Coming soon from Tamiya is this optional shock tower set for the Tamiya TA08 Pro. Upgrade the stock plastic towers with these precision-cut 3mm thick carbon fibre replacements. These towers are a direct bolt on part to the TA08, offering additional tuning options for the top shock mounting locations as well as improved durability. Mounting hardware is included.
Source: Tamiya [tamiyausa.com]
From ARC for the R12 comes these gear diff out-drives in steel. The new outdrive is made from spring steel and feature 2 different slots, meaning the new outdrive can fit both the bare CVD drive shafts or alternatively with the C-Cap blade. Sold as a pair.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
OS Engines have released their new OS Speed R21 Shimo Edition 2 onroad engine, a collaboration with top Japanese racer Takaaki Shimo. Visually the engine has received a very nice champagne colour to both the cooling head and venturi, while internally there has also been work done to the R21 engine. A new crankshaft design focuses on power delivery throughout the range while the 7 port liner has also received attention to optimise it for the new crankshaft. Sold as a combo set, it comes supplied with the EFRA2165 Tuned silencer set MR03 that includes the WC Exhaust manifold set.
The annual Protoform Grand Prix kicked off the West Coast RC Racing season over the past weekend at Steel City Speedway. Wallace Motorsports was in attendance along with some of the best US talent in 8th scale, sedan, GT and electric classes. The format was qualifying points, best 2 out of 5, and odd/even semi-finals to make the A main. In sedan, Serpent team driver, Bryce Butterfield, would take TQ in the final round while Wallace Motorsports/Infinity driver DJ Apolaro would win super pole to automatically seed into the A main. For 8th scale expert, local fast guy, Chris Velez, was able to secure TQ from a charging field of fast talent. It came down to the last qualifier as 4 different people during qualifying took the top spot during their round. Wallace Motorsports/Infinity team driver Robbie Cerrato was able to dominate super pole and start P2 on the grid.
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After three and a half months Round 1 of XRS Australia is in the books. With the weather forecast uncertain, in the end racers were greeted with 2 days of glorious sunshine. With the crew at SMA having prepared the track with a fresh coat of Boral Surface Coating the grip and consistency was always going to be on point and the lap times and results show it. In the 13.5 class Pete Wong was in a class of his own this weekend. Taking Q1 and Q2 as well as A1 and A2 with a fast and clinical display of driving. However, things were not as relaxed in the hunt for the minor placings with Cristian Silva, Tate Firth and Chris Peat all trading blows for the 2 remaining podium places. Where ever you looked on the track there were mini battles happening that kept the racing interesting.
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Xray have released their GT8’22 1/8th scale nitro GT chassis. Featuring a longer wheelbase chassis with updated layout, with the front and rear suspension holders now mounted directly to the chassis with new GT specific geometry. Aluminium spacers raise the front and rear diff heights for better drivetrain alignment and the front and rear gear boxes sport cooling cut outs for the differentials. A new rear diffusor helps increase stability at high speed while the front upper bumper brace matches to the front gearbox opening for improved diff cooling with the front lower bumper providing clearance for the new suspension mounts. Front and rear suspension arms in a softer materials that on the previous GTX and the front C-hubs sport 6° caster for improved steering characteristics. A 3-slot steering Ackermann graphite plate allows for more initial steering and more overall steering angle for the GT category with hard rear uprights giving improved stability and the graphite rear upright extensions give increased corner speed. The front and rear shock towers are much lower with new shock positions and roll centre locations and aluminium lower shock mount extensions improve the corner seed and stability in corners.
View the complete detailed presentation of the GTX’22 here.
Fenix Racing have introduced their newest body for the 70 F1 series, the Ferrari T2 as raced in 1976 by Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni. The T2 is the car that Lauda drove when he suffered his infamous Nurburgring crash and made utterly famous by ‘Rush’, the movie. Perfect to race together with the McLaren M23 styled body, also made by Fenix. The body is moulded from high-quality polycarbonate material, it fits the Fenix F1-70 plus, the Tamiya F103 and F104W style chassis, besides other of course, and is available now.
View more images of the T2 here
Pro-Line is proud to bring the next generation of drag racing tires to the no-prep scene with the new Reaction+ HP Wide SC Belted tires. The Reaction+ is about 20% wider than the original Reaction HP tire for massively improved grip off the line, which can mean the difference between victory or defeat. Once you reach full throttle, you can have 100% confidence in the stability of this tire because it is belted with an extra wide belt that wraps further into the corners of the tire to prevent any expansion. The Reaction+ tire is so wide that it will not fit standard width SC wheels, so Pro-Line engineers developed a new Wide SC wheel specifically for use with the Reaction+ HP, the Showtime+ wide SC wheel. Just like the original, the Reaction+ is made from Pro-Line’s soft S3 compound, which is a proven winner taking the win and the top 4 spots at the 2021 King of the Streets drag race in Las Vegas.
