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April 7, 2016

Tamiya M-05 Ver.II R chassis kit

Coming from Tamiya is the refined, race-spec version of the popular M-05 Ver.II Pro chassis. The M-05 chassis, which was released in 2009, has been a favourite platform for M-chassis club racers for years and the Version 2 tweaks the proven car with enhancements that take advantage of new battery technologies as well as tried and true suspension adjustments used in many of Tamiya’s touring car platforms. Furthermore, the M-05 Ver.II R kit features a number of upgrades, to improve balance and lower the chassis’ centre of gravity, including dedicated M-Chassis double-cardan drive shafts, plus a number of option parts such as TRF short aluminium dampers. Numerous aluminium parts in the kit also have a cool black anodised finish to make the R-Spec version stand out.

View a list of the features and options included here

April 7, 2016

Muchmore Factory Team on-road setup board

Muchmore have introduced the Factory Team lightweight setup board 3 for 1/10th and 1/12th scale cars. Measuring 420x320mm the hardwood board is only 12mm thin for a reduced overall weight of just 114g and it sports a white and blue sticker for visual impact and an easy to clean surface.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

April 5, 2016

Vigor RC BD7 & T4 tweak plates

Vigor RC have released these two tweak plates for the Yokomo BD7 and Xray T4 touring cars. Made from 5mm thick high quality acrylic, they have been designed to have the same chassis plate outline as the car its for. Works as any normal tweak plate does, it comes with a carry case to protect it while being transported or stored.

View the T4 tweak plate here

April 4, 2016

Montech IS-200 190mm touring car body

Montech have introduced their new 190mm touring car body, the IS-200. Positioned in their line-up between the Evo and the Silvy, the new body works great on asphalt giving excellent turn-in while being very stable and carrying lots of speed through the corners. Made from 0.7mm thick high quality polycarbonate it comes supplied with wing & mounting bolts as well as window masks and decals.

View more images of the IS-200 here

April 4, 2016

Making the Xray RX8’16 – Part 2

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After making the decision to incorporate the changes, I was almost a permanent fixture behind the computer… trying to put all the changes from the 3 different concepts into one car. This was very tricky & demanding, as I had to throw away a significant amount of the work done beforehand, and even still I was constantly running into conflicts and problems. After a huge amount of time & effort spent on this, I finally finished and was very pleased with the outcome. I uploaded all the manufacturing programs to the production server, and Production started to work on the 20 pieces of the cars for the team. While working on the team cars, we sadly informed distributors that the RX8 would be delayed for the 2015 season. This was not very welcome news.

Continue reading here

April 4, 2016

Fenix Racing F1 Delta gear diff

Fenix Racing have released their new F1 Delta gear diff, developed together with Framega. Featuring 4 metal spider gears and 3 high quality ball bearing, this gear diff is offered with an 86 teeth 64dp CNC machined spur gear, in order to ensure the most precise diff possible. Adjusting the diff is achieved with a combination of springs and grease. Available with both, metric or imperial shafts, it will fit almost all the F1 chassis on the market. Available now in pre-order with shipping from mid April.

View another image of the diff here

April 4, 2016

Maclan Racing carbon fibre car stands

Maclan Racing have introduced these high quality 100% full carbon fibre car stands. A unique style designed for ultra strength and ultra light weight, being only 1/3 the weight of traditional aluminium car stands, they are designed for both on-road and off-road vehicles. Each carbon fibre stand has holes to support shock building. Available mid-April.

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April 4, 2016

VS Racing 2102R .21 onroad engine

Former 1/8th onroad World Champion Rody Roem is making a move back into the onroad market with his VS Racing brand and the release of this 2102R super long stroke .21 on-road engine. Based on the very powerful O.S. Speed R2101, this is a combination of the world famous OS Max precision and technology together with some additional ‘Rody’ touches and development. Equipped with a VS Spec combustion chamber, The VS Racing 2102R is a high end competition engine intended for experienced users.

View more details & images here