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June 12, 2009

Exclusive – Serpent 733 First pictures

Last weekend, we showed you the first photo of the all new Serpent 733, but while we were waiting for the track to dry during practice for the Bumod GP, the car’s designer Michael Salven walked us through the car and allowed us to take photos based on the promise we would release them at a later date. Well today is that day and following the release earlier this week of information and CAD images of the new car, you should be all aware of the functions and features of this great looking car. Some things that stand out are the front ball raced wire type anti-roll bar, the wide open rear end, tiny universal differentials, engine blocks with integrated chassis stiffeners, super low layout, awesome front bumper, radio box and entire radio plate assembly, not to mention the upgraded geometry which we were told makes the car very balanced. Note that some of the parts on this car are still prototype material.

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June 12, 2009

Schumacher CAT SX Rear Shock conversion

New for the CAT SX, Schumacher have released this optional shock layout modification. Developed by the Schumacher design engineers together with their race team, it has benefits for varying types of tracks, however is especially good on very bumpy ones and those with low traction. The set comes with all the parts required to reverse the shock position to mount on the rear of the wishbone and reduce the wheelbase by 6mm. This enables greater rear weight bias, a more angled rear driveshaft and a more rearward wing position. All these things give the car more rear traction, however at the expense of high speed steering on most surfaces. The new 4mm thick carbon fibre camber link bracket included in the pack also allows for multiple link length’s due to its alternate hole positions.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

June 12, 2009

KM Racing NT1 Solid axle & Turnbuckle wrenches

KM Racing have come with 2 new products, the first of which is this lightweight 2 piece solid front axle for the Xray NT1. The drive cups are now separate to the main aluminium axle and can be easily replaced when damaged, while the hollow centre of the main axle has been filled with Delrin increasing the strength of the axle without adding too much weight. Also new from KM are some handy turnbuckle wrenches that are suitable for both 4mm and 5mm turnbuckles and are available anodized in both red and grey.

Click here to see the turnbuckles

June 12, 2009

Xray Team Sweater

More new team wear from Xray, who have released this team sweater made from high-quality 100% cotton fabric in a classy blue hue. Very comfortable to wear it comes emblazoned with stylish Xray and Xray Racing Team logos on front and back. Available in the usual range of sizes.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 11, 2009

My Candy Personalized advanced setup board

Based on suggestions by their team drivers My Candy has announced the release of their personalized advanced setup board. Made from 8mm thick tempered glass, it has a frosted underside and glossy finish on top and is kept from sliding of your work bench with 5 rubber feet. Supplied in a handy carry bag, this super flat board has laser etched measurements and can also feature your main sponsor or team logo, also laser etched in the centre.

Source: FVSSRC [fvssrc.com]

June 11, 2009

Associated XP Series High-Voltage Servos

Team Associated’s new XP Series high-voltage servos aim to be better suited to the 7.4V LiPo packs used by racers in their cars these days. Most of the current generation of servos are designed only for 6.0V input, and this can cause reliability issues. These new servos feature updated motors and electronic circuitry that are designed to withstand the rigors of high-voltage operation in nitro vehicles. A metal gear version (MG) is perfect for use as the steering servo while the standard version is suitable for controlling the throttle. Even though they are designed to run with 7.4V, they can also be used with standard 6.0V NiMh receiver batteries and are also perfect for use as the steering servo in electric vehicles with the SC10 RTR actually coming equipped with the SHV1504MG.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

June 11, 2009

Xray Column – Last Indoor race of the season

The 30th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about the build up to the LRP Masters, including the development and rapid production of different roll centre options for this very competitive race.

Given the great handling and performance of the T2’009 platform we only needed to concentrate on the tiny details. There are few areas I still see room for improvement, specifically the roll centers, motor position and maybe the drive train ratios which of course are directly related with the racing category and track conditions. We have made a couple of different roll center holders to move the upper links more inside the shock towers with expectation that the car will gain more stability in the high traction conditions.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 11, 2009

K-Factory Team Magic B8 Chassis stiffener

New from K-Factory for the Team Magic B8 chassis, is this aluminium centre chassis stiffener. Made from lightweight 7075 aluminium, the part has been machined hollow for extra weight less, yet retains its tensile strength. The part is mounted to the centre of the chassis plate around the centre differential and easily allows you to stiffen the overall chassis to suit different track conditions.

Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]