March 6, 2010

Smokem Racing TRF416 steering brace

Smokem Racing TRF416 steering brace

Smokem Racing has released a carbon fibre steering brace for the TRF416-series touring cars. A common tuning trick on the TRF416 is to remove the factory aluminum steering bridge to increase front end flex for more steering. But in certain cases, this can make the steering too sensitive and decrease stability. Made from 2.25mm carbon fire, the 416 Steering Brace gives you the perfect compromise of more steering but still awesome stability. Similar custom fabricated steering braces have been used by TRF drivers with great success and now Smokem Racing brings this tuning part to all TRF416 racers.

Source: Smokem Racing [smokem-racing.com]


March 5, 2010

CSO Evolva M3 clutch pinions

CSO Evolva M3 clutch pinions

CSO Racing have introduced a line of clutch bell pinion gears for the Kyosho Evolva M3 1/8th scale. Made from 7075 T6 hard coated aluminium, they will be available in 15T, 16T, 19T & 20T versions to allow you to fine tune your clutch for all different tracks.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]


March 4, 2010

Hideo Kitazawa joins Team Corally Japan

Hideo Kitazawa joins Team Corally Japan

Top Japanese driver Hideo Kitazawa has joined Team Corally Japan. The multiple World Championship finalist and former national champion will compete at this years Japanese Nationals and World Championships with the brand new 12SL 1/12th scale chassis having raced previously with the Hot Bodies chassis.

Source: Corally [corally.com]


March 4, 2010

Xray Narrow Aluminium pinion gears

Xray Narrow Aluminium pinion gears

Xray have introduced their new line of narrow pinions, manufactured on a specially-modified precision gear machine which has ultra-precise tolerances and assures unparalleled concentricity. After machining, the edges of pinions are chamfered and then the pinions are run in and then specially treated to give them an even hardcoating so they stay absolutely true for a long time. The pinions run great with any spur gears, and work perfectly with Xray spur gears where even throttle on/off noise nearly disappears. These new 40T, 42T, 44T, 46T, 48T and 50T 64-pitch narrow high-performance pinion gears are manufactured from special lightweight aircraft duraluminium are 1.5mm thinner and 25% lighter than the regular-size pinion gears.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


March 3, 2010

Orcan Xray diff plate tool

Orcan Xray diff plate tool

German brand Orcan have released their diff plate tool specifically for those plates found in Xray T2, T3 and XII differentials. Similar to the tool available from Much More, it allows the user to evenly sand the diff plates smooth by giving the user an easy to hold handle that securely mounts the plate through the use of embedded magnets. One side is suitable for the plates in the T2 and T3 while the other is good for those in the XII.

Source: Orcan [smi-motorsport.de]


March 2, 2010

Yokomo BD5 World Spec

Yokomo BD5 World Spec

The car that has won last weekend’s European Indoor title and the DHI Cup back in January, the BD5 World Spec, is now available from Yokomo. The new World spec car is essentially a LiPo friendly version of the original BD5 with a LiPo only chassis plate that helps optimise the weight balance of all the components. The motor mount has also received some attention and can now more easily cope with a wider range of pinions. The car also comes spec’d with lightweight graphite front & rear suspension arms and front steering & rear hub carriers as well as a super low centre of gravity weight that is place around the front steering assembly.

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March 1, 2010

Hot Bodies new Cyclone prototype

Hot Bodies new Cyclone prototype

As we reported yesterday, Japanese Hot Bodies factory driver Atsushi Hara won the TITC in Bangkok, Thailand. Along with his team mate Andy Moore, the double World Champion was using a prototype version of the new Cyclone touring car chassis and we have these exclusive photos of it. We weren’t given any specifics on the car itself other than it is a prototype and parts are subject to change, but both drivers were said to be very happy with the new car’s performance and with both making the A-main and Hara taking the win, it obviously works pretty well. What we can tell from the images is that it features a new LiPo only chassis plate and that there is a different belt orientation to help bring the motor closer to the car’s centre line. Other changes are the new longer top deck, which while not a single piece from front to back, it goes the entire length between the front and rear main axles, meeting just forward of the motor position and removing the aluminium chassis brace on the right side. There also appears to be new lower front wishbones along with aluminium steering blocks and with the steering servo orientated 90 degrees to standard, there is also a new servo saver system.

Click here for more images of the new car


March 1, 2010

Novarossi 2660 & 2084 tune pipes

Novarossi 2660 & 2084 tune pipes

Novarossi have introduced 2 new tuned pipes for the 2010 season, the first of which is the EFRA 2660 which is for the 1:10 Touring category. This new pipe may look similar to the last one, but some internal changes means that on the track this new pipe performs better throughout the rev range. Also new for the 1:8 Off-road category is the EFRA 2084, where the company’s quest for better drivability and lower fuel consumption resulted in this new tuned pipe. Falling into the ‘Super Strong’ range, it is more resistant to the rough world of 1:8 scale Off-road competition. Expect to see both in mid March.

Click here to see the 2084 pipe