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February 4, 2015

Vesa Yli renews with Reedy

Reedy has announced that Finnish on-road racer Vesa Yli signed a contract extension for 2015. Vesa’s specialty is 1:12 pan car but he also competes in the Finnish National Series with his touring car and dabbles in off-road in the Summer months. Vesa said:

I’m really excited and looking forward to the continued Reedy support and working with the team in 2015 and beyond. I have been extremely happy with the power package and the way the team works since the first joining in 2012. Together with Reedy’s determined and experienced R&D, I am sure we can achieve great results again in 2015 in all classes.

Source: Reedy [reedypower.com]

February 4, 2015

Xray XB4 rear aluminium uprights

Xray introduce new aluminium rear uprights for the XB4 line of 1/10th scale buggies. The parts are of a new design with vertical ball stud mounting positions that allow for easy roll centre changes by adding or removing shims under the camber link pivot balls. The hubs also sport a total of five different mounting positions to alter the length of the camber links in order to further fine-tune the camber gain characteristics. On top of that the uprights allow for a wheelbase adjustment range of 4mm. The black anodised and laser etched parts come separately for the left and right hand side of the vehicle.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 4, 2015

Beamcat Firebolt DM aluminium front bulkhead

New from Beamcat comes an aluminium front bulkhead for the VBC Firebolt 2WD buggy. CNC-machined from 7075 aluminium and coming anodised in gun metal coloured anodising the part improves the structural integrity of the vehicles’s front end in the event of a crash by replacing the standard composite plastic part with a more durable alloy variant.

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February 3, 2015

2015 Rex Legend nitro off-road engines

Novarossi introduce the new Legend line of Rex nitro engine for off-road buggy and truggy applications. Starting with the .21 buggy engines, the Legend 7 and Legend 4 Off Road engines both offer a long stroke design, new rear ball bearings with less rotational mass, redesigned 3-needle carburettors and updated venturi inserts for optimised performance. Both engines are available with standard steel or ceramic bearings.

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February 3, 2015

Capricorn Tesla nitro on-road engines

Capricorn in cooperation with Max Power soon have the Tesla line of nitro on-road engines available. Based on Novarossi engines and hand-tuned by Max Fantini of Max Power the .21 and .12 power houses are meant to produce the best possible performance while being very reliable at the same time. The Tesla engines will become available from mid-February on.

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February 3, 2015

JConcepts Diamond Bar 2.2″ 2WD front buggy tyres

JConcepts Diamond Bar 2.2" 2WD front buggy tyres

JConcepts introduce the Diamond Bar 2.2″ 2WD front buggy tyres. In slightly warm conditions, if a track has developed a groove, the Diamond Bars steer more in low and high-speed sections but do not react “on edge” or “dig” themselves into a corner. The close arrangement and low pin height react on the grippy surface providing speed and agility while the overall tyre size and blended pin/carcass smooth out the ride and initial turn-in attitude. The tyres are meant to excel outdoor or indoor where the track has taken on rubber and a groove has formed. Available in blue, green and red compounds including Dirt Tech closed cell inserts, the Diamond Bar carcass has been designed to work on either 2.2″ or 61mm/2.4″ wheels. The tyre comes ready to mount as 2.2″ or by trimming the bead; it’s an exact fit onto 61mm/2.4″ wheels.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

February 3, 2015

MKS X6 HBL575 & HBL599 brushless servos

Asian company MKS, known for their range of airplane and helicopter specific servos, introduce the X6 HBL575 and HBL599 servos for RC car applications. The HBL575 (0.06s/42kg-cm) and HBL599 (0.09s/24kg-cm) both feature an all aluminium heatsink case, chrome-titanium gears, dual ball bearings and brushless motors. The standard size servos are usable in a voltage range of 6.0V up to 8.2V with their robust metal construction making them ideal especially for 1/8th on-road and off-road applications. Both servos should be available soon.

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February 3, 2015

Mark Green wins British F1 Nationals Rd2

Last weekend was the 2nd round of a 4-meeting series for the British 1/10 F1 Nationals held at Broxtowe. Mark Green with his Serpent F110 managed TQ in 3 of the 4 qualifying rounds and lead the A-final for most of the race he have a close race with David Underwood for the first half of the final before winning the final by a full lap. Round 3 will be at the Swift Raceway near Sheffield on Sunday 8th March.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]