Maclan Racing have introduced their all-new MR8 series of 1/8th competition brushless motors. Designed from the ground up for 4S LiPo racing classes, the completely rebuildable motors feature a machined heatsink design can, oversized precision ball bearings, heavy duty solder tabs and and a sensored, fixed timing design. The MR8 is available in a 1950kv and a 2150kv variant.
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Motiv RC have introduced the Defy series thin shorty LiPo battery pack. Built from high-quality +65C cells with a capacity of 3900mAh the lightweight battery gives the capability to lighten up the overall weight of the vehicle and also effect the CG greatly by adding back the weight underneath the battery. It has the capacity to power Stock and Modified Buggies alike and it is 55g lighter than its Motiv RC 5000mAh counterpart.
Source: Motiv RC [motivrc.com]
HRC Distribution have introduced two new low profile servos. The HRC Racing 68112DL (0.09s/12.0kg-cm) and the 68113DBL (0.07s/13.0kg-cm) both utilise nylon fibre and aluminium cases, they feature double ball bearings and a sturdy metal gear drivetrains, with the 68113DBL also coming with a powerful brushless motor, making for even swifter transit times and increased torque. The servos are usable with 4.8V to 6.0V input and they use standard 25T spline servo arms.
Coming from Spec-R and made for the Xray T4’16 touring car is a 2.25mm carbon fibre chassis plate. Cut from high-quality carbon fibre the chassis is of a fully symmetrical design with the milled motor pocket also apparent in the battery compartment to make for equal left-to-right flex characteristics. The chassis is a direct replacement for the stock part and available soon.
Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]
Maclan Racing have introduced their all-new MRR 540-size sensored competition brushless motors. They are built using pure copper wire and feature a balanced sintered rotor, adjustable timing, a lightweight, vented CNC-machined 6061 all-aluminium can and precision ball bearings. The spec class MRR motor is designed to the maximum tolerance of the rules and the short stack design will produce a lower resistance allowing the highest performance possible. The motors utilise heavy-duty concave-shape soldering taps for easy wiring and they are available in 3.5T to 25.5T variants from March.
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Brilliant RC have introduced their new nitro fuel line. Developed in close cooperation with a leading fuel manufacturer the high performance racing fuel will meet the highest standards to ensure constant quality, high power output and economic mileage. The fuel is available as 16 percent nitro on-road and 25 percent nitro off-road variant and it comes in 5 liter cans with child protection cap and individual batch ID numbers for easy identification.
Source: Brilliant RC [brilliant-rc.com]
A prototype of SWorkz’s forthcoming CX11 1/10th electric touring car was spotted during this week’s open practice of the 2016 Thailand International Touring Car Championships. Developed in cooperation with Masayuki Miura’s Speedmaster Japan company the vehicle is piloted by SWorkz team driver Jade Lim. The kit is set for a release this Spring and given the image the car is looking pretty much production-ready right now.
Source: SMJ [smj-rc.com]
Coming soon from Tamiya is the Custom Lowrider Black Special edition of Mitsubishi’s third generation Pajero SUV. Based off of the full-time 4WD CC-01 chassis the kit features a shaft-driven drivetrain, double wishbone front and rigid rear suspension, oil-filled CVA shock absorbers, and shiny black-plated chrome rims with treaded 73mm street tyres. The kit is rounded out by a pre-painted black bodyshell with smoke colour windows.
Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]
