Coming soon from Tamiya are their new RC tool and car storage bags. Starting with the tool bag, it offers three compartments, a hook and loop strap as well as a net equipped lid with three flexible loops. The inner compartments are slightly size-adjustable allowing to make way for larger tools and accessories. The zipped bag is made of tough nylon material and it comes decorated with blue colour TRF and Tamiya logos.
Italian company Mon-Tech has introduced their new Italia body shell for the GT12 1/12th scale pan car class. Developed in cooperation with Schumacher team pilots, the body features a low front end design with a pronounced front splitter for exceptional steering while rear airflow channels guide the air towards the rear wing for optimised downforce and stability. This results in a very balanced car feeling and thus better car control and confidence. The body is available in standard and lightweight variants and including window masks and a decal sheet.
Coming soon from Sweep is their new P2L body shell for the ever growing 1/8th GT classes. Compared to the P1L body the P2L offers improved steering response while the rear section was reinforced using two lines that span from the front window towards the rear of the body. This will make for increased rear downforce and thus improved stability. The body comes moulded from clear high-quality polycarbonate material and it includes a 1.0mm Vortex rear wing, window masks and a decal sheet.
T-Works have announced the release of their new 20mm droop gauge set. Containing two droop gauges, one even and one .5 variant, the set allows for very fine suspension droop adjustment when combined with optional 20mm chassis blocks. The tools are machined from aluminium and come black anodised, with machined silver edge details and laser-etched markings. Magnets in each gauge allow to bundle the tools for easier storage and transportation.
Xtreme Racing have introduced their new carbon fibre dirt oval front and rear shock towers for the Traxxas Slash 2WD short course truck. Machined from high-quality 4mm carbon fibre the shock stays offer a multitude of shock and camber link mounting positions while also allowing to stand up the shocks a lot more compared to the standard kit positions. In addition the carbon towers are a lot stiffer than the standard moulded composite parts, giving better response and improving suspension efficiency. The shock towers are available separately and including mounting hardware.
View the rear shock tower here
Coming soon from Serpent is their 3rd generation SRX2 1/10th scale 2WD buggy. No official details have been revealed yet but Serpent expresses the updated car will be “new”, “adaptable”, and “fast”, so guesses are that the latest generation will do away with the numerous different variants of the past in favour of a more straight forward line-up. Full information will become available soon and we bring you more details as they surface.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Helix Designs have introduced their new high downforce body post mounts for the Awesomatix 4WD touring cars. The mount attaches the rear body posts horizontally to now be mounted out the back of the body. The main benefit to this is eliminating all flex at the back of the body giving the wing and rear deck much more support and resulting in a more stable and consistent feeling car which is very noticeable with 0.5mm ultra lightweight bodies. The design also makes the ultimate body tucks solution from direct rear impacts and they can be combined with Helix anti-tuck lite body stiffeners to the body stop crinkle from side tucks to create the best anti tuck solution possible at a very low weight.
Bittydesign will be the latest company to jump on the ultra low downforce train that sees 190mm touring car body shells left with some of the most extreme designs so far. The Italian company’s yet unnamed lid will be unveiled on the 15th of October and it is already available for pre-order now.
Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]
