New from Lee Martin’s new LMR brand comes an anti-slip pit mat. The black colour mat comes printed with a white LMR logo, gives a secure base for setup boards, prevents small parts from rolling off your pit table and is available through the company’s online store.
Source: LMR [l-m-racing.co.uk]
DnM Tech have released a range of clutch shoes for the Xray RX8. Available in yellow, red and dark red, the yellow is best suited for low traction conditions, the red is a good all round clutch shoe, while the dark red is best suited for high speed European style tracks.
Source: DnM Tech [dnm-tech.com]
Arrowmax have launched a full series of transmission belt gears for the Mugen MRX5 chassis. The pulleys are CNC-machined from 7075-T6 aluminium for highest precision and hard coated for maximum durability. Venting holes help to dissipate heat produced by the belts during running while they also keep the weight low for less rotating masses.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
KM Racing got in touch to tell us about a new option part for the H-K1 200mm on-road chassis. With 52 gram the 3mm soft carbon main chassis is of super light weight and 8 gram lighter than the standard carbon chassis plate. The low weight and increased torsional flex makes this chassis ideal for outlaw club races and small tracks. With the help of KM Racing’s optional weights the centre of gravity and overall weight is adjustable to your own liking.
Source: KM [km-rc.com]
Tekno RC release their new line of M5 Mod1 pinion gears for 1/8th electric and any other application that needs Mod1 gears. Available from 11 up to 30 teeth the pinions are precision machined from steel and hardened for durability. They feature 5mm bore, an M5 set screw and a laser-etched size identification.
Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]
Adam Drake has won both the 1/8 scale nitro Buggy and Truggy class at the Bring the Heat event at the Flowood R/C Indoor Park in Mississippi. TLR’s Mark Pavidis took TQ in both classes but only managed to finish second behind team mate Drake. Third on the podium was in Expert Buggy was TLR’s Josh Glancy who left Alan Burton (Agama) and Ronda Drake (Mugen) behind. In Expert Truggy that certain Mrs. Drake finished forth with Denver Houghton (TLR) in fifth position.
Known throughout Europe as one of the rising stars of touring car racing, 17 year old Yannic Prümper will join 3-time World Champion Marc Rheinard, Viktor Wilck and Thomas Pumpler to represent Team Thunder Power RC. Yannic is relatively new to the top level racing circuit with only a couple years of racing under his belt, this rookie has made all the Pros take notice. Yannic recently raced in the Euro Touring Series (ETS) which finished the sixth round of competition in Andernach, Germany. His skills were well matched to compete among the Pros, as Yannic finished in 3rd place overall for both the race event and ETS series points. Yannic finished just behind fellow TPRC team driver Marc Rheinard and his Yokomo team mate Ronald Volker. “Thunder Power RC will bring a new dimension to my competition level performance. I am looking forward to using the Z3R brushless motors and LiPo batteries.” states Yannic Prumper. “I am excited to be a part of the Thunder Power RC team.”
Source: Thunder Power RC [thunderpowerrc.com]
Team Associated release the RC8.2 Factory Team kit with a load of new option parts. Featuring the new Factory Team +3mm 7075 hard anodised chassis plate, the new chassis adds 3mm of length to optimise weight distribution and overall handling. Adding to this are newly designed suspension arms with centreline shock mounts and optimised anti-roll bar position. The new suspension arms were designed to work with the Factory Team 5mm 7075 aluminium low-CG shock towers to improve and optimise the suspension geometry, making the new buggy more plush and forgiving in rougher terrain. The Factory Team kit includes the 16mm “Big Bore” hard-anodised threaded shocks with 4mm titanium nitride coated shafts and revised shock boots to help increase traction and keep the rubber on the ground. Also included in the kit are JConcepts Punisher body and Illusion wing.
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