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April 30, 2008

Team Orion Vortex SL & 1:36 BL

Yesterday we showed you the first pictures of the production Vortex Experience and Micro 1/18 brushless motors from Team Orion. Today we have more first pictures from the Swiss company, this time from the brushless Vortex SL, a line of sensorless motors that have been designed for those racers that want high performance on a budget, with a speed version and a high torque version set to be released. Also new is the Vortex 1:36, a BL motor that brings larger scale performance to the smallest scales of racing cars, and when sold will be initially available in 2 different versions – 9500KV and 10300KV.

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April 29, 2008

Daily News Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> Bengt Andersson takes Swedish Victory – Link [serpent.com]
> Spy Shots of the prototype Bergonzoni R1 – Link [rcrevolution.net]
> Report on the ROAR truck Nats – Link [radiocontrolzone.com]
> Ben Cosgrove wins British Indoor Winter series – Link [teamxray.com]
> RB report on this weeks Euro B in Ampuis – Link [rbproducts.com]
> Vik dominatea “Race for Kids” at CVR – Link [kyoshoamerica.com]
> Photos of the HB prototype truggy – Link [neobuggy.com]

April 29, 2008

Xceed On-Road Car Stand

More new products from Xceed RC who have introduced a new addition to their line of racer friendly products with the release of this handy car stand. Suitable for most scales of on road vehicles, electric and gas, it has been made from a single piece of 2mm thick black anodised aluminium. Sporting the Xceed logo laser etched into the top and sides, the feet and top platform feature foam pads for helping to prevent your car and stand from moving around your work bench. A nice added feature is the inclusion of 4 holes in the top surface for sitting your shock absorbers into when refilling them.

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April 29, 2008

Serpent 960 OS2 wheel axle shim

Serpent have released these new 1mm thick spacers that are suitable for the optional OS2 front wheel axles on the Serpent 960’08, allowing easy adjustment of the front offset. Machined from aluminium, the spacers are tapered on the face that presses against the wheel bearing, ensuring that they don’t damage the bearing by rubbing against the outer part of the wheel axle bearing. Sold in a set of 4, they are used in combination with the standard 0.2mm thick wheel axle shims.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 29, 2008

Xceed Zytec 1/8th Body shell

Xceed RC, in collaboration with Italian company Sprint RC and former F1 mechanic Pietro Corradini, are pleased to announce this new Zytec 1/8th scale body shell. Tested extensively by World Vice Champion Andrea Cristiani, its design allows for great top speed and good cornering traction thanks to its low and flat front and side wing design. Also incredibly stable at high speed as well as under braking, the new shell sports clearance at the front for the shock tower and upper wishbones as well as having very stiff sides thanks to a special built in shape. Available in 1mm and 0.75mm thick versions, it is on the 2008 list of EFRA homologated body shells (#31501).

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April 29, 2008

LRP HV2 VTEC 4000 Race pack

LRP HV2 VTEC 4000 Race Stick pack

More new products from LRP who have released this Race stick pack, which uses the VTEC 4000 Longlife cell, an extremely though cell that can be stored over a long period of time without any disadvantages. Suitable for a wide range of applications, the pack has a low internal resistance and complies with EFRA, BRCA and DMC regulations.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

April 29, 2008

LRP S8 BX RTR 1/8th Buggy

LRP have released the RTR version of their 1/8 scale S8 BX, which claims to offer more race proven features and performance than any other ready-to-run buggy in its class. Equipped with components of highest quality the S8 BX provides maximum power, easy-handling and pure fun right out of the box. Its special angled engine mount puts the included LRP Z.21R Spec.2 ‘RTR Spec’ pull start in ideal position for an optimal centre of gravity for perfect driveability on every surface, either on rough grounds, parking lots or on the racing track.

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April 29, 2008

Xray T2 008 Alu Chassis Brace

Xray have released this Alu chassis brace for T2’008, which has been CNC-machined from high-grade aluminium. It is recommended for carpet tracks with medium to super-high traction. Also suggested to use when the used tires have a lot of natural traction (for example soft compound tires) but also for tires which have type of insert which create a lot of air inside the tire. This will make the car easier to drive with smoother steering and the car will not “stop” in the corner.

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