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October 27, 2022

SMC technology in 1:1 Electric Motorbike Record attempt

It is nice to see RC technology making its way into full size motor sport with IFMAR World Champion battery manufacturer SMC Racing helping the record breaking electric motorbike outfit Team Speed Hertz as they get ready for the Texas Mile event this weekend. With teams having just 1-Mile to achieve their top speed and a shut down distance of 1/2-Mile, Speed Hertz are aiming to try and take the SMC technology and logo on the side of the bike to over 190mph and break the current 188mph record. Marc Rheinard used SMC batteries to take his Tamiya to two of his 1:10 Touring Car World titles (2010 & 2012).

View complete bike with SMC branding here

October 27, 2022

Racetec low profile cooling heads

Klinik RC has through their Racetec brand released new lightweight billet machined low profile cooling heads for O.S. and other similar engines. Cast stock heads are very heavy (70-90g) and not very efficient dissipating heat from your engine. Machined aluminium has 2x the thermal conductivity vs cast and the head weighs in at 30-40% less (53g) than the cast counterpart, significantly lowering COG. Machined from billet stock aluminium they are anodised in black, pink, red or blue and finished with lasering on the Racetec logos.

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October 25, 2022

Revolution Design Ultra X-Ring for 3mm 1:10 Shock

New from Revolution Design Racing Products are these Ultra X-Rings for 3mm 1:10 Shocks. Regular maintenance is crucial for ensuring the effective functioning of every RC car. Many parts hidden inside the most important assemblies are often neglected, including shock seals. RDRP’s Ultra X-Rings carry over the proven rubber compound of the well-known white O-rings. Thanks to their X-shaped profile, friction is reduced while retaining great sealing characteristics to any debris outside the shock, no matter whether you run on dirt or carpet. The packs of eight Ultra X-Rings are convenient for racers and hobby shops alike as they fit a wide variety of cars and trucks with 3 mm shock shafts, including but not limited to Team Associated, Schumacher and many of the latest TLR and Yokomo kits.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

October 24, 2022

Capricorn announces Depta on factory team

Capricorn RC has announced Merlin Depta as part of their factory team line-up for 2023. Having announced his departure from Serpent after 17-years of racing with the brand back in August, the German joins former team-mate & countryman Dominic Greiner at the reigning European 1:8 & 1:10 Nitro Onroad Champion manufacturer. Commenting on the announcement, Depta said, “(I am) Very happy to announce that I’ll join the Capricorn factory for 2023 and beyond. The quality and mechanical design are so on point. As if every single part of a car was taken into revision to make it as light and high-grade as possible. It’s so much fun to work on that car and I’m happy to join such a professional team. See you on the track.”

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 23, 2022

MXLR Carbon Charger Stand

MXLR has released a ‘First Edition’ Carbon Charger Stand. With limited pit space it is important to have everything as organised as possible on your pit table to maintain enough space for wrenching on your cars. Usually the charging equipment takes the most space on the table. The “First Edition MXLR Carbon Charger Stand helps with saving space and frees up more room in your pits. Made in Germany it has the full ‘Pro’ look as its made from carbon and aluminium only! The design offers multiple possibilities for the placement of your charging equipment. The top plate has perfect sized holes in the front area to allow XT60 and 4/5mm banana plugs go through, as well as bigger sized holes in the rear for XT90 and other bigger plug types. As a finishing touch an engraved “MXLR First Edition” alloy badge in the top plate.

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October 22, 2022

Bittydesign VPR 1:10 Street Drag racing body

Bittydesign has released the ‘VPR’ 1:10 Street Drag racing body shell. The Italian company say the project was born from the desire to create an extraordinary product developed specifically for drag races, “No Prep Street” category. Made with 1mm thick high quality polycarbonate Lexan, the body shell was designed on Team Associated’s DR10 chassis but can also be mounted on Losi 22S chassis No Prep Drag, Traxxas Slash 2wd Drag Car & Traxxas Drag Slash 1:10. Making reference to one of the most iconic American supercar ever made, during the design Bittydesign produced a few parts that complete the racing look of the VPR and aid in performance. The included rear ‘drag racing’ spoiler extension improves and “cleans” the air turbulence generated in the rear. They also offer an optional large GT rear wing to reproduce the exact style of the 1:1 scale GT car.

View more ‘GT’ style and more images here

October 21, 2022

Xray X4 ’23 Touring Car

Xray have today finally unveiled the 2023 edition of their 1:10 touring car platform, the World Championship winning X4 ’23. Key features of the new car include all-new XLP shocks that are 9mm shorter for improved cornering speed, steering response, and stability makes the car easier to drive in all surface conditions. The shocks are 2.6g lighter removing 10.4g from the front and rear of the chassis to improve weight placement while retaining the same internal oil volume compared to ULP shocks for consistent dampening. New pistons for improved travel from the more compact shock design ad new springs are 3mm shorter to match the new shocks. Front shock towers matched to short shocks are 8mm lower to improve CG with two optimised shock mounting positions. The Rear shock tower is also updated to work with the short shocks. Redesigned with additional material to improve durability in severe crashes and 8mm lower with 2 shock mounting positions to improve CG and optimise handling. The car features a number of heavy duty parts including lower bulkheads for improved durability while maintaining ultra-low weight with heavy duty upper clamps improving durability in hard crashes.

View the X4 ’23 presentation here for complete details

October 21, 2022

Montech ‘Divo’ Hypercar bodyshell

Italian company Montech have introduced a Hypercar bodyshell to fit on all 190mm touring models. The ‘Divo’ has a big emphasis on details to reflect the original car it is based on. Made from premium quality lexan polycarbonate, the kit includes the window masks, headlight stickers and the fixing screws & washers for the rear wing.

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