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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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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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.
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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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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.
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New from X-Act is the Pro 5 3.5cc nitro buggy engine. The Pro 5 uses the same high quality carburettor as the Sportive but offers enhanced power thanks to a new crankcase and a 5-port piston and liner set with lightened piston for higher RPM. Greater internal porting enhances fuel flow and the engine also comes with a coated crankshaft. To top it all off the Pro 5 comes with a lightweight, drilled, CNC machined head as well and a turbo plug combustion camber insert. All piston and liner sets are hand matched and offer a tight initial fit but long life after the run in process and all engines from the range are hand assembled in the UK to ensure correct fitment and parts quality verification.
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Serpent America has announced the signing of Dylan Gerard. Gerard, a former TLR driver, is a well-known name around the United States, and even more so in the mid-western region. The Ohio native will be equipped with the full line of Serpent vehicles for 2015, including 1/10th and 1/8th scale. Gerard has the following to say:
I’m very excited to have been given the opportunity to drive for Serpent and Desoto Racing. I’m looking forward working with the team to help take my racing to the next level with their knowledge and mine combined it will be a perfect fit. Serpent has the best quality product and very fast cars to back it up. I want to thank Paul Ciccarello and Joaquin Desoto for this great opportunity.
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The annual Snowbird Nationals held at the Park Inn by Radisson, in Orlando, Florida, is one of the biggest RC events in the US, if not the World. With a total of 290 entries in on-road only, it can really be considered as the “Superbowl of RC”. The 2015 track layout was a mirrored version of the one used at the previous IFMAR 1/12th Worlds and traction levels became very high only after the first day of practice. In the Modified TC class Alexander Hagberg managed to take a convincing TQ position in front of team mate Paul Lemieux. In the single main Alexander lead from tone to tone with Paul Lemieux loosing a place to finish in 3rd while Andrew Hardman moved up to 2nd spot.
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