March 14, 2021

Kyle McBride joins Tekno RC

Top Australian racer Kyle McBride, who only days ago announced on social media his departure from the Infinity Offroad team, has today announced that he has joined the Tekno RC team. Kyle, who will run the entire range of Tekno RC’s 1/8th to 1/10th buggies and trucks released the following statement announcing his new deal:

It is with pure pleasure and absolute excitement that today I officially announce my joining of Tekno RC & Coast2CoastRC Racing! Before I say anything else, I want to give special thank you’s to Daniel Lewis, Ilias Arkoudaris and Justin Moore for providing me with this awesome opportunity to join the Tekno family! I am over the moon to be apart of this team moving forward and I believe that we will do something truly special together for the rest of 2021 and beyond. I will be running all of Tekno’s range of vehicles from 1/8th to 1/10th buggies and trucks and promoting their wide variety of outstanding products and race cars. It will be truly amazing to see this company grow here in Australia and Asia as I represent this team to the absolute best of my abilities.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

March 12, 2021

Xray X12’21 matched front coil springs

Xray have introduced two new options for matched front coil springs for the X12’21 with black and gold joining the kit standard silver. The new springs offer a softer and harder option to the silver and have been developed through extensive testing and racing experience. Stiffness is controlled by the thickness of the wire and also by the number of coils with the gold softer springs having a lower C value, while the black stiffer springs have a higher C value.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 12, 2021

Sanwa PGS-CLE Type E servo

From Sanwa, their new PGS-CLE servo is developed for use with low power supply BEC from the ESC. The BEC (Battery Eliminator Circuit) in some budget class ESC models sometimes cannot supply enough power for the servo. The PGS-CLE can work stably, even if it cannot receive enough power from the ESC. The servo is waterproof, SXR and SSL compatible, has metal gears, sports an aluminium heat sink as utilises a coreless motor.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

March 12, 2021

7075.it MTC2 upper arm mounting brackets

From 7075.it comes these new front and rear upper arm mounting brackets for the Mugen MTC2. Made from hard anodised aluminium, there are 3 models available, 3 / -2, 2 / -1, 1 / 0, which will allow you to set any caster angle you want. Sold as a pair.

Source: 7075.it [7075.it]

March 12, 2021

Hudy ultra light aluminium pinion gear additions

Hudy have introduced additions to their line up of ultra light aluminium pinion gears. Joining the already extensive 64P range are 27T, 45T, 49T, 52T, 54T, 56T, 58T and 60T. The high-strength pinion gears are made from tough 7075 T6 aluminium and specially hard coated for superior strength, light weight and high durability. Extremely machined for the lowest possible rotating mass yet maintaining the necessary strength.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

March 12, 2021

MOD 22 2wd one-piece steel pin drive outdrives

From Matt Olson’s MOD brand for the 22 2wd series is these machined feather weight one piece steel pin drive outdrives. Manufactured in the USA by MIP it shaves 5.7 grams of rotational mass compared to the stock part. That 26% rotational mass will substantially increase your bottom end punch, lower motor temps and improve braking power. These outdrives are compatible with any size motor on the market and built for any application but it is in stock, superstock and drag customers that will see the biggest advantages these outdrives will provide. The kit comes with everything needed to build up a full diff with the exception of the stock gear which you can rob from your current diff.

Source: MOD [modspeedshop.com]

March 12, 2021

Tamiya TA08 Pro 1/10th 4wd chassis

Tamiya have announced an even further hopped-up chassis in the ever-evolving TA series, the TA08 Pro. This 2 belt-driven 4WD chassis features a Stepped V design for better weight balance and rigidity. This sees the battery as well as the electronics on the opposite angled towards the centre line at 10 degrees to prevent contact with the track surface. The spur gear is positioned in front of the motor for more stable drivability, powering the dual belt and the included TRF420 gear differentials and steel TA07 differential joint cups.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

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