Coming from Arrowmax is their new ultra fine on-road ride height gauge for 1/10th and 1/12th scale classes. Machined from high-quality aluminium and sporting Arrowmax’s signature black and golden finish, the ride height gauge offers a measuring range of 2.2mm up to 7.8mm in ultra-fine 0.2mm increments for increased setup precision.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Coming soon from Race Opt is a carbon fibre conversion kit for the Tamiya T3-01 Dancing Rider trike. The chassis conversion set is a direct replacement for the standard moulded plastic parts and offers benefits such as a lower weight for improved performance, higher rigidity for better steering as well as more space to install the electronics while also allowing to play with weight distribution. In addition the battery tray is height adjustable using two screws for easy centre of gravity tuning. For those who wish to race the chassis also has a dedicated mounting location for AMB transponders. The complete set will hit stores soon.
Coming from Yeah Racing and made for Yokomo’s YD2 series of RWD drift cars are two new front end aluminium option parts in the form of a front bulkhead bridge and an upper arm holder. Starting with the bulkhead bridge, the part is machined from high-quality aluminium and it improves the front end rigidity of the 2WD drift chassis. The part comes black anodised and with silver edge details and it includes two aluminium bushings. As for the upper arm holder, the machined and black anodised aluminium item will reduce overall slop, make for reliable mounting of the upper arms and it also increased front end stiffness for improved steering emphasis.
HRC Distribution have introduced a 3S LiPo battery pack that sports standard 2S dimensions. Measuring 138x46x25mm the pack weighs in at 297g and it is usable especially for all applications that require additional voltage at a minimum of weight and size. The pack is built from high-quality 4800mAh 70C cells, making it ideal for competition racing and bashing alike. The battery comes pre-wired with an industry-standard balancer connector and a T-plug power connector.
Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]
Italian company WRC Racing have introduced their new F18 1/10th formula car kit. The competition spec kit makes use of a slim carbon fibre main chassis and it utilises a front composite upper arm suspension with new design lower carbon fibre arms, the kit includes a new aluminium central steel bell crank with servo saver, a new servo mount plate for low-profile servos as well as a new adjustable battery mount that allows to run the battery in transversal or longitudinal position. An adjustable single tube damper controls the chassis roll in corners as does the updated adjustable rear tweak system. The kit is rounded out by ETS-legal front and rear wings and a new high-downforce body shell.
Arrowmax have introduced a special LiPo battery for Tamiya’s popular Dancing Rider trike. The power source is made of high-capacity 3200mAh cells that allow for run-times of up to 90 minutes when utilising the standard kit motor. Measuring 57x31x31mm the battery is a direct fit and it comes pre-wired with a T-type battery connector.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Mugen Seiki have released a first teaser image of the forthcoming MRX6R 1/8th nitro on-road kit. No official details about the car’s specifications and features are available yet but looking at the image it appears that the R variant will utilise a new radio plate design for improved front end flex. We bring you more details on the kit as soon as they become available.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
Italian company SRC have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming E-Spark touring car body shell for 190mm chassis. The body builds on the World and European Championship winning Spark 200mm Nitro Touring body and it will become available soon in standard and lightweight versions and also as pre-cut variants for most of today’s touring cars.
Source: Sprint RC [sprintrc.it]
