Friday, November 14, 2008
CS Electronic Micro cells, motors & tires Categories - Accessories, CS Electronic, On Road, Products - comments closed
CS Electronic have announced the release of some new products for micro racers including new batteries, motors and tires. The cells are 1600mAh and replace the older 1500mAh offering more run time and power. The new micro magnetic brushless motors are designed to fit 1/18th scale vehicles and come in a range of versions from 6500kv to 9000kv. Finally to help your super quick micro vehicle around the track, CS now offer new foam tires for both front and rear with the front shores in 42, 45, 48 and 50, while the rear come in 34, 36, 38 and 40.
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Xray have released this unique Active Differential, a high-performance, adjustable front gear differential for XT8 truggies, which vastly improves the truggy’s speed and handling characteristics. The special design of the internal components, using different angled segments, allows the diff gears to engage on-power to increase the forward traction and stability to the truggy, making it faster and easier to drive.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
DE Racing release more BumpSkids Categories - Accessories, DE Racing, Off Road, Products - comments closed
DE Racing have announced the release of more new BumpSkids. Now available for the Mugen MBX5R & MBX5T, Xray XB808, Associated RC8 & RC8T, and Hot Bodies D8, this product combines a superior front skid plate with a refined front bumper to create the ultimate in protection, performance, and styling. At DE Racing they believe a car’s chassis is not a wear item and this product further reinforces that concept by providing high performance protection for the front of your expensive 1/8 scale chassis.
Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
SMP lightweight Titanium axles Categories - Accessories, Products, SMP, Serpent - comments closed
Swiss after market parts maker SMP have released some new titanium wheel axles for the Serpent 720. Weighing only 6.8 grams each, they are 40% lighter than the standard axles which helps increase responsiveness and of course lowers the overall weight of the car.
Source: SMP [smp-slide.ch]
Shepherd Velox 2009 Upright set Categories - Accessories, On Road, Products, Shepherd - comments closed
Shepherd have released a new set of 2009 uprights and steering blocks and corresponding ecentric insert for the Velox. This setup makes it is possible to use smaller tyres with the same ride height, an extremely useful option in long finals to avoid a tyre change. The ecentric inserts are made of high-quality 7075 T6 aluminium for a perfect fit of the ball bearings, while the uprights are glass fibre-reinforced to ensure a stable position of the inserts. The set contains 2 rear uprights, 2 front steering blocks, 8 aluminum eccenters and 8 corresponding ball bearings.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Edit RC D8/Lightning Hubs & Bearings Categories - Accessories, Edit, Hot Bodies, Products - comments closed
Edit RC have released a range of aluminium rear hubs for the Hot Bodies Lightning and D8 buggies. Available in 1, 2 and 3 degrees of toe-in, they have been made from CNC machined high quality 7075 alloy and they feature a durable, cool grey hard anodised finish. Also new from Edit are a complete set of high quality bearings for the same range of cars. The set contains all the bearings you need to give your Lightning a complete re-furb at a fraction of the normal cost.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Serpent 960 Brass balance weight Categories - Accessories, On Road, Products, Serpent - comments closed
Serpent have released this brass counter weight for use on their 960′08 1/8th scale chassis. Weighing in at 50g it is mounted alongside the chassis stiffener to balance the car when using a lightweight LiPo receiver-pack.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Thursday, October 30, 2008
DE Racing release the BumpSkid Categories - Accessories, DE Racing, Off Road, Products - comments closed
DE Racing, makers of the Skid plate, have released a whole new product line called the BumpSkid. This product combines a superior front skid plate with a refined front bumper to create the ultimate in protection, performance, and styling. At DE Racing they believe a car’s chassis is not a wear item and this product further reinforces that concept by providing high performance protection for the front of your expensive 1/8 scale buggy or truggy chassis. Available currently for the Kyosho MP777 / ST-R / ST-RR and Team Losi 8ight / 8ight T, more chassis’s will be supported in the future.
Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]
