Serpent release these rear aluminium CVD axles for the use with the S960 and 966 line of 1/8th on-road chassis. The parts offer a lightweight design, reduce the overall weight of the drivetrain for a quicker spool-up, and come hard anodised to maximise durability.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
JQ Products introduce their 2012 clothing line including redesigned T-shirt and a new cap. The cap sports totally redesigned graphics while the shirts come with an updated logo and are available in two variants and white or black colour. During the Summer additional goodies may see the light of the day in the form of additional shirts, new hoddies and a jacket.
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The 59th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj gives a deeper look into the new XB9 buggy platform in particular the suspension and drivetrain design.
The correct and optimum suspension geometry and the flex of the suspension parts are of course very critical to the handling and performance of a car. For the XB9 we have used the same style and type of suspension which was well proven on the 808 platform, but of course a lot of testing and different prototypes were worked around.
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Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Robitronic have updated their Cube BL competition brushless speed controller with the latest v1.2 firmware that includes a special Boost 0 “blinky class” program, added motor reverse rotation selection, and auto-roll as well as optimised low-voltage protection and increased auto-brake values. The 2S LiPo-compatible controller is useable with motors as low as 3T star wound and customers who already own a “v1” version can have their controller updated free of charge by sending them to Robitronic.
Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]
Answer-RC introduce their new super flexible sensor wires for brushless controllers and motors. Available in six length of 75mm, 100mm, 125mm, 150mm, 175mm and 200mm and sleeved in a very soft coat the wires are ideal for all applications including pan and touring cars.
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Xray release this 14-piece set of ceramic ball bearings for T2 and T3 platform touring cars. Included are ten 5x10x4mm and four 10x15x4mm Si3N4 silicone nitride ceramic bearings lightly oiled with AeroShell Fluid 12 to achieve maximum smoothness and long life of the ball races. The parts are lighter, capable of running at higher RPM and also reduce friction and vibration resulting in a more efficient drivetrain.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Swiss company Boomerang introduce their new line of 70C and 55C competition LiPo batteries. Build using the latest high performance cells and coming in a protective hardcase with 4mm power and 2mm bullet type balancer port the packs are available in several specs such as 2S 70C 6800mAh straight, 2S 55C 440mAh “Shorty”, as well as 6500mAh and 5800mAh straight and 5300mAh saddle packs. Check the link below for all specs, prices and availability.
Source: Boomerang [boomerang-batteries.ch]
Serpent introduce the S966 Team Edition v2 1/8 scale nitro on-road car. The latest variant of the successful 966 platform includes the Centax True Motion clutch system and membrane-equipped RCM shocks as well as the already known SL8 gearbox, front aero bumper, split-type carbon radio plate with flex control, new front geometry with shorter upper arms, new rear camber bracket and upper camber rods and updated shock angles.
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