Coming from Xtreme Racing and made for the Arrma Mojave truck are front and rear carbon fibre shock towers. Machined from high-quality 5mm carbon material the towers replace the standard aluminium shock stays and they feature additional shock mounting holes for extra adjustability. The shock stays are available separately for the front and the rear of the vehicle.
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Avid have announced the release of their new ball bearing kits for the Xray XB2C and XB2D 2020 2WD buggies. The range includes the Essential bearing kit, the XB2C and XB2C 2020 full bearing kits as well as the Aura Ceramic gearbox, Aura Ceramic hub and Aura Ceramic full bearing sets. The standard bearing kits are further customisable using Avid’s FlexKit software.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
Ruddog Distribution have introduced their new line of High Voltage standard size servos. First up are the RCL1608 HV Coreless High Speed (0.08s/18kg-cm) and RCL2210 HV Coreless High Torque (0.10s/22kg-cm) servos, both of which feature heavy duty composite material upper and lower cases combined with a machined heatsink design centre section. The result are exceptionally strong yet lightweight cases as titanium gear trains add to the overall durability while offering a very low weight. Other features include a coreless motor for speed and strength, 25T spline output gears as well as 180mm all-black receiver wires.
The 2019 JConcepts Winter Indoor Shootout and Invitational was held at Fastlane Raceway in Blue Springs, Missouri last weekend. This special race showcases some of the best midwest racers from the area to compete in a Reedy style format that is all about racing. With five rounds of 2WD and five rounds of 4WD counting the best four of five rounds from each class to calculate the best overall driver of the event, the winner is crowned by driver consistency and speed. It’s not about one heat, qualifier, or single main performance, but the eventual winner is the complete package; the real deal. The “Shootout” portion of the race used the traditional four rounds of qualifying taking the best two rounds to sort the mains. Each A-Main also ran an extended single 8-minute main to decide it’s champions among the tradition popular classes.
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Yeah Racing have announced the release of their new aluminium wheel cap covers for the Tamiya WR-02CB kits. Machined from high-quality material the covers add a certain bling to the popular stunt vehicles and they are a direct fit with the standard kit wheels. The covers are usable at the front and the rear, they come in sets of two and are available in blue, green or black anodising with machined silver details.
Kyosho have introduced their new hard composite lower arms for the MP10T 1/8th scale truggy. Moulded from a harder-than-stock material the arms come in handy especially when running in high ambient temperatures or when racing in high to very high bite track conditions. Using the harder arms results in more precise handling as they do not flex as much as the standard kit arms, however they can take away some overall traction and stability in colder conditions. The arms come as separate pairs for the front and the rear of the truck.
Coming from Helix are their new Volution on-road and off-road car stands. Fully designed and manufactured in the USA the car stands feature premium 3-D-printed sides with integrated O-rings for a non-slip bottom while the top carbon plate is equipped with custom laser cut foams to fit the shape of the carbon. A 2-colour 3-D-printed centre top plate makes for added visual impact. The car stand weigh in at an ultra-light 60g to 70g and they can be customised with a centre name pate, different screw colours, and non-slip O-rings. The on-road car stand is ideal for 1/10th and 1/12th scale on-road chassis while the off-road variant fits 1/10th 2WD and 4WD buggies.
Source: Helix Designs [helixrc.com]
STRC continues the support of the Element RC Enduro trail truck community with more option parts. First up are CNC machined aluminium upper shock caps that improve the durability while adding great accented look to the scale crawler rig. The machined grips around the shock caps makes it easier to assemble and disassemble during rebuilds. The caps are available in black, gun metal, limited edition red, and silver anodising. Also new are CNC machined brass lower spring retainers and lower shock/suspension link mounts with the part adding a combine total of nearly 60 grams to the lower parts of the truck, upping stability over steep climbs. No logo engraving on these components help keeping the scale rig looking realistic.
