Coming soon from Yokomo is a cooling fan mount for the BD8 and BD7-2016 touring cars. The part is machined from aluminium and it comes black anodised and with silver chamfered edges. It was designed to be a drop fit to the chassis plate, attaching the mount only requires a single screw and it can take both 30mm and 40mm fan units.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.info]
UK Fantom distributors Schumacher have introduced the FR-1 v2T and v2R spec racing brushless motors. The heart of the new v2 FR-1 series motors are the high-quality stators and rotors. The stators are made from premium Japanese Kawasaki steel and the new improved internal designs provide even lower ohm resistance, while at the same time provide more power and RPM. In addition, the rotors are manufactured using a premium grade neodymium formula, for high horsepower and fade resistance. The 13.5T motors are available in several variants, including “R” RPM and “T” torque specific offerings while the 17.5T comes also T and the 21.5T is an all-round item. All new V2 Spec Stock motors also have a non removable “BRCA approved” decal to prevent grey importation of above price limit motors. Without this decal in place, the motor is not BRCA legal.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Xray have introduced a range of hard-coated 48 pitch aluminium pinion gears. Coming machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and sporting a hard-anodised surface for wear the gears are cut on a special gear machine for highest possible precision while the surface treatment ensures high durability. The gears are available as 26T to 38T variant with the tooth number laser-etched into the front face for easy identification.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Capricorn have introduced new big bore shock springs for the TE-03 electric touring car. Coming in TS2.5 and TS2.7 ratings, the black colour springs come in sets of two and they allow to fine-tune the car’s shock setup easily.
Coming from VBC Racing and made for the WildfireD09 and also older Wildfire kits are several new option parts. First up are red dot composite suspension parts such as steering blocks, front C-hubs and rear uprights. The red-marked composite material is VBC Racing’s stiffest yet and it is suitable for very high traction conditions, improving the car’s precision. Also new and made for the D09 variant are two carbon fibre Centre IsoFlex Linkage braces in 2mm and 2.5mm specifications. The braces replace the standard turnbuckle linkage and allow to fine-tune the car’s flex characteristics with the thinner brace being softer and the thicker brace being harder, reducing the car’s tendency to flex under load.
Coming from T-Works and made for a range of electric touring cars are aluminium front spool cups. They are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they feature a hard-coated surface for wear and they are usable with Xray, Spec-R, CSO and Team C kits. The cups are a direct replacement and need to be used with driveshaft blades.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Following the essential aluminium conversion kit for Tamiya’s TT-02 entry-level touring car, Yeah Racing now also released a full conversion kit that includes even more red-anodised bling. In addition to the essential kit’s alloy suspension, alloy steering and steel drivetrain parts the full kit also includes upper alloy arms, motor mount and motor fan mount, shock towers, wheel hexes, battery mount, the centre driveshaft and also threaded aluminium shock absorbers to replace virtually every plastic part, beside the chassis, with a red anodised aluminium counterpart. Also included are high-quality ball bearings, five different hardness spring sets and also bearing and damper oil.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Coming from Yokomo is a new setup board for 1/10th and 1/12th scale on-road cars. Measuring 320x420mm and being 12mm thick the board is easy to store and transport while the covered wood construction makes for high precision and durability. The board is decorated with the popular Yokomo ring graphics and it will hit stores very soon.
