Offroad World Champion Davide Ongaro’s ONG brand has added this new carbon fibre 1:8 differential stand to its line-up of accessories. Easy to flatpack for storage & transportation, the stand consists of carbon base and diff holder plate that are assembled using two machined aluminium pillars. As a finishing touch the top plate is engraved with the ONG logo.
Source: ONG [davideongaro.it]
T-Works has released this Aluminium Rear Tension Rod Mount for the Infinity IFB8 1:8 Buggy. Made from 7075-T6 Aluminium that has undergone a black hard coating process for the best strength and hardness possible, the mount enhance the rigidity of the rear of the buggy and improves cornering performance. Also for the IFB8 are Brass Front Upright Adjust Nut with Teflon Spacers to add weight and change the front end weight distribution. The Teflon Spacers can effectively reduce friction and improve the smoothness of steering enhance the handling performance of the buggy.
Following the release of its newest competition buggy offering the SO3.0 last month, Yokomo has announced the latest kit offering in its Rookie range, the RO2.0. The RO series, which has become a very popular machine due to its easy handling and high driving performance has evolved even further to now be released with a drivetrain that can handle dirt surfaces, and at a more reasonable price. The biggest change is in the rear end of the 2WD Buggy. A gear cover has been installed to protect the drivetrain when driving on dirt surfaces enabling daring driving without hesitation, even on surfaces with lots of sand and pebbles. The gear case also features a gearbox that emphasises rear traction, and the motor position is set closer to the rear to keep the weight closer to the rear axle. The battery position also has a wider adjustment range, allowing for even higher rear load depending on the situation.
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Adding to its offering of RC accessories, VP-Pro has introduced their new 1:8 Buggy Tire Sticks. Made from durable ABS material that will not warp due to high heat, the one-piece snap-on design works without any additional locking nuts. This allows you to insert/remove the tire on the stick easily, and ensures the tires will not fall out from the stick during storage, transport and while handling with the tires sets.
Available in black/blue/pink colours they comes as a bag of 12 sticks.
Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]
US Offroad tire brand ProMotion has release a new 1:10 Offroad pin tire it is calling QuickTime while also adding a new compounds to its range. The Quicktime tire was designed to work on both loose dirt ovals as well as outdoor off-road tracks. Taking some pin layout ideas from their 1:8 MIG tire as well as using their extensive background in full scale dirt oval racing to come up with the Quicktime pattern, the inline center pins provide maximum forward drive. The outer rows of pins are off set from the center pins to help the tire slide when needed in the corners. The aggressive long pins on the outside of the tire provide the grip you have always wanted. ProMotions new Tan family of compounds are featured in T1-T4 compounds and is the result of 8 months of testing in various conditions, climates, and tracks. The results of these test have produced better wear rates while still maintaining the grip levels of our original compounds. Along with the completely new compound makeup, the compounds are also closer together on the durometer scale for finer adjustments when changing compounds.
Source: ProMotion RC [promotionrc.com]
Continuing to expand their range of bodies for the 1:7 vehicles, Italy’s Bittydesign has added their first offroad offering with the release of the Falcon-X Desert Truck for Arrma’s Mojave 6S and Traxxas UDR. Made with high quality and genuine 1.5mm polycarbonate Lexan, the Falcon-X was developed especially for the UDR and Mojave models with the main intention of offering a different shape and details than the stock body. Attention to details makes sure they were able to come up with an aggressive-looking and uniquely styled body. Specially designed to be installed on the Falcon-X, they also offer as optional interior with pilot and co-pilot to complete the look by giving the body a rather realistic appearance thanks to details such as the suit, gloves, belts, seats and steering wheel that can be painted as desired, even matching the body livery.
Power HD is wrapping up 2024 with the announcement of the addition of the GTS-2 to its popular high-voltage brushless GTS series servo range. Over half a year in development, the GTS-2 weighs only 47-grams despite its full metal CNC case and metal gear with Power HD saying it sets a new benchmark for the lightweight servo in the RC industry. The output gear is made of TC4 titanium alloy, which is 4.5 grams lighter than 303 steel gear and increases 50% hardness and toughness. The servo height is 3 mm, shorter than the traditional low profile servo and is offered in two versions. The 6 cm version features reverse wire output – the wires output from the bottom of the case, making the receiver placement space more abundant making it ideals for 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The 18 cm version uses normal wire output which is better suited for 1:10 Electric Buggy, 1:10 Nitro Touring Car and 1:8 GP. Compatible with the high-speed mode of major radios and the i-BUS2 protocol of FlySky Radio, it can remotely setup parameters and sense the temperature data on the FlySky NB4+ Pro Radio. The GTS-2 servo has clear characteristics, more prominent driving feel, and a “combination of stability and sensitivity”
Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]
A manufacturer that has re-released many of its vintage buggies under the ‘Classic’ range, Schumacher has announced the upcoming release of their legendary roller driveshafts to improve the smoothness of the suspension action under acceleration. The latest version fits the CAT XLS Masami, ProCat, Top Cat and Cougar Classic and vintage vehicles. The driveshafts cannot however be used on the front of 4WD cars with the crashback system and also do not fit the Cougar 2 Works which can use the previousl released C2W roller driveshaft set.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
