Designed for the Tamiya TRF417 are these front double joint driveshafts from MR..Roche. The construction reduces wheel chatter at high steering angles and makes for a more efficient and smoother power supply. Made from high-quality spring steel the 44mm CVD shafts come with spring retainer clips, 5x10x3mm bearings and are a direct replacement for the stock parts.
Source: Roche [mr-roche.com]
New from Xceed come several new setup tools in the form of chassis blocks, ride height, downstop and camber gauges. The setup blocks are 20mm high and ideally used when measuring 1/8th car body heights as per EFRA rule and they also come as set including the droop gauge. Available in two sizes are the camber gauges, the smaller for 1/8th to 1/12th on-road cars and the larger one for 1/8th GT and off-road cars. All tools re are machined from high-quality aluminium and come anodised in Xceeds signature green colour.
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RB introduce their new SpeedLine foam tyre range for 1/12th, 1/10th and 1/8th cars. All rims are made using a special injection process to ensure optimal balancing and true running while the Japanese-made foam is checked, selected and matched in order to create the best possible quality. To create a reliable bonding between the rim and the foam RB keys all rims to make for a perfect surface. Available are six different 1/12th, twelve 1/10th and ten 1/8th compounds with the latter two also include a special ‘Humido’ compound for damp tracks. All wheels are made in Italy and are supplied in an air-tight chrome packaging to keep them fresh even if stored for a longer time.
Source: RB [rbproducts.com]
Serpent announce new aluminium option parts for the S411 line of electric touring cars. First up is the V3 motor mount that allows for a wider range of pinions to be used, especially in stock and spec racing classes. Also new are front and rear gear box covers for the S411 with an additional hole for the inner ball stud. The updated version now features three mounting positions for the camber link, it is made from 7075-T6 aluminium and comes grey anodised to match with the lower bulkheads. Designed for the S411 Eryx and all previous versions is the hard-anodised aluminium spool. Included with the solid axle come suitable blades that protect the outdrives. Last but not least come new body height adjusters, multi-piece mounts that consist of a threaded part that is being fixed to the body posts and height adjustable plates for the body to rest on. The parts allow virtually infinite and very precise height adjustment of all 1/10th touring car bodies.
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Following an announcement some weeks ago Yokomo now released final production images of their upcoming BD7 Ver.RS touring car kit. The club level racer is based on the current BD7 and features a 2.25mm carbon fibre chassis, carbon fibre upper deck, composite material shock towers, front, centre and rear bulkhead as well as composite suspension mounts. Like the top-of-the-foodchain BD7 the RS comes with a front spool, rear gear differential, and fully adjustable suspension parts but plastic shock absorbers to cut costs. Yokomo offer three upgrade packages though for the front and rear bulkheads, the motor mount and steering area giving you the possibility to upgrade the kit according to your needs.
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Yeah Racing announce the release of the Tornado high speed cooling fan in chrome-pink colour and special servo steel screws with aluminium bushings. Starting with the fan, the unit is 2S LiPo compatible, it is of a high-flow design and incorporates dual ball bearings for vibration-free operation. Sporting dimensions of 30x30x10mm it is ideal to cool speed controllers and motors and the fan comes pre-wired with a red JST connector. Also new are 3x10mm steel servo screws with pink colour aluminium bushings. The screws offer high strength ideal for all 1/10th and 1/8th applications while the aluminium bushings replace the conventional rubber grommets for rock solid installations.
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Xray introduce this new design middle layshaft holder for the T4 touring car. Different from the original ‘open’ part the ‘closed’ designed of the bulkhead captures the layshaft bearings to allow the removal of the upper topdeck screws in order to further adjust chassis flex and therefore the characteristic of the car. The bulkhead is useable on the left and right hand side and is made from 7075-T6 aluminium and comes orange anodised to match with the remainder of the chassis.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Coming soon from Tamiya, and currently only available as slightly blurry preview image, is the FF-03 Evo 1/10th electric front wheel drive chassis. The latest generation FWD offers a newly-designed 2.5mm carbon chassis with 2mm upper deck and 3mm rear damper stay. The front of the chassis sees the addition of laydown shock absorbers with the rear ones are mounted in a conventional way. Included in the kit will be also fully alloy TF shocks, a front gear differential, and dual joint universal drive shafts. The kit will kit Japanese stores at the end of August.
Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]
