PSM Racing have released these new MBX-6 brake discs which are made from high grade 4mm glass fibre material. Providing great brake performance, they are lightweight and heat resistant thats to their ventilated design and the extra cooling holes throughout. A direct replacement for the original brake discs, it is recommended to use them only with blank brake pads. Sold individually.
Source: PSM Racing [psm-racing.com]
Ultimate Racing have released the new design of its clutch bell spacer. Made of 7075-T6 aluminium to guarantee its hardness, it extends the size of the crankshaft to fit the UR clutch systems and others to the majority of RC car brands existing on the market.
Source: Ultimate Racing [ultimateracing.es]
RB Products in France have released the brand new Killer 9, 3.5cc buggy engine. This engine offers very competitive price/quality rate and benefits from the RB service and expertise. Featuring a purpose made crankcase with extra fins for better cooling, the motor uses a 5+2 sleeve, lightened conrod and a 14mm crankshaft. The nylon carburetor uses an orange anodized venturi and a tall cooling head for a better heat dispersal. Provided with orange covers, RB instruction manual and stickers.
Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]
HPI Racing have released the Blitz, the company’s entry into the Short course racing truck market. The Blitz features an all-new main chassis based on the E-Firestorm, that has been lengthened to deliver the most stable feel a short-course truck can offer. Using nothing but the finest grade, high-impact nylon plastic on the most critical areas of the truck, from the bumpers to the super beefy arms and everything in between. HPI’s industry known strength and durability makes the Blitz friendly for all – be it an R/C newcomer, or the skilled competitor. Sporting high performance shocks, the threaded shock bodies feature super smooth shock action as well as quick, on-the-fly, adjustability. Factory installed quick-change 3-degree rear toe block provides you with plenty of traction, and making changes is easy. HPI have teamed up with Maxxis International, a full scale global tire manufacturer, for a collaborative effort to reproduce in scale form, Maxxis Trepador tires for 2009 Fall release of this car.
Tenbol have released a new high quality aluminium motor mount to allow you to upgrade your 1/16th E REVO or 1/16th Slash to full size 540 motor performance. The set includes the machined motor mount and fasteners and is the easy way to give your micro car big block power.
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Kyosho have announced their new Ultima RT5 electric racing truck. It’s an all-new design that is the result of years of R&D and includes the collective experience of the world’s most experienced RC racing drivers and engineers from the world’s most experienced RC racing company. The main goal of the new Ultima RT5 is simple, to win. Each aspect of the truck is specially designed and tested to produce maximum performance. Likewise, the materials chosen for the new Ultima are exhaustively tested all with the goal to create the ultimate no nonsense competition truck that’s ready to take on the world.
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Tekno RC has released their new V3 conversion kits for the Mugen MBX-6. The new kit has been optimized and balanced for the Mugen layout, with the battery and motor having been sunken in to the chassis to lower the CG further. It includes the new longer/adjustable battery tray as well as newly improved battery straps and is the same kit ran by some Mugen team drivers during pre-production testing. It has been track tested and recently won the RC Pro Series round 1 in the west coast, piloted by Drew Moller.
Source: Tekno RC [impaktrc.com]
Spanish company Ultimate Racing have released new parts for the Associated RC8 and RC8B. These UR parts have been tested by the official team driver Robert Batlle and helped him to win the 2009 Spanish Championship and to be the best Team Associated car at the 2009 Euros. The new parts include machined front and rear shock towers, shock standoffs, lightweight aluminium wheel hex adaptors and CVD gearbox drive cups, and front and rear stub axles.
Source: Ultimate Racing [ultimateracing.es]
