Coming from SWorkz and made for the S35-4 1/8th scale buggy range is an aluminium rear hub carrier insert. The part is taken from the S35-3 rear wide suspension conversion kit and it also fits to the S35-4 rear upper linkage with the 6061 aluminium insert fully covering the linkage in between the carbon plates. The bushings come anodised in a gun metal colour and are supplied in pairs.
Lit R/C Products have introduced their new lightweight C and D suspension blocks for the TLR 8ight-X buggy. The suspension blocks are machined out of 7075-T6 aircraft grade aluminium and are anodised black for surface protection and looks. The blocks have been designed to use square pill inserts, this allows the user to achieve multiple pill orientations not possible on the current 8ight-X platforms. The square pills inserts are machined out of Delrin for direct fitment in the blocks and in addition to allowing for multiple pill orientations is the capability to raise or lower the rear end roll centre or to widen the hinge pins with the included square pill inserts. The set includes the C and D blocks as well as 20 inserts.
Following the introduction of carbon fibre lower front arm cover, SWorkz also release the respective rear arm covers. They are available in 1.0mm, 1.5mm, and 2.0mm thickness, allowing to adjust overall arm flex according to track conditions of personal preferences. Each thickness is available as separate sets and they include 3mm socket head screws.
Hot Race Tyres from Italy have dedicated 1/10th scale buggy carpet and astro turf tyres available for both 2WD and 4WD vehicles. The front variant is of a common split block design, ensuring exceptional performance on both astro turf and carpet surfaces. The rear tyre is of a mini pin design, again usable for both astro turf and carpet tracks. The tyres are available in medium and hard compound with the medium compound for the fronts being ideal for medium to high-bite astro and black CRC carpet tracks while the hard compound is recommended for EOS and low to medium grip astro turf tracks. For the rear Hot Race Tyres recommends the medium compound for astro turf and the hard compound for black CRC carpet surfaces.
Coming from Answer-RC and made for the Xray XB4 1/10th scale 4WD buggy are new carbon kevlar chassis side guards. The hand-laid carbon fibre and kevlar side guards are both stiff and light of weight as they weigh in at about 50 percent of the standard Xray parts. Included with the side pods comes suitable mounting hardware.
Source: Answer-RC [answer-rc.com]
Available now from Marc Rheinard’s MR33 brand is the belt booster fluid that was developed to reduce overall drivetrain friction. The chemical will be applied directly to the belts and pulleys where it will reduce the natural drivetrain friction without compromising durability of the belts or pulleys, making it ideal for both stock and modified motor racing alike. The fluid comes in 100ml foam tip bottles.
Source: Tonisport [tonisport.de]
Available now from Tekin are their new Gen4 540-class electric brushless modified motors. The company’s fourth generation brushless motors are utilising the best materials available, they were designed to cut weight while reducing resistance, resulting in a purebred racing machine. From Drag Racing to 4WD Modified Buggy, the Gen4 motors handle all situations, providing the smooth power and control across all RPMs when needed. The motor line is a completely new ground-up design. The new stator is precision stamped and pressed, increasing efficiency and reducing resistance. The motors are hand-wound with high purity copper wire and machined from 6061-T6 aluminium and they are also completely tunable with optional rotors.
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Pro-Line have released a first image of their forthcoming new Shadow 1/10th scale buggy tyre. The dedicated clay surface tyre will be released as 2WD front, 4WD front, and 2WD/4WD rear variant very shortly and we bring you more details as they surface.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
