Coming from Randy Caster’s 1up Racing brand is the all-new Premium pit mat. With its unique circle pattern and parts trays debossed right into the surface, the mat has looks with functionality to match. Only 3mm thick, the mat rolls up tight taking up less space in the bag and it is made from an ultra dense rubber/pvc material for extremely long life. The pit mat measures 121x61cm and it can easily be cut to fit smaller pit spaces.
Active Hobby Products have expanded their range of option parts for the Tamiya TA07 Pro touring car. First up is a new aluminium transversal chassis stiffener. The CNC-machined and blue or black anodised part connects the outer chassis rails and thus makes for an overall increased chassis stiffness. The part weighs in at a lightweight 8.5g and it is a direct fit.
Xray have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming X10’18 200mm pan car kit. No details are available yet but we expecting them to surface right in time for the release.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
German Hitec distributors Multiplex have introduced the HBS-9381TH full metal case servo. High voltage compatible and coming with ultra-durable titanium gears the servo pulls a constant 34kg-cm of torque regardless of the input voltage while at 7.4V input it offers down to 0.14s of transit time. The standard size servo features a powerful brushless motor, dual ball bearings, a full aluminium case and it is usable for a wide range of applications.
Available now from Gizmo Racing is the high traction carbon fibre chassis conversion kit for the GZ1 touring car. Designed for higher grip and hot weather conditions, the conversion kit uses four aluminium bulkheads and detached side rails as the base for the car. The main area of focus was increased rigidity at the bulkheads in order to provide higher corner speeds in high grip or hot weather. Additionally the newly designed bulkheads move the shock towers to the opposite side of the shocks, allowing for more triangulation of the upper arms which allow for a more rigid structure that is more durable and increases response and durability. The 1-piece bulkheads and carbon fibre upper arm mounts add practically no weight to the car and actually lower the centre of gravity of the the car by moving more of the aluminium at a lower position on the chassis. The rear toe link is also now detached from the upper arm link, leading to easier adjustments and combined with 4-screw access to the diff, the car is now far easier to work on.
Reflex Racing have introduced the tape-less RSD battery hold down system for the Yokomo BD8 touring car. The set includes machined carbon fibre battery locators, battery hold downs as well as mounting hardware to equip Yokomo’s latest tourer with a tape-eliminating battery mount. The result are faster and more convenient pit stops while also eliminating any chassis tweak issues associated with using tape to mount the LiPo battery pack.
Tamiya’s Porsche Turbo RSR Type 934 TA02SW Black Edition is a special color variation version of the Porsche Turbo RSR Type 934 Jägermeister. This variant uses brand new gold color stickers designed to accentuate a black color scheme. The TA02SW exhibits a short-wheelbase and has a wide track to accommodate the scale form of the real Porsche sports car. It normally features a tub chassis with 4-wheel, fully independent suspension coupled with a rear ball differential and a front gear type differential. This special edition is fitted with a double deck FRP chassis for increased rigidity and a few hop-up options. The kit will hit stores about mid-October.
Muchmore Racing are busy adding more variants of the new Fleta ZX V2 motor to their portfolio with the latest outcome being the 1S optimised 6.5T Type-R for 1/12th scale pan cars. Making use of the same teardown as the previous modified variants, the Type-R is specially tuned for 1-cell applications such as 1/12th scale modified classes thanks to a specific stator and rotor combination, resulting in smooth and controllable acceleration.
Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]
