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December 20, 2012

SpeedMerchant OR-18 1/18th scale body

SpeedMerchant have released their new 1/18th scale pan car racing body, the OR-18. This is the same body that SpeedMerchant drivers used to sweep the 2011 & 2012 Mini Carpet On-Road Nationals held at R/C Madness in Enfield, CT. This project was designed from the beginning to bring all of their winning 12th scale racing knowledge to the 18th scale pan car class. The body features everything that is at the cutting edge of 12th scale body design, just slightly shrunk down, to take your 18th scale to the podium. The Aero characteristics include a dorsal fin for better straight line tracking, more rear down force to help calm down the insanely overpowered 18th scale brushless cars, as well as more side force and side bite to help produce much higher corner speeds.

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December 20, 2012

VBC WildFire suspension mounts & belts

VBC Racing have released new suspension arm mounts for the VBC WildFire. There is an optional front, rear and split type suspension mount which provide a large range of adjustment for the toe-angle and track width. Made from 7075-T6 aluminium. They have also introduced new reinforced type F rear belt for both the WildFire as well as one for the Tamiya, Xray & Yokomo. This is made from reinforced materials able to support high power from today’s modified motors.

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December 19, 2012

T.O.P. Sabre FD2 kit

T.O.P. Racing introduce the Sabre FD2 front wheel drive 1/10th electric touring car kit. The next generation FWD features an improved transmission, new gear ratio, updated steering mechanism, a different weight distribution and changed chassis flex characteristics. The whole package makes for a faster, more user-friendly car and the kit is available very soon.

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December 19, 2012

Savöx compact case & HV RTR servos

Savöx introduce several new servos in the form of the SA-1258TG, SA-0220MG and SA-0320 servo. Starting with the SA-1258TG (0.08s/12.0kg-cm), the servo features a reduced height of 37.2mm, comes with dual ball bearings and titanium and aluminium gear set. Originally designed for aircraft applications the servo will also do well in many 1/10th on-road and off-road applications. The SV-0220MG (0.13s/8kg-cm) and SV-0320 (0.13s/6kg-cm) are standard size servos with the 0220MG sporting a metal gear set while the 0320 comes with plastic gears. Both are ideally suited to upgrade steering and throttle servos of RTR cars and the like and are usable with 6.0V to 7.4V input.

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December 19, 2012

LRP iX8 updated version & Dynamic 8 motor

LRP introduce an updated version of the iX8 8th brushless speed controller and a 2000kv variant of the Dynamic 8 brushless motor. Starting with the controller the updated version comes with the latest V1.7 firmware and an improved BEC system with an output of 6V and 6A. The increased power output helps to feed even the most power-hungry digital steering servos and adds reliability. Also new is the 2000kv variant of LRP’s Dynamic 8 4-pole brushless motor. Designed to fit nearly all 1/8th electric vehicles the motor features a heatsink 7075-T6 aluminium can, optimised airflow for lower running temperatures and a sensored design.

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December 19, 2012

Salemi Brother sign for Reds

Reds Racing announce Walter and Mirko Salemi as new official team drivers. The brothers will be running the M7 engines during their 2012/2013 1/8th on-road campaign that will include both the European and World championships. Mirko and Walter bring years of experience to the Reds factory team and Reds Racing expect to achieve the best results and look forward to working with them on the continued development of their products.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

December 19, 2012

Xray T4 graphite bumper upper holder brace

Xray introduce the graphite bumper upper holder brace for the T4 touring car. The part is designed to reinforce the front bumper assembly and to eliminate chassis breaking issues in serious crashes. The brace is CNC-machined from 3.5mm thick graphite material and comes with fastening hardware.

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December 18, 2012

Serpent 977 Viper announced

Serpent have released the first, brief, details of their new 1/8th scale on road car, called the 977 Viper. We have been supplied with no other details but we have heard that it will be a completely new platform. The car is currently in production and is expected to be released in February of next year. More details as we get them.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]