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December 16, 2013

Speed Passion Blaze short course motor

Speed Passion introduce the new Blaze series of sensored and sensorless brushless motors for 1/10th scale short course applications. Designed to bridge the gap between raw power and high efficiency the Blaze series motors feature an innovative motor design to provide power and efficiency for both indoor and outdoor tracks. The design translates to more power, longer runtimes, and less motor heat while providing stronger and smoother braking at the same time. The motors are inspired by the World Champion MMM series motors and will become available as 4600kv and 5700kv variant.

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December 9, 2013

Tekno non-vented shock caps

Tekno now have non-vented shock caps for the dampers of their 1/8 and 1/10 scale off-road vehicles available. The parts are CNC-machined from aluminium, come gun metal anodised, in sets of 2 and they fit the company’s 1/8th buggy and truck shocks as well as the SCT410 short course truck.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

December 4, 2013

Chris Cristo wins 2WD SC at Gobbler race

For the past eight years R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, Massachusetts has hosted the Gobbler race, and the ninth annual event took place last weekend. X Factory team manager Chris Cristo TQed 2WD Short Course and took a wire-to-wire win in the 8 minute A main. John Cravotta qualified his X Factory truck third and finished second, putting the X-Team 1-2 on the podium.

Source: X Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

November 25, 2013

Reedy 7000mAh 65C LiPo battery

Reedy have released their new 7000mAh 65C LiPo battery featuring heavy-duty 5mm socket for high current applications such as Short Course 4WD, 1:8 eBuggy, and 1:10 Touring Car. Racers will certainly appreciate the improvement in power output achieved by utilizing a lower resistance connector. This battery is constructed with the same low resistance, high-capacity cells used in Reedy’s popular #309 battery housed in a durable hard case. Meets ROAR, EFRA, BRCA, IFMAR specs.

Source: Reedy [teamassociated.com]

November 22, 2013

Pro-Line Desert Raid & Ford F-100 bodies

Pro-Line have three new off-road body shells available in the form of the SC-compatible Desert Raid as well as two Ford F-100 bodies. Starting with the Desert Raid, it is modelled after the prototype SU vehicles used at endurance rallies such as the Dakar and it fits many of today’s short course trucks such as the Pro-2 SC, the Slash 2WD and 4×4 as well as the SC10. Mounting the body requires the use of extended body mounts and you can even dare to race it as Flo-Tek air escape vents reduce the so called parachute effect often associated with this type of body shell. The body comes clear, includes window masks and a decal sheet.

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November 20, 2013

RPM T4.2 front shock tower

New from RPM comes this front shock tower for the Team Associated T4.2, SC10.2 and SC10B. Designed with the main goal of having a part with maximum crash survivability, the tower offers a ribbed structure surrounding the vital areas that needed support. This rib, combined with RPM’s renown nylon material, helps to let the shock stay withstand even the harshest forms of bashing and racing.

Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]

November 20, 2013

Exotek DEX210 aluminium suspension mounts

Exotek Racing introduce new low roll centre aluminium suspension mounts for the Team Durango DEX210 buggy. Available are a RF Hanger with shims, and two LRC mounts with standard or +0.5° toe-in setting. Starting with the RF mount, the part allows to use a 2mm lower roll centre with 0° or 1.5° kick-up or the standard roll centre with 0° or 1.5° kick-up by adding the included shims under the hanger. The easy shimming option does away with the need to disassemble the whole rear end of the vehicle only to change the roll centre or kick-up settings. The set is machined from 7075 aluminium, comes anodised and works with the DEX210 alloy chassis, DIMEC type A or the optional Exotek chassis both in MM and RM configuration.

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November 20, 2013

Team Associated SC10 RTR Combo packages

Team Associated soon have the first SC10 RTR Combo kits available. Based on the regular RTR version, the Combo packages also include a genuine Reedy 3000mAh NiMH battery pack, a Tamiya-to-T-type adapter and a wall charger. This means the trucks are now virtually ready-to-run out of the box and only require the addition of 8 AA-size cells for the transmitter. The trucks themselves are untouched and feature the ROAR nationals winning SC10 chassis, multi-terrain tyres on black SC style wheels and pre-finished body shells. The SC10 RTR Combo kits will become available as Pro Comp and KMC Wheels design variant.

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