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November 27, 2017

Gravity RC G-Spec Type F touring car foam tyres

Developed by Drew Ellis and Paul Lemieux are the new Gravity RC G-Spec Type F touring car foam tyres. A specially selected foam compound and wheel make it a true spec foam tyre for touring cars on both asphalt and carpet. Its ultra dense front foam and firm rear foam makes for very little tyre wear and great handling while the nylon spoke wheel is both racy and sturdy. The Type-F tyres were used at last weekend’s indoor champs in Cleveland, Ohio to provide an exhibition class for the event. The class was TQ’d by Xray’s Paul Lemieux and won by Team Associated’s Kevin Hebert. Both drivers used out of the package tyres with Paul even using his exact same car from the rubber tyre class with only adding rear camber to set the fastest laps of the weekend.

Source: Gravity RC [teamgravityrc.com]

November 27, 2017

Ruddog protection & heat shield tape

Ruddog Distribution have introduced their new protection and heat shield tape. 50mm wide and coming as 200cm rolls, the aluminium tape is ideal to reinforce and protect body shells in the bumper, wheel arch and exhaust area as it is not only super strong but also highly heat-resistant. While preventing body shells from becoming damaged it is also ideal as a wrap around for fuel tanks as it keeps away engine and exhaust heat, preventing the plastic tanks from swelling or melting.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

November 27, 2017

Samix long aluminium servo arm

Samix have introduced a long aluminium servo arm for a variety of applications. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming in a total of six colour, the arm is of a clamping design for improved security when the going gets tough and it it available in 23T and 25T specification to cover most of today’s servos. The ball stud mounting holes offer 20mm and 24mm centre point distance and the servo horn is available in green, silver, gun metal, red, black or orange colour.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

November 27, 2017

Roche P12-2017 optional power pod

Coming from Roche and made for the P12-2017 1/12th scale pan car is a new optional power pod assembly. Consisting of a new motor mount side plate and an updated carbon fibre upper plate, the mount allows for multiple motor mounting positions using just the lower mounts or an additional upper position with the assembly being meant to make for a more planted ride and increased corner speed at corner exit.

View the complete power pod here

November 25, 2017

Speedzone LCG 2S 120C LiPo battery packs

Speedzone have added more diversity to their hardcore LiPo battery line with the release of two LCG battery packs. The first is a 2S 6000mAh 120C pack. It measures 139x47x22.4mm and weighs in at 292g. The second is a 2S 4300mAh 120C shorty pack. Its dimensions are 96x47x22.4mm and the weight is 194g. The low-profile design of both packs allow to further fine tune the handling characteristics of the car and both packs use standard 5mm bullet-type connectors.

View the shorty pack here

November 24, 2017

Shepherd Velox V8 WC Team Edition 1/8th on-road kit

Available now from Shepherd is the Velox V8 WC Team Edition 1/8th nitro on-road kit. The car is based off of the Simon Kurzbuch Edition kit and features all parts used by Simon Kurzbuch and Lars Hoppe at this year’s IFMAR World Championship in France that ended with an A-main appearance for Lars and the vice-championship title for Simon. The Team Edition kit includes a range of aluminium options to scrub rotation mass and add stability while brass weights help to lower the overall centre of gravity. A range of titanium parts further reduces weight and hard front suspension plastics help with drivability in high-grip track conditions. A full list of the included optionals can be found after the break.

View a list with all of the included option parts here

November 24, 2017

T-Works glow plug igniters

T-Works have introduced two new glow plug igniters. They are of a heavy duty design and are available with or without an indicating meter to check the battery’s condition. An all-metal construction the igniters will offer a high durability and they come without a battery.

View more images here

November 24, 2017

Serpent Project 4X Evo – Coming soon

A first image of Serpent’s Project 4X Evo 1/10th electric touring car has appeared on the internet. In use by the Serpent team during this week’s AOC in Japan, the Evo kit will feature a range of option parts such as the vertical top decks, the short link RRS system, and linear suspension components to name just a few. Rumours have it that also some integral parts of the car received an update to make for easier building, set-up and maintenance. Official information about all features should surface in time for the release which is scheduled for around mid-December.

Image: Sanwa [sanwa-denshi.co.jp]