Xray have produced 3 new graphite upper decks for their X4 touring car. Offering up various flex options, there is a 1.6mm single piece upper deck as well as two separate split type upper decks for both the front and rear, made from 2mm carbon.
View the split type top decks here
New from Blitz comes their YRS bodyshell for the FWD class. The YRS body is designed to give more steering and stability for both front and middle motor FWD cars. The dimensions of the YRS bodyshell meet the new EFRA FWD bodyshell rule and there is 2 thicknesses available with the standard body built in 0.7mm thick polycarbonate and the lightweight in 0.5mm. The YRS comes with light decals and a window mask.
View more images of the YRS here
This past weekend was the sixth round of the Worksop Masters, the penultimate event of this current series. Many people were thinking about their overall championship positions as the series draws to a close. The race format was round by round qualifying, with the best 2 results from 4 rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. However, these plans were changed slightly with 2wd as the UK storms swept across the Country. Heavy rain was falling that much outside that the roof and drainage system couldn’t cope, so as some rain came in on the track area it was decided to move straight to finals after 4wd qualifying was complete and abandon 2wd qualifying.
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For the Infinity IF14-2, Creation Model have produced this optional aluminium main chassis plate. This solid aluminium chassis is suitable for high bite carpet tracks, such as US style black carpet where you want to limit flex in the chassis. Machined from 2mm high quality aluminium and finished with black anodising.
View the top side of the chassis here
Exotek release their ‘bullet proof’ gearbox for your high powered Losi 22S build. This heavy duty machined alloy gearbox keeps your gears in perfect alignment, your slipper and motor cooler and the wheelie bar pointed straight. A direct bolt on for the Losi 22S series it weighs 43 grams and the set includes just the left and right gearbox case.
View more images of the gearbox here
RC Maker have introduced their latest blacked out, innovative and convenient, V2 weighted tweak wheel set for touring cars. No more getting down on your knees at your pit seeing which wheel picks up first, with these weighted tweak wheels you can easily identify which wheel is lifting earlier. With offset weights, the tweak wheels will spin as soon as the earlier lifting corner comes off the ground, making it extremely easy to accurately identify what tweak adjustment needs to be made to de-tweak the car. The set of weighted tweak wheels features ABEC 7 bearings, black 7075 knurled thumb nuts and black coated, CNC machined weights.
View more details & images here
New from Xray, is this complete ball differential set for the X12. It is direct replacement for the stock gear differential with no other extra parts and no extra adjustments needed. Using the ball differential makes the car more stable and easier to drive, especially in very low grip conditions such as asphalt or low grip carpet and increases on-power steering which is needed on almost all types of tracks.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Power HD has announced the signing of US driver Lex Tyler to their onroad team. Lex will be using Power HD servos for Regional and National races and will help to promote Power HD in his local market and assist drivers with servo technical support. Lex said, ‘I’m excited to be a part of Team Power HD. Since I started using their servos, the precision, feel and response is next level. I can’t wait to compete in the future races.’
Source: Power HD [chd.hk]
