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May 23, 2018

Spice BD8 & BD7 ball-raced swaybar bulkheads

Japanese brand Spice have introduced new front and rear bulkheads for the Yokomo BD8 and BD7 touring cars that utilise ball-raced anti-roll bar mounts. A long-awaited option for Yokomo’s successful touring car, the bulkheads allow for finer adjustment and more precise swaybar mounting using ball bearings and collars. The bulkheads are machined from high-quality aluminium, they come black anodised and with machined edge details to match the remainder of the car’s alloy parts while optional steel pins allow to straighten the whole assembly during building and maintenance. Also available is a matching set of ball races and collars for the swaybar. The bulkheads fit the 2018 and 2017 variants of the BD8 as well as the BD7 2016 and Spice’s respective single belt conversions.

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May 22, 2018

Fenix introduce new Pro10 diffs & silicone fluids

Fenix have introduced a new Pro10 gear differential specifically designed for the popular VIP Performance VTE kit, a prototype ball differential as well as a range of silicone fluids. Starting with the VIP gear diff, the assembly uses a 7mm titanium axle and a new diff housing that allows for proper 235mm specifications. Included in the kit comes a clamping diff hub with M3 and 4-40 unc threads that allows to use either of the two. As for the prototype ball differential, it builds on a 1/4 inch titanium axle for durability and precision, it utilises 16 1/8 inch diff balls for smoothness and like the above gear diff, it will make use of the double thread clamping hub. Last but not least comes Fenix’s new silicone fluid range that covers everything from shock to touring diff up to gear diff silicone oils. The 100 percent pure silicone oils are made in Europe and they come in convenient snap cap bottles.

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May 21, 2018

ARC Italy Mod 0.8 HD pinion gears

ARC Italy have introduced new HD Mod 0.8 pinion gears for ARC’s nitro on-road cars. Available as 19T 1st gear and 24T 2nd gear variant, the pinions feature a special surface treatment that improves both gear life but also makes for greater overall smoothness. The gears are fully compatible with Capricorn and Infinity IF18 cars and they are soon also available in other sizes.

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May 21, 2018

Xray NT1 low-friction graphite composite belt pulleys

Xray have introduced new low-friction graphite composite belt pulleys for the NT1 nitro on-road kit. The pulleys are moulded from a specially-formulated graphite composite mix for reduced friction and increased performance and durability. The lightweight parts stand out due to their bright orange colour and they are available separately as 20T 2-speed centre, 18T 2-speed side, 19T mid-centre as well as 25T and 26T mid-side pulley and also as a complete 5-pulley set.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 18, 2018

Aerox Razor 1/10th 190mm touring car body shell

Schumacher Racing have introduced the new Aerox Razor high performance 190mm touring car body shell. Developed in cooperation with a leading Formula 1 aerodynamicist the body offers exceptional aerodynamic efficiency with the maximised double front splitter creating a pressure differential that provides front aerodynamic grip. An uniquely adjustable curved rear wing helps to adjust downforce, balance and drag while the upturned leading edge on the wing allows airflow to remain attached, improving its efficiency for more downforce and less drag. The maximised length of the body improves two aspects; firstly more surface area for developing load and thus downforce and reducing lift, and secondly drag reduction, as the air passing over the body has to work less hard, deviating at a lower angle than normal, reducing drag and increasing speed. The BRCA and ROAR approved lightweight body is supplied clear and it includes a wing and mounting hardware, overspray film, a lights and decal set as well as an instruction sheet.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

May 18, 2018

Capricorn extra hard ball cups

Italian company Capricorn has announced the release of new extra hard ball cups for their range of cars. Available in three sizes the cups are moulded from a new, extra hard composite material for greater precision, free movement and more consistency when running in high ambient temperatures.

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May 18, 2018

Mugen MTC-1 floating battery mount

Coming from Mugen and made for the MTC-1 electric touring car is an anti-tweak quick-release battery mount. The multi-piece battery location system is constructed from machined aluminium and carbon fibre, and it does away with the need to hold down the battery using fibre reinforced tape. As the battery can slightly “float”, the chassis can’t be tweaked as it can occur when strapping the battery using tape. Adjustable front and rear stops allow to shift the LiPo pack forth and back for a certain amount in order to fine-tune the weight distribution or to adapt the mount to different battery case sizes. The battery mount set comes including mounting hardware and a shim set to adapt the mounts for standard and low-profile batteries.

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May 17, 2018

GL Racing 3500kV HT brushless motor

Coming from GL Racing is their new 3500kV HT brushless motor for 1/28th micro cars. Somewhere in the middle of kV ratings for a micro-size motor the power plant will offer linear power control, high efficiency and lots of torque for smaller circuits. The 15mm diameter motor uses dual Japanese-made ball bearings and it fits Kyosho’s Mini-Z VE cars as fellas many other 1/28th scale cars on the market.

Source: GL Racing [gl-racing.com]