PSM have released new front and rear carbon shock towers for the Agama A8. The front tower is made from glossy 5mm carbon fibre, while the rear is made in 4mm. Both towers are lightweight with the front weighing only 21.5g and the rear 23g with both designed for US-Style tracks. These parts are a direct replacement for the original parts.
Serpent have announced the Cobra E-Buggy Ready To Race 1/8th buggy, which is Serpent’s first entry into the Ready-to-race offroad category. The RTR version of the successful high end Serpent 1/8 Cobra E-Buggy it comes complete with DragonRC 2.4 radio with LCD screen, strong metal gear servo, brushless motor, waterproof speedo, pre-painted & precut body and pre-mounted offroad tyres The car is of course 4-wheel-drive and features 3 gear diffs, 16mm big bore shocks, aluminium shock towers & chassis, easy radio box, side guards / low C of G battery boxes and a large rear wing. This super durable buggy chassis is a great entry into the racing scene and a good price. Fully upgradable with parts and options from the high end race-version it is due to be released in the 2nd half of May.
View more images of the buggy here
Italian engine company Novarossi has announced the signing of Austrian Hupo Honigl to their factory team. The multiple European offroad Champion will run the engines in his Durango DNX408 and 408T cars having previously used LRP engines. Expect to see Hupo running his new Novarossi power plants at numerous major events throughout the year.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]
With increasing power delivery from brushless motors and lithium polymer batteries, internal resistance of device-to-device interconnects and electrical contacts have become more critical parts for today’s R/C car racing. µ-Pro has targeted the market needs and come out with the male bullet plugs and the “Super-12” AWG wire. The bullet plugs minimize contact resistance. They come in two sizes, with diameter ø4mm and ø5mm, these sizes working with the latest available lithium polymer batteries. The “Super-12” AWG wire claims to have a higher current density capability than ordinary 12 AWG wires available in the market.
View the Super-12 AWG wire here
A Main Hobbies has continued to grow and is excited to offer numerous opportunities for qualified individuals looking for a fun, exciting career with one of the RC industry’s fastest growing companies. Six full-time positions for our marketing and design divisions are now open for those who qualify. Please see the individual job postings for the day-to-day duties, requirements, experience and education required for each position.
View details of the advertised jobs here
2013 was looking to be a tough year for Graupner / GM-Racing after parent company Graupner GmbH & Co.KG went insolvent. From the ashes comes a new company Graupner/SJ GmbH which has been founded by SJ Incorporated. Having purchased some assets like the Graupner and GM-Racing brand names, well known and respected racer Ralf Helbing, who used to be the head of development, has now taken over control of Graupner’s business activities as its managing director. The first new GM/SJ products to hit the shelves will be the GM/SJ Race motor series as well as the new GM Genius Pro speedo which is currently being tested by team drivers and has already sparked a lot of interested amongst drivers and competitors. Expect those products very soon along with many more to come such as the X8-E high-level car radio with which it will be possible to change the speedo setup during a practice run without leaving the rostrum.
View an image of the new X8-E radio here
Team C have released a teaser image of their new 2wd SC truck. The chassis looks to be heavily based on the TM2 buggy which features an inline mounted mid motor configuration that drives a center shaft to the rear drive train. The chassis and top deck are carbon as per the buggy and it also features the aluminium side stiffeners for rigidity. We have no other details currently regarding release date but we will let you know as we find out.
Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]
Orcan’s new OA1911 pipe has been developed especially for mid-sized tracks and offers extremely high torque coupled with linear power delivery through the entire range in combination with low fuel consumption. The new OA1911 pipe comes with a short conical manifold and all mounting accessories and is the perfect addition to the OA1910Plus and OA1915 pipe family. It delivers a huge amount of torque for a linear performance, making it ideally suited to mid-sized race tracks. Orcan also have numerous optional manifolds which can be ordered separately like the OA1911M for superior acceleration, the OA1911C for lower fuel consumption and the OA1911S for more mid-range and high-end torque and a higher top speed.
View the various manifolds here
