EX Lab soon have special servo mount grommets available for the use with 1/10th and 1/8th scale servos. The washers are designed to interlock with the servo mounting lugs and they eliminate any possible movement of the servo’s case in the event of a crash or when running on very high bite surfaces. The grommets are expected to be available by the end of March.
Source: EX Lab [excelllab.com]
The 2015 1/10th Offroad Tasmanian Titles were held at the Goodwood RC Club in Hobart, Tasmania. The small but enthusiastic Goodwood club had prepared a fun and challenging layout for the racers and mother nature provided its own challenge with a searing Summer sun and temperatures in the mid 30s all weekend. Several racers flew in from the Australian mainland for the race including Ray Munday, Ash Peeler, Mark Rogers and Cameron Zammit, all looking to take the challenge up to local hero Sam Wells in the Modified classes. AKA Rebars were chosen as the control tyre for the grooved dirt surface. In addition to the normal classes, this was the first running of the newly sanctioned “Junior” class for under 16’s with 2WD 17.5T buggies.
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The first round of the RCmag Brushless Tour was held at the Black Country Arena in Charleroi. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Nicolas Risser who came out successful in front of Thomas Musso and Lorenzo Crolla, who rounded out the podium in 3rd.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Pro-Line’s new Flat Iron 1.9″ G8 rock terrain truck tyre sport a popular tread pattern, combined with scale realism and all out rock climbing performance. The large lug pattern combined with a siped tread allows the tyre to have the perfect amount of flex under throttle acceleration while the larger 1.9″ diameter gives any scale rig a ground clearance advantage. The tyre comes in pairs including memory foam inserts.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Following the Ruptures 1.9″ performance scaling tyre JConcepts also introduce the Scorpios, an all-terrain variant. It features scale looks and extra tall size and profile with a closely knit tread resembling a 1:1 scale tyre. The padded arrangement of tread makes the tyre ideal for transitioning from the hard road to dirt and then into rocky and uneven terrain. Once power is applied to the vehicle, the tread spacing opens up which allows for some deep digging making it a great working tyre in dirt and muddy conditions. Each tread block has finely cut edges with a healthy radius where the block meets the tyre body. Each block features slight cuts on top to open up and create some sling space while the outer most lug extends down the sidewall to stiffen the upper carcass and increase the pinch grip. The flexibility of the compound combined with the close arrangement gives the tire a grippy feel but still maintains that all important look. The large overall height provides plenty of ground clearance for an abundance of terrain and internal grid ribbing help maintain its upright structure during hard loads and on power bursts. The tyres include a soft open cell foam insert capable of standing up the super soft compound but flexible enough for sharp terrain.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
ST Racing Concepts has new option parts for Axial’s Yeti, Wraith and SCX10 off-road vehicles available in the form of aluminium centre driveshaft splines and a range of orange anodised alloy parts. Starting with the driveshaft splines, they are made for the use with the Yeti and the SCX10 truck and designed to strengthen the drivetrain and to improve power transfer as they eliminate the flex of the stock plastic driveshaft spline. The aluminium material is also more durable and smoother in movement inside the driveshaft halves during suspension articulation. The parts, of which two are needed per vehicle, are available in anodised black, green, silver, gun metal, orange and limited edition red.
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Pro-Line introduce the “very limited edition” Fuel Stick. Used in Ty Tessmann’s dominating performance at the 2014 IFMAR Buggy Worlds, the Fuel Stick is designed as a no expense spared successor to the original Pro-Line Fuel Gun. Built for ultra-fast refuelling, the nozzle tip is also designed to fill the tank completely. The diffuser screen covering the outlet prevents excess splashing and prevents large bubbles from forming during filling. The vertical trigger orientation makes refuelling a truck or buggy more ergonomic especially when doing so over high pit walls and it is also good for use with 1/8th and 1/10th cars. An easy to read gauge marked in 10cc increments helps to estimate mileage at a glance. Continuing the over-the-top theme, the nozzle and trigger assemblies are made of machined billet aluminium anodised in Pro-Line blue. Each Fuel Stick is stamped with a unique serial number and certificate of authenticity verifying that it was fully made in the USA and hand assembled in Pro-Line’s Southern California headquarters.
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Vectorworks announce the release of a carbon fibre front shock tower for the TLR 22SCT 2.0 short course truck. The part weighs in at just 10 grams and it is a direct replacement for the stock shock tower. It features triple shock mount locations that match up to the stock version, and it is made from 4mm thick press cured carbon fibre for maximum carbon density and superior strength. It also has counter bored holes to receive the front bumper mount without any extra pieces.
Source: Vectorworks RC [vectorworksrc.com]
