Arena RC Racing have introduced a new version of their body trimming block for touring car body shells. The 3-D-printed tool was designed for the use with a Zebra Name Pen and similar fine liners and its design allows to conveniently draw lower body trim lines at heights of 7.5mm up to 9.0mm by simply flipping the block. The carbon-reinforced tool is available from now on.
Coming from Xray and made for the RX8 on-road kits are 3x20mm and 3x22mm titanium wheel axle drive pins. The parts are machined from high-quality titanium material, they come precision ground for best possible fit and they are 40 percent lighter than the stock steel shafts. The pins come in sets of two and they are available now.
Trinity have introduced their new D8.5 electric brushless motor for 1/8th scale vehicles. It features a new high-torque stator design and an all-new 4-pole rotor with multi-point rotational sensor pickups. Dual sensor ports ensure easy wiring as do the heavy duty low-resistance solder tabs. The grooved can design allows for more surface area and thus colour running temperatures and the motor is available in 1700kV, 2000kV and 2300kV variants from now on.
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Coming from RPM and made for the Traxxas E-Rustler is a green rear bumper kit. The bumper is designed to protect the rear of the chassis, the motor and the body, all while still allowing the use of a stock Traxxas wheelie bar. Additionally, if the owner decides to run without the wheelie bar, the rear bumper is so versatile, it’ll adapt and allow either configuration. The part is made of green heavy duty nylon and requires an optional Traxxas or RPM bumper mount to install. The assembly works with most known Traxxas Rustler bodies, however aftermarket or non-standard bodies may require trimming for proper fit.
ARC have released first images and information on their forthcoming R8S1/8th scale electric Stock class pan car kit. The kit was developed to use the same body and tyres as a standard nitro 1/8th scale and it can utilise a wide range of LiPo batteries specifications such as 2S stick style or 2S shorty packs. In this configurations the battery packs can be installed horizontally flat in order to lower the centre of gravity, or they can be placed vertically, standing in the centre of the chassis, making way for the electronics. The chassis can also accept a 4S brick pack, making it a total of five battery configurations that provide the ability to alter the car’s weight distribution to match the driver’s likings or the track conditions but they also allow to use more budget-friendly batteries. Suspension-wise the rigid suspension car provides easy maintenance and yet still retains many flex joints that allow fine tuning for different track conditions and handling. The kit is set for a release in August.
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Ruddog have introduced their new range of fixed timing spec racing electric brushless motors. The powerplants utilise the same design as the RP540 stock motors but feature a fixed timing sensor plate, meaning they are the perfect hand-out motor for club races, sanctioned championships and long distance races. In addition to the new motors Ruddog are also offering a separate timing insert to outfit existing RP540 motors to the new fixed timing specification, allowing racers to use the same motor in open and sanctioned races. The PR540 fixed timing motors are available in 10.5T 13.5T 17.5T and 21.5T specifications.
Following a couple of teaser images Xray have finally introduced their all-new pan car gear differential sets for 1/10th and 1/12th on-road cars. The lightweight gear diff will increase on-power steering and traction especially in high to very high bite conditions while being virtually maintenance-free due to a complex sealing system. In addition the whole assembly is super efficient and smooth, which further improves the car’s overall performance. The diffs come as complete kits to replace the standard ball differentials, with no extra parts needed and they are available for Xray’s X12 1/12th pan cars, X10 200mm 1/10th kits as well as the X1 1/10th formula chassis.
Arrowmax have introduced their new version 3 tool bag that sports an updated logo design to support their signature black-golden tool line. The bag helps to properly store and transport the tools thanks to a shock-absorbing composite layer and flexible loops inside. The bag comes without tools but is able to take 24 to 28 different tools and wrenches.
