Coming from Serpent and made for the Project 4X electric touring car is a 1-piece aluminium stiffener. The part is made of high-quality 7075 aluminium, it sports a black surface treatment, limits front tweak and reduces the number of parts used for easier assembly.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
3DRC’s highly popular Fan Booster is now also available in a short 40mm variant for racing in extremely high ambient temperatures. It fits most 40mm fan units and directs cool air towards the motor can as well as the wires and solder tabs. The Fan Booster is simply attached using double sided tape, ensuring a low overall weight of the whole assembly. Like all 3DRC parts the fan mount is directly available through the brand’s Shapeways store here.
The 2017 ROAR Fuel Offroad Nationals were held at Stateline RC Raceway last weekend. Rainy weather made things unpleasant at times but the track owners went above and beyond to make sure everyone had everything they needed and more, and got the track ready to run again after the rain came. In the Nitro Truck A-main runner-up after the qualifiers, Ty Tessmann (Xray) tried to keep up with leader Ryan Maifield (Mugen) right from the beginning and he waited for an opportunity to pass. Both battled back and forth during the beginning of the race but eventually Maifield made a bigger mistake which allowed Tessmann to get out in front and form a gap between them. Ty didn’t push too hard but just tried to maintain the gap and finish the race in 1st place which he was able to do, giving him his 4th national Truggy title. Behind Tessmann, Ryan Maifield and Tekno RC’s Ryan Lutz would round out the podium result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com] | Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Coming from Yokomo and made for the YZ2 2WD buggy are new option parts in the form of a 1.0mm gearbox spacer set as well as a rear shock tower and 3-gear motor plate for raised gearbox setups. Starting with the gearbox spacer set, the set includes a gearbox spacer, a rear suspension mount spacer as well as front brace spacers all of which will raise the gearbox and all attached parts by 1.0mm. Raising the transmission will result in increased chassis roll which can be beneficial especially when running lightweight LCG battery packs or when less angled rear driveshafts are needed.
Zen Racing have introduced their new aluminium inserts for the NOS 1/12th scale front end. Coming machined from dark anodised aluminium the inserts allow to lengthen or shorten the car’s wheelbase by 1mm in order to fine-tune the handling characteristics. Included in the set are four flippable inserts.
Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]
Italian company BMT has introduced new option parts for the 016GT 1/8th on-road car. First up is a new aluminium main chassis plate that is made using a different grade material. The updated chassis will produce more overall traction while improving handling at the same time. Also new are front lower arm mounts in +2mm specification. The parts raise the suspension attachment point by 2mm which results in a lowered roll centre which is meant to improve steering especially on lower grip tracks. Also new and made for the front of the 016GT is a front bulkhead brace for improved steering emphasis while new 2mm front bulkhead spacers allow to change the front dynamic camber. Last but not least comes a new 17T 1st gear pinion.
Coming from Exotek are the new Flite front axles for the TLR 22 4.0 and an aluminium top shaft for the Yokomo YZ2. Starting with the front axles, the Flite titanium front axle shafts include a 12mm front hex and at 3.5g per set they greatly reduce unsprung weight over the stock axles. Machined from high-quality titanium they are almost as strong as steel but much less prone to bent as the aluminium axles. The rounded and angled hex profile makes wheel installation extra quick and easy and the axles are a direct fit on the TLR 22 4.0.
Sweep Racing have introduced their new electric touring car rear wing. Sporting a width of 190mm the IFMAR-legal wing, that fits most of today’s 190mm touring car bodies, will greatly improve downforce and thus rear end grip in low traction conditions and it is available in standard 0.8mm or heavy-duty 1.0mm polycarbonate material and in either clear or black colour variants.
