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May 21, 2014

Speed Passion Competition V4.0 brushless motor

Speed Passion introduce their latest competition electric brushless motor called the V4.0. Based on the experience gained with the V1.0 to V3.0 series, that won multiple titles including World and European Championships, the 4.0 features a completely new design with an updated can, newly designed front and rear endbells as well as severely other refinements. Different from its predecessors the new motor makes use of bullet-type connectors for the speedo wires whereas the previous versions had the bullet-type connectors mounted into the endbell. The design allows for the use of connectors or direct soldering of the wires for even more efficiency. The motor also offers a new endbell timing system and we understand that it will come in “modified” winding options first.

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May 21, 2014

Bradley Baird wins Irish 1/8th off-road season opener

Round 1 of the 2014 RCCAOI championship, run at BADMCC, had some challenging weather conditions to offer. The decision was made to go ahead, and most of the standing water was removed from the track. Defending champion Bradley Baird (JQ Products) took the top spot in round one, with John Matthews (JQ Products) taking the honours in the electric class. Bradley drove his Orion powered JQ to win each of the following 4 rounds, the only driver to achieve 11 laps, and take the overall TQ from Gary Baird’s Agama in second and Aaron Vance’s Team Durango in third.

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May 20, 2014

Nosram X-treme Race hardcase LiPo battery packs

Nosram introduce three new hardcase LiPo battery packs in the form of a 5800mAh saddle pack, a 4700mAh shorty pack and a 6600mAh 1S battery. All come in semi-transparent, red-colour hardcases with the 2S packs being built from 110C/55C cells while the 1S 1/12th and World GT battery is made using a 110C/50C cell. The packs use 4mm connector tubes and the saddle pack includes a suitable jumper/charging wire.

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May 20, 2014

HPI D-Box 2 stability control system

HPI introduce the D-Box 2 adjustable stability system for virtually every radio controlled car. Although aimed for the use in drift cars, the gyro can also be used in nitro and electric on-road and off-road vehicles as it improves vehicle control on slippery surfaces. Based on the experience gained with the original D-Box, the follow-up device offers four different settings to adjust the gyro sensitivity for perfect vehicle control without loosing steering response or gyro support. The device is simply connected between the steering servo and receiver, measures around 26.5x27x10mm and weights in at 9.5g. Before using the D-Box at a race meeting please check with the rules as tracks do not allow the use of gyros for fairness reasons.

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May 20, 2014

Team C TM4 centre gear differential set

Team C now have a centre gear differential set for the TM4 1/10th 4WD buggy available. Included are the centre diff housing, a 75T and 80T composite main gear, outdrives, new centre driveshafts, a shorter carbon front upper deck and a new aluminium gear box cover. By eliminating the original slipper clutch and replacing it with a centre differential a somewhat 1/8 scale-ish drivetrain is created that can help with traction and drivability both on high and low traction surfaces.

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May 19, 2014

Schumacher Cat K1 & Cougar KF transmission housing

Schumacher introduce a new alloy upper transmission housing for the Cat K1, K1 Aero and the Cougar KF. Designed to replace the previous version the new parts allows to mount the shocks simply and quickly in front of the axle or behind with the removal of two screws. Changing the shock location is an important tuning option as the front position provides the best solution for high grip with good steering and responsiveness while rear mounted shocks give good stability on bumpy or slippery tracks.

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May 19, 2014

MIP Pucks Shiny drive system for B-Max2 MR

The latest buggy to receive MIP’s Pucks drive system treatment is Yokomo’s B-Max2 MR. Included in the set, that makes for a better serviceable drivetrain, are MIP’s Shiny steel C-CVD driveshafts, changeable Pucks cushions, new steel outdrives as well as MIP’s clear ball diff grease and blue thread lock.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

May 19, 2014

Xceed bearing size tool

New from Xceed comes this bearing size tool. The stepped design allows to measure the inner diameter of metric bearing from 2mm up to 15mm and it also help to hold ball races in place during cleaning or lubing. The tool is made from machined aluminium and comes in Xceed’s signature green anodising.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]