July 4, 2019

Darkside Designs B6.1 +4mm carbon front shock tower

Darkside Designs have announced the release of their new +4mm “Rayls” carbon fibre front shock tower for the Team Associated B6.1 buggy. Designed for large, rough outdoor tracks the tower will also improve landing after huge jumps thanks to utilising kit 21mm front shock shafts and optional 27.5mm shock bodies. The tower is cut from high-quality carbon fibre and it also features optional in-between upper shock mount locations.

View the mounted shock tower here

July 4, 2019

Merlin McFly carbon fibre touring car winglets

Coming from Merlin McFly are two sets of carbon fibre winglets for 190mm and 200mm touring car rear wings. Machined with special vacuum clamping technology from 0.5mm thin premium U.S. carbon fibre the winglets add stiffness and a neat finish. 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.

Source: Merlin McFly [merlinmcfly.de]

July 4, 2019

BMT 016GT front gear differential

BMT have introduced a front gear differential for their 016GT 1/8th GT car. The complete kit includes metal internal gears, outdrives and hardware and it is best used in combination with the short universal drive shafts.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

July 4, 2019

Tamiya M-08 Concept carbon body mount base

Tamiya have introduced a carbon fibre body mount base for the M-08 Concept M-chassis kit. Machined from high-quality 2.5mm carbon fibre the body post stiffener will reinforce the body mount assembly, making for a sturdier base to rest the body on which reduces rattling and aerodynamic efficiency. The part will become available in August.

View the attached part here

July 4, 2019

T-Works low CG balancing weights

Coming from T-Works are new low centre of gravity balancing weights in 5g and 10g variants. Machined from heavy brass material and coming with a black surface coating for looks and corrosion resistance, the weights also feature gold-colour writings for easy identification. The screw-on weights are usable for most 1/10th and 1/8th scale vehicles, helping to up overall weight or fine-tune weight balance, and they are available separately.

View the 10g weight here

July 3, 2019

Samix SCX10 II brass steering knuckle & hub carrier set

Coming from Samix and made for the SCX10 II trail truck is a brass steering knuckle and hub carrier set that also includes scale brake rotors and callipers for a maximum in weight gain and looks. The set includes the already available brass steering knuckles and hub carriers that add valuable weight to one of the lowest areas of the truck. The knuckles include high-quality ball bearings and all parts come black surface coated for looks. Also included is a set of scale brake rotors and callipers that add to the overall scale look. In total the set adds about 148g of weight for improved climb performance in demanding terrain.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

July 3, 2019

Boris Siladi wins at Swiss On-road Nationals Rd3

Round 3 of the Swiss Electric On-road Nationals was held at the MRCL Langenthal club. In the Touring Pro Stock class it was Awesomatix’s Boris Siladi with the overall TQ courtesy of two round wins from the Xray duo of Nuno Huber and Cham Dassanayake, the latter two scoring a round win each. The triple A-mains then saw a clean sweep of Boris who took wins in all A-mains for the overall from Cham in 2nd and Nuno in 3rd. Over in the Formula class it was Fabio Marzini with the day’s win from Giacomo Moretti in 2nd and Renato Marrocco in 3rd.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com] | Xray [teamxray.com]

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