Coming from Hiro Seiko is their new range of hard-anodised aluminium screws. The surface treatment will offer increased corrosion and wear resistance, insulation and surface hardness, making them more robust than standard alloy hardware. The hard-anodised fasteners are available as separate sets in a range of sizes.
Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]
Pro-Line have introduced the iconic 1969 Chevrolet Nova body specifically designed for the growing SC drag racing scene. This body is perfect for no-prep drag racing and features an ultra-realistic one-piece body design and includes an optional add on spoiler to complete the drag racing look. It helps to transform a Traxxas Slash 2WD SC truck into a scale ¼-mile beast with this retro hardtop sports coupe body, featuring all the scale details of the full-scale counterpart. Pro-Line recommend using their Hoosier 2.2” drag racing front tyres on the front and Hoosier drag slick SC 2.2”/3.0” drag racing tyres in the rear combined with a set of their Pomona drag spec wheels for the ultimate scale hot-rod look. In order to create the most scale look possible, the body is designed with a narrower track width than a traditional SC body and will require some modifications to the 2WD Slash to fit correctly.
Radtec have introduced their new aluminium touring car wing screws that come in two diameters and a range of colours. The fasteners are machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and they fit most electric touring car body shells with the small diameter screws being ideal for ZooRacing’s Hellcat body shell. The lightweight screws weigh in at 0.5g for the large and 0.35g for the small diameter bolt and they are available as 2-piece sets in black, orange or red 2-tone anodising.
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Ulti Tyres UK have announced the signing of Ollie Payne to their factory team. Ollie has an already incredible record in what is still the early stages of his professional radio control car racing career. So far Ollie has acquired the titles of the 2018 European Stock 12th Scale Champion, double BRCA Modified National Champion, as well as 2018/19 Arena 12th League Stock and Modified Champion to name only a few. Ollie brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in RC racing, but most importantly in 12th Scale. Ollie will be working closely with the design team in Japan and the UK to constantly develop the range of tyres Ulti offers and he has the following to say about the deal:
This is an incredible opportunity to be an ambassador of a tyre brand that wants to invest in and improve upon a wheel and tyre that is already a fantastic product. I would like to thank Ulti Tyres UK for giving me this opportunity, and the backing to use their tyres. I can’t wait to get the 2019/20 carpet season started!
Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]
O.S. Speed have introduced their new Racing Tires foam tyre line for 1/8th and 1/10th scale on-road racing. The 1/8th tyres come pre-trued on white rims with 30 shore and 32 shore front as well as 35 shore rear tyres being available. They are usable for most of today’s 1/8th on-road cars. As for the 1/10th touring tyres, the range includes single compound 35 shore and 37 shore front as well as soft and hard dual compound front tyres – the latter offering improved initial steering response. In the rear tyre department, O.S. will offer 35, 37 and 40 shore variants all of which come on black multi-spoke rims.
Coming for RC-Cox’s Xray T4 Mid conversion kit is an aluminium motor mount plate. The cross-shaped alloy part connects the centre bulkheads, providing more cornering speed and chassis flex settings. The part is machined from high-quality aluminium and it comes orange anodised to match the remainder of the car’s alloy parts.
Last weekend the 20th annual E24h Race was held on the iconic Andernach outdoor asphalt track in Germany. The event has a long history and took place on several different outdoor tracks during the last years before it now returned to its birthplace. The attendance was very high as 140 drivers from Germany, Great Britain, The Netherlands and Belgium made their entries in 20 teams of seven drivers each. On a sunny Saturday morning all teams received their mandatory Yokomo SD Sport chassis kits, equipped with a Hobbywing 17.5T combo, Silverback LiPos and Volante tyres. Main organiser Uwe Rheinard together with the event supporting Tonisport crew took charge of providing all required stuff for the teams. After the drivers meeting the teams had to build their cars according to the manual and shortly after lunch the race started on its very long journey of 24 hours.
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Following a couple of teasers on social media, Yeah Racing have finally fully unveiled their race-orientated competition chassis conversion set for the Tamiya M07 M-chassis kit. The chassis and drivetrain conversion does away with many of the standard plastic parts in favour of high-quality carbon fibre and aluminium items that not only look a lot cooler, the conversion also adds precision, adjustability and performance. It allows to use 210mm, 225mm or 239mm wheelbase settings, adds suspension adjustability and it includes a fluid-filled gear differential that improves traction while allowing to adjust diff action through different oil thickness. Two different front body mounts enable the use to utilise the standard M07 body mounting position or bumper-mounted body posts for greater body choices. Included in the set come upper and lower carbon fibre chassis parts, carbon fibre shock towers, as well as alloy bulkheads, steering assembly, suspension mounts and also ball races, battery mounts and even a set of balance weights.
