HB Racing have announced the release of new front and rear universal joint sets for the D418 buggy. Precision machined from high strength steel and featuring a reinforced design for durability the universals provide extra drivability on high bite tracks by allowing the suspension to run more freely. Universals also offer improved bumpy track performance and ease of maintenance compared to CVA joints. The driveshafts are sold in pairs for the front and rear.
7075.it have announced the release of an aluminium motor fan mount for the Xray T4F FWD touring car. The mount utilises two non-used mounting holes of the motor, ensuring easy, reliable and lightweight fixing of any 30mm fan. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised and with laser-etched markings, the mount is also usable with other front-wheel touring cars that use low-CG motor mounts.
The growing front-wheel drive touring car scene is gaining more traction so to speak with Xpress being the latest company to announce the soon release of a FWD touring car kit. The Execute FT1 is currently under development with prototype cars being raced around Asia to finalise the car’s design. For now, and given the blurred-out teaser image, the vehicle seems to utilise the classic front motor design and we bring you more updates on the project as they become available.
Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]
Coming from Kawada are two new 64 pitch pan car spur gears in 72T and 74T specification. Precision machined from self-lubricating Delrin material the gears are of an updated design with the outer differential ball ring removed while the reinforced design ensures exceptional durability when running a diff-less spool setup or high-torque motors. The gears are usable with 1/8 inch diff balls and an 1/4 inch inner bearing.
Factory Pro RC have introduced their new low-friction 117T and 169T drive belts. The 117T variant is usable for mid-motor cars such as the ARC R11 Mid, the Awesomatix A800X MMCX, the Rebellion-RC mid-motor conversions or the Zero Tribe Mid conversion kits while the 169T variant is specific to the standard ARC R11 touring car. The white belts greatly reduce natural drivetrain drag for improved efficiency, acceleration and top speed especially in stock racing classes.
Source: Factory Pro RC [facebook.com]
Coming soon from GForce is a simple on-road shock rebound measuring tool. Machined from aluminium and coming black anodised for wear and looks the stepped gauge helps to measure and adjust shock rebound from 1mm up to 11mm by simply sliding the compressed shock into the machined slot and reading the rebound value. The tool can also be used to set the rebound value by inserting the damper, keeping it at the designed value and then attaching the upper cap to bleed and set the shock. Laser-etched marking help with easy identification of the desired rebound value. The gauge is usable with most 1/8th and 1/10th on-road shock absorbers.
Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]
The Italian ACI SGT Championship was held at the Teverola track recently. In the 1/8th Nitro SGT class it was young Andrea Catanzani with the win from Mimmo Calce on the runner-up spot. Filippo Beretta would round out the podium result in 3rd place.
Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]
Protoform have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming new Corvette drag racing body. With a drag racing body shell being Protoform’s first product back in 1992, the ultra-successful brand now goes back to their roots with the introduction of a Pro Mod Vette body. Full details and more images will become available soon.
Source: Protoform [racepf.com]
