May 19, 2010

Speedpassion Baja 5 brushless conversion

Speedpassion Baja 5 brushless conversion

Speed Passion have introduced their new brushless power conversion kit for the HPI Baja 5. Designed and developed over the past 18 months to best cope with the stresses of powering this 1/5th scale car, the final conversion kit is a direct fit in the 5B and 5T. The motor mounting is a light, solid and strong solution for the Baja and is supplied with all the assembly and mounting hardware to replace the Baja’s gas engine with an electric motor. The set also includes a 5mm shaft adapter to fit the pinion gear and the battery case design is suitable for 2 packs of 2S cell LiPos for 14.8V, 2 packs of 3S cell LiPo for 22.2V or 3 packs of 2S cell LiPo for 22.2V.

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May 19, 2010

Associated SC10 Brushless RTR

Associated SC10 Brushless RTR

Team Associated’s Brushless SC10, modeled after the trucks racing in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, now comes loaded with new features for this season. Coming pre-fitted with the XP/Reedy 3300 KV Brushless system and is controlled by a XP3-SS 2.4GHz 3-channel radio system. Based on the 7-time R.O.A.R. Nationals-winning RC10T4, the SC10 brushless comes ready-to-run with a factory-finished short-course race truck body, short-course-style wheels, and aggressive tread multi-terrain tires, all which have been designed to look just like the full-size race trucks that run in short-course off-road series around the country. Available in Lucas Oil, Speed Tech, Pro Comp and Rockstar-Makita versions.

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May 18, 2010

Veggo Plastic Airbag tire inserts

Veggo Plastic Airbag tire inserts

Italian company Veggo Plastic have announced the release of their innovative tire insert. Developed and produced in Italy, the Airbag claims to be perfectly balanced and make perfect contact with the tire which improves traction and provides optimal steering response. With less side roll and tire wear they are also ultra resistant and wont break or collect dirt like standard foam inserts. Perfectly matched these durable inserts are also water resistant which means you can wash them without any issues. Sold in a set of 4, they are available in red (soft), yellow (medium) and green (hard) compounds.

Source: Veggo Plastic [veggoplastrc.com]

May 18, 2010

RB Limited Edition LTD2 buggy engine

RB Limited Edition LTD2 buggy engine

RB have released this new Limited Edition LTD2 buggy engine, delivered as a combo with polished tuned pipe and manifold. This 3 port motor features an 8mm carburetor and big cooling head and is offered at an incredible price. 108 engines available only.

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May 18, 2010

Pro-Line Blitz F-150, SC tires & PowerStroke spring sets

Pro-Line Blitz F-150, SC tires & PowerStroke spring sets

Lots of new Short Course product releases from Pro-Line, starting with this officially licensed Ford F-150 shell for the HPI Blitz. Featuring bold off-road Short Course styling with extremely pronounced fenders for an attack-like stance. Having had a sneak peek last week, PL have finally released their new Suburbs SC tires which come in MC compound and are great for indoor clay surface and prefers low track temperatures and wet surfaces. PL have also released Bow Tie SC in the MC compound and the Trencher SC in the M3 soft compound. Finally for the PL PowerStroke front and rear shocks for the Traxxas Slash and Slash 4×4 as these range of springs. Now you can adjust ride heights and dual-rate spring rates almost infinitely with these color coded springs. Kits come with six primary (short) and six secondary (long) high quality springs with color coded stripes to reference rates.

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May 18, 2010

Kyosho Ultima SC-R race kit

Kyosho Ultima SC-R race kit

Kyosho have Introduced the SC-R race kit complete with proven parts from the Ultima RT5 and RB-5SP. Since its arrival to the SC scene the Kyosho SC Readyset has proven itself by winning every major race across the U.S. since its release, winning the Silver State, Cactus Classic and most recently the SC Showdown. Kyosho has produced a 100% race kit with a ton of high performance components. The Ultima SC-R is equipped with some of the best option parts that Kyosho has to offer like velvet coated shocks, ball differential, universal swing shafts, steel suspension bushings, adjustable hard-rod ends and teflon shielded bearings. Available in late July.

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May 17, 2010

Tamiya TRF201 2wd buggy

Tamiya TRF201 2wd buggy

Having covered the new TRF201 1/10 scale electric powered 2WD buggy in detail before, Tamiya America have sent us full details along with photos of the new car, which was recently shown to the public at the Shizuoka Toy fair in Japan. The tub chassis has been made from fiberglass reinforced nylon resin and features a longitudinal battery position with the rear section designed for optimized chassis roll balance. Overall the chassis shape is designed for an improved center of gravity whilst providing sufficient ground clearance. The aeration dampers feature new coil springs with the suspension designed to achieve excellent handling performance. Front axles are compatible with wheels using metric size ball bearings. The body’s aerodynamics will assist in providing superior control over your machine and features a beautiful flowing design and the separately available wing set comes with 2 kinds of wings to further customize your settings. For the US, the chassis will be bundled with the body and wing, unlike in the rest of the World where it will need to be purchased separately. Expect a late June release, the release date having slipped due to a bearing issue.

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