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August 9, 2017

3DRC C-Type maximum downforce touring car rear wing

3DRC have added another variant to their 190mm touring car rear wing line-up. The C-Type was developed with maximum downforce in mind. The straight-type wing features a gurney flap and stronger winglets which leads to increased downforce compared to the A and B-Type wings. The 3-D-printed wing fits all bodies with Protoform-style 100mm mounting pattern and it is available through the company’s Shapeways store and at select model shops.

Source: 3DRC [shapeways.com]

August 9, 2017

Kyosho TF7 chassis upgrade set

Kyosho have introduced a chassis upgrade set for the TF7 electric touring car. The set includes a new fully symmetrical 2.25mm carbon fibre lower chassis whose specially selected material makes for increased traction while the new motor mount places the motor 2.5mm inwards for optimised left-right weight balance. The mount also allows to use different motor mount patterns and the set also includes a new centre layshaft mount, an alloy battery stop as well as a 2.0mm carbon fibre upper deck and mounting hardware.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

August 9, 2017

Nitro-West-Masters Rd4 – Report

Last weekend’s round 4 of the popular Nitro-West-Masters series was also the official warm-up for the German 1/8th Nationals, which will take place at the end of August at Bad Breisig, located between Bonn and Koblenz at the river Rhine. A total of 72 nitro racers made their entry for the race weekend and experienced a great warm-up, also for the hosting club MCC Rhein-Ahr who did a perfect job, especially the outstanding kitchen crew. It all started with an additional practice day on Friday with plenty of track time for more than 20 drivers and continued with an intensive practice day on Saturday with a total of 80 sessions of six minutes each. Differently than forecasted, the weather on Saturday was perfect as well as on Friday and Sunday. As usual in the Nitro-West-Masters, a tight schedule on race day included three 7-minutes heats with the best three consecutive laps counting towards the qualifying results, 15-minutes sub-finals and the 30-minutes main events.

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August 9, 2017

Avid RC8B3 & MBX7 FastTune camber shims

Coming from Avid and made for the Team Associated RC8B3 and Mugen MBX7 buggies are the FastTune camber shims. The parts are made from aluminium and designed to allow to easily adjust the camber on popular pillow ball designs without having to fully unthread them. The tab feature helps to keep them in place as the pillow ball is tighten down. The shims are available separately as 6-piece 0.5mm or 1mm set and also as 8-piece combo set, containing four each.

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August 8, 2017

Team Bomber YRX12 aluminium chassis – Coming soon

Japanese company Team Bomber have released a first image of what is understood to be their forthcoming aluminium main chassis and lower pod plate for the Yokomo YRX12 1/12th scale pan car. The plate differs in many ways from Yokomo’s original part with the Team Bomber chassis offering additional milled sections under the front arm mounts, the steering, electronics and battery area in order to fine-tune the flex characteristics. We bring you more information on the chassis as soon as they become available.

Source: Team Bomber [teambomber.jp]

August 8, 2017

JConcepts S2 8ight-E 4.0 buggy body shell

JConcepts have introduced the S2 body shell for the TLR 8ight-E 4.0 buggy. The S2 design, originally made popular for the 1/10th off-road crowd, had a lot of influence over this design. It sports a forward cab, low-profile stance with channeled roof and rear stabilising fin. The front of the pods have deep pocketed and “force-bars” channel some air in a much needed forward position while also providing a more rigid feel to the body. The low-profile side-pods whisk over the electrical and step where necessary and the rear wicker section improves rear-end grip and tightens up the handling. The clear body set includes window templates and a decal sheet and it is a direct fit on the 8ight-E 4.0.

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August 8, 2017

Schumacher Atom/CC brass mid weight

Coming from Schumacher and made for the Atom and Atom CC kit is a 120g brass mid weight. Ideal for use with the Atom/CC but also useful for racers using the alloy chassis with lightweight equipment. The part weighs in at 120g and helps to achieve the weight requirements for GT12 racing while also providing more grip and making for an easier to drive car. The front/rear weight distribution is optimised with this part fitted, very centrally, reducing the polar moment of the car and therefore improving handling. Adjustment screws to make each different battery fit perfectly are included.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 8, 2017

ONE 4-dot engine head button

Capricorn have introduced the ONE brand 4-dot head button for their .21 on-road engine. The combustion camber insert was designed for the use with 16 percent nitro fuel and will increase compression which results in improved engine performance when running the less powerful 16 percent fuel.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]