New from T-Work’s for both the Tekno NB48.4 and EB48.4 as well as a version for the Xray XB8 and XB9 is this pair of rear chassis skid protectors. Made from stainless steel, they come in a pack of two, they help protect your expensive chassis plate from being worn down by highly abrasive surfaces.
BMT have produced this new rear shock tower for their 984 1/8th scale chassis. The new tower offers an additional position for mounting the rear shock absorbers. Made from high quality carbon fibre, the way in which the tower is mounted to the bulkhead helps provide more flex to the rear assembly thus helping to provide more traction.
Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]
High Velocity RC have introduced their new grease pack which includes 3 grams of Shock Goop & Anti Wear. Shock Goop is a shock assembly lubricant that is also great for seals or any area where friction or stiction is a problem. Safe for all kinds of seals, plastics & o-rings. Anti Wear is a high-tech synthetic grease for use on all metal to metal contact as well as sliding surfaces. This high-tack formula is also plastic & rubber safe.
Source: HVRC [facebook.com]
Yokomo have introduced the follow up to their World Championship winning 1/10th scale EP touring car kit, the BD8-2018. Available at the end of October the new version is a further refinement of the previous model to push the limits further. In order to reduce the weight of the drive train the front spool has been redesigned and is now a single piece composite part in place of the previous aluminium and plastic assembly, but still uses metal outdrives. All the suspension parts in the car have been updated to a harder material to increase the overall performance. The upper deck and main chassis has also been redesigned to increase the rigidly and optimise the balance of the car. While the updates may seem minor and conservative they actually offer a big improvement in all areas. As a special offer for the first batch they will also include the rear toe control system (B8-RTC18) for free.
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The Essex Winter Series team have announced the fifth edition of the EWS International event, which will take place at their well-known indoor venue in the South-East of the UK over the weekend of 8-10 December. The event will take place on an ETS type carpet track covering 35×24 metres, with the popular ETS-spec Volante tyres being used for the three classes of Modified Touring, Super Stock (13.5 Blinky) Touring, and Formula. With last year’s event featuring a battle between World Champion Ronald Volker, team mate Chrissi Krapp and the best UK drivers, we’ve already had confirmation that the Yokomo and Awesomatix teams will again return. Entries are now open and expected to fill very quickly. Full information, including details on hotels, travel and the race rules, can be found on the EWS website, where entries can also be made. For any other questions, please email Oli Meggitt (oli.meggitt@gmail.com).
The Japanese 1/12th scale National championship was held at the Yatabe Arena recently. In qualifying it was Team Yokomo Factory driver Toto Ebukuro who took a perfect score, topping all 5 rounds to take the top spot ahead of Hayato Ishoika in 2nd, with the Yanagizawa brothers in 3rd and 4th. Using the newly announced YRX-12 chassis and the newly developed CRT LX rubber rear tire, Ebukuro dominated the finals to complete the perfect event with the Yanagisawa brothers taking 2nd and 3rd position for a complete Yokomo podium. In the 21.5T stock category, called the Sport Class by the JMRCA, another Yokomo driver Eiji Seto took his first Japanese title also using the new YRX-12.
View the Sport class podium here
New from RC Maker are an industry first line of digital setup gauges for 1/10th EP and GP Touring Cars. The first introductions to the line are two digital gauges, one for conventional touring cars which digitally measures camber and rear toe. This is currently being debuted by Ronald Volker and Yukijiro Umino at IIC in Las Vegas. The second is for Awesomatix Touring Cars which digitally measures the front and rear caster. Consisting of an Aluminium and Carbon Fibre construction, they are built to very tight tolerances accurate to within 0.01 degrees over a 4-degree range. This ensures precise and replicable camber, toe and caster adjustments. The gauge itself features a backlit screen with big numbers for easy viewing in day and night, as well as “auto off” and “zero” functions to be able to zero to your setup board surface no matter what angle it’s on. It also features very easily replaceable AAA batteries and comes with a velvet storage pouch to keep it looking and functioning like new.
RC Concept have announce these new Omega HV LiPo batteries which have a higher nominal voltage (3.8V vs 3.7V) and can be charged up to 4.35V/Cell. The higher voltage allows for more performance and more capacity for the same battery size, they are the next step of LiPo battery technology. With the HV LiPo batteries, the discharge curve is flatter, meaning the cells maintain higher voltage throughout the discharge cycle, without significant drop off. Available in stick pack HV 8000Mah 120C and shorty pack HV 4800Mah 120C versions.
