Made for their P12 1/12th scale pan car is Capricorn’s new aluminium lower pod plate. Sold separately the alloy plate is meant to be used in combination with the optional aluminium chassis. The part was designed for the use on high-grip surfaces and its thickness remains the same as the graphite version.
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Capricorn have introduced the new One brand .21 and .12 exhaust manifolds. Their special shape will make for optimised torque in the low to mid RPM range. The manifolds sport engraved One logos and they fit most on-road engines.
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Coming from Capricorn is their new One .21 nitro on-road engine. Based on the O.S. Speed 2103 the power plant features an exclusive aerodynamic bi-colour cooling head, however more details about the engine are not known yet.
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Capricorn have introduced a new aluminium main chassis plate for the P12 1/12th scale pan car as well as an aluminium upper deck for the TE-03 electric touring car. Starting with the chassis, the main plate was developed especially for high grip track conditions with its partly pocketed design making for a lower weight and optimised flex characteristics. As for the TE-03’s alloy upper deck, the part will excel especially on high-grip tracks as it reduced the overall chassis flex for improved corner speed and a slightly milder steering response.
Coming from Capricorn is a new O.S. Speed based ONE .12 competition nitro on-road engine. The power plant features a rear ceramic bearing and an updated crankshaft timing, with the sleeve being also tuned accordingly. In addition the cooling of the engine had also been updated for improved overall performance in warmer ambient temperatures.
Capricorn have introduced their new line of pre-mounted foam tyres for electric touring cars. The tyres use the same wheel offset as as most pre-glued rubber wheels, making them a direct fit on most of today’s touring cars and the tyres come in medium or soft compound. Testing has shown that foam tyres can have more consistency over their whole lifespan compared to rubber tyres and they recently gained interest especially in Italy and the U.S..
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Capricorn have introduced an EP conversion kit for the C803 nitro in-road car. The set includes everything needed to convert the chassis of the nitro-powered car to full C803EP specifications. A are carbon fibre top deck with dual shorty LiPo battery mount, 1-piece motor mount, new layshaft, alloy main gear hub and pinion gear are included as are a carbon fibre fan mount, alloy belt tensioner and necessary hardware. However, the needed electronics have to be sourced separately.
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Italian company Capricorn has announced the addition of UK on-road frontrunner, Neal King to their team. Neal will be using Capricorn’s LAB C803 1/8th nitro on-road kit powered by One engines and had the following to say about the deal:
I would like to thank Patrizio for the opportunity to join the Capricorn team. I look forward to racing the Capricorn Lab C803 Evo with the “One” engines in in 2018.
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