January 27, 2014

Novarossi Live Range nitro engines

Novarossi Live Range nitro engines

Novarossi first teased us last December and now the Italian engine manufacturer finally released more detailed information on the Live Range engine series. Available soon are several .21 off-road, on-road and rally game engines as well as .12 on-road touring engines. The line will see the Bloody .21 4-port and Loco .21 3-port engine with the latter being available as standard, recoil and rotostart variant making it the ideal replacement engine for RTR buggies and trucks. Also new is the Brave .21 5-port on-road, the Hardito .21 7-port rally came as well as the Sturm .12 touring engine – the latter comes as standard and rotostart variant. All engines feature a newly designed crankshafts with a larger bore intake to increase the mixture flow and all of them should become available very soon.

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January 27, 2014

Marek Cerny renews with Xray

Marek Cerny renews with Xray

Xray announce that 2013 ETS Stock class Champion, Marek Černý has renewed his contract with the Xray factory racing team and that he will race the company’s T4 touring car in 2014. The European Junior Champion has the following to say about the deal:

Being part of the Xray team is a dream come true. Racing the best performing car and having the best possible support helped me to win last year the world’s most competitive racing series ETS and is an obligation in 2014 for me to do my best to retain the title. Since I joined the factory team my experience and results have improved and I enjoy being part of the team a lot – the professionalism, dedication and working atmosphere are second to none. I would like to thanks especially to Martin Hudy for all his advices, support and trust in me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


January 27, 2014

Spec-R XB4 aluminium wing mount & servo brackets

Spec-R XB4 aluminium wing mount & servo brackets

Spec-R soon have two new aluminium option parts for Xray’s XB4 4WD buggy available in the form of an aluminium wing mount and servo brackets. Starting with the wing mount, the part is CNC-machined from 7075 aluminium, comes black anodised and laser-etched with Spec-R logos. A carbon fibre mounting plate allows to place the wing in a forward and rearward position without the need to drill a second set of holes, while the plate also acts as a support plate prolonging the life of the high stressed plastic part. Also new are the 7075 aluminium servo mounting brackets. They come with a black anodising and allow for a more precise and durable servo mounting while also looking the part. The brackets come as pair and are a direct replacement for the stock plastic mounts.

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January 27, 2014

GForce TB-04 aluminium steering & chassis parts

GForce TB-04 aluminium steering & chassis parts

Japanese company GForce soon have a line of optional aluminium parts for the Tamiya TB-04 chassis available. First up is a steering set containing CNC-machined aluminium bellcranks and an aluminium steering link. The parts are made to improve the steering precision and to make for a more durable steering setup. Also new is an aluminium shock tower mount. It is useable on the front and rear and improves the rigidity and durability of the suspension, plus it makes for a more precise shock mount. Last but not least come front and rear chassis braces that reduce the torsional flex of the chassis. On top of that the parts improve the drivetrain efficiency as the prop shafts stays straighter and the chassis tends to flex less when low turn motors are used. All parts are made from high-quality aluminium and come blue anodised.

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January 27, 2014

Exotek Micro RS4 option parts

Exotek Micro RS4 option parts

Exotek introduce two new option parts for HPI Racing’s Micro RS4 line of cars. First up is the titanium rear axle and ball diff set that is designed to replace the stock gear differential. The externally adjustable ball differential makes for smooth acceleration and swift diff action setup. The alloy left and right axle hubs are polished and anodised in factory orange for looks and durability and the gear pulley set is machined from lightweight but durable POM. Included in the set are heavy duty 4x8mm axle bearings and a lightweight yet strong titanium rear axle shaft. Also new is the alloy and steel high performance CVD set for the Micro RS4. Designed to better withstand higher performance motors and batteries the driveshafts also look great too with their anodised factory orange finish.

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January 27, 2014

Maifield closes on first Reedy Race title

Maifield closes on first Reedy Race title

Ryan Maifield is closing in on his first Reedy Race of Champions title as Round 5 saw defending Champion Ryan Cavalieri fail to take any points away from his rival. Having topped the standings at the end of the six rounds of 2WD, Maifield came into 4WD with a 2-point advantage over his Associated team-mate Cavalieri but a broken drive shaft in the warm-up meant Maifield lost all his advantage in Round 1 of 4WD. Since then however Maifield has managed twice to finish one position ahead of the two time Reedy Race winner which counting Round 1 as his dropped score means the Arizona driver has pulled a further two points advantage going into the last round. Going into the final round of finals at the 20th running of one of the Worlds most famous races means the scenario is that 5th or higher, irrespective of how Cavalieri does, would give one of the sport’s most spectacular drivers the coveted title.

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January 26, 2014

Evans & Neumann out of Reedy Race hunt

Evans & Neumann out of Reedy Race hunt

It was a bad start to the final day of the Reedy Race of Champions for former winners Dustin Evans and Joern Neumann as disappointing heats put them out of contention to retake the title at the World famous event. In contrast it was a good morning at OCRC Raceway for Team Durango’s Travis Amezcua who became the first driver to take a second win in 4wd as he backed up a win in Round 2 yesterday with another straight forward win.  The other winners of Round 3 were Jared Tebo, who also had an easy win in Heat 1 while Marc Rheinard held off a late challenge from Dustin Evans that would go badly wrong for the 2011 champion.  Title favourites Ryan Maifield and Ryan Cavalieri netted themselves a third place finish each, Maifield getting lucky thanks to Evans incident.

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January 26, 2014

GForce TS120 Competition Black Aluminium Edition

GForce TS120 Competition Black Aluminium Edition

Available from end of January is the GForce TS120 Competition Black Aluminium Edition brushless speed controller. The ESC sports an all-black CNC-machined aluminium case, an integrated on/off switch, optional high-flow fan unit and it incorporates a build-in data port for swift and easy programming via the optional programming box. The 120A controller is usable with 2S to 3S LiPo batteries, features a 6V/3A BEC system and measures 39x38x20mm.

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