Bittydesign have announced the soon release of their all-new 1/10th scale GT body shell. Following a first teaser, the Italian company now revealed another image with the official announcement being planned for next week.
Coming from Reds Racing are two kV variants of their V8 Gen3 electric brushless motor. Adding to the 1900kV and 2100kV variants are the new 2350kV motor for truggies and pan cars and a 2800kV motor for 1/8th on-road cars. The Gen3 motor was specifically designed to provide exceptional power, superior smoothness and control in combination with high efficiency and low temperature operation. Coming with a highly finned CNC-machined aluminium can, the Gen3 V8 motor promises a very low temperature build-up in every condition ensuring exceptional reliability. The motors are capable of both sensored and sensorless operation.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
Coming from Arena is a new 1mm carbon fibre upper deck shim set for the Xray T4 2020 touring car. The shims are designed to be inserted between the bulkheads and the upper deck, effectively raising the top deck for increased torsional flex and thus optimised flex characteristics which comes in handy in a variety of track conditions. The shims are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and the set includes a total of four.
Coming soon from Yokomo is their new SP-02DV2 programmable servo for RWD drift cars. An updated firmware allows for better adaption to the needs of rear-wheel driven cars with a new function to suppress hunting, a malfunction that can occur in combination with steering gyro units. Also included is a wider support for the different settings both entry and pro level drivers need. As for the hardware side of things, the servo utilises a heatsink aluminium middle case, a coreless servo and a mixed titanium and aluminium geardtrain. The servo is programmable using Yokomo’s optional SP-03DPC programming device and it will hit stores soon.
Serpent have announced the soon release of their new SRX8GT TQ 1/8th scale nitro GT kit. The TQ is based on the SRX8GT that has proven his potential at the World Championships in Miami this January. The kit shares many high performance parts from the successful SRX8 platform with many new design concepts further pushing the overall performance. First up is the all-new gearbox that was carried over from the 989. The gearbox has a lower inertia for improved acceleration while a much longer ramp for the roller avoides locking of the second gear even with excessive wear on the shoes. Despite being lighter the gearbox offers new features to improve reliability and adjustability, such as the M4 set screws for gap adjustment, dual bearings in the second gear bell, and easy access adjustment from the outside.
Creation Model have introduced new super hard graphite lower suspension arms for the Infinity IF14-2 touring car. The graphite-infused arms are stiffer than the standard kit arms, making them ideal for all high-grip track conditions or when increased initial steering response is needed. The colour-coded arms are available as front, rear, and PRS rear variants.
LCG Racing, the new start-up of Nicholas Lee and Carl Groessel, have introduced their new 1mm carbon fibre top deck spacers for the Xray T4 2020 touring car. The slide-in spacers allow for quick and easy adjustment of the car’s flex characteristics and the three-hole design makes them usable even with the ARS ball studs installed, in which case normal shims do not fit. The shims work by inserting them between the top deck and the bulkheads which increases the overall chassis flex, allowing the car to be more forgiving and easier to drive. They are made of high quality carbon fibre, come in sets of four and are available now.
Source: LCG Racing [facebook.com]
Available now from IGT8 and made for the Serpent 988E 1/8th scale electric car is the DAO drag assisted one-way set. The system works with silicone oil to increase the internal friction that slows down the motion of the front wheels when being off throttle. This effect will improve braking, steering at corner entry and it will also help with more consistency and faster lap times. The set includes the needed one-way pulley and it only fits the electric-powered 988E kit.
Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]
