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January 27, 2014

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

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 24, 2014

Xray XB8 1/8th off-road buggy announced

Xray dig out the well-known XB8 name and introduce the all-new XB8 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. Having its unofficial debut in prototype stages at the 2013 EFRA European Championships where the buggy finished 2nd and 3rd on the podium in the hands of Martin Bayer and Reno Savoya, Xray now officially release what they describe as a totally new platform. The buggy builds on a 7075-T6 aluminium chassis that features Xray’s Multi-Flex technology to adapt the vehicle to a wide range of track conditions. The drivetrain is equipped with CVD driveshafts throughout, it sports three differentials with hardened lightweight outdrives and included in the kit is also a 7075-T6 aluminium clutch with enclosed clutch bell.

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January 24, 2014

Xray XB9 SLS brake pads

Xray introduce these SLS brake pads for their XB9 off-road buggy. They are made from a slip-free material, make for very efficient brake action, come in sets of four and are best combined with the stock steel brake discs.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 24, 2014

RB One-R V2 Daniel Reckward Edition

German RB distributors RMV introduce the RB One-R V2 Daniel Reckward edition kit. The buggy is based on the One-R V2 and includes hand-picked parts by the former European and World Champion Reckward as there are hardened differential cases front and rear, a hard-anodised 7075-T6 chassis, CNC machined front and rear 7075-T6 shock towers, 3mm fibre glass brake discs, modified 13/43T gears for a longer internal ratio, a modified 13T clutch bell as well as an optional 10/43T “short” transmission setup along a heavy duty body shell and a high downforce rear wing. The Daniel Reckward Edition is available World-wide via RMV Deutschland.

Source: RMV Deutschland [rmv-lounge.de]

January 24, 2014

Team Associated RC10 World’s Car re-release

Team Associated RC10 World's Car re-release

Following the original “gold tub” RC10 Classic kit Team Associated soon have another off-road icon available in the form of the 1993 IFMAR Worlds winning RC10 World’s Car kit. Originally released after winning the World Championships in the hands of a young Brian Kinwald, the 2014 version will resemble the good old days of RC car racing by featuring a machined black anodised aluminium chassis, black colour suspension components, the 3-gear Stealth transmission and a replica of the sought after RCPS Turbo Mirage body shell. The 2014 version will feature some refinements and improvements though in the form of V2 shock absorbers, updated CVD driveshafts, a dual pad slipper clutch, and 1-piece wheels. It is understood that the World’s Car is a limited edition release and that the kit will hit the stores around April.

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January 24, 2014

RPM Slash & Stampede ESC cage

RPM introduce this speed controller cage for the use with Traxxas’ VXL-3S ESC. The cage is designed to eliminated the use of the two undersized speedo mounting tabs in favour of a complete cage system that solidly locks it in place. By completely surrounding and capturing the VXL-3S ESC, damage from broken tabs and ejection from the vehicle has been completely eliminated. The cage, that is available in black and blue colour, works with all VXL Stampede 4×4, Slash 4×4, Slash 2WD and Rally chassis and it can also be used with the Rustler, Stampede 2WD and Bandit when combined with the Traxxas #3725 mounting plate.

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January 24, 2014

SkyRC Ares Pro brushless motor

SkyRC introduce the Ares Pro competition brushless motor line. The 540-size motors make use of a vented T6 aluminium heatsink case and they feature high purity copper windings, heavy duty solder tabs, sintered neodymium magnets and dual sensor ports. The motors are build to meet ROAR and IFMAR rules and the very low turn variants come with a radial fan unit in the front end bell. Versions available include windings from 3.5T up to 21.5T with special stock motors and “even” 4.0T and 5.0T offerings hitting the shops also.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]