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June 11, 2015

Reflex Racing RSD touring car spring sets

Coming from Reflex Racing and made for a range of touring cars including the Xray T4 are several shock spring sets. First up is the 20mm Progressive Spring set for the Xray T4. Progressive springs generate more traction than linear springs due to the dynamic of the compression of the spring. Early in the compression, when the spring needs to be soft to provide bite, they are softer and later in the roll, they stiffen up to provide more exit and on power traction and steering. The set comprises of three different rates of Yellow 13.0-14.0 lb/in, Gold 14.0-15.0 lb/in and Silver 15.0-16.0 lb/in.

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June 11, 2015

Tamiya TRF102 1/10th formula chassis kit

Following a first official image some time ago Tamiya have now released more images of their forthcoming TRF1021 1/10th formula chassis kit. The successor of the TRF101 is based on a newly designed 2.5mm carbon fibre main chassis that incorporates platforms for the receiver and speed controller instead of utilising attachable plates. Also new are cutouts on both sides to allow for optimised torsional flex in order to gain more grip from rubber tyres. The most noticeable new feature on the car is the rear suspension though as it does away from the odd link-type design in favour of a somewhat old school T-bar setup that is meant to improve traction on low grip surfaces while also helping to smooth out the suspension action over bumpy parts of the track.

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June 10, 2015

MD Racing Formula E bodyshell – Preview

Spanish company MD Racing have first images of their forthcoming Formula E bodyshell for 1/10th formula cars available. Adapting the look of the current crop of Formula E electric race cars the body sports partly covered rear wheels and flowing contours. Beside the body there will also be suitable front and rear wings available in the future as well as a complete car kit. Overall the body, which will become available within the next couple of weeks, provides a faster and more stable car especially on high-speed tracks.

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June 10, 2015

Novarossi BK15SL3 3-port bike engine

New from Novarossi comes the BK15SL3 nitro engine for radio controlled bikes. The 2.49cc short stroke engine is of a 3-port design and features a 11.5mm turbo crankshaft, 6.5mm aluminium carburettor and a starter adapter plate from stock. The crankshaft is manufactured with a larger bore intake to increase the mixture flow while the special shape makes for optimised gas flow within the engine.

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June 9, 2015

Avid TC6.2 aluminium chassis plate

Coming from Avid and made for the Team Associated TC6.2 is an optional aluminium main chassis plate. Machined from 2mm 7075-T6 aluminium the chassis offers higher rigidity than the stock carbon fibre chassis, making it especially useful on high to medium-bite surfaces while allowing the suspension brackets to be mounted lower at the same time. Avid signature “herringbone” cut-outs lower the overall weight and give the chassis a unique look while the narrow 84mm width allows for more ground clearance in corners. The chassis comes black anodised, with machined silver edges and laser-etched Avid logos for easy identification.

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June 9, 2015

Arrowmax universal setup system bag

Coming from Arrowmax and made for their recently introduced setup system is a universal carrying bag. The design allows the convenient storage and transportation of most 1/10th and 1/8th on-road set-up systems available on the market, with a multitude of different pockets and elastic straps to store the parts in. The lightweight nylon material ensures high strength and durability while the colourful Arrowmax logo makes for visual impact.

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June 9, 2015

Teamsaxo GT-300W 1/12th pan car kit

Teamsaxo have introduced their all-new GT-300W 1/12th scale competition pan car kit. The car is based on a high-quality carbon fibre chassis and features an industry-standard link-type rear suspension, it offers a transversal battery placement and a single bellcrank steering assembly with a longitudinally mounted steering servo. Dual roll dampers and a large volume centre shock absorber ensure a smooth ride as does the high-torque yet sensitive ball differential. The kit is rounded out by several blue anodised aluminium parts such as the front suspension arm mounts, the steering bellcrank, servo mounts, centre shock mount and the rear motor pod parts.

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June 8, 2015

Reflex Racing RSD RR10 World GT kit

Reflex Racing now have the RR10 World GT 1/10th pan car kit available. Designed from scratch and with customer feedback Reflex Racing tried to make a World GT that has more steering and less traction roll while maintaining the versatile nature of the RSD line of cars. The car is based on a narrow chassis with a 1.5mm pocket for the battery pack, making for a super low centre of gravity while the floating servo mount does away with tweak issues associated with the off-set servo position found in pan cars. The kit is also fitted with a lot of go fast, premium goodies such as the Xenon front end, IRS diff, Team Prime shocks and an array of RSD springs and shims are included in the kit to fine-tune your car out of the box.

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