Capricorn have released some new general purpose products for gas racers including their own magic gum cleaning putty which is made from Italian gum and will extract dirt and grime from even the tightest of spaces. Other new items include a general purpose teflon grease and soft white front and rear springs for the LAB C01.
Speedmerchant are releasing their conversion kit for the Xray XII 1/12th scale car. Taking all the information gathered at the Nationals and testing weekly since, they have come up with this conversion. The new parts see the wheel base lengthened for more traction and stability as well as a widened front track for more predictable cornering. The rear suspension geometry has also been revised to get rid of any binding while the revised shock geometry offers more rear traction. The new chassis can accept the battery in 3 different positions, standard position, with over 1/2 inch for/aft adjustment, and offset/inline on either side of the chassis. They have also switched out the progressive springs for their linear tweak springs and moved them in-board, which they found to work much better on the lighter LiPo based cars. Finally they got rid of the single side to side damper for a pair of their proven damper tubes as they found the tubes to be much more consistent for racing.
View the conversion kit parts here
Arrowmax have released this new brake disc for the Xray NT1. Made from high quality steel, the specially designed holes and their positions offer good ventilation, and also reduce weight, to prevent over heating even during highest friction.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
KM Racing have introduced their ‘waist twister system’ for the H-K1 chassis. An update that allows the radio plate to float apart from the radio plate mounting blocks, it can be locked and unlocked easily for quick back to back testing. The unit itself requires a new radio plate as well as the set itself seen above and can be adjusted between a loose or tight setting enabling very smooth cornering. Making the car very smooth, it works particularly well on low grip tracks.
View the updated radio plate here
CSO have released this new 2-speed shaft for the Capricorn LAB-C801 1/8th on road chassis. Made from hard coated steel, this 8mm shaft has been hollowed out to reduce weight and the 2-speed adapter is separate from the shaft making it simpler to replace.
Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]
Serpent have released this V2 one-piece aluminium motor mount bracket set for their S411 chassis. Precision machined from 7075 T6, it combines the motor mount and middle bracket and compared to the standard two piece setup, this will reduce flex and offer a different feeling of grip.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
New from Matrix Racing tires, the Flex rim, has been developed with the help of some of the best drivers in the world. It allows a more event flexibility which greatly improves grip and traction. Tested at the Italian Nationals held last week in Bologna, the wheel proved successful with Lamberto Collari, Alberto Picco and Michele Romagnoli taking 1-2-3 using the new design.
Source: Matrix Tires [matrixtires.it]
New from KM Racing for their H-K1 1/10th 200m car, is this optional version 2 chassis plate. Made from a thicker 4mm high quality 7075 T6 aluminium, it makes the car stiffer overall, perfect for high bite conditions.
Source: KM [km-rc.com]
