January 24, 2014

Smokem XB4 carbon fibre shock towers

Smokem XB4 carbon fibre shock towers

Smokem Racing introduce their XB4-RR carbon fibre shock towers for the Xray XB4 buggy. At 3.5mm thick, these 100% carbon fibre shock towers offer improved strength over the stock 3mm towers, yet not too thick so they won’t adversely affect the shock geometry of the 2014 car’s variable rear shock mounting system. Furthermore they have incorporated additional shock mounting and camber link holes to allow racers to further fine-tune the handling of their XB4 and XB4’14 buggies and fully explore its full potential.

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January 24, 2014

Team Associated RC10 World’s Car re-release

Team Associated RC10 World's Car re-release

Following the original “gold tub” RC10 Classic kit Team Associated soon have another off-road icon available in the form of the 1993 IFMAR Worlds winning RC10 World’s Car kit. Originally released after winning the World Championships in the hands of a young Brian Kinwald, the 2014 version will resemble the good old days of RC car racing by featuring a machined black anodised aluminium chassis, black colour suspension components, the 3-gear Stealth transmission and a replica of the sought after RCPS Turbo Mirage body shell. The 2014 version will feature some refinements and improvements though in the form of V2 shock absorbers, updated CVD driveshafts, a dual pad slipper clutch, and 1-piece wheels. It is understood that the World’s Car is a limited edition release and that the kit will hit the stores around April.

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January 24, 2014

RPM Slash & Stampede ESC cage

RPM Slash & Stampede ESC cage

RPM introduce this speed controller cage for the use with Traxxas’ VXL-3S ESC. The cage is designed to eliminated the use of the two undersized speedo mounting tabs in favour of a complete cage system that solidly locks it in place. By completely surrounding and capturing the VXL-3S ESC, damage from broken tabs and ejection from the vehicle has been completely eliminated. The cage, that is available in black and blue colour, works with all VXL Stampede 4×4, Slash 4×4, Slash 2WD and Rally chassis and it can also be used with the Rustler, Stampede 2WD and Bandit when combined with the Traxxas #3725 mounting plate.

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January 24, 2014

SkyRC Ares Pro brushless motor

SkyRC Ares Pro brushless motor

SkyRC introduce the Ares Pro competition brushless motor line. The 540-size motors make use of a vented T6 aluminium heatsink case and they feature high purity copper windings, heavy duty solder tabs, sintered neodymium magnets and dual sensor ports. The motors are build to meet ROAR and IFMAR rules and the very low turn variants come with a radial fan unit in the front end bell. Versions available include windings from 3.5T up to 21.5T with special stock motors and “even” 4.0T and 5.0T offerings hitting the shops also.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]


January 24, 2014

Titan Blitz GT bodyshell

Titan Blitz GT bodyshell

Team Titan have released this preview picture of their forthcoming Blitz GT bodyshell. Made from thick polycarbonate and sporting a somewhat “Italian” design the body is made for the upcoming 1/8th GT class and it will feature an add-on rear wing that directly mounts to the rear trunk/fender section. No words on a release date yet but the body looks pretty much production ready.

Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]


January 24, 2014

Hacker Skalar8 V2 brushless motor

Hacker Skalar8 V2 brushless motor

German company Hacker introduce the Skalar8 V2 brushless motor line for 1/8th buggies. Featuring virtually the same case design as it predecessors the motor sport many refinements and improvements such as a shorter length, a lower weight, reduced internal resistance, lower current consumption and increased efficiency. Coming with an improved timing shield the motor also have more torque and more RPM. The 4-pole sensored motors with a length of 64.4mm are available as 1750kv, 1900kv, 2100kv and 2300kv variant.

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January 23, 2014

FTW RB6 Nanofox bodyshell

FTW RB6 Nanofox bodyshell

For The Win introduce the Nanofox bodyshell for the Kyosho RB6 buggy. Stealth facets that define FTW style are fused with Grand Prix inspiration to cloak an all-business forward cab and impossibly low profile side pods with style. Like all FTW body shells, fitment is immaculate and most popular electronic suites are easily housed inside. The unique side pod profiles provide an ideally positioned air inlet opportunity. The body is formed from clear .030” polycarbonate and fits the buggy in both mid and rear- motor configurations, it includes moulded cut lines for each configuration as well as two .040 Fulcrum wings, a decal sheet, and window masks.

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January 23, 2014

Awesomatix GD2 gear differential internals

Awesomatix GD2 gear differential internals

German Awesomatix distributor Shepherd Micro Racing introduced a brand new metal gear set for the new Awesomatix GD2 differential which comes without any internals. Already successfully tested by Freddy Südhoff and Max Mächler using the gear set results in a very smooth and durable diff action. The set includes six gears as well as two hard-coated 7075-T6 aluminium diff pins. Included are also all needed shims. The GD2 diff set fits all A700 models.

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