New from JConcepts come stainless steel ball studs for Team Associated off-road vehicles and all cars that make use of inch-size hardware. They are machined from high-quality material, offer a smooth surface finish and an internal hex for 5/64” and 2mm hex wrenches. The ball studs are available in .200”, .300” and .400” length and come in packs of six pieces.
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CSO introduce new option parts for the CSO One touring car in the form of double joint driveshafts and a 1.7mm V2 upper deck. Starting with the driveshafts, they are made from hardcoated steel and the design reduces the wheel chatter at high steering angles often associated with single joint shafts. Designed for the use with protective blades the 46mm driveshafts not only fit the company’s own touring car but also the Xray T3 and T4. The second new part is the V2 upper deck. It is cut from 1.7mm carbon fibre, incorporates mounting positions for addition chassis braces and fits both the CSO One and the Xray T4 alike.
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Yokomo introduce the Racing Performer M Series line of 540-size competition brushless motors. Coming in a black alloy can with large openings the sensored motor is designed to deliver high torque and an easy-to-drive feel at the same time. Large heavy duty solder tabs make installation easy. The motor comes in 13 variants from 3.5T up to 25.5T including 5.0T, 6.0T, 7.0T and 8.0T windings.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
KO Propo announce three new high voltage servo on their Japanese website in the form of the DSx-1511BHC, DSx-1211CHC and the DSx-809C. The DSx-1511BHC (0.11s/15.5kg-cm) and DSx-1211BHC (0.11s/12.5kg-cm) differ by the motor used with the 1511 featuring a brushless motor and the 1211 coming with a coreless variant while both are housed in an all-metal casing. The entry-level DSx-809C (0.09s/8.5kg-cm) comes with a coreless motor and a plastic case with heatsink middle section. Just like the two other servos the 809 is 6V to 7.4V compatible.
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Round 7 of the British 200mm Championship took place at the Colchester circuit. The weather was very good on both days with temperatures reaching 29 degrees on Sunday. The grip was surprisingly not that bad when the first cars took to the track which is quite rare in the UK. At the end of practice it was Serpent/O.S. driver Joe Kerry setting the pace getting down to 14.1 lap times. Shepherd/Sonic driver Andy Hastings headed the rest of the field around 0.2 seconds behind. At the end of qualifying Joe took TQ with Andy taking second and John Zottl third.
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Some days ago we brought you first information about Tamiya’s forthcoming TRF418 touring car and now here are what appear to be first renderings of the new generation chassis. The images in question showed up on the Kentech blog and depict a massively revised platform with a new main chassis and upper deck, new A arms and suspension mounts, new pivot ball anti-roll bars and an updated motor mount and layshaft brace. The kit will also feature 20T layshaft pulleys for less power loss and new steering arms for a more linear steering feel. More information will be available next month when the car is set to be unveiled at the Tokyo Hobby Show.
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Available now from Reedy is the 7000mAh 3.7V competition LiPo battery pack for 1/12th stock and modified as well as World GT racers. The pack is built from the latest high-performance cells whose new chemical formulation makes for the highest capacity and voltage possible. The hardcase battery is designed to meet ROAR and BRCA specs, comes with 4mm tube type connectors, measures 93x47x18.5mm and weights 155g.
Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]
The 4th and final round of the Danish National Championships, under the official motorsports federation DASU, where held at the former Euros track in Glostrup, just outside of Copenhagen. The weather forecast promised dry conditions but on practice day the drivers had to cope with mixed conditions. In the SuperStock class Søren Boy Holst and Mike Gosvig showed good speed and a slight advantage over the other drivers although a good amount of drivers would be able to win. The race day started with sun, but a damp track due to overnight rain. In the first round the battle was close between Søren and Mike, but after nine laps Søren’s car stopped and he had to retire to save the precious control tyres. Mike relaxed a bit to spare tyres also and won the round ahead of Lars Holm and Christian Lehm.
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