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October 12, 2009

Orcan .12 LR3 Engine

SMI Motorsport from Germany got in touch to show us their new Orcan .12 LR3 engine sets. The Novarossi-made Orcan LR3 comes with a black cooling head with laser-etched ‘Orcan’ logo, bigger heavy duty front bearing and an optimised rear crankshaft cover. The engine already proved its performance by winning the 1/10 scale German and Austrian Nationals as well as the 1/10 scale European Championship B. The Orcan ‘Limited Edition’ packages contain the 2.11 cc engine, Orcan EFRA 1910 exhaust, Orcan After run oil and come in the new Orcan multifunctional bag. The Orcan LR3 Version 1 is the unmodified standard engine while the LR3MH Version 2 is hand-tuned by MH Motortuning and comes with a differently timed crankshaft and liner, optimised piston and carburetor and other small bits & pieces.

Source: SMI [smi-motorsport.de]

October 9, 2009

Serpent 733 Sirio engine mount

Serpent have released this new top-engine mount bracket to allow the user to fit the latest version Sirio .12 engines into the 733 chassis. Due to the positioning of the holes of the Sirio engine-mount and the case shape being different, this special mount is needed. Made from top quality CNC machined aluminium, it has been engraved and anodised and is a direct replacement, with no other modifications needed.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 8, 2009

Team Titan 966 Pinions, Pulley & Wheel nuts

New from Team Titan for the Serpent 966 are a number of machined aluminium items, including these pinions. Available in 3 versions, two first gears (15T & 16T) and one second gear (19T), all are hard coated, highly precise and durable with the first gears made from 7075 T5 aluminium, while the second gear is 7075 T6. Other new items include a 18T side belt pulley that claims to eliminate the main shaft play that’s evident in the original design. Finally there are lightweight wheel nuts for the car, which we saw in Lostallo, that are silver anodised, sport extra holes for weight savings and sport 2 o-rings on the thread to ensure it stays tight.

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October 7, 2009

Exotek Racing HBX LiPo Chassis for Cyclone

Exotek Racing have released the high performance multi adjustment HBX balanced LiPo chassis for the Hot Bodies Cyclone. With the unique CNC manufactured stainless steel weights the LiPo battery can be positioned to have equal left and right balance within grams without the need to add lead weight and without raising the battery up higher. Completely compatible with all Cyclone chassis’, it is designed and tested to equalize lateral flex. No more inconsistent flex problems caused by 6 large battery cut outs like in the stock chassis resulting is much more predictable handling. The 2mm thick chassis mimics the flex of the stock chassis, but by deleting the 6 NiMh battery cut outs it effectively stiffens the chassis so reducing the thickness to 2mm puts a little flex back into the chassis for improved traction.

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October 6, 2009

F.V.S.S. Racing Team V.H.C. chassis for MRX4-X

F.V.S.S. Racing Team have released a new optional V.H.C. (variable hardness chassis-plate) chassis plate for Mugen MRX4-X. Made from 5mm high quality Ergal 7075 T6 aluminium, they have delrin inserts, which are harder and more durable than carbon fibre, to enable you to stiffen or soften up to chassis plate. In the next few months F.V.S.S. will also release new V.H.C. chassis plates for more popular car kits in 1/10 an 1/8 nitro scale.

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October 5, 2009

East Coast Bodies pre painted Mazda Speed 6

East Coast Bodies now offer fully painted version of their popular Speed 6 spec 09 190mm body shell. Following on from their half painted versions released 2 weeks ago, this new version is complete and perfect for the beginner who wants to get on the track as quickly as possible and with as little effort as possible. The Speed 6 shell sports nice flowing black, grey and white lines and has been backed with a bright yellow for a great look and comes supplied with 3 different types of rear wing together with the wing end plates.

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October 4, 2009

Capricorn RC Progressive spring sets

Capricorn RC have released two new progressive spring sets for use with most modern 1/8th scale on road shock absorbers. Available in hard black and medium silver versions, the springs are softer at the beginning, perfect for absorbing bumps, and get harder the more they are compressed, ensuring good stability and handling in the corners. Sold in sets of 4 complete springs.

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October 3, 2009

Protoform Type B & M F1 Retro shells

New from Protoform for the Tamiya F103 chassis are two new body shells, the Type B F1 Retro and the Type M F1 Retro shells. The re-released Type B body replicates one of the first F1 cars to be designed with a “high nose” and a suspended front wing. It turned out to be a championship winning car that influenced the design of many F1 cars since then. This body is made to fit the recently released Tamiya F103RM kit that’s equipped with the proper “high nose/wing” pieces. The Type M body replicates one of the most distinctive cars of an earlier era. It’s made to fit the ever popular Tamiya 103R F1 chassis and both body shells are pulled in .030 lexan and come with a protective film.

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