April 16, 2009

Speed World Sorex Pre mounts

Speed World Sorex Pre mounts

Having been the USA importer of the Sorex racing rubber tires since 2000, Billy Bowerman and SpeedWorld Raceway will be launching their first ever pre-mounted rubber racing tire. Together with JACO Racing they believe they will be offering one of the best combination of racing rubber tire pre-mounts available. The pre-mounts will come in 24R, 28R, 32R and 36R Sorex tires, mounted on the latest JACO Prism wheel together with one of the best designed inserts made today, and glued by JACO Racing. SpeedWorld has been testing different combinations for years at SpeedWorld Raceway in California and this combination has proven to be extremely fast for many runs and proven to last. Available from the middle of April, just in time for the asphalt racing to start.

Source: SpeedWorld [speedworldraceway.com]


April 16, 2009

Xray T2 Aluminium adjustable turnbuckles

Xray T2 Aluminium adjustable turnbuckles

Xray have released new black anodised aluminium adjustable turnbuckles for use on the T2 range of cars. Available in 2 lengths, 39mm and 26mm these M3 turnbuckles have been manufactured from strong, lightweight 7075 T6 aluminum. Precision threading for fine toe adjustment they are sold in a set of 2 and each turnbuckle offers a 50% saving in weight.

Click here to see the 26mm turnbuckle


April 15, 2009

Team Titan 24mm TC wheels

Team Titan 24mm TC wheels

Team Titan have released a new 24mm wheel for rubber spec touring cars. Specially designed for use with Sorex and Powers rubber tire, the wheel is very precisely made, perfectly round and only 9 grams each. They come in 2 different plastic hardnesses, hard and soft, to adjust grip for different track conditions, and are sold in sets of 4.

Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]


April 15, 2009

KM Racing Gas Foam tires

KM Racing Gas Foam tires

KM Racing have released their own line of racing foam tires for both 1/8th scale and 1/10th scale 200mm. Coming pre mounted on durable white rims, the 1/8th scale wheels use a 6 spoke design similar to the Kyosho wheels, while the 1/10th rims use a 12 spoke lightweight design. Made using high quality Italian foam, they are available in the usual range of shores.

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April 14, 2009

Xray T2’009 38T Conversion set

Xray T2'009 38T Conversion set

Following on from the release of the rubber spec conversion for the Xray T2’009 EU and T2R Pro comes this 38T conversion set which changes the internal transmission ratio from 1.7 to 1.9. Set includes top-quality 38T composite solid axle and 38T diff pulley, plus new front & rear belts to fit the new pulleys. Improves on/off throttle response, increases stability and makes the car easier to drive. Recommended for all surfaces and traction conditions.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


April 9, 2009

Hudy 1/10 Touring Set-up wheels

Hudy 1/10 Touring Set-up wheels

New from Hudy are these CNC-machined premium-quality aluminium set-up wheels for electric and nitro 1/10 tourin, which allows for perfect, precise and repeatable set-up adjustment and tweak correction. Precision-machined to exacting tolerances, each alu set-up wheel in a set is perfectly matched. When checking tweak on a rubber-tired touring car, using standard rubber tires typically gives non-precise and non-repeatable measurements. Rubber tires are never perfectly rounded, so when checking tweak one tire can lift earlier than another but this does not always indicate a tweaked car. Tire roundness and insert weight is different from one tire to the next. Also when checking tweak on a foam-tired touring car, the differences between tires are even greater than with rubber tires. Each foam tire has a different diameter after each run due to tire wear, making it impossible to check for tweak because the tires can give very misleading results. In this case the alu set-up wheels are the best tool for checking tweak.

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April 9, 2009

Matrix GPR Class Foam tires

Matrix GPR Class Foam tires

Following on from yesterday’s release by Team Titan of a body shell for the new GPR 230mm class, comes new tires from Italian company Matrix Racing Tires. Made using their usual high quality foam, these new tires have been fitted to 32mm wide front tires and 44mm wide rear tires, and come available in all the usual shores you would expect.

Source: Matrix Tires [matrixtires.it]


April 9, 2009

Xray Rubber Spec conversion set

Xray Rubber Spec conversion set

Xray have released this rubber spec conversion set for the T2’009 and T2R Pro, that sets the motor position more forward without changes to the chassis. By having the motor more forward, it increases on-power steering and makes the car turn more easily and precisely. The set includes top-quality front & rear graphite upper decks, 38T composite solid axle, 38T diff pulley, and forward motor position front & rear belts.

Click here to see the motor position difference