Coming from Yeah Racing is a range of carbon fibre option parts for Xray’s T4 2017 touring car. First up are two equal flex carbon fibre chassis plates of harder 2.25mm and softer 2.0mm specification. Both offer a symmetrical design with mirrored motor cut-outs that make for equal left-to-right flex characteristics. The chassis are direct replacements for the stock main plate and they are available separately.
T-Works have announced the release of aluminium shock nuts for 1/10th scale touring cars such as the Yokomo BD7 and BD8 as well as the Xray T4. The spring preload adjusters are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they come black anodised and feature a laser-etched marking to make equal left-to-right adjustment easy. On top of this each nut sports individual corner markings for easy identifications of the left and right, front and rear shocks. Included comes a set of O-rings to securely retain the adjusted spring tension.
UK Agama distributors Nemo Racing have released first information on the forthcoming A215T 1/8th nitro truggy kit. Building on the popular A215 buggy platform the A215T features a new 3mm 7075 aluminium chassis with centralised engine placement, 17mm big bore threaded shocks with 4mm shock shafts as well as 43/10 ring and pinion gears with the A215 DBS differential system. Other features include a Ferodo-style brake system, an updated A215 steering system, widened and stiffer suspension arms as well as the A215’s captured rear gearbox casing. Also part of the package are new style hinge pin holders with multiple positions and new inserts, a clunk-style fuel tank with splash shield, a side-mounted centre diff plate with brake calliper pistons as well as Metric alloy steel screws. The kit is rounded out by a redesigned bodyshell to improve durability and aerodynamic performance.
Tekno RC have introduced a bearing sleeve set for 8x14x4mm ball races. These bearing sleeves will save 1.3g of rotating mass per bearing meaning outfitted on all three differentials on a typical 1/8th vehicle, they are saving 7.8g of precious weight. The bearing sleeves are compatible anywhere an 8x16x5mm bearing is used, however, Tekno mostly recommend them for differentials. The set included six bearing sleeves and it is available now.
Coming from Arrowmax are the new black/golden 100mm hex wrenches. The tools make use of the company’s signature honeycomb design handles while the black and golden anodising matches with the remainder of Arrowmax’s tools and accessories. The 100mm tool tips come treated with a special anodising for wear and they are available in a 1.5mm, 2.mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm and 5mm variant.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
The ARC International Raceway in Xiamen, China, home of the 2017 IMFAR 1/10th Electric Buggy Worlds, will play host to the 2017 Guan Kou Sunpadow Off-road Grand Prix from the 28th of February to the 5th of March. The event will be held in 1/8th Nitro and E-Buggy classes, limited to 120 and 90 entries respectively, and it will see Scotty Ernst on the microphone to make for a true international feeling. More information can be found on the track’s website here.
Italian company BMT have new optional parts for the 984 1/8th on-road car available. First up is a low-friction belt pulley set that uses a newly formulated composite material which creates a super-smooth surface for a more efficient drivetrain and overall upped performance. As the material is softer than the standard parts the wear rate is slightly higher. Included in the set are all drivetrain pulleys including the front spool and rear axle parts. Also new for the 984 is a set of extra long ball cups that come in handy when building longer rear shocks which can be helpful in certain track conditions.
View the extra long ball cups here
Coming soon from Serpent is the SDX4 1/10th 4WD buggy kit. The buggy was pretty successful already in prototype stages with Jörn Neumann having taken the 2016 EFRA European 4WD Buggy title. The vehicle is based on a hard-anodised aluminium chassis that allows for a variety of different motor and battery layouts while its simple design and shaft drivetrain make maintenance and setup easy. After removing a handful of transmission parts the car can also be run as a 2WD which can be a hot ticket for very high-bite tracks.
