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July 24, 2013

Team Muso Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan touring car tyres

Team Muso introduce their new line of electric touring car rubber tyres. Named Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan, after the quote of an ancient Asian military general, and meaning wind, forest, fire and mountain the tyres are available in four different compounds with Fu being the softest variant compatible to conventional 22 to 28 shore tyres followed by Rin (26-32 shore), Ka (30-36 shore) and Zan (34-40 shore). They are made in Japan, offer good grip, long life and are ideal for competition and fun driving alike.

Source: Team Muso [team-muso.com]

July 24, 2013

Reedy WolfPack 5500mAh 60C 7.4V LiPo Battery

New from Reedy comes the WolfPack 5500mAh 60C 2S LiPo hardcase pack. The battery is made from high-quality cells and targets the cost-oriented club racer who is after an affordable high performance pack. Sporting standard 139x47x25.1mm dimensions and 4mm sockets the battery comes in a protective hardcase, weights 301g and is ideal for both on-road and off-road racing.

Source: Reedy [teamassociated.com]

July 23, 2013

Serpent F110 Formula chassis

The car that dominated the F1 class at the 2012/13 Euro Touring Series in the hands of Jan Asmer, the Serpent F110 is soon to be made available. It is based on their 1/10 and 1/12 pancar platform and is a competition ready full carbon aluminium F1 racing car with many set-up possibilities. Suitable for standard and shorty 2S packs it can be raced with rubber or foam tyres. The kit includes racing chassis, FR and RR wing but not tyres, wheels, electronics or body.

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July 23, 2013

T.O.P. Photon EX double joint universal driveshafts

T.O.P. announce the release of double joint universal driveshafts for the Photon EX touring car. Intended to be used the front end of the car the design of the driveshafts reduces the angle of the U-joints resulting is minimised chattering at high steering angles and therefore a smoother and more efficient drive train. The shafts are made from high-quality steel, come hardened and include two ball bearings that are needed for completion.

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July 23, 2013

Spec-R R1 Pro Spec touring car kit

Spec-R introduce the R1 Pro Spec 1/10th electric touring car kit. Based on the already well-equipped competition car the updated kit includes a new 2.25mm carbon chassis plate, 2mm new style upper deck, 3mm front and rear shock towers, as well as a CNC-machined aluminium central servo mount, an aluminium fan mount and soft shock O-rings. Other features of the chassis like the all alloy bulkheads, standard length shock absorbers and front and rear alloy suspension mounts remain untouched.

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July 21, 2013

Yeah Racing 1/10th touring car shock sets

Yeah Racing introduce their new high-performance shock absorbers for the use with 1/10th touring cars. The dampers make use of threaded aluminium shock bodies with aluminium upper and lower caps, and they sport titanium-nitrid-coated shock shafts and volume compensation via rubber diaphragms. Coming in sets of four the shocks include many tuning parts to make setup easy as there are 2-hole to 4-hole standard and tapered shock pistons as well as a complete 20-piece spring set and some shock oil. The shocks fit many of today’s touring car chassis and are available as 50mm and 55mm variant in blue, pink or gun metal colour.

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July 20, 2013

Blacktarmac double reverse 1/10th clutch

Blacktarmac introduce their new double reverse clutch for 1/10th scale vehicles with .12 nitro engines. The special design makes use of dual clutch pads for a more powerful clutch engagement. The flywheel and the inner pressure plate are machined from lightweight 7075-T6 aluminium to reduce the rotation mass and to increase durability. The clutch, that won the EFRA Euro B in the hands of Luca Redaelli, comes with all needed parts except pinions and includes a steel and a 7075-T6 aluminium clutch bell. Available for Xray NT1, Capricorn Lab C-02 and Shepherd Velox V10 cars.

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July 19, 2013

Tourex Power Switch & alloy servo bushings

German Tourex distributor RMV Deutschland introduce an electronic on/off switch called Power Switch and also aluminium servo bushings. Starting with the switch, the MCU controlled offering does away with the problems associated with conventional mechanical switches as it is housed in an enclosed case and therefore offers very good dust protection. The switch is best used in nitro vehicles and offers a NiMH and LiPo mode with the latter including a low-voltage protection. Upon arming a multi-colour LED also indicates the capacity left in the receiver battery. The switch comes pre-wired with JR-compatible connectors and two kinds of bottom covers. Also new are special aluminium bushings to replace the rubber servo grommets on steering and throttle servos. The machined parts sport a diameter of 3.7mm and an upper countersunk washer part while being gun metal anodised. The bushings come as 8-piece set and make for a rock-solid servo installation.

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