Infinity have released three new sets of hard steel ball ends for their IF14 electric touring car. The 4.9mm ball ends are made from high-precision hard steel with the ball surface smoother than that of the standard offering. Sold in sets of four, they are available in 5mm short, 7mm medium, and 9mm long options.
Serpent have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming all-new X20 4WD electric touring car platform. No official details are available yet apart from the teaser image that shows a possible mid-motor platform with narrowly spaced bulkheads, long lower arms, pivot ball suspension and what looks like a standard shock placement – different from the exotic laydown shock layout found of the Project 4X touring car. The car is set for a release this October and we bring you more details as they surface.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Coming from MonacoRC and made for the latest generation of mid motor electric touring cars is the 30mm Air Conveyor. The new fan duct completes MonacoRC’s line of these important accessories and it joins the 40mm mid motor variant to cover all needs. The electronic layouts of mid motor cars, that swap the position of the motor and speed controller compared to standard “rear motor” touring cars, call for differently designed cooling fan ducts with MonacoRC’s mid motor air conveyor offering cut outs for the fan’s power wires, resulting in cleaner wiring, better looks and improved functionality. The air conveyor is made of 3-D-printed high-quality material and it is usable with standard 30mm fan units.
ARC have announced the soon release of their forthcoming new R11F front-wheel driven 1/10th scale touring car kit. A first for the company, the car builds on the proven R11 2019 4WD touring car, sharing over 95 percent of the parts which makes parts storage easy when running both classes. The car utilises a 2.25mm carbon fibre main chassis combined with a 2.0mm upper deck, while an optional 1.6mm carbon or an aluminium upper deck allow to fine-tune the chassis’ torsional flex characteristics. The upper decks of the R11F and the R11 2019 are similar, further helping to minimise parts needed to run both cars alongside. On the transmission side of things the R11F features a belt-driven drivetrain with an oil-filled gear differential while the battery compartment allows for five different configurations such as side and cross alignment standard packs, side or cross alignment shorty batteries and also an inline/centre placement of shorty battery packs. The kit is shipping now and should hit stores very soon.
Team Powers have announced the soon release of their new pre-glued tyre sets for 1/10th formula cars. Available as soft, medium and hard compound for the front and soft and medium compounds for the rear, all come pre-glued on black multi-spoke rims that are usable for virtually all modern formula pan cars. Hard front foam inserts and rear soft foam inserts ensure best possible balance, overall grip and durability.
Coming from Destiny are their new design full-face suspension arms in new graphite variants. Offering improved traction and reliability in high-bite or high-temperature conditions, the full-face arms are available in two different length and using different lower shock mounting positions which allows to fine-tune the suspension geometry. Available are the original geometry Type A arms (front 53mm/32.5mm, rear 54mm/38.5mm) as well as the new geometry Type B (front 53mm/31.5mm, rear 54mm/39.5mm), and new length Type C (52mm/31.5mm, rear 55/39.5mm) and Type D (52mm/30.5mm, rear 55mm/40.5mm) arm sets.
Source: Destiny [destinyracing.jp]
Serpent have announced the release of their new Cobra SRX8 GT 1/8th electric on-road kit for the growing 1/8th scale GT class. The car is based off of the SRX8-GT and was optimised to offer the lowest possible centre of gravity while allowing for lots of ground clearance for cornering, ensuring smooth driving characteristics and the highest possible cornering speed. The core of the car is a 7075-T6 aluminium chassis that utilises the minimum possible kick-up angle to comply with ROAR and IFMAR rules while aluminium suspension mounts ensure very wide caster angle, toe and anti-squat adjustments. Additional roll centre shims further increase the setting range while black and silver all-aluminium bulkheads, centre diff mounts, motor mount and motor plate create a very sturdy chassis backbone. The overall design enables the racer to extract the front and rear differentials as well as the centre spool in a matter of seconds while allowing for four different differential height positions.
ABC Hobby from Japan have their new Nissan Leaf Nismo RC body shell on show during this week’s All Japan Model & Hobby Show. Resembling Nissan’s fascinating electric-powered project racing car, the highly detailed body is a nice addition for outlaw GT or FWD classes and it comes with an add-on rear wing and large decal sheet.
Source: RCmagazine [yaesu-net.co.jp/rcm]
