Standard on the 733 Team Edition, Serpent have released the complete new SL6 gearbox to fit earlier models of 733 cars. The all new design gearbox has very low inertia, lighter adapter, lighter aluminium bell and one-way adapter with German one-way bearing, new steel shaft, smaller shoes and newly designed gears. Includes rod type side stiffener with ball joints.
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Xceed have released their on road set-up systems. Available in versions for 1/10 scale onroad electric and nitro and 1/8 scale onroad, they have been machined from top quality and finished with nice green anodizing. Featuring clearly marked measurements, all the brackets run in high quality bearings. An innovative element is that for foam tyres the sets feature specially made eccentric inserts that allow the user to set the preferred tyre diameter for set-up. The 1/10 set also has a pre-set for the rubber tyres and purpose made wheel nuts for faster assembly. The top plates are made from strong polycarbonate, instead of acrylic glass, and all the sets come supplied in a foam padded Xceed set-up bag for protection and with clear instructions.
Team C Racing have released some information on their new T8T 1/8th scale truggy which is expected to be released in September this year. Your standard affair, it will come with aluminium T6 7075 main chassis and shock towers as well as 16mm big bore shocks. We can expect full details when closer to its release date.
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The 3rd round of the RCCA Thailand 1/10th 200mm National Championships took place last weekend at RC Addict in Bangkok, host of next year’s World Championships. Qualifying saw KM Racing driver Meen V take the TQ spot with his H-K1 chassis and he would convert that pace into a race win, setting the fastest lap of the event on the way to the checkered flag. Paphon would take 2nd spot with Gem completing the podium in 3rd both driving the Xray NT1.
Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]
Akula Racing have announced their first major performance upgrade kit, the Speartooth 22. Seen at the Worlds in Finland, it is designed for the TLR 22 1/10th off road car and features a CNC machined 2.5mm carbon fibre main chassis, 3.0mm carbon fibre side plates and 2.0mm carbon fibre battery strap which replace the standard aluminium chassis, plastic side guards and velcro straps. Compatible with both mid and rear motor layouts it is 5mm shorter than the standard car and provides more flex than the standard chassis widening the setup window, increasing rear traction and producing more mid corner speed.
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Designed by Tekno RC and tested in Southern California this is the first true universal driveshaft system available for the beast that is the Baja 5B. CNC machined out of high grade steel, then hardened and black oxidized for improved durability and wear they are completely rebuildable with replacement parts sold separately.
Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]
RPM have released their shock shaft guards for Associated 1/10th scale shocks. A simple design, they replace your stock shock spring cup with one that has a thin but tough shield rising up to the base of the shock body, completely blocking debris from striking the shock shaft. The back and sides are open, which prevents debris from building inside the guard as well. The kit comes with replacement oversized shock rod ends, improving durability and consistency on the shock pivot ball. Additionally, we redesigned the top of the rod end so it is square. That square end keys the shock shaft guard for directional control. The front shield of the guard covers over 100 degrees of frontal exposure. Available in black and blue, they work with the SC10, T4, B4, GT2 but not with the SC10 4×4 shocks.
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Having received many requests to make an in-line conversion for the CRC Gen-XL, SpeedMerchant have now released that kit. Much like their Xray 12th conversion, this kit allows you to mount the battery in-line on the left or right side, or across the back like normal, but with more for/aft adjustability than stock. When drawing up the conversion, it quickly became apparent that the cleanest, easiest and strongest design would be to box in the rear pod with a new Top Plate, and give the car a full length tweak brace. This allows the battery to sit further back in the chassis and stiffens the rear end of the car. By adding a matching motor/pod plate on the left side they really strengthened the rear pod area which increases durability as well as helping your rear axle stay perfectly aligned after a misadventure with an immovable object. They have also added mounting holes so you can adjust shock length for finer on track tuning. The kit comes with almost everything you need to convert your CRC Gen-XL, including main chassis, tweak brace, top plate and two battery brace/shock mounts as well as SpeedMerchant linear tweak spring set, stand-offs, ball-studs and all the required hardware to complete the conversion.
