December 6, 2012

Associated Apex Touring V-Type RTR

The Qualifier Series is Team Associated’s exciting new line of sport-level products that are designed to be fun above all else, easy to use, durable, lower cost, and provide an easy way to get into the RC hobby. When great looks and high performance are combined with quality features and value pricing, it becomes the ultimate sport product. When all this is offered from Team Associated, it’s nothing short of awesome. The Apex Touring Car is the newest release from the Qualifier Series. It’s a fully assembled, Ready-to-Run, Reedy brushless-powered, 4WD touring car that even includes a Reedy WolfPack 6-cell battery wired with a Deans power connector.

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December 4, 2012

TOP Photon EX V2 blocks & uprights

New for the Photon EX from TOP are these version 2 steering blocks and rear hubs. The steering block is designed with improved ackermann positions, while the rear hub provides added roll center and camber gain adjustments.

Source: TOP [top-racing.jp]

December 4, 2012

Spec-R aluminium fan mount

Spec-R have released this aluminium fan mount for this R1/S1 chassis. Made from high quality aluminium it mounts just behind the motor and is a stylish and durable way to mount your cooling fan.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

December 3, 2012

Capricorn drivetrain option parts

Capricorn introduce new option parts for their 1/10th 200mm on-road chassis in the form of updated wheel axles and CVD driveshafts. Starting with the front and rear CVD wheel axles they are now available as bi-compound items made from hard-coated ergal and titanium. They weight only one third of the original part. Also new are rear titanium wheel shafts for dogbone driveshafts. They come with a special hard-coated treatment for less wear and longer life. The third new part are front and rear CVD driveshafts made from titanium. All parts have been tested by Capricorn team drivers during the recent World Championships and are designed to reduce the rotating mass of the drivetrain for quicker spool-up and better efficiency.

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December 2, 2012

T.O.P. Photon EX optional drive belts

T.O.P. Racing introduce new optional front and rear drive belts for the Photon EX touring car. The softer material reduces transmission drag for better overall efficiency without harming power transfer capabilities. Also new is a white colour belt made from an even softer material that is especially designed for racing with stock motors.

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November 30, 2012

TrakPower MS sensored brushless system

TrakPower USA is proud to announce their new MS sensored brushless systems. Available are the MS-1 speed controller and MS series brushless motors. Designed for 1/10th on-road and off-road applications the MS-1 ESC features an all-aluminium case, stock and modified profiles including a zero timing ‘blinky’ mode, gold-plated solder posts and a compact design for easy installation. The controller is compatible with motors down to 2.5T. The MS series sensored brushless motors come with a ribbed CNC-machined aluminium heatsink case, sintered rotors, adjustable mechanical timing and heavy duty solder posts. They are available as 6.5T and 8.5T modified variant and also 10.5T to 21.5T stock motor. Also available are bundles including motor and controller.

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November 30, 2012

Yokomo R12C pan car kit

Yokomo is proud to announce the release of the R12C, an exact copy of the car Naoto Matsukura took to World Championship honors in 2012. The kit contains a weight balance optimized chassis, a new centre point steering assembly to improve the Ackermann geometry, a highly adjustable rear width to help adapt the car to different grip levels and the kit also comes with a newly designed left side rear wheel hub.

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