Specially made for 1/10th touring cars is this low-profile digital servo from Core RC. The servo features metal gears, a heatsink case and pulls 9.6kg-cm of torque at 0.09s. It includes a range of servo horns and mounting hardware and is ideal for crowed applications such as touring cars and also 2WD buggies.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Orcan introduce two new nitro on-road engines in the form of the .21 RS7-MH and the .12 RS3-MH. Starting with the 1/8th scale engine, the RS7-MH was specially developed for the use with 16 percent nitro fuel in order to create higher torque while offering better millage at the same time. Each engine comes hand-tuned to ensure the highest and most reliable performance level by thoroughly modifying the liner and piston, crankshaft and crankcase. The 7-port engine comes in a handy storage and transportation bag with zipper and Orcan logo.
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I-Fenix introduce the 4S 1/8th scale 4WD GT kit. Virtually a complete re-design with only the plastics, pulleys and a few other details remaining unchanged from its predecessor, the car features new bulkheads, suspension mounts, weight distribution, a redesigned tank and many more. The kit is set for a release early in 2014.
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Mugen introduce the 1,000,000 Super Silicone differential fluid. Designed especially for on-road applications the superextra heavy oil is best used in front differentials that then behave like a solid axle bit still allow for a minimum amount of slip making the car easier to drive compared to spool axles.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]
The 2013 version of the U.S. Indoor Championship marked the 34th Annual running, this event held at the Holiday Inn in Strongsville, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The central location of the event has consistently attracted racers from all the Northern hot spots of indoor carpet racing. With strong club racing programs in neighbouring states, all forced indoors due to inclement weather, the Ohio location has proven a hub of great indoor carpet road racing. This year, the event had around 220 entries.
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MIP announce new Race Duty CVD driveshaft kits for wide range of Traxxas vehicles. The Race Duty CVD axles sport the light weight features of the small steel shaft CVDs combined with the heavy duty X-duty features making the steel driveshafts ideal for “racing conditions” using 2S LiPo battery packs. Different versions for Traxxas Slash and Nitro Rustler, Slash 4×4 as well as Rustler-VXL based vehicles are available, all of which are drop-fit solutions including all needed hardware, grease and thread lock.
Source: MIP [miponline.com]
Italian company Fenix announce the soon release of their Su-zuka 2014 kit. Previously only available as conversion kit for the Tamiya F104 V2 and the WRC F-One, the Su-zuka 2014 will come as full kit including a “Schumacher Mi5 technology”-based rear end for better tuneability. As for the chassis material Fenix now uses a special hybrid CSC composite material that is meant to be better suited for formula 1 chassis. All other features, such as the well-known semi rigid rear link, are taken over from the previous models. On top of the 2014 full kit there will also be a rear end upgrade kit for current Su-zuka owners.
Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]
The 2013 US World Nitro Cup took place in Kissimmee, Florida. Serpent’s Paolo “Paulie B” Becattini brought home the win after the triple A-mains in the 1/8th Masters class. Following some technical issues in the first A Paolo was able to wrap up the victory in A2 and A3.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
