November 18, 2015

STRC B5M 3-gear aluminium motor plate

STRC B5M 3-gear aluminium motor plate

New from STRC comes the 3-gear aluminium motor plate for Team Associated fifth generation vehicles that use this specific gearbox setup. The CNC-machined motor plate features milled heat-sink fins to help dissipate heat from the motor and also elongated motor screw hole slots to allow for larger pinion gear to be installed without having to change out a spur gear, making it great for 17.5T stock racing. The motor plate is available in anodised blue, stealth black, gun metal and natural silver.

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November 17, 2015

Vampire Racing 2S all-black charging lead

Vampire Racing 2S all-black charging lead

Available now from Vampire Racing is the 2S all-black charging lead in long configuration. The 60cm charging harness comes pre-soldered with 4mm gold-plated bullet-type connectors and an XH balancer on the charger side and and stepped 4/5mm dual plugs and a 2mm balance connector for the battery side which allows to charge 2S LiPo packs with both industry-standard 4mm connector tubes as well as the newer batteries with 5mm tubes.

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]


November 17, 2015

Exotek 22T Flite titanium front axles

Exotek 22T Flite titanium front axles

Exotek have introduced the Flite titanium front axle set for the TLR 22T series racing truck. Precision machined, the axles weight in at only 3.6g per piece and they help to reduce the rotational mass as well as unsprung weight. The corrosion resistant titanium material is ideal for racing on damp track conditions and the axles are usable both on the original 22T and the newer 2.0 kits. Included is suitable inner mounting hardware.

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November 17, 2015

Samix aluminium servo arm for Axial vehicles

Samix aluminium servo arm for Axial vehicles

Coming from Samix and made for Axial’s SCX10, XR10, AX10 and Exo off-road vehicles is a clamping design aluminium servo arm. Made from aluminium and coming in a 23T and 25T spline variant the arm offers 16mm and 20mm spaced, threaded mounting holes while the clamping design makes for a secure mounting even in high-stress applications. They come in four different colours and sport etched size markings for easy identification.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]


November 17, 2015

Sweep Racing Square Armor 2.4″ buggy tyres

Sweep Racing Square Armor 2.4" buggy tyres

New from Sweep Racing come the Square Armor 2.4″ 1/10th scale buggy tyres. Designed to fit the company’s 61mm rims with 2.4″ inserts the tyres are specially developed for racing on dusty outdoor conditions where maximum traction is needed. They come in ultra soft, extra soft, soft and medium compound as tyres only or pre-glued on 12mm hex rims.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]


November 17, 2015

Intech ER-12M 2.0 1/10th 2WD buggy kit

Intech ER-12M 2.0 1/10th 2WD buggy kit

Following a first teaser image Intech have now released more photos and information on the forthcoming ER-12M 2.0 mid-motor buggy kit. The follow-up model of the ER-12 is of a simple to work on design and based on a black anodised aluminium chassis with alloy side rails that also act as battery mounts for square, saddle or shorty pack batteries. The battery mount is made of two carbon fibre strips and alloy thumbs nuts. In the front of the very narrow chassis sit aluminium braces for the alloy upper steering plate and a lightweight composite frame acts as the steering servo mount . Part of the package is also a 4-gear mid motor gearbox with ball differential and also included are standard bore yet large volume alloy shock absorbers. The kit is set for a release early in December.

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November 17, 2015

VBC Firebolt DM2 2WD mid-motor off-road buggy

VBC Firebolt DM2 2WD mid-motor off-road buggy

Coming soon from VBC Racing is the Firebolt DM2 2WD mid-motor buggy kit. Especially designed for high-grip astroturf and carpet tracks the buggy features a low centre of gravity design with a new single rear chassis strut for more linear flex and roll of the 7075 aluminium chassis. The upper deck and battery mount is made from carbon fibre while the 2.5mm alloy chassis chassis allows to mount saddle, standard, square and shorty packs with the latter being shiftable forth and back in order to improve the chassis balance. Also included are 3.7mm front and rear shock towers, a lightweight motor plate, reinforced idler gear and high-torque ball differential as well as aluminium suspension parts such as lower arm mounts, rear bulkhead, 12mm big bore shock bodies and more. The kit should become available by December.

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November 17, 2015

Yokomo YZ-114Plus auto-detect balance charger

Yokomo YZ-114Plus auto-detect balance charger

Yokomo have introduced their new YZ-114Plus auto-detect multi-chemistry balance charger. Capable of charging LiPo, LiFe and LiIon batteries as well as NiMH and NiCd packs with up to 6A charge current the charger also features a special program for high-voltage LiHV batteries. The compact device is of a light weight and features a built-in balancer, 4-button operation, a back-lit display and several front-connectors for 6- and 3-pin XH balancer plugs, a Micro-USB PC link, a 5V/2.1A USB port and an optional temperature sensor. The charger will become available in December.

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