Tyre Additive have announced the new Futura 2012 Winter, a special foam tyre additive formulated for winter season. During winter season it is very difficult to find grip so Futura introduces a new solution, Polymer Technology. The additive contains a chemical polymer that helps keep the heat inside the tyre and give you more grip when outside temperature is very cold.
Source: Futura [tyreadditive.com]
For the RX8, Xray have introduced this pair of suspension arm graphite extensions for both the front and rear lower arms. The front lower suspension arm graphite extension features a lower and wider shock hole (compared to original) providing better stability and softer damping. This gives less initial steering, improves cornering speed and give less traction roll under high-grip conditions. The rear lower suspension arm graphite extension places the shock mount between the two holes of the standard graphite extension. This increases stability and improves cornering speed compared to the inner position, but provides more traction compared to the outer position.
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Available from November is Serpent’s S411 Ready-to-Race 1/10th 4WD kit. The RTR car is based on the S411 sport and features a race spec chassis, front spool, rear gear differential, oil-filled shock absorbers and black fibre glass chassis parts. Included with the set comes a brushless 9T 3650kv motor, 35A speed controller, pre-mounted high-grip slick tyres, pre-painted Lex-IS race body and a 2.4GHz radio system. Needed for completion are a 2S LiPo battery, charger and four AA-size cells for the transmitter.
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The sixth round of the Parana State Championship was held at the track of Curitiba. Heitor Nogueira was the dominant driver all weekend with his Serpent Cobra GT and took both the first and second of the two 30 minutes final heats. In the final race he was able to finish some three laps ahead of the second placed driver.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Diggity Designs release a load of option parts for Kyosho’s new RB6 2WD buggy. Available are a 4mm carbon fibre front shock tower, 2.5mm battery strap and 2.5mm carbon fibre battery strap holder and receiver mount. Also available are carbon fibre battery brace kits for rear and mid motor configuration and also kits containing the battery strap and one battery brace or a full set including strap, ESC/RX mount and two battery braces.
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The first of eight races of the 2012/13 Mibosport Cup attracted over 130 drivers from 6 countries including some of Europe’s top drivers such as Martin Bayer, Rene Klockner, Dominic Vogl, René Trauner, Martin Hudy and Zdenko Kunák. The race was held in a variety of electric classes such as 2WD and 4WD buggy, Formula, Yokomo GT, Stock 17.5T and Modified TC. In the TC Modified class 40 drivers fought for the victory and the battle for TQ was on between Martin Hudy, Zdenko Kunák, René Klockner and Dominic Vogl. In the final Martin Hudy was able to secure the top position on the podium followed by Zdenko Kunák and René Klockner.
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S-Workz have announced that their new Falcon body shell is now available. It features a cab forward design that gives greater stability and faster cornering speeds than the original shell and its new design gives your S350 a new totally new feel and aggressive look.
Source: S-Workz [sworkz.com]
Hudy’s new range of progressive springs are soft at the beginning of the compression but become harder as the spring is compressed more in the middle, with highest hardness at the end. Developed through extensive testing and racing experience, these racing springs were designed and precision-crafted to have a more progressive rate than standard racing springs. As the car enters the corner the spring is softer which generates more grip but as soon the car inclines the springs get stiffer and the higher corner speed is achieved. Available as a pair, the springs are individually measured, controlled, inspected and matched to provide identical damping characteristics. During the selection process, each spring is compressed in several fine increments and the values are recorded. Each spring is then matched with another spring of identical characteristics.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
