Yeah Racing have introduced a set of 12mm aluminium wheel hex adapters with 5mm offset. They are of a heavily machined design for a low weight yet great rigidity and are usable for a range of brands and applications including touring and drift cars as well as crawler trucks. The set includes four clamping-style adapters and it comes with cross pins and suitable screws.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Coming from T-Works is a set of aluminium exhaust locks for most .21 and .12 exhaust pipes. The machined aluminium parts are designed to sandwich the pipe end in addition to the standard muffler grub screw, making for additional security and peace of mind in long mains or when running on rutted tracks. The machined aluminium items come black anodised for wear, in sets of two and including four grub screws.
New from Factory RC is their latest slipper lock out kit for the Yokomo YZ-4 SF 4WD buggy. This kit was specifically designed for the ever popular 13.5 4WD buggy class and made from multiple pieces of carbon fibre plate meant to be used along with Avid or Schelle spur gears. Using this setup with factory hardware drops over 8g over the stock assembly and it also allows to take advantage of a smaller spur gear to bring the Factory RC recommend either a 75T or 78T spur gear.
Coming from ST Racing Concepts are three new option parts for the HPI Venture FJ trail truck. First up is a CNC-machined brass front or rear diff cover that adds precision to the axle and the differential gear mesh while adding more weight – 23g a piece – to the axle. Also new are brass rear lock-outs that add more weight to lower parts of the rear axle – almost 50g – and improve the alignment of the rear driveshaft over the stock plastic lock-outs. Last but not least comes a CNC-machined centre transmission case which offers better transmission components alignment and add another 36 gram to the lower centre portion of the Venture FJ. The centre transmission case is available in silver anodising.
Coming soon from Tamiya is the Manta Ray 2018 1/10th scale 4WD buggy kit, a re-release of the popular 1990’s buggy. The kit will make use of the iconic bath tub chassis with honeycomb reinforcements, it will feature a rigid camber link suspension for easy of building and the famous yellow CVA shock absorbers to keeping the wheels on the ground. The front and rear diffs are closed gear-type units and the buggy is topped off by an aerodynamic body and grey dish wheels with pin thread tyres.
Mugen Seiki have introduced their new Mugen and Flash Point branded pit bags. Both are made of durable heavy duty material, they feature a padded handle for easy carrying and multiple pockets and compartments to store tools, spares and accessories such as a starter box, fuel bottles, fuel guns and many more. The bag can be disassembled for travelling and it comes with either Mugen Seiki or Flash Point graphics.
Coming from HRC Distribution’s own HRC Racing brand is the new 68022DMG digital mini servo. Measuring 23×12.1×28.8mm the servo features a single ball bearing for precision and metal gears for durability, making it ideal for a range of applications including the use in mini cars, scale trucks and more. The waterproof servo weighs in at 13g, it is capable of producing up to 2,7kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.08s and it is available now.
View a list of the specifications here
RC Speed Secrets have more Beast Mode series titanium option parts for the Tekno RC EB410 buggy available in the form of new screw kits, battery thumb screws and swaybar balls. On the fastener side of things RCSS come up with a 29-piece lower chassis titanium screw kit that will save weight while adding bling thanks to RCSS’ Bada Bling oil slick or Stealth black finish. Using the screws will save some weight while also improving corrosion resistant compared to standard steel fasteners. Also new is a 4-piece set of lightweight titanium motor screws that includes two 3x8mm and two 3x10mm fasteners. Like the above lower screw kit the set will improve looks, reduce weight and prevents rust even in demanding racing conditions. Available in Bada Bling or Stealth black finish for added visual impact.
