Coming from Hudy are two sets of carbon fibre side plates for 190mm and 200mm touring car rear wings. Machined from 0.5mm thin premium carbon fibre the side plates add cool looks and they are machined to match EFRA and IFMAR size regulations. However, prior to using the plates, please check with your track’s or series’ regulations as some rules deny the use of carbon fibre body optionals.
Coming from Yeah Racing is a carbon fibre bumper support for the Tamiya FF03 and XV01 kits. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the support plates offer improved structural integrity of the bumper for added chassis and motor protection. The set includes two plates that are a direct fit with the above kits.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Xray have introduced new graphite composite PB steering blocks and rear uprights for the XB8’19 buggy. The lightweight yet strong parts utilise a new graphite composite material that ensures free suspension movement in dusty conditions while also offering increased stability and corner speed on high to very high bite tracks. Both parts are designed for the use with larger 8x16x5mm outer ball bearings for increased reliability and life-span with the front pivot ball steering block being usable for the XB8’19 while the rear upright also fits the GTX8 and GTXE. The parts are non-directional meaning hey are usable both on the left and right hand side of the car and they are available separately.
RC-Project from Italy have introduced new option parts for the TLR 8ight-X 1/8th off-road buggy. First up is a set of titanium shock standoffs that are made of high-quality Grade 5 6Al4V material and that features rolled threads that guarantee a perfect coupling with the shock nuts and increase the resistance of the Titanium by 35 percent. Weighing in at 4.8g for the pair, the standoffs will lower the overall centre of gravity while adding rigidity and visual impact at the same time.
Coming from Kyosho is the new MJ aluminium motor mount set LM for the Mini-Z MR-03LM car. Precision-machined in Japan the design supports the LL 98mm wheelbase as well and it works best with the #MZW310 inner tube roll shock set. The alloy parts come black anodised for wear and looks and also included are wheel axle ride height inserts.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
Exotek have released an aluminium bulkhead set for the Tamiya TA07 and the Exotek RS7 conversion. The machined 7075 alloy construction provides a solid flex-free and tweak-free bulkhead design that is heavy duty to maximise the performance of the TA07. The bulkhead will help stiffen the chassis slightly and provide better camber settings due to more solid camber mounting for improved cornering. Additional features include bearing-type roll bar holders and roll bar collets and the bulkhead weighs in at only 20g per set including sway bar bearings and collets. The bulkhead comes polished and blue anodised to match with the remainder of the car’s parts and it is usable in the front of the rear of the chassis.
Xray have announced the soon release of their new XT8 1/8th nitro truggy kit. No official details about the 2019 variant are available yet, but as usual they will surface in time for the official release which will take place very soon.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Awesomatix have introduced a range of new option parts for their A800 and A700 touring car platforms. First up are new +9.0 and +8.0 alloy suspension arms for the A800X LA long arm chassis. The +9.0 variants were developed for the front of the car while the +8.0 arms are used in the rear. The alloy A-arms offer improved rigidity and less flex, making them ideal especially for high to very high bite surfaces, when running in high ambient temperatures, and on US-style tracks with hard track boards where the arms offer improved durability. The arms are available separately or as a convenient combo including two 9.0 and two 8.0 arms.
