December 6, 2011

Sonic Nitro Engines V.12T 2.1cc TC engine

Sonic Nitro Engines V.12T 2.1cc TC engine

Sonic Nitro Engines have released details on their V.12T 2.1cc touring car engine. All components have been made from the finest materials to ensure high durability and reliability. Equipped with a 3 ports sleeve with ‘teardrop’ work and a CNC machined flat piston, the engine provides great power over the entire RPM range while having a very efficient fuel consumption. The 12mm turbo crankshaft is filled with a silicone insert to reduce the inertia and improve the fuel flow while the special back plate, the optimized crankcase and the the ‘knife edged’ aerodynamic connecting rod help even more to reduce turbulence inside the engine. A special turbo combustion chamber with a cooling fin and the super lightweight cooling head ensure best heat dispersion to keep the engine temperature at a moderate level. High quality Swiss ball bearings, a modern composite valve carburetor and a 5,4mm aluminium venturi complete this new high competition engine. All Sonic engines will be available from next week on.

View more images and details here


December 6, 2011

Serpent S411 2mm flex top-deck

Serpent S411 2mm flex top-deck

New from Serpent for the S411 is this 2mm carbon fibre top-deck, which features a new design to allow for more flex on the tracks where this is needed. This new top deck is in addition to the already available 2.5mm and 2.0mm standard configuration top decks as well as the 2.5mm, 2.25mm and 2.0mm chassis plates, allowing you to extensively experiment with chassis torsion.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


December 6, 2011

HPI SB-5 metal gear servo

HPI SB-5 metal gear servo

New fro HPI is this SB-5 metal gear servo. This quick and powerful servo (0.11 sec speed, 11.8Kg cm torque) is an ideal upgrade or replacement servo for hardcore RC enthusiasts looking for a stronger and faster servo to replace the stock steering or throttle servo on their vehicle. With metal gears, it’s one of their best value servos, perfect for just about any application.

Source: HPI [hpieurope.com]


December 6, 2011

Max Power RP3.5 Racing Edition .12 engine

Max Power RP3 Racing Edition .12 engine

Max Power have released their new .12 competition engine called the RP3.5 Racing Edition. This new engine has a different stroke, a 3 port sleeve, machined piston, hand tuned lightened crankshaft, sealed combustion chamber and new for 2012 cooling head. Available from December onwards.

View the engine internals here


December 5, 2011

Capricorn Lab C02 now available

Capricorn Lab C02 now available

More news from Capricorn with the announcement that their Lab C02 1/10th scale 200mm chassis kit is now available. We have written about the car in the past, but up until now it was only available as an upgrade kit for the C01 car. The Italian company also released photos of the completed car, which you more of below.

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December 4, 2011

Team C EP Offroad buggy tires

Team C EP Offroad buggy tires

Team C Racing have introduced their new line of buggy tires for 1/10th off road. For 2wd and 4wd there are two new rear tires, the TG411 SS and TG412 Code, both coming pre glued in soft compound to a yellow spoked rim, with racing insert. The SS is also available for the front of your 4wd, also pre glued with yellow insert, while for the front of your 2wd there is the Rail, a ribbed design, pre glued to a yellow disk wheel. Both front tires also come in soft compound.

View the other new tires here


December 4, 2011

CRC 1S 4200mAh 65C Shorty pack

CRC 1S 4200mAh 65C Shorty pack

CRC have released their new battery for 1S racing, the 1S 4200mAh 65C Shorty. This new pack is built for the new CRC Gen-Xi and gives plenty of runtime and power for spec racing in 17.5 and 13.5 turn. Also, great for 4 minute oval racing, the small sizes allows multiple battery positions. Dimensions are 69x47x18.5mm it is ROAR legal and no effected by ROAR’s new short battery rule.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]


December 4, 2011

Robitronic aluminium servo-arms

Robitronic aluminium servo-arms

Robitronic now offers a new lineup of sturdy and ultra-reliable servo-arms. They add a clever clamping mechanism that grips the servo’s spline with enough force, so that you’ll never lose or strip a servo arm again. Even if the servo’s spline screw works itself loose, you can safely keep on racing since the clamp-style servo arms will still provide a firm grip. Laser-etching tells you the spline indexing, (23T, 24T, 25T) they’re built for.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]