If you are looking for a large set-up surface then Avid has you covered with their new ‘Monster size’ pit board large enough for 1:8 trucks. The Avid Large Carbon Fibre Pit Board is a perfectly flat surface measuring 600 x 500mm (Roughly 24 x 20″). It comes with a chamfered top edge, large rounded corners, matte finish, and the Avid logo machined into the surface.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
We all know the importance of good tools for working on our RC cars and well known RC tool and accessories brand Arrowmax are taking things to a completely new level with their SES MAX Smart Electric Screwdriver Pen. Its predecessor, SES PRO has won the Red Dot “2021 Innovative Product Design Award” and the latest SES MAX enriched its various functions. Designed to make projects a whole lot easier, the SES MAX is a state-of-the-art electric screwdriver that can automatically sense direction and torque so all you really need to do is hold the screwdriver while it does all the work. Arrowmax have launched the SES MAX via Kickstarter full details of which can be viewed here.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Following the launch of its Mach1 190mm Touring Car body back in June, Italian company Xtreme Aerodynamics has issued an ‘important statement’ regarding new updates to the bodyshell. The statement reads, ‘Following the release of Mach1, several test have been carried out and some room for improvement has been found, thus leading to a new version of the body that has just been released. Changes are minimal and related only to rear part: – Removed side support of the wing: allows wing to bend sideway, miming a softer wing behaviour. – Lowered wing support (2mm): optimize flow under the wing and reduce body frontal area. These changes push in the direction of drag reduction and increased corner speed, especially for Stock class.’
Source: Xtreme Aerodynamics [xtremeaerodynamics.it]
Creation Model have added a number of spare parts for the recently released short shocks intended for the IF15 nitro touring car chassis. The new items include three piston options offered as sets of two. The 1 hole 1.3mm piston is the same size as used for IF18-2. The 2 hole is a 1.1mm piston while the 3 hole is a 0.9mm piston. Also available are spares of the teflon coated shock body and the 24mm short shock shafts, both supplied as a set of 2.
Team Bomber has released this optional front suspension arm support plate for their AK12 Series 1:12 chassis. This 1.0mm plate is mounted on the upper side of the front suspension arm to alter and strengthen the carbon lower arm so the twisting of the carbon lower arm and warping during driving are suppressed and strengthened to change the handling characteristics. Depending on the track conditions and layout of the circuit, you can easily apply subtle set-up tweaks to the handling “with plates” and “without plates”. If you insert more than 1mm of spacing between the front suspension mount and the suspension arm, use the included 3×10 screws to the arm mounting.
Exotek Racing has released its first entry into the 1:10 F1 tire segment. Designed 100% from the ground up, and taking cues from the new full size F1 wheel disk regulations, they have taken all of the best elements of RC F1 tires from the past and engineered them into the ultimate F1 rubber tire and wheel set up. Exotek contracted to have these produced by the premier RC rubber touring car tire factory in Japan, using premium touring car rubber compounds and nylon for wheels.
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Creation Model has added two new optional parts for use on their IF15 and IF15W 1:10 onroad nitro chassis. The Long Life Rear Belt is made of a special rubber with excellent durability that will achieve longer life than the soft rubber type of the kit’s standard parts. The belt is especially effective on the IF15W with high grip wide tires. The front upper arm 0.3mm spacers, supplied as a pack of four, can be inserted between the front upper arm holder and the upper deck to fine tune the roll center and camber change rate, enabling smooth and high speed cornering.
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RC Maker introduce their 3D Pro Carbon Ultra-Lite Body Stiffeners and Wing Mount & Anti-Tuck Stiffener Set for 1/10th EP Onroad. The biggest talk in touring at the moment is Low Centre of Gravity and Aerodynamics. Stiffer bodies normally come at the cost of weight and centre of gravity, making it difficult to have a lightweight, yet rigid shell. These one-piece stiffeners combine very thin carbon rods with the latest 3D Printing technology to provide a feather weight of only 2.5g! The centre is attached with the supplied double sided tape, and the sides with the provided M3 Screws to provide a very lightweight, stiff and easy to install solution.
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