February 7, 2014

Kawada BRX Stock brushless motors

Kawada BRX Stock brushless motors

Kawada have special stock class brushless motors available in the form of the BRX line. The 540-size motors come in several specifications including JMRCA-legal 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T as well as “outlaw” 17.5T, 21.5T and 30.5T variants. There also is a 3.5T modified motor available. All motors feature a vented and black anodised aluminium can, gold-colour front and back plates as well as L-shaped solder tabs and they come with specially selected rotor diameters that range between 12.5mm and 13mm.

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February 7, 2014

Mon-Tech M-12 12th scale bodyshell

Mon-Tech M-12 12th scale bodyshell

Italian company Mon-Tech introduce their latest bodyshell in the form of the M-12. Designed for 1/12th pan cars the body is made from 0.50mm polycarbonate, it is meant to offer improved stability during direction changes and it also is EFRA approved so you can run it during the upcoming EFRA 1/12th Euros in Italy. Included with the body come window masks and a decal sheet.

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February 7, 2014

All-new Xray RX8 – Coming soon

All-new Xray RX8 – Coming soon

Xray today announced the soon release of a highly revamped RX8 kit. The company’s 1/8th scale nitro platform is around for some time now with the latest incarnation being the 2013 Spec edition, released back in April last year. The Slovakian manufacturer now promises an all-new platform without going onto detail yet. We bring you more information as soon as we get them.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


February 7, 2014

Reds Racing VX 540 brushless motors

Reds Racing VX 540 brushless motors

Italian engine manufacturer Reds Racing, known for their Mario Rossi tuned high-performance nitro engines, now also enter the electric motor market with the introduction of the VX 540 sensored brushless motors. Build around a CNC-machined 6061-T6 heatsink can with large venting holes the motors feature balanced sintered rotors, high-purity copper windings, heavy-duty solder tabs, high RPM ball bearings and a red anodised timing shield. Beside 4.5T to 8.5T modified motors Reds Racing will also have dedicated 10.5T to 17.5T stock racing motors available.

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February 7, 2014

RPM Mega Bearing Blaster

RPM Mega Bearing Blaster

RPM introduce the Mega Bearing Blaster for ball races with an inner diameter of up to 32mm. Ideal for the bearings used in engines, large-scale vehicles and more, the tool builds on the original RPM Bearing Blaster. To clean or re-lube bearings simply remove their outer shields, place the bearing on the centre cone of the base and replace the top. Then take a can of cleaner or lubricant, slip the spray tube in the top of the Mega Bearing Blaster, hold it down and give it a blast. The tool isolates the bearing in a contained environment, making it the safest way to forcefully blast debris from your bearings by preventing back-splash of cleaners and lubricants from hitting your hands and/or face. The RPM Mega Bearing Blaster works on bearings with a minimum inside diameter of 3/16” (5mm) and a maximum outside diameter of 1.25” (32mm).

Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]


February 7, 2014

HB HPI Racing Challenge Rd2 – Report

HB HPI Racing Challenge Rd2 – Report

Orange County’s only remaining permanent road course played host to the second round of the 2014 HB HPI Challenge Series on Saturday, February 1st. 41 Racers from San Diego to Bakersfield and in between gathered at Cal Raceway in Orange, California anticipating another exciting round of the HB HPI Challenge Series. Cal Raceway’s Charlie Barnes began track preparation on Friday afternoon to ensure track conditions were ideal for racers arriving Saturday morning. With a total of 47 entries dialed in, round two of the 2014 HB HPI Challenge Series was set to begin.

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February 7, 2014

Marco Kaufmann re-signs with Xray

Marco Kaufmann re-signs with Xray

Xray announce that Marco Kaufmann has re-signed his contract with the Slovakian company. The young talented driver who showed excellent results in the recent years has been a main driving force of the German Xray team. The multiple ETS A-finalist will race the T4 platform in the 2014 season and will participate all major national and international races including the EFRA Euros and IFMAR Worlds as well as the ETS. Marco says:

I am very happy to re-sign with Xray. I have been racing with Xray since I have started to drive RC Cars. I choose Xray because the quality and performance are both perfect. I am very proud to represent this finest company and to be part of the Xray world racing team. I’m looking forward to great and successful future. In 2014 I will concentrate mainly on 1/10 electric touring modified class and I am sure some more great results will come.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


February 7, 2014

CSO hard-coated differential outdrives

CSO hard-coated differential outdrives

CSO have new dual-use differential outdrives available for the CSO V1 and V2 touring car. The shafts are of an updated design with two slot pairs of different width for the use with our without blades on the universal shaft pins. Made from spring steel and coming hard-coated the parts also fit the Xray T4 and T3.

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