January 14, 2014

JSP Group International acquires Corally

JSP Group International acquires Corally

JSP Group International, the investment group behind the European distributor Pro Models, today announced that they have acquired the Corally brand name (Corally, Team Corally, TC) and their high performance RC car designs and related products at the end of November last year. Founded in 1984 by Constant Paul, Corally has won multiple World and European Championships as well as countless National titles around the globe. JSP had the following to say about the deal:

We at JSP Group International are excited about the acquisition of the world famous competition brand Corally. We have set a strong strategy for Corally to bring new and exciting competition products to the rc racers worldwide. We will not only concentrate on the competition products, also a line of innovative high quality products for the hobby driver will be developed very soon. We look forward to see racers all over the world using our innovative Corally products.

Source: Corally [corally.com]


January 14, 2014

BRX5 2014 “Classic” 1/8 on-road kit

BRX5 2014 "Classic" 1/8 on-road kit

French company BRX introduce the 2014 version of the BRX5 1/8th “Classic” on-road car. The vehicle is of a very simply design with unsprung front and rear axles and a 1-speed transmission. The 2014 edition makes use of most of its predecessors parts but features a new, thicker main chassis and the front axle plate, radio and rear upper support plate are now also cut from silver-colour carbon fibre for a cleaner looking car. Otherwise the kit remained unchanged in terms of geometry and specifications.

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January 14, 2014

RB Blast V20 limited edition engine

RB Blast V20 limited edition engine

RB introduce the Blast V20 3.5cc off-road nitro engine. Being of a limited edition the engine features a lightened 14.5mm turbo crankshaft, 7-port liner, the company’s Multi Exhaust System and a lightweight machined piston. All that is housed in a lightweight yet strong crankcase while other features include a turbo combustion camber insert, a composite slide carburettor with 7mm venturi insert and a 60mm orange-anodised lightweight cooling head. The engine is available separately or including a suitable in-line exhaust set.

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]


January 14, 2014

MR..Roche BD7 aluminium option parts

MR..Roche BD7 aluminium option parts

MR..Roche will soon have a handful of aluminium option parts for the Yokomo BD7 available. Planned so far are a 1-piece floating servo mount, split inner suspension mounts as well as outer 1-piece suspension mounts. The servo mount is a direct replacement for the kit part while the A-arm mounts come in several specifications to allow for a wide range of suspension geometry changes.

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January 14, 2014

Tekno shock springs & sway bars

Tekno shock springs & sway bars

Tekno RC have new 1/8th shock springs as well as optional sway bars for the ET48 and NT48 truck available. Starting with the silver colour springs, they come as separate 80mm front and 90mm rear parts, are made from 1.6mm spring steel and are available as 7.5T to 9.0T front and 9.0T to 10.5T rear variant in four colour-coded hardnesses each. Also new and made for the ET48 and NT48 1/8th truggies are several sway bar wires. Coming as 2.3mm to 3.0mm variant the sway bars help to adjust the chassis roll to your liking and they are laser-etched for easy identification.

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January 14, 2014

STRC SCX10 SWB chassis & Wraith driveshafts

STRC SCX10 SWB chassis & Wraith driveshafts

ST Racing Concepts have new option parts for the Axial SCX10 and Wraith crawler kits available. Starting with the SCX10 part, available now is a short wheelbase chassis conversion kit that builds on solid 4mm CNC machined chassis rails which box-in the centre skid plate with a pair of 4mm CNC machined side plates. Included are also a full set of aluminium suspension link to shorten the wheelbase to approximately 250mm.  Hardware and aluminium accessories are included to redistribute the weight as well with the battery now up front over the front axles. The shorter wheelbase is perfect for highly detailed CC-01 Tamiya bodies such as the Mercedes Unimog, Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler, Toyota Land Cruiser or the upcoming Toyota FJ Cruiser. The conversion is available in black, gun metal and silver anodising. Also available are optional anodised colour chassis rails and side plates in red and green as well as a pair of replacement 74mm suspension links.

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January 13, 2014

Zen Racing 1/12th diff hub set

Zen Racing 1/12th diff hub set

Zen Racing introduce this diff hub set for 1/12th on-road chassis. The set has been designed to give 1/12th rear wheels a more positive lock to eliminate wheel wobble. Also with the addition of the left hand clamp spider the rear axle weight is far more equal aiding better drive forward and a better balanced rear axle. The hubs also make use of M2.5 screws over the conventional 4-40 fasteners for an easy and simple use track side. All parts are also available separately.

Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]


January 13, 2014

Team Orion Advantage Touch Duo charger

Team Orion Advantage Touch Duo charger

Team Orion introduce the Advantage Touch Duo AC/DC multi-chemistry charger. Building on the experience gained with the single output Advantage Touch chargers the device features a build-in 200 watts power supply for up to 10A charge current per output for simultaneous charging of up to two 6S LiPo battery packs. A colour touch screen display show all of the important charging, discharging and balancing parameters and a new split view allows to display  the data of both channels. The charger is also equipped with a USB connector for firmware upgrades and two temperature probe connectors. Included with the charger come two 4-in-1 balancing boards.

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