Coming from Tamiya and made for the TA07 4WD touring car are several new option parts such as a front 1-way, an aluminium servo mount and aluminium motor mount posts. Starting with the 1-way, using the unit improves acceleration and corner speed at the expense of slightly less braking performance. The 1-way includes a 37T belt pulley, it is compatible with all TA07 Pro cars and it is recommended especially for stock racing classes.
Coming from Max Power is the XP3.9 World Edition .12 nitro on-road engine. Built to the same specifications as used by the Max Power factory team at the recent IFMAR World Championships in Gubbio, the engine features a new crankcase with under head cut-outs to keeping compression more consistent, it comes with a new 3-port liner and CNC-machined piston for improved top speed and it utilises a dual tungsten-balanced and silicone-filled 11.9mm crankshaft. The specifications are rounded out by a US-made ceramic main bearing and a new 6-ribs silver-anodised cooling head.
Fenix have introduce new wide spur gears for their formula gear differential, a titanium rear axle shaft as well as titanium kingpins for the Mistral kit. Starting with the spur gears, they are of a refined design with a wider gear portion to allow for easier axle shaft offset spacing while maintaining a proper main gear and pinion mesh. Properly used the gears last twice as long as the pinion gear can be run in an inner and outer position.
This past weekend RC racers from around the USA and Canada converged at Valkaria RC to race against the best at the 2016 ROAR Asphalt Nationals. Practice began on Wednesday morning as drivers quickly became aware of the ever-changing track conditions and intricacies of the beautiful Valkaria RC layout. As practice continued through Thursday night, it was Mike Gee looking strong in 13.5 as well as Mod TC. Sam led the way as “practice TQ” in 17.5 TC, Johnee Fenimore appeared to have the 21.5 TC class locked down.
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Team Infinity have announced the addition of Germany’s Oliver Mack and Armin Weihert to their already star studded factory team. Oliver, who spent close to a decade with Shepherd, claimed his first EFRA European A title with the German team in 2015 is joined in the move by long time pitman Weihart who has worked at Shepherd for more than a decade. The pairing has already had a successful first outing with the car during last weekend’s Novarossi Trophy in Fiorano with the next big races being the German Nationals followed by the fourth and final round of the ENS held in Fiorano in October. Oliver has the following to say about the deal:
I want to thank Shepherd and the Schäfer family for the past 8 years that were crowned by the European Championship title in 2015. I am now looking forward to the new adventure with Infinity. My first outing with the new car was already pretty successful and I am very excited to run it at the German Nationals and the ENS in Italy.
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Coming from Redworkshop and made for the Team Associated B6 buggy is a steel weight kit. Designed to use the under-servo and under-electronics pockets already available on the standard B6 and B6D chassis, the under-servo plate adds about 23.5g of weight while the under-electronics plate weighs in at 35.9g including hardware. Using the plates adds weight to one of the lowest points of the chassis which can be beneficial in a range of track conditions.
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Coming soon from Yokomo is the new YD-4MR mid-motor all-wheel drive drift car kit. Building on the proven YD-4 the MR kit features a mid-motor layout to add another weight bias variant which can be beneficial on a variety of track layouts and with different driving styles. The mid-motor gives different weight transfer characteristics while keeping a low centre of gravity design that improves the high speed snap/transition on high-grip surfaces such as carpet in contrast to the standard layout of the YD-4 which has excellent stability and high traction as standard. Designed for competition drifters the kit incorporates high-quality carbon fibre parts such as the chassis, upper deck and shock towers. The YD-4MR will be available as a full kit or as an optional upgrade package for existing YD-4 owners.
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SMJ have introduced an aluminium main chassis plate for the CX11 electric touring car. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised and with chamfered edges at the sides and the rear end, the chassis is best used on high-grip tracks thanks to its overall greater rigidity compared to the standard carbon fibre chassis. Using the chassis also adds about 30g of weight to the lowest area of the car, further helping with on-track performance.
Source: SMJ [smj-rc.com]
