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June 27, 2008

Team Magic ST Steel Diff Outdrives

Team Magic have released a pair of steel differential outdrives for the front and rear outdrives of the M series buggies. The new outdrive longer cap has been designed to prevent the drive shaft from dropping out, an area which is extremely vulnerable as the forces from the heavy landings and crasnd hes. They have been manufactured from superb ST steel and machined with the utmost precision athey will fit the M1B and M8 series buggies perfectly and due to the exclusive hardening process the longevity is very good.

Source: Team Magic [teammagic.com.tw]

June 27, 2008

Much More Banana Jack Connectors

Much More have released a new series of connectors with traditional straight laminates, which offer up to 30% improved efficiency. These gold plated connectors have a large contact surface and can therefore carry the high currents required by todays powerful brushless motors, while the heavy duty battery soldering tags minimize voltage losses. Sold as seperate male and female connectors, as well as a complete set they are available in 2mm, 3mm, 3.5mm a 4mm diameter versions.

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June 27, 2008

Tamiya TRF801XT Competition truggy

Tamiya USA have released details about their new 801XT truggy, including some very small photos which unfortunately don’t reveal too much detail. The 801XT is a 1/8 sale competition level assembly truggy kit, designed and tested in Southern California, USA. The highly efficient drive system comes from the optimized placement of the front and rear propeller shafts. The drive line is virtually straight which offers the most efficient drive-line possible in its class. The 801Xt chassis has plenty of adjustability to fine tune it for the most demanding of race tracks across the globe. TRF drivers from all parts of the world will be piloting this new competition level truggy in the coming months in an effort to exploit its potential and further develop the new line of 801Xt options soon to come.

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June 27, 2008

Craft RC Hitec CRX Propo Graphic skins

Craft RC, the South Korean custom RC design company, have announced that they have created a full range of skin designs for the Hitex CRX Propo transmitter. As per the previous versions these too are made from top quality material that are easy to apply and which stay good for a long time.

Source: Craft RC [craftrc.com]

June 27, 2008

Speed Passion Silver Arrow BL series

We have received the first Exclusive pictures and information on Speed Passion’s newest project, the Silver Arrow 1/8th Brushless system. Designed to convert any 1/8th scale on road chassis from gas to electric power, it has been made first for the Serpent 960. The conversion consists of the electrical parts, which consist of a motor, ESC and battery and the parts needed to mount the motor and adapt the 2-speed to a single speed.

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June 26, 2008

Xray NT1 Soft Anti-roll bars

Xray have announced the release of a number of new optional anti-roll bars for the NT1. First up is a soft 0.7mm thick male and female blade for the front of the car, which have been CNC-machined from world-renowned Hudy Spring Steel. Also new is a 0.7mm CNC-machined blade for the adjustable rear anti-roll bar, which is not interchangeable with the similar front blade.

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June 26, 2008

CRC Aluminium Upper Arm Mounts

Calandra Racing Concepts have announced the release of these aluminum upper arm mounts for the Team CRC Pro-Strut front end. Not only eye candy, they greatly increase durability and consistency while only weighing .05 oz. for the pair. Suitable for use in both 1/12th scale & 1/10th scale applications, they come in 0, 5 and 10 degree versions.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

June 26, 2008

LRP Alkaline Battery range

LRP has increased their battery range with the introduction of these high-performance PP3, AA and AAA batteries. These LRP Alkaline batteries can be used for any application either at home, at work or in the R/C car area and are free from mercury and cadmium. Approved VTEC quality, the cells perform well, are cost effective and can be stored for up to 3 years.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]