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October 4, 2010

Yokomo BD5 chassis plate & gear diff

Seen at the European Championships in France during the summer, Yokomo have finally released the BD5 chassis plate that won the Euros, as well as German and Japanese Nationals in the hands of Ronald Volker. Made from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre it is aimed for use on asphalt and low grip surfaces, giving more flex to help improve overall grip. Also now released from the Japanese company is their gear differential. A direct replacement for the standard ball diff, it gives consistent cornering, no slipping as well as longer times between rebuilds. The diff features lightweight plastic bevel gears which drive the coated aluminium ball cups and the sealed case means you can easily tune to tension with different viscosity oils.

View the gear diff here

October 4, 2010

VRC Column – Retro, Multiple screens & Beta testing

VRC is planning to offer you some other r/c racing experiences than just the latest and fastest that’s on the market today. Vintage r/c cars are one of them. We have already modeled a PB9 International, one of the last generation of simple non-suspension cars from the late seventies. We are now looking into the physics of such models in order to make them drive like they did in those days. The vintage cars may draw old school racers back into r/c and perhaps even inspire them to get their kids involved in radio controlled model car racing. Who knows what this will bring to r/c, and if for nothing else, we at VRC will be proud of bringing these old cars back to life again.

Continue to read the column here

October 4, 2010

Cube Racing Truggy Sports 5400mAh 14.8V LiPo

Cube Racing have released this Truggy Sports 5400mAh 35C 14.8V LiPo pack, suitable for 1/8 buggies & truggies. Providing great power and long run times, its carbon pattern hard case protects the battery from impact damage. This 4S pack comes pre wired with balancer port and deans connector.

Source: Cube Racing [cuberacing.net]

October 4, 2010

KM Racing H-K1 option parts

New from KM Racing for their H-K1 chassis are these new option parts, starting with their new wishbones. Featuring more carbon than the originals, these new front upper & lower and rear lower wishbones are stiffer and give less flex for more precise handling. For mounting your body securely there is a new front and rear carbon body plate. And finally for tuning the cars set-up KM have release a range of rear anti-roll bars from 1.8 to 2.3mm.

View the other parts here

October 3, 2010

Traxxas Rally VXL

Traxxas introduce the Rally VXL, the only R/C vehicle designed to give you the experience of hanging it out gymkhana style in the turns and powering down the straights with the perfect blend of speed, power, and traction. The specially tuned suspension and tire compounds let you ride the slip angle with thrilling precision, putting your skills to the test as you master the art, right in your own driveway. The Velineon brushless power system combines with 4-wheel drive to give the Traxxas Rally VXL road-ripping muscle that rivals the full-scale racers. Officially licensed BFGoodrich rally tires deliver authentic style and performance, and the tough, wide-body design features cutting-edge graphics that could only come from Traxxas.

View the feature list and more images here

October 3, 2010

Kyosho V-One R4 teaser

Kyosho Germany are teasing the next iteration of their double World Champion winning V-One platform with the impending release of the V-One R4. We have no other information on this new car apart from what we can see in the CAD images in the background of this image, which seems to be a longer and narrower fuel tank as well as an ultra low profile. More information as we get it.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]

October 2, 2010

Spec-R FF03 motor adaptor plate

New for the Tamiya FF03 from Spec-R is this simple blue anodised aluminium motor adaptor plate. Mount it to your brushless motor and it allows it to be set at a 90 degree angle thus allowing the soldering points to be better accessed for neater wiring.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

October 2, 2010

X-Factory X-6 kits to be supplied with AE V2 shocks

X-Factory have announced that, as of October 1st, all X-6 Squared kits leaving their shop will be equipped with the new Associated V2 shocks. Chief Engineer Paul Sinclair said, “In my opinion the V2 shocks are easier to build because they have the separate cartridge at the bottom for the O-rings and a bleeder cap on top so you are sure all the air is out. The first pair I built came out smooth and identical,that’s what you want when building shocks. There will be no change in price to the kit.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com]