October 1, 2020

Exotek Racing Slash carbon drag options

Exotek Racing have gone big into the growing drag scene and today have released some goodies for the 2wd Slash and Bandit. First up is this extra long adjustable carbon fibre wheelie bar, which extends from 9.5″ to 12.5″ (axle to axle) to match NPRC race class rules. The longer bar gives you more stability, for straighter and faster passes without needing to let off the throttle as often. You are able to finely adjust the wheel height via the 4mm turnbuckle or make large adjustments by adding spacers under the wheel. Made from heavy duty 3mm carbon fibre with alloy turnbuckles and mounts it includes a ball raced machined alloy wheel with oversized rubber o-ring tire. For the Slash, and also suitable for oval body mounting, is a heavy duty carbon fibre and alloy base body mount set. Extending the body mount back by 28mm and out of the rear windows of most street eliminator cars, the rigid carbon fibre construction ensures less body bounce and flex. Finally there is the new low profile, low ride height heavy duty 4mm thick carbon fibre front shock tower for 2wd Slash street eliminator cars. The lowered tower allows you to mount the body lower and when using Traxxas 4tec shocks it further lowers the front ride height.

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September 30, 2020

Ronald Volker shock departure from Team Yokomo

In big driver market news, Ronald Volker has announced his shock departure from long time sponsor Yokomo. The German was with the Japanese brand for 11 plus years and won everything there was to win including his World title in China in 2016. Yokomo has gone through some major changes in the passed 12 months with the famous marque changing owners and with Volker handling the onroad team activities alongside driver duties, this will leave a big hole in their team. Ronald gave the following statement:

After more than 11 years, from now on I am no longer part of Yokomo anymore! It was my decision to leave and my decision to look for a new challenge. I can not really describe how thankful I am for taking the opportunity back in 2009 to join Yokomo under Mr. Yokobori and to be able to stay for so many years. I grew in that period as a better driver and person in our wonderful RC World. Together we came a long way which personally highlighted in winning a World Championship and multiple European and ETS Championships, Nationals and many other events. Additionally we had developed some amazing cars within a great team and I had the chance to meet tons of people worldwide and collect so much experience which I never even have dreamed of.


September 30, 2020

Capricorn RC TE05 MDM EP touring car

Coming soon from Capricorn RC is the Italian brand’s new TE05 MDM electric touring car platform. The car will feature longer suspension arms front and rear, the front being +2mm longer and the rear +3mm longer which provides the car with more overall traction and corner speed. In addition to the longer arms there will be a new rear uprights, front c-hub and steering knuckles, with all these parts now being made in house. New shock towers and shocks will also be included in to the updates resulting in a lower CG which makes the car more stable at higher speeds and especially in higher traction conditions. Finally a new mid pulley system will be added with additional bearings for better longevity.

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September 30, 2020

T-Works TC-01 suspension mounts, spool & driveshafts

More new option parts for the Tamiya TC-01 from T-Works, the first of which are these aluminium suspension mounts. Sold in a set of 4 they replace the kit plastic versions adding more strength in a very critical area. The black anodised mounts are also available in a +1 version (2pcs), which has the king pin hole offset for adjusting the angle of the lower suspension arm. The drivetrain has also received more options with the release of a aluminium front spool, the set including the main shaft as well as the outdrives. To compliment that part there are also 54mm hard coated aluminium propeller shafts for the centre driveline (2pcs).

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September 30, 2020

OS Speed T1204 .12 engine

OS Engines have released their new OS Speed T1204 .12 engine. Featuring improved torque at medium to low speeds, the throttle response has also been improved. This has been achieved through a newly designed crankshaft with different counter weight shape which has had two tungsten weights installed for improve performance. The cooling head has also been changed to improve cooling, while the button and its o-ring has been modified to prevent dust entering this area. The T1204 is sold separately or as a combo with a TT01 EFRA2672 silencer with EX manifold MT03.

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September 29, 2020

T-Works TC-01 CVD driveshafts

For the Tamiya TC-01 from T-Works comes these new line of CVD shafts. For the front and rear of the car there are these 42mm steel CVDs, sold in a pair, while for the central drive train there is the 54mm centre shaft. Both the shaft and axle are made from high-quality steel and they feature a black surface coating for wear resistance.

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September 29, 2020

LCG aluminium eccentric insert for Awesomatix

These newly introduced aluminium eccentric inserts for Awesomatix by LCG Racing are designed and developed to reduce play in both the longitudinal and the horizontal direction. The precisely made bearing holders allow to easily fit the diff and spool as well as prevent any binding of the car‘s flex characteristics. Furthermore, the optimised fit of the bearings make the drivetrain smoother. They are made of high quality 7075 Aluminium, are anodised in gun metal grey to match the looks of the car and protect its surface and come in sets of two.

Source: LCG Racing [facebook.com]


September 29, 2020

Roche Rapide P10W Evo2 titanium turnbuckles

New from Roche for their Rapide P10W Evo2 come these new titanium turnbuckles. Machined from high-quality titanium material for a low weight and increased durability the M3x57mm turnbuckles are a direct replacement for the standard steel items. Sold as a pair.

Source: Roche [rocherc.com]


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