July 5, 2010

Serpent Cobra S811 lightweight wheel hexes

Serpent Cobra S811 lightweight wheel hexes

New from Serpent for their Cobra S811 buggy are these precision machined and threaded anodised lightweight wheel hexagons, which will decrease unsprung weight and thus increase performance and stability. Supplied with the lightweight, serrated anodized alu wheel-nuts and steel pins, there are 3 off-sets available -2mm, 1mm and 0mm to offer another tuning item for your buggy.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


July 5, 2010

Capricorn RC NT1 wheel hubs

Capricorn RC NT1 wheel hubs

New for the Xray NT1, Capricorn RC have released these new wheel hubs. Made from anodised aluminium, they feature a -0.75 offset and have been lightened through the use of machined holes on the on the outer edge. Sold in a complete set of 4.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]


July 4, 2010

Team Titan Blitz racing wing set

Team Titan Blitz racing wing set

New from Team Titan is this racing wing set designed for the ISF and RS4 body shells. The racing wing provides less downforce than the original and gives quicker response and faster corner speed without losing rear grip and stability, giving the racer more choice when track with high grip and small tight hair pin corner. Supplied in type 1 and type 2 for the Blitz ISF and RS4 respectively.

Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]


July 3, 2010

Avid RC Slip & Slide lubricants

Avid RC Slip & Slide lubricants

Avid RC have announced that after scrutinizing development their Slip and Slide lubricants are now available. Avid Slip Bearing Oil is a Teflon based oil designed to reduce metal on metal wear by reducing friction and will remove dirt while displacing other moisture to add protection from rust. Avid Slide Bearing Grease comes in a 12cc syringe with a curved tip to allow for a very controlled application. This grease is the same that is already present in 90% of their bearings so you are already getting the best protection right out of the box and now you can clean and relube your bearings with the exact same high end grease to increase bearing life.

View the Slide bearing grease here


July 3, 2010

Associated RC10T4.1 Factory Team kit

Associated RC10T4.1 Factory Team kit

Since its release in 2003, the RC10T4 remains undefeated on a national level, having won seven consecutive ROAR National Championships. Driven by this continuing success, the designers in Area 51 spent countless hours refining the T4 to meet the demands of today’s LiPo batteries and brushless motors. The RC10T4.1 Factory Team kit is the product of all this effort and comes armed with Factory Team aluminium rear hubs, V2 slipper, Hi-Flow T4 body, and optimized suspension setup to help you quickly master any track.

Find more details and images here


July 2, 2010

Robitronic Avid V2 tuning parts

Robitronic Avid V2 tuning parts

Robtironic have released some new tuning parts for their Avid V2 touring car include this range of springs. Available in 7 different hardness from super soft to super hard, each spring is colour coded for easy reference. Also new for the Avid is a full range of anti roll bar wires which range in thickness from 1.1mm all the way up to 1.9mm and they too are colour coded for easy reference.

View the new anti-roll bars here


July 2, 2010

HPI Mini Trophy 4wd desert truck

HPI Mini Trophy 4wd desert truck

We brought you the announcement of the partnership of HPI and TSA Motorsports last week and today they have released the full details on the new Mini Trophy 1/12th scale 4wd desert truck. HPI Racing delivers super realism influenced by their relationship with TSA. An interesting note about this particularly “special project” is the fact that TSA used the body styling from HPI Racing and shaped the TSA full-size 7200 class truck to look like the HPI Mini-Trophy Truck, so the HPI Mini-Trophy came first.

View the full feature list here


July 1, 2010

Capricorn RC LAB 21 BC

Capricorn RC LAB 21 BC

Italian company Capricorn RC have released a new .21 competition on road engine, the LAB 21 BC. Available from next week, the engine features a 14mm crankshaft which has been hard tuned, together with a 9 port liner.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]


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