Coming soon from MST is their 2020 FMX 2.0 LCG rear-wheel drive drift car kit. The 2020 edition features a redesigned aluminium motor mount that places the motor 5mm lower for improved stability and better car control while the newly designed upper deck is now separated from the motor mount for increased torsional flex and a more dynamic and streamlined look. The 2020 kit will hit stores soon.
Source: MST [rc-mst.com]
The latest vehicle to receive Smokem Racing’s MYD top deck treatment is the Xpress XQ10 mid-motor touring car. The MYD top deck design was meticulously developed with numerous designs and prototypes evaluated over a range of conditions by the Smokem team over a 4-month period. The designers settled on a design that features a narrow 9mm front section which we found to deliver balanced flex characteristics despite the asymmetric design. The result is improved traction, increased in-corner steering and corner speed. The MYD design ensures the top deck will never make contact with the motor or the spur gear as the chassis flexes. It also have plenty of clearance for large-pinioned spec class gearing. The 2mm carbon fibre MYD top deck can also be easily removed, making spur gear and belt changes a breeze. A distinctive feature of the MYD top decks is the large tuning hole that utilises a bearing to be fastened through to the top deck post. Using the Smokem MYD tuning kit, racers can tune the amount of “float” the top deck has to deliver different flex characteristics to best suit their needs.
Coming from Team Zombie is their new 30mm Hollow Evolution cooling system for electric touring cars. Building on the success of the 40mm system, the new 30mm variant weighs in at 13g+ and complies with ROAR regulations. Its static wind pressure reaches 10g+ to provide more cooling which will lower the motor’s operation temperatures, ensuring less power fading towards the end of a run. The motor cooler is constructed from high-quality materials and it fits most 1/10th scale competition touring cars.
Source: Team Zombie [team-zombie.com]
RC Maker have introduced new GeoCarbon series option parts for the Xray T4’20 mid motor touring car. First up is the GeoCarbon steering brace that connects the top of the two posts of the steering to prevent excessive horizontal flex and bending under regular cornering force. Constructed from 1mm carbon with recessed areas, it is quite flexible to minimally alter longitudinal flex down the chassis. The result provides increased post rigidity with less force placed on the chassis holes and posts, as well as more consistent steering with marginally reduced front flex to increase steering response. These work with both aluminium and plastic steering bellcranks, and are also sized to cover the blue shields on the steering bellcrank bearings to keep things stealth.
Coming from RC-Carbonstore’s Rebellion-RC brand is a new 62g floating brass weight kit for the popular Awesomatix A800 MMCX mid motor touring car. The set includes different weights and weight options, such as a rear T-stiffener that, compared to the original rear stiffener weight, is of an asymmetrical shape to create more room for space controller with the overall design ensuring no negative influence on symmetric chassis flex. The included floating receiver and fan weight can be moved 3mm forth and back by simply turning it around and to access its floating capabilities only a 0.5mm shim needs to be added between the weight and the chassis. To access the floating capabilities of the receiver and fan plate, an additional hole needs to be drilled into the chassis, however a respective drill template is included, making it an easy task. Also included in the weight kit is a small weight that sits in front of the motor and besides the servo mount and the whole set is complete with the addition of multi-piece side motor mount weights that can be stacked to achieve the desired about of counter weight when running extremely lightweight low-profile batteries. All weights are machined from high-quality brass material and included comes suitable mounting hardware in the form of two M3x10mm and two M2.5x10mm fasteners. Please not that the floating weight is intended for the use with the carbon fibre chassis but not the aluminium or CrossFlex chassis, however the other included weights fit all chassis for the MMCX.
Following a first teaser image Mon-Tech Racing from Italy have revealed more details of their forthcoming new 1/10th scale on-road body shell. Called the RSGT3, the body certainly targets the ever-growing (US)GT racing scene and it seems to feature some very neat details such as front fender and rear window louvres. The body is meant to fit most 1/10th scale electric touring cars and more details will become available by the end of May when we bring you a full run down on the body.
Coming from Arena RC Racing and made for Awesomatix’s A800 series of touring cars is a carbon fibre tool set. It includes four precision-machined carbon fibre tools that allow for easy building, setup and maintenance of the car’s unique shock absorbers as well as the gear differential. The tools fit all A800 series touring cars and the set is available from now on.
Source: Arena RC Racing [facebook.com]
Yokomo have announced the release of new option parts for the YD-2 RWD drift car in the form of a graphite bumper brace set and aluminium steering stoppers. As for the bumper brace kit, the set includes lightweight carbon fibre parts that will lower the front end weight, shifting weight balance more towards the rear for improved rear traction. The upper and lower braces come precision-machined from high-quality carbon fibre, they include aluminium posts and mounting hardware and are a drop fit. Also new are 3mm diameter steering stoppers for the YD-2. Machined from high-quality aluminium the posts will limit steering throw for a more predictable steering action. They feature a hard-anodised surface finish and are a direct fit to the steering knuckles of the YD-2.
