During this week’s ROAR Gas Off-road Nationals Pro-Line is showing their forthcoming Positron VTR tyre for 1/8th off-road truggies. The tread was already introduced for the buggy class and will soon also become available for race trucks. No word yet on an official release date but the tyre is expected to hit stores soon.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Italian company BMT have introduced their new special brake pads for the 016GT 1/8th GT car. The pads are cladded with genuine Ferodo material as known from full scale cars, meaning they will offer greatly improved stopping performance and durability. The pads come in sets of two and they are available now.
Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]
Coming from EDS is their new range of lightweight tools with 120mm blades. The wrenches make use of a newly designed handle that is 22 percent lighter thanks to a hollow construction with lightweight end caps and additional machining. A diamond-shaped surface ensure exceptional grip and machined silver size markings help to identify each tool instantly. The tool tips are cut from high-quality spring steel material that is ground for maximum precision and additionally heat-treated and hardened for durability. The lightweight tool series includes 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm and 3.0mm hex wrenches that are available separately or as a compete set.
GRP have introduced their new M compound tyres for 1/5th large scale formula cars. The updated rubber compound is available in M1 extrasoft, M2 soft and M3 medium hardnesses and it is meant to offer improved traction, better steering and stronger braking performance. In addition the durability has also been improved, making up for the slight increase in price.
Source: GRP [grpgandini.it]
T-Works have introduced two new sets of exhaust pipe springs for on-road and off-road vehicles. The springs come pre-bent and are usable with a wide range of kits. Each set contains two springs that can be cut to size if needed.
View the off-road specific springs here
Japanese company TRG is currently testing a new 1/10th formula pan car based on their TRG117 kit. The prototype car features a very slim 3mm 7075-T6 alloy chassis for roll and pitch stiffness as composite material side plates create a closed chassis bottom for improved aerodynamics. The car also utilises a massive diffusor, a sunken-in steering servo and the company’s complex front and rear suspension arrangements. We bring you more informations on the project as they become available.
Yeah Racing help to keep screws and small parts neatly and organised with their new three compartment aluminium parts tray. Different diameter holes for banana plugs help while soldering battery and motor connections and two separate holes at the bottom hold gear differentials during maintenance. The tray comes machined from quality aluminium and it comes black anodised and with machined silver edge details.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Vision Racing have introduced their new slipper puck for the use with Team Associated, Schumacher and Yokomo slipper pads. The tool gives a simply and effective way of removing unwanted glazes off the slipper pads returning them to like new performance. The puck is made of aluminium, it comes black anodised and is best used with 3M fine drywall sanding screen as the perfect scuffing material.
