Coming from Usukani are new optional parts for the PDS series of drift cars. New to the range are plastic front upper arms for the PDS, 4-piece long or short carbon fibre rear arm side plate sets for the PDSR, a rubber bushing set for the suspension mount of the PDSR as well as long or short aluminium suspension mount ends for the PDS. All parts are made of high-quality material and they are available from now on.
Tamiya have announced the soon release of a CV-style centre driveshaft for the TC-01 on-road chassis. Made of high-quality steel the driveshaft replaces the standard cup and dogbone construction in favour of a more durable, reliable and efficient construction. In addition, the clip-type design allows for easy rebuilding. The driveshaft is usable for the front and rear of the car and it will become available in August.
Coten Escuderia Racing from Spain have introduced their new Visco-Test shock absorber checker. Developed, designed and manufactured in Spain, the gauge was created to check the shock absorber action and performance both during compression and extension while also allowing to measure length, assembly quality and spring hardness. In addition any sort of tweak can be pre-set if neccessary. The tool is made of high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and usable for both on-road and off-road shocks of up to 75mm in length.
Team Associated have announced the release of their DR10 Drag Race Car Team Kit. The DR10 Team Kit features a rear anti-roll bar, 26 precision ball bearings, a water-resistant enclosed receiver box, fully adjustable suspension, vertical ball ends for roll centre adjustments, and 2.6:1 ratio gearbox with heavy-duty sealed gear differential and externally adjustable V2 slipper clutch. It builds on the already released RTR variants, however it it a rolling chassis and does not include electronics, the RC system, tyres or a body shell, allowing the driver to chose his preferred equipment.
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Available now from Serpent is a white colour low-friction drivetrain belt for the X20 Medium mid-motor touring car. Using the belt front and rear will reduce natural drivetrain drag while maximising drivetrain efficiency for lower motor temps and increased acceleration when running in stock motor classes. The belt comes separately and is usable in the front and rear of the car.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Coming from Tamiya and made for the M-08 M-Chassis kit is an aluminium frame post set. It includes machined aluminium posts that replace the standard B8 plastic parts for increased rigidity, a more streamlined appearance and a lower weight. The posts come blue anodised for surface protection and visual appearance and in sets of four.
Coming from R1 Wurks are their new V16 Drag Racing Tuned 4.5T 7500kv & 3.5T 9000kv motors. For the past few months, R1 Wurks been testing and gathering datalogs using their Digital 3 ESC, from some of the fastest RC drag racers around the U.S.. That amount of data allowed the company to understand the need for efficient power conversion, with the goal of generating the most power while controlling the amp draw to a minimum. With that goal in mind, R1 Wurkd created a line of custom built motors set for different budgets to make the most bang for the buck. Our base tune starts with the Drag Racing Tuned variant and upgrades go all the way up to the All Out Build. The full build comes with winding resistance measurements, rotor magnetic data sheet, sensor alignment, hand picked stator, full titanium screw kit pro installed and the gold standard in ceramic bearings, all pro installed. Other builds include hand-picked stators, aligned sensors and hand-picked stators, as well as aligned sensors, hand-picked stators and titanium screw kits. Full details can be found on R1 Wurks’ website here.
Source: R1 Wurks [r1wurks.com]
Coming from Smokem Racing and made for the ARC R12 touring car is a carbon fibre camber link shim set. Made from 100 percent carbon fibre, their design allows racers to adjust the inner camber link position on the ARC R12 with ease. No longer there is a need to completely remove the upper link brace, add or remove spacers but with the shims drivers simply loosen the screws, remove or add shims as needed, then retighten the screws. The set comes complete with four shims in 1.0mm thickness and four shims in 1.5mm thickness.
