Italian engine company Max Power have released a new .21 engine called the XL7. Designed for On road and Rally game use, the new XL7 is fitted with a seven port sleeve and features a super light balance crank shaft which is claimed gives better bottom power and improved fuel economy.
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Upgrade RC have released three new body skin sets for three the main three newcomers to the 1:8 Nitro Buggies market, the World Championship winning Hot Bodies D8, Mugen MBX-6 and the Kyosho MP9. A choice of eight designs are available.
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Sweep, the tyre/wheel brand of Much More, have announced they will enter the 1:8 Off Road market starting with two 1:8 tyre designs and its own wheel. The Star Trek and Battle Star tyres come premounted and are each offered in two compounds. Red is a described as soft while Blue is a super soft compound. The Star Trek thread is designed to work well on most track conditions while the Battle Star gives more forward bite due to the horizontal, straight-edge pins. The new 1:8 wheel, which is made of Dupont nylon, is available in White or Yellow and is suitable on most buggies using a standard hexes and will take most standard sized tyres.
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Team Shepherd has extended their product range with the launch of two new low-friction rubber belts for the front and the rear axles of its successful Velox 1:8 onroad car. The new belts are much softer and more flexible than the standard versions and allow the drive train to run more freely. This ensures that the engine power is efficiently transfered into speed. Although the softer belts wear faster, the extra power and decreased fuel consumption offers racers that little extra advantage.
Source: Team Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Spanish company Carbon RC, who add colour to the pit table of former European Champion Robert Battle, have released a new skins series called Stars 2. Pictured on a Futaba 3PK the skin is also available for the popular Sanwa M11 handset.
Source: Carbon RC [carbonrc.com]
Taiwanese company Edam, who last year entered the 1:8 Onroad market with its Razor, are about to enter the 1:10 market with a new nitro car which will be officially unveiled at the iHobby Expo in the US later this week. For now Edam have just released a CAD image of the new car but pictures of the final production model should be available in the next 24 hours. More news to follow.
Source: Edam [edam.com.tw]
Custom rc components company Diggity Designs has released a new 5300mAh 28C hard cased LiPo. Currently pending ROAR approval, this is the second LiPo release from the US company who back in August released a 3200 20C pack. The new 7.4V pack, which is protected by a carbon look hard casing, weighs in at 275 grams and measures (L)138mm X (W) 46mm X (H) 24mm.
Source: Diggity Designs [diggitydesigns.com]
Team Magic have added to their apparel lineup with the release of a newly designed t-shirt which features new stylized logos. Made from 100% pure cotton the black tee will appeal to owners of the Tawianese company’s products.
Source: Team Magic [teammagic.com.tw]
