Kyosho have introduced an aluminium chassis brace set for the Mini-Z FWD cars. The machined alloy braces eliminate unwanted chassis flex by connecting the front sections, which results in improved handling characteristics. In addition, the weight balance is optimised for better traction. The alloy braces come blue anodised and they include mounting hardware.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]
Vigor RC have introduced a centre balance weight and floating ESC mount for the Xray T4 line of touring cars. The set contains a 2-piece brass centre balance weight that consists of a 25g bottom and an additional 10g top weight whose design ensures a symmetrical weight distribution. In addition the kit includes a carbon fibre ESC mounting plate that is attached to the lower centre weight, making the speed controller, capacitor, receiver, and transponder all float above the main chassis plate, ensuring a more natural chassis flex. The centre balance weight set is usable with Xray’s centre carbon fibre chassis stiffener brace.
Coming from Kyosho and made for the V-One R4 Evo 2 1/10th 200mm kit are two new optional springs. Available in pink 1.5x4x23/3.3 and green 1.6x4x23/4.2 specification the springs were developed for the use with foam tyres and they come colour-coded for easy identification.
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The Newbury Club recently held round two of the Xray Racing Series UK with a solid entry for the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock 13.5T, Touring Stock 17.5T and 1/12th scale. In Modified it was again Elliott Harpet taking the win ahead of Damian Giddings and Jamie Hickin.
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Yokomo have released an aluminium servo arm for the YZ-2 series buggies and trucks. Machined from high-quality material and coming black anodised and with machined silver edge details the servo horn improves steering emphasis and feeling by greatly reducing overall flex compared to a composite arm. At 15.5mm length the arm also has the perfect geometry for the YZ-2 buggies and YZ-2T truck and it is available in 23T specification for Sanwa and KO Propo servos and also as 25T variant for Yokomo and Futaba servos.
Made for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck is Samix’s new aluminium rear portal drive housing. CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium for precision and strength, the part is available in three different colours and it features a laser-etched Samix logo for looks. The housings come with all needed hardware, making them a direct fit.
Fantom Racing have introduced their new Octane Pro Drag Series LiPo battery packs. The batteries feature modified chemistry that produces the ultimate combination of power, capacity, and low resistance and they were developed for the extreme demands of pro-level drag racing, where horsepower and low internal resistance is critical. Produced with premium Japanese materials the packs come with 8 gauge premium high-amp wire, they include a detailed instruction sheet and come in five different models and in 1S, 2S or 3S configuration.
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Coming from T-Works is a titanium ball end set for the Yokomo BD9 touring car. The 20-piece set includes the needed sizes to recreate the standard geometry and they are made of high-quality 64 grade material. The polished surface ensures smooth suspension movement and cool looks.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
