April 10, 2009

Piktor Rush 2.2 Upgrade kit

Piktor Rush 2.2 Upgrade kit

French buggy maker Piktor have released a new suspension upgrade kit for their Rush 2, to upgrade it to version 2.2. Designed for the high American jumps, the kit comes with a full set of extra big bore shocks, 2 new aluminum shock towers, which are also available in carbon fibre as seen in the photos, and finally 4 aluminium shock supports for the lower suspension arms. This is a simple upgrade which gives the car a more conventional shock mounting setup compared to the cars normal lay down configuration. The kit will only be available as an upgrade for the Rush 2.

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April 9, 2009

Hudy 1/10 Touring Set-up wheels

Hudy 1/10 Touring Set-up wheels

New from Hudy are these CNC-machined premium-quality aluminium set-up wheels for electric and nitro 1/10 tourin, which allows for perfect, precise and repeatable set-up adjustment and tweak correction. Precision-machined to exacting tolerances, each alu set-up wheel in a set is perfectly matched. When checking tweak on a rubber-tired touring car, using standard rubber tires typically gives non-precise and non-repeatable measurements. Rubber tires are never perfectly rounded, so when checking tweak one tire can lift earlier than another but this does not always indicate a tweaked car. Tire roundness and insert weight is different from one tire to the next. Also when checking tweak on a foam-tired touring car, the differences between tires are even greater than with rubber tires. Each foam tire has a different diameter after each run due to tire wear, making it impossible to check for tweak because the tires can give very misleading results. In this case the alu set-up wheels are the best tool for checking tweak.

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April 9, 2009

Hot Bodies DSJ-1SS & DSJ-2ST digital servos

Hot Bodies DSJ-1SS & DSJ-2ST digital servos

As seen at the toy fair in February, Hot Bodies have released their digital servos, which combine speed, reliability and toughness in one highly efficient unit. Available in two dialled-in versions, both are very strong yet fast, but the DSJ-1SS is fastest with an amazing transit time of 0.06 seconds per centimeter of movement with a strength of 13kg per cm, while the DSJ-2ST is nearly as fast at 0.09 seconds per centimeter, but has a whopping 16kg per cm of holding power.

Click here to see the DSJ-2ST


April 9, 2009

Matrix GPR Class Foam tires

Matrix GPR Class Foam tires

Following on from yesterday’s release by Team Titan of a body shell for the new GPR 230mm class, comes new tires from Italian company Matrix Racing Tires. Made using their usual high quality foam, these new tires have been fitted to 32mm wide front tires and 44mm wide rear tires, and come available in all the usual shores you would expect.

Source: Matrix Tires [matrixtires.it]


April 9, 2009

Xray Rubber Spec conversion set

Xray Rubber Spec conversion set

Xray have released this rubber spec conversion set for the T2’009 and T2R Pro, that sets the motor position more forward without changes to the chassis. By having the motor more forward, it increases on-power steering and makes the car turn more easily and precisely. The set includes top-quality front & rear graphite upper decks, 38T composite solid axle, 38T diff pulley, and forward motor position front & rear belts.

Click here to see the motor position difference


April 8, 2009

Team Titan Blitz Lola VDS220 body

Team Titan Blitz Lola VDS220 body

Designed for the 1/10th scale GPR class started by Kawahara, Team Titan have released this Blitz body, the Lola VDS220. Designed to easily fit the new wider cars that use the 200mm chassis but with 30mm wide front tires and 40mm wide rear tires, it doesn’t need any extra parts than that to convert it to the GPR spec car. Made from 1mm thick polycarbonate, it is 220mm wide on the front, expanding to 228mm at the rear and is supplied clear with decals, side stiffeners and rear trim strip.

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April 8, 2009

Mega ZX21 DSIII Circuit engines

Mega ZX21 DSIII Circuit engines

Following on from the announcement of the updated engine line by Mega, comes the release of the ZX21 circuit engines. Available in 2 versions, the new DSIII is available as standard and also as an Eduardo Modified version. The standard version features an improved liner-fit, the liner is seated a little higher in the crankcase creating an even better alignment with the ports. The EM version additionally has a black-case, improved lighter crankshaft with silicone, hand-selected piston/liner/conrod combination, tear-drop workings on the ports. Both engines sport new graphics on the cooling head.

Click here to see the standard version


April 8, 2009

Trinity becomes Team Epic

Trinity becomes Team Epic

Team Trinity president Ernest Provetti has announced that his company will be changing name and moving to Florida. In an open letter to racers he states that in order for him to be close to his business he will be moving it from its current base in New Jersey to Florida and that the people who have helped Trinity achieve this success, Tony P., Jim Dieter, Chad Phillips, Ina Gonsalez and Paul Lemieux are all excited about his move and new challenge. The NJ office will close on the 30th of April and will re open in Florida on June 1st. Ernest also took the opportunity to announce that the new company, Team Epic, will handle the distribution of the Sirio line of engines, and in the meantime is giving a 15% discount on all orders over $100.

Click here to read the full letter (PDF).


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