Schumacher introduce the wide track rear conversion set for the use with the CAT SX3 and SX2. The kit contains new drive shafts, screws, shims and washers to increase the rear track width to the maximum legal 249.5mm in the UK in order to increase stability in corners and over bumps.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
RC City Thailand have announced the 2012 Kyosho Mini-z World Championship on November 23rd – 25th, 2012. The event will take place at the famous RC City circuit near the Bangkok International Airport. International Mini-z racing events are not new but this is going to be the largest of its kind in Asia. Classes include 2WD Stock; AWD Stock and Open (Modified) Class. Racers from America, China, Taiwan, France, Spain, Thailand and SouthEast Asia will compete against each other with their highly customized Kyosho Mini-z vehicles. Besides the racing weekend, Bangkok was recently named ‘World’s Best City’ by Travel + Leisure magazine therefore it is a bonus for the trip as a foreigner. For more information and entry information visit the event site here.
Reflex Racing introduce new option parts for the Team Associated TC6 and TC6.1 as well as their own RSD6 conversion. The bell crank system V3 is the latest incarnation of Reflex Racing’s ball-raced TC6 steering assembly and is designed to give smoother, faster steering response as well as increased corner speed. Also available are the steering arms V3 and the steering bridge V3. Also new are the RSD 311 and 315 shock pistons that are manufactured with the biggest diameter possible in order to provide a shock that allows less oil blow-by which allows the car to switch directions faster in high grip situations. Available are the 311 pistons with three 1.1mm holes for hot weather conditions and the 315 pistons with three 1.15mm holes for bumpy track surfaces.
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Team C Racing introduce updated aluminium shock absorbers for the TS4 and TS4TE line of 4WD short course trucks. Coming with threaded 12mm shock bodies, titanium-nitride coated shock shafts and spring cups with dirt escape holes the updated shocks also feature new plastic composite upper shock caps with bleeder hole option for added tuneability and more setup options. Available as front and rear shocks that also fit many other vehicles.
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The German 1/8th nitro on-road champs took place at the Dormagen track with 67 drivers in two classes attending. The event started with wet practice sessions on Thursday and Friday. Come Saturday the weather became better and the qualifying sessions took place in dry weather conditions. In the 45 minutes final a fight arose between Torsten Müller undo Michael Kammer with the better end for Torsten who at the end got German 1/8th class 2 on-road champion 2012.
Source: Power-Save-Racing [power-save-racing.de]
Thunder Innovation introduce the Team Alien titanium turnbuckles made from 6AL/4V material. The threaded rods are CNC-machined and available in several diameters including 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm and 5mm. Beside separate turnbuckles also complete sets for many of today’s popular brands will become available.
Source: Thunder Innovation [thunderinnovation.com]
Xceed introduce this ride height gauge for 1/10th and 1/12th scale on-road cars. Made from strong yet lightweight aluminium the tool comes with laser-etched markings to measure ground clearances from 2.0 to 6.0mm in 0.2mm increments.
Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]
Exotek Racing introduce more option parts for the Team Durango ‘210 series of buggies and trucks. Available soon are an aluminium front bulkhead and servo mounts. Starting with the bulkhead the part is machined from high-quality aluminium and is designed to replace the stock plastic part with a more durable solution. The bulkheads weights 15g and comes anodized gold. Also new are the aluminium servo mounts. They are of a lightweight design and are yet strong to provide a solid base to mount the steering servo to. Coming gold anodized the mounts and also the bulkhead are usable for the DEX210 buggy and DEST210 stadium truck.
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