheels.
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More new items from MXLR, new brand from Max Mächler, starting with the new range of tungsten weights. Firstly there s the small footprint weights to get your car well balanced and up to race weight even if the space is very limited. Available as 5g. and 10g. versions with round corners as well as polished top and lower surfaces. There is also a 12 gram weight designed to fit under the receiver of your car. The weight matches perfectly with the Sanwa RX-491 and RX-493 receivers as well as it can be used with any other receivers. The final set of weights are meant to fit under speed controllers, especially under the light stock version esc’s from various brands. Available in 15gram and 20gram versions.
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New from Schumacher for the Mi7 touring car is this brass shorty LiPo weight set. The set offers perfect central weight balance placement when using shorty batteries in the Mi7 and provides a significantly lower centre of gravity which in turn makes the car easier to drive and have more corner speed. Especially useful on carpet or small outdoor tarmac tracks with modified motors, it is only compatible with the V2 alloy chassis which can be identified with the additional LiPo mount holes and was shipped after 30/10/2020. In total it adds 93g, the perfect amount when switching from stick to shorty LiPo’s.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
The latest entry into the competitive Formula class, UK brand Mardave have introduced their new FP1 Carbon F1 chassis. It features a new carbon fibre chassis with multi layered brace system for great performance and tuneability. The new design and layout also makes the car easy to tune for both national as well as club level drivers. Damper tube style rear damping handle bumps and improve cornering performance, while the fully adjustable front end allows you to tune the FP1 to any track conditions.
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For the Kyosho MP10, T-Works have produced new front and rear DLC coated shock shafts. The front shafts are 57mm, while the rear shafts are 66mm and also fit the MP10T. Sold as a pair, the DLC coating provides a smooth and rigid surface for a better performing shock absorber.
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From Hudy comes a new black version of their machined aluminium countersunk shims for use with M3 flat head screws. Sold in a set of 10 shims, the new black versions join the previously available silver, violet, orange and blue sets.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
Introducing the new XR8 Pro G2 ESC from Hobbywing, designed to work in full sensored mode at all times when it is paired with a compatible Hobbywing motor. This also allows it to utilise the Turbo Timing technology which was designed for the successful XR10 Pro series ESC used in 1/10th On-Road and Off-Road competition. This ESC can support up to 48 degrees of Boost and Turbo Timing when paired with the new G3 motors with an increase of 50% more performance over the previous G2 series motor, keeping you way ahead of the competition. Other features include built-in reverse voltage protection and real-time data logging function, to check the throttle, voltage, current, temperature, RPM and other data in real-time operational status of the ESC and motor. The ESC can be set with wirelessly with the OTA programmer and a smartphone and contains nearly 30 commonly used adjustable parameters. The Capacitor thermal protection is designed and implemented into the ESC effectively preventing capacitors from exploding and causing irreversible damage to the ESC due to overload. The built-in switch mode BEC with a maximum output of 15A and voltage adjustable from 6V to 8.4V (step: 0.1V) allows the use of various standard servos and high voltage servos.
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