August 2, 2008

Venom Pliers & Temperature Monitor

Venom Pliers & Temperature Monitor

Venom have released a number of new products, including a new line of high-quality pliers and a temperature monitor. The new tools have been made from high-quality tool steel and feature non-slip, soft grip handles molded in Venom green and black. With a wide range of uses and applications, they make it easy to work on any R/C Vehicle. Also new is the Venom Micro Temp Monitor, which is now available in black and as with the previously available green version, the new version records the highest temperature your engine has reached, with easy recall at the touch of a button. Featuring One Button High Temp Technology, the Venom Temperature Monitor takes all the guesswork from tuning your high performance engine and gets you in the winner’s circle.

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August 1, 2008

Losi RE10 Exhaust System

Losi RE10 Exhaust System

Losi have announced the release of this new RE10 exhaust system, complete with forward pointing pressure nipple, this new exhaust system provides extra clearance to keep the pressure line out of harm’s way. Providing immediately gratifying explosive power, the system includes all necessary mounting equipment, while the attractive reinforced exit pipe helps prevent damage, with the unique finish setting the pipe apart.

Source: Losi [losi.com]


August 1, 2008

Serpent moving production to Asia

Serpent moving production to Asia

We have received the following statement from Dutch company Serpent MRC outlining their latest restructuring plan. An established company, in existence for over 25 years, it has had to release this statement to counter other unfounded reports of their demise that started to spring up on the internet last night. The release states that the company is still going strong and has in fact only moved all of its production to Asia, which will have an effect on how distributors will purchase their products. Their headquarters in the Netherlands will continue to operate, but will now only handle R&D, Sales and Marketing.

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August 1, 2008

Upgrade RC Custom Truggy skins

Upgrade RC Custom Truggy skins

Upgrade RC have been in touch to briefly tell us about their new custom truggy skins. Suitable for the Jammin X2 CRT, Losi 8T, Mugen MBX5T (JConcepts) and Kyosho STRR shells, they are currently available in 7 different designs, all of which can be custom coloured and can also include your sponsors logos.

Source: Upgrade RC [upgradercshop.com]


August 1, 2008

Shepherd Euro 2008 Conversion Set

Shepherd Euro 2008 Conversion Set

Seen in our coverage from last weeks European 1/8th scale Championships in Valencia, Shepherd have now officially released their Euro 2008 Conversion Set. Containing new parts for rear end of the Velox, the distance between the lower hinge pins is smaller to increase the effective length of the lower wishbones. With this modification the Velox becomes more stable on the rear end and therefore is easier to drive. To have the same angle for the shock absorbers two carbon fibre plates are included that can be fixed at the lower wishbones.

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July 31, 2008

Euros 1:10 – New in the pits

Corally RDX Phi prototype parts

A quick look through the pits here in Vila Real have revealed a number of new products being run and tested by some of the top drivers. Corally racer Marc Fisher from Germany is running some new prototype parts on his RDX Phi. There are new rear uprights that have 1mm lower top mounting points, also the front steering blocks have received some attention together with the new servo saver part that has simpler to adjust Ackermann.

Check out the full coverage on our event site here.


July 31, 2008

Losi Bearing & Clutch service boxes

Losi Bearing & Clutch service boxes

New from Losi for use with their 8ight range of chassis’ are two new spares boxes. The first box contains a complete ball bearing set for all 8ight-based race and RTR models and comes in a reusable box. This boxed set includes all of the necessary bearings you need, and is a cost-effective alternative to purchasing individual bearings. Losi have also released a clutch rebuild and service set, which includes all the service and tuning parts necessary for rebuilding the 8ight and 8ight-T clutch in one box.

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July 31, 2008

Xray XB808 CVD drive axles

Xray XB808 CVD drive axles

New from Xray for the XB808 are these CNC-machined CVD drive axles, which have been made from premium lightweight Swiss 7075 T6 hardcoated aluminium. Strategically-machined, super-lightweight drive axles are specially designed and produced for high-competition racing. The reduced weight is almost 3x less than the stock wheel axle, with a total weight saving of up to 20g for all 4 wheel axles. Precision machined with highest tolerances using premium fully-automatic German CNC-machines. High-quality hard coating is done at Xray’s own in-house fully-robotic hard coating line, ensuring a perfect hardcoated surface every time.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]