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June 15, 2011

Kyosho Inferno Neo ST Race Spec type 1

Available from August 2011 is Kyosho’s new Inferno ST Neo 1/8 scale RTR race truggy. A total of 15 newly designed components have been integrated into the Inferno Neo ST Race Spec ReadySet such as the large capacity big bore oil shocks, front & rear stabilisers, front universal joints and the special Race Spec hard chassis. Also included is the KE25 engine that is both easy to start and adjust. Included in the set is the Perfex 2.4GHz KT-201 RC system that automatically manages its own frequencies and features dual-rate function and a failsafe that throttles down in the event the radio signal is lost or interrupted.

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June 15, 2011

Ninja JX21B02 off-road racing engine

Mugen USA got in touch to tell us about the new Ninja JX21B02 .21 off-road buggy and truggy nitro racing engine. The company teamed up with O.S. Engine to create a 3-port long stroke engine with a new piston/sleeve design. The long stroke creates a stronger more linear power band from low end top fuel high end speed while the redesigned crankcase and crankshaft make for better performance and higher fuel economy. The light weight cooling head is 10 fins high but it sits 8mm lower than the previous Ninja engine for a low centre of gravity.

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June 15, 2011

Much-More Racing Kyosho EP buggy shock cartridge tool

Much-More Racing release the shock cartridge tool for Kyosho ZX-5 and RB-5 1/10 scale EP buggies. Made to properly fasten the lower cartridge cap on standard and big bore shocks the tool also helps to unscrew rotted caps after a long time of use. Also available for TF-5 touring car shock absorbers.

Source: Much-More Racing [muchmoreracing.net]

June 14, 2011

Pro-Line Blockade buggy tire

Having brought you the exclusive first photos of the new Blockade tire from Pro-Line, the California based company have officially announced the new ROAR National title winning tire. The tread design features large lugs for class leading tread life, perfectly balanced tread spacing for maximum forward bite and uniquely blended side tread that reduces the edginess found in other race tires. This tire will give you qualifying speed with tread life capable of handling hour long A-mains.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

June 14, 2011

Lee Martin begins new venture LMR

Double European Champion and winner of the World’s warmup race Lee Martin has announced that he has begun a new venture called LMR. The factory Tamiya driver aiming to introduce new and exciting products into the world of RC, innovative ideas, useful new solutions and advice. With products expected to be announced any day now, Lee had this to say, “For years I have had many ideas on how I can improve my performance both on and off the track. I am hoping that once these products have materialised it also can help to do the same for you.”

Source: LMR [l-m-racing.co.uk]

June 14, 2011

Winter & Brunet win Electric bike Worlds warm-up

The electric bike World Championship warm-up race took place at the first week of June at the famous Lostallo track in Switzerland. The contestants had been faced with mixed weather conditions making setup of the bikes difficult. In the Stock Bike class, that doesn’t allow for front brakes and calls for a minimum weight of 1900g and 17.5T brushless motors, it was Andrea Selva who claimed TQ followed by 13-years old Antoine Brunet and Thomas Feilner from Germany. In the Super Bike Class Oliver Wäckerle from Germany was able to grab himself the top spot followed by Andy Spiess from Switzerland and Soren Jorgensen from Denmark. Come the final day rain started poring down heavily making the finals very challenging some with with the better end for young Antoine Brunet taking the first place in the Stock Bike class ahead of TQ Andrea Selva and Thomas Feilner. The Super Bikes where dominated by Edi Winter from Austria who won in front of Marc Lutz from Germany and San Marino based Gianni Zonzini.

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June 14, 2011

Speed Passion MMM V3 Competition motor series

Speed Passion have been in touch to announce their all new MMM V3 Competition motor series. MMM simply means More torque, More power and More speed. It is based off the successful V3.0 Competition Motor Series that took the TC World Title in 2010 and many other wins around the world. Having gathered all this winning information plus driver input they are going one step further. Featuring a totally new motor front plate and rear end bell design that uses stronger material ready for the most extreme conditions, it also sports a new and improved sensor unit providing stronger sensor holding capability to withhold the most extreme racing condition. Also new on the MMM series is the advanced timing unit sensor (in degrees, 11-20 degrees, standard) of which multiple timing sensor units are available for a wide choice of adjustability to meet all racing needs. The new stator from the MMM series will improve the power band output by the 10% overall over the standard V3 Competition series motor and finally the new motor is 5 grams lighter than its predecessor.

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June 14, 2011

RPC Racing stainless steel screw kits

RPC Racing have announced the release of their new range of stainless steel screw kits. They currently stock stainless steel screw kits for a wide range of model cars, both on & off road, and for 1 month only RPC Racing are offering readers 10% off all items when using discount code ‘offer1’ at the checkout.

Source: RPC [rpcracing.co.uk]