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June 5, 2014

MD Racing MDT15 – Prototype images

Following a set of renderings, Spanish company MD Racing now released first prototype images of their forthcoming MDT15 touring car. Currently built from rapid prototype parts, a fully functional car should be ready to hit the tracks in around 2 weeks time. The MDT15 sports a conventional layout with the battery placed on the right hand side and the motor, speedo and steering servo on the left side of the chassis but especially the front and rear bulkheads heavily differ from current designs as their L-shape allows to permanently mount the shock towers to the bulkheads while the front spool and rear differential being accessible by undoing 4 screws each without having to remove the shocktower and shocks as most current designs require. The upper and lower A-arms are also of a different design but compared to previously released renderings these are only mock-ups at the moment. We bring you more information on the car as soon as they become available.

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June 5, 2014

Scorpion 540-size competition brushless motors

Some time ago we reported about Scorpion Power System, long known for their high-performance aircraft brushless motors, entering the car market. After extensive testing with the help of internationally experienced drivers like Meen V. and Charlee P. the motors are now ready to hit the market. We have no detailed information about the specifications and features but looking at the image Scorpion dealer/distributor Spec-R released, the motors build on a 3-piece can with a heatsink middle part with large ventilation openings who also act as windows to check the winding markings. The front and rear endplates sport huge milled out sections, again to help with airflow. Also visible are heavy duty solder tabs. For now the motors will become available as 4.5T to 8.5T “Modified” and 10.5T and 13.5T “Stock” variant.

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

June 5, 2014

Hot Bodies TCXX 20T aluminium centre pulley

Made for the TCXX electric touring car is this 20T aluminium centre pulley for the original TCXX and the TCXX 2013 conversion kit. The part extends the life of the drive belt(s) over the standard plastic pulley and also improves drivetrain efficiency. Coming as one pulley per package with two pulleys being required to outfit a TCXX.

Source: HPI Racing [hpiracing.com]

June 4, 2014

Rex on-road & off-road engines by Novarossi

Italian nitro engine manufacturer Novarossi introduce their new line of Rex engines for on-road and off-road use. All engines base on quality blocks combined with high performance parts to ensure reliable power output. The range will include .21 buggy engines such as the R21 Plus8 8-port, R21 Plus5 5-port, and Paloma.21 7-port engine as well as the R28-7M 7-port truck engine. On-road racers may welcome the R-Flash.21 9-port ceramic main bearing engine and the as well as the standard bearing R35 Plus 21 Tuned 9-port offering. For the 200mm 1/10th class Novarossi have the Rex R-Flash.12 Tuned 3-port ceramic main bearing engine up for grabs. All engines come with a characteristic blue anodised cooling head with laser-etched writings.

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June 4, 2014

Tamiya TRF101W “wide” formula chassis kit

Tamiya TRF101W "wide" formula chassis kit

We wrote about Tamiya’s forthcoming TRF101W “wide spec” formula 1 kit some time ago and now Tamiya Japan have an official product image and information available. The car is based off the already known TRF101 standard track width kit and features a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis, a new longer upper deck as well as “wide” lower carbon fibre A-arms made from 2.5mm carbon fibre. Also included in the kit, that is designed for the use with foam tyres, is a new piston for the side damper making for an improved damper action in tight corners. The kit comes without body, wings and tyres and will hit the stores mid-July.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

June 3, 2014

Makra Racing Xray T3/T4 aluminium fan mount

Marka Racing introduce this aluminium cooling fan mount for the Xray T3 and T4. Designed in co-operation with the Italian driver Marco Puleo, the bracket is made from Ergal 7075 aluminium and designed to be installed both in front or behind the motor using only one screw, thus avoiding any kind of interference with the chassis’ flexibility. The mount accepts virtually all common 25mm, 30mm, 35mm and 40mm fans.

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June 3, 2014

WRC STX aluminium centre pulley flange

WRC introduce this aluminium centre pulley flange for the STX touring car. Machined from 7075 aluminium and coming with a hard-anodised finish the part is designed for the use with 20T pulleys and it makes for a more reliable and compact pulley assembly.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

June 3, 2014

Serpent Eryx 3.0 aluminium chassis stiffener

Serpent introduce this aluminium chassis stiffener for the Eryx 3.0 touring car. Machined from high qualify material and coming grey anodised, the part includes an assortment of hardware to allow for several flex settings of the car’s aluminium chassis.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]