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June 13, 2013

Upgrade RC Vortex 10 buggy wing

Upgrade RC introduce their latest off-road rear wing in the form of the Vortex 10. It designed to fit most of today’s 1/10th buggies and sports a unique design with knobbed areas on the outer horizontal parts to improve the airflow over the rear section. Raised slide plates allow for good tyre clearance while the angled ends of the plates bundle the air and increase the stability of the whole wing. Included in the set are two wings, side plate decals and a mounting grid.

Source: Upgrade RC [rcidcustom.com]

June 12, 2013

FX Engines inside story

Having recently broke cover, new engine manufacturer FX Engines, which is owned and operated by the Hudy family, have made available a nice insight into the production of their first engine. Unlike some other engines brands, the Slovakian power plants are completely manufactured in-house in Europe in order to have full control over the design and the materials used. Started some six years ago, designer Juray Hudy not only changed every piece of the engine multiple times but also twice re-started from scratch to make sure the engines met the company’s strict demands in terms of quality, performance and reliability. To find out more about the history of FX Engines and the production of their very first engine click here (PDF) to download the story.

Source: FX Engines [fx-engines.com]

June 11, 2013

DE Racing 1/8th & 1/10th setup wheels

DE Racing introduce their new setup system for many 1/8th and 1/10th scale off-road vehicles. Based around a set of flat surface wheels with a rubber layer the system ensures high accuracy when measuring ride height, camber and toe settings. The wheels are available in two diameters for 1/10th and 1/8th buggies with the latter are also perfect for 1/10th short course trucks. A wide range of adapter hubs ensures that the wheels are usable on virtually every off-road vehicle. The rubber layer on the wheels not only makes for a secure stand on the setup board but also helps to recreate the geometry of the car against the grip of the rubber tyre to lock the wheels into a proper position for checking camber and toe.

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June 11, 2013

Xray XB4 white Aerodisk wheels

Xray introduce their Aerodisk wheel value packs for the XB4 off-road buggy. The rims come in white colour, are designed for 14mm hex adapters and are made of a flexible yet durable material. They come as sets of five pairs as narrow front and wide rear wheels.

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June 11, 2013

Yuki Model Yakuza Boss brushless set

German company CN Development & Media introduce the Yuki Model Yakuza Boss 1/8th electric brushless set. Included are the SD 160A sensored speed controller and either a 68mm long 2250kv motor or a 74mm variant with 2150kv or 1750kv. The controller offers a heavy duty BEC system with an adjustable output voltage of 6V or 8.4V and a current of 3A meaning high voltage compatible steering servos are useable without an additional receiver battery pack. Included in the sets are a LCD programming card, 5.5mm gold-plated bullet-type connectors, a sensor wire and a 19T pinion gear.

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June 11, 2013

Hitec HSB-93 & HSB-94 brushless servos

Hitec introduce two new servo lines in the form of the HSB-93 and HSB-94 servos suitable for virtually any 1/10th and 1/8th scale application. Starting with the HSB-9360TH (0.06s/17kg-cm), HSB-9370TH (0.10s/25kg-cm) and HSB-9380TH (0.14s/34kg-cm), the servos offer an ultra-efficient Neu Castle brushless motor, titanium gears and a red anodised aluminium middle heatsink case. A low current consumption and the ability to run the servos with 6.0V to 7.4V input makes the servo ideal for electric and nitro applications alike. The second new servo line are the HSB-94 servos with the HSB-9465SH (0.07s/13.5kg), HSB-9475SH (0.10s/19.4kg) and HSB-9485SH (0.15s/26kg). The pro level hobby servos are equipped with Neu Castle brushless motors, a steel gear train and they offer an ultra low current consumption. Like the 93-series servos they are build to handle 6.0V to 7.4V input voltage for unregulated use of 2S LiPo receiver battery packs.

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June 10, 2013

Traxxas EZ-Peak 5A NiMH charger

The Traxxas EZ-Peak 5A NiMH charger packs offers simple push button operation with selectable charge rates making it easy to charge 4 to 8 cell NiMH batteries and 5-cell receiver packs. The device offers bullet-type tube connector outputs for the power packs, an integrated receiver battery charging port and a 5V/1A USB charging port for mobile electronics. The charger itself is powered by 12 to 18VDC or 100 to 240VAC input voltage, comes including a pre-wired charging harness with TRX high-current connector and suitable input wires.

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June 10, 2013

T.O.P. Sabre FD2 & FF03 body post plates

T.O.P. Racing introduce body post reinforcement plates for the Sabre FD2 and Tamiya FF03 front wheel drive cars. The parts are designed to reinforce the body post area of the cars in order to make for a more solid platform for all high centre of gravity FWD bodies many 2WD touring car rules books call for. The carbon fibre plates come pre-assembled with rubber O-rings and are available as wide or narrow version depending on the wide of the body’s roof section.

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