New West Coast R/C Works black carpet edition 1/12-scale body support

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Mike Garrison

0 Sept. 11, 2017, 8:35 a.m.

By Mike Garrison
LiveRC.com

Press release from West Coast R/C Works:
www.westcoastrcworks.us

BLACK CARPET EDITION 1/12 Body Support

The CRC Black Carpet has many great advantages over the old gray carpet and the ETS carpet, like the high consistent grip level, less tire wear, more forgiving with 1/12 tire choices and so on.

But with many things in life there are also some draw backs. The most of them only need some adjustments in driving style and setup, but one of them are more hidden and can result in a suddenly uncontrollable car. I’m talking about the body scrub of 1/12 pan cars in high speed corners and on the straightway. I know that sounds like a non-issue because the body could be mounted higher, but that will increase the drag and lower the downforce of the body. This body scrub is usually not caused from a body that is mounted too low. It is generated by the air going over the body and bending the nose down until it touches the surface. The outcome of this is a reduced top and corner speed, and it even can lift the front wheels off the track. This will result in a huge crash. 

The 1/12 Body Support is designed to tackle this problem by supporting the nose of the body. It will reduce the body scrub to a bare minimum and allows to mount the body lower as before.

We proved in our testing that the lap times are faster in average and more consistent compared to a conventional mounted body.

The 1/12 Body support is available in two version and 3D printed from nylon. In 35-degree and 60-degree. The 35-degree version is designed for a body with a low angled nose like the AMR and the 60-degree version is made to support a body with a short nose like the BMR.

The Black Carpet Edition 1/12 Body support is available in black and white from our Shapeway store and selected dealerships.