New from LMR comes a stainless steel battery spacer weight for Yokomo’s YZ-2 2WD mid motor buggy. The weight comes in at 75g and it will improve grip and stability. Running the weight behind the LiPo gives more traction and the buggy feels like it is run with a big LiPo and it can also be used up front if necessary.
Coming soon from ECX are the Roost 1/18th scale desert buggy and the Temper 1/24th scale rock crawler. Starting with the desert buggy, the 300mm long vehicle features a 4WD drivetrain, oil-filled shock absorbers, grippy off-road tyres and water-proof electronics. The Roost is powered by a 380-size brushed motor and a Dynamite 6-cell 900mAh NiMH battery and features are rounded out by a polycarbonate bodyshell with LED lightbar, an AC wall charger and a 2.4GHz radio system.
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J-Tech have announced the signing of 2012 EFRA Euros B runner-up, Christophe Louis to their team for 2016. The French Elite class champion will use the Italian-made rubber in his 1/8th scale campaign this season.
Source: Marchetti Model Service [marchettimodelservice.com]
The legendary Cotswolds outdoor on-road track will play host for the first Xray X-Race UK on the weekend of the 12th of June. It is understood that the race is open for everyone and more information about the event will become available soon.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Mugen Seiki have introduced a droop gauge as well as two balance weights for the MBX7 line of off-road vehicles. Starting with the gauge, the tool is made to easily adjust the suspension droop as it slides over the upper shock mounting nut while the lower scale helps to read the actual suspension droop. The gauge is large enough to be used on both the MBX7 buggy and MBX7T truggy and, when used with the shocks alone, it also comes in handy to determine the shock rebound. Also new are the 20g and 40g balance weights for the MBX7 cars. They can be used in the front and the rear of the nitro-powered vehicles while the electric-powered variants only allow to mount the weights behind the front gearbox. The balance weights are marked for easy identification and they easily attach using screws and the pre-drilled holes in the chassis.
Xray have introduced the aluminium flex chassis for the T4’16 touring car. Cut from 2.0mm 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised and with silver chamfered edges the chassis will offer improved flex over Xray’s standard alloy chassis, thanks to adapting a popular design that utilises herringbone-shaped flex cutouts. The increased torsional flex makes the chassis ideal for low to medium-bite conditions as it helps the car to generate more traction, stability and steering.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Coming from Yeah Racing and made for most 540-size motors is a 3-piece set of aluminium heatsink spacers. The shims are machined from aluminium and two of them sport a serrated design to enlarge the cooling surface and to allow for ventilation between the motor and the spacer. By using different amount of shims the motor can be used to adjust the weight distribution of the chassis. The shim sets are available in a range of colours including black, blue, gun metal, orange, pink and purple.
The Xray X-Race will be held in Scandiano, Italy on the 19th of March. All Xray friends are invited and welcomed at the race and more information about the event will become available soon.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
