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June 10, 2014

The Pit’Butler 1/8th scale car & equipment holder

The Pit'Butler 1/8th scale car & equipment holder

The Pit’Butler is a handy 1/8th car and equipment holder designed by Henrik Rathje from Denmark. The design is based around a sturdy handle that mounts to your existing starter box via four bolts. Part of the handle is also a height adjustable polycarbonate mount that takes a fuel bottle, fuel gun, glow igniter and an assortment of tools so you have everything at hand without having to deal with the mess pit bags can create. For storage and transportation purposes the Pit’Butler can be disassembled easily.

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June 3, 2014

Boca Bearings rubber pit mat

New from Boca Bearings comes this thick rubber pit mat ideal for the garage tinkerer, and quick maintenance on-site and in the pits. Measuring 254x355mm it features a total of 7 recessed sections for holding and organising small parts and pieces. The sections of the mat have common dimensional conversions and built-in standard and metric rulers. The mat is easy to clean and protects surfaces from stains and damage while also being easy to roll up.

Source: Boca Bearings [bocabearings.com]

May 21, 2014

Xceed Centax digital clutch gap tool

Xceed introduce this digital clutch gap tool for Centax on-road clutch systems. A large display shows the amount of axial clutch bell play with the tool helping to adjust the desired clutch play of around 0.1mm to 0.2mm. Designed for the direct use with Serpent Centax version 2 and 3 clutches, the tool is also usable with a range of other systems using optional alloy adapters that will become available soon.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

May 19, 2014

Xceed bearing size tool

New from Xceed comes this bearing size tool. The stepped design allows to measure the inner diameter of metric bearing from 2mm up to 15mm and it also help to hold ball races in place during cleaning or lubing. The tool is made from machined aluminium and comes in Xceed’s signature green anodising.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

May 16, 2014

Xceed 1/8th & 1/10th wheel balancers

Available now from Xceed are there new wheel balancers for 1/8th off-road, 1/8th on-road and 1/10th on-road tyres. They are built around a sturdy aluminium base that can be disassembled for storage and transportation purposes. The main balancer shaft is made from spring steel and rests on ball races for super true running. Included with each balancer comes a fabric pouch to keep all parts together during storage.

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May 16, 2014

Muchmore on-road setup tools

Muchmore Racing’s “Perfect” line of setup tools includes three new gauges such as the ride height and droop gauge as well as a 0.2mm and 0.5mm step ride height gauge. First up is the ride height and droop gauge that offers scales for 4.5 to 7.0 droop settings and 2.5mm to 6.0mm ride height measurement. The second new tool is the 0.2mm step ride height gauge that helps to measure the chassis ride height in a range from 3.0mm up to 6.0mm in 0.2mm increments. Also available is a 0.5mm increment ride height gauge for a 2.0mm to 9.0mm measuring range. All tools are machined form aluminium, they come black anodised and with white markings.

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May 7, 2014

Zeroforce setup wheels & ride height gauge

Zeroforce introduce new lightweight setup tools in the form of two setup wheels sets for 1/8th and 1/10th chassis as well as a chassis ride height gauge set. Starting with the wheels, they are made from high-quality and lightweight ABS plastic with the 1/8th wheels sporting diameters of 69mm for the front and 76mm for the rear wheels, while the 1/10th set offers 60.5mm and 63mm diameter wheels. Both sets are black of colour with the size markings etched into the front.

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April 30, 2014

Team C 17mm wheel nut wrench

Available soon from Team C is this 17mm wheel nut wrench for 1/8th scale buggies, truggies and GT cars. The tool sports a 17mm steel nut driver and a lightweight yet sturdy aluminium handled that comes orange anodised and laser etched. The design makes for secure tightening and convenient loosing even of serrated locknuts.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]