Rêve D have introduced their new Super Precision Machine Cut series long neck ball stud. The part is ideal for all drift cars that use sliding steering racks and a lot of spacers for Ackermann adjustment. The narrow neck design allows for increased ball stud motion while the polished surfaces ensures smooth steering and suspension action while adding shine to any chassis.
Source: Rêve D [teamreved.com]
New from Hudy are updated plastic setup board decals for their recently introduced lightweight setup boards. The all-new series is made from tough plastic and provides a smooth, liquid-resistant surface for quick and easy track-width check and adjustment. They feature accurate, clear markings in a 1mm grid for convenient suspension geometry adjustment. The setup decal is also great for ride height checking as it is less sticky than the set-up board itself which allows for more accurate ride height adjustment of off-road cars. The decals are available for all of the five new lightweight setup boards.
The third round of the GenevaModelCars Series 2020 was held recently at the GEMC track in Meyrin, Geneva with 39 drivers attending in the premier classes of Touring 13.5T boosted and Formula 21.5T zero timing. The layout chosen for this round was a little bit less technical as usual, mainly because many of the drivers could not run for months. In the Touring 13.5T boosted class, that is run using Hudy A1-36 spec tyres and without traction compound, Arnaud Soulignac (Awesomatix) secured the pole position followed by Bastien De Marco (Awesomatix) and Xavier Deparde (Xray). After three entertaining A-mains, Bastien took the overall win, in front of Arnaud and Xavier.
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Smokem Racing have introduced their new carbon fibre camber link shim set for the Xpress XQ1 and XQ10 kits. Made from 100 percent carbon fibre, their clever design allows racers to adjust the inner camber link position on the Xpress Execute chassis with ease. No longer is there a need to completely remove the upper link brace, add or remove spacers, then try to reassemble everything without dropping any spacers. With the shims racers simply loosen the screws, remove or add shims as needed, then retighten the screws. The set comes complete with four shims in 1.0mm thickness and four shims in 2.0mm thickness and it also fits the FT1 and XM1.
Fenix have introduced new carbon fibre front end plates that allow to run CRC-style front suspensions with the G56 pan car kits. The lower suspension and upper connection plate are machined from high-quality carbon fibre with the lower plate also allowing to use other “old school” 8-32 UNC screw front ends with the G56 car. All parts are available from now on.
Axon have announced the release of their new X9 series ball bearing kit for the Tamiya TC-01 electric 4WD on-road chassis. The set includes high-quality ultra-low-friction ball races to ensure very low natural drivetrain drag for improved acceleration, longer run times and overall better performance. The bearings come pre-oiled with Axon’s lightweight bearing oil and they are available from now on.
Source: Axon [team-axon.com]
Arrowmax have introduced their new hexagonal droop gauge for 1/10th on-road applications. The compact appearance is inspired by Arrowmax’s very own honeycomb signature design. The tool consists of the actual droop gauge that offers a 3.6mm to 7.0mm droop range in 0.2mm steps and the gauge is machined from aluminium and comes anodised in black and golden colours.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Round 7 and 8 of the Swiss MC Best Series was held in Sitterdorf last weekend in perfect weather conditions. The event saw the running of 1/10th and 1/8th IC Track classes with round 7, being held on Saturday, being won by Ales Hajdekr who lead the 1/8th scale class from Ruedi Scherer and Beat Heiniger. Nick Zünd came in 4th overall.
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