O.S. Engines have announced the high performance 12XZ on road engine. Overall weight has been trimmed to the bare minimum, while special modifications deliver awesome power and dependability. The crankcase and liner port are newly designed to increase torque at low to mid-speed while holes machined into the aluminum outer head decrease weight and improve cooling.
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Team Checkpoint have released their 25A 12V Racing Power Supply, that uses state-of-the-art switching technology to produce the clean DC power that’s essential for such sensitive equipment as peak detection chargers. That same technology enables Team Checkpoint to keep the Racing Power Supply’s size and weight to the minimum, reducing the load in pit boxes and clutter in the work area. The high amperage output is plenty for virtually any application that racers and other electric modelers might require.
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We wrote about the limited edition setup board for 1/10th scale touring cars from Xray back in late 2007 and the fact that you could customize it by printing your own name, national flag & country name, and distributor information on it for a nominal surcharge. Well today Xray announced that they are waiving that fee and the service is now available for FREE when you buy a LE Alu setup board.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Schumacher have released a number of new optional parts for their Cat SX buggy, a car which we reviewed a while back. First up is an alternative LiPo friendly chassis, that improves the location of the batteries when using cells such as LRP/Nosram/Orion, which typically have the location bumps on the bottom. For flat type batteries that don’t have the cell bumps in the case there is the new battery strap that uses double sided impact pads to locate the flat type battery’s without the need to use regular LiPo locators which would normally be glued to the bottom of the battery. The new strap comes off with ease and allows the battery’s use in other models more easily. Finally there is a new LiPo friendly top deck that allows the easier use of a 4mm connector lead actually through the hole in the top deck directly into the battery eliminating clearance issues for LiPo packs without leads. All items are manufactured using Schumacher’s aero grade carbon fibre and are now in stock.
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Upgrade RC have released Scallop custom skins for the Pro Line Car Jack lexan car stand. Add style and durability to your lexan car stand and get the total custom look by choosing your own colour combinations, adding logos and adding your name. Available in 6 different colours, the skins are made from high quality, long lasting, decal material.
Source: Upgrade RC [upgradercshop.com]
Team Orion have released the Battery Safe, a charging bag for placing LiPos and other types of cells into, to increase safety during the charge and discharge process, by greatly decreasing the risk of fire damage and injury. Available in two different sizes, medium and large, the Battery Safe comes in black and sports a large Team Orion logo on the face and ensures maximum protection.
Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]
Finishing off an exciting year of indoor carpet racing, the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series had it’s final stop at the CarCar RC club in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The series has had stops in Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge, Alberta, and Regina, Saskatchewan. There was over 100 entries for the 4 day event, with practice Thurs evening and Friday, and qualifiers and mains on Saturday and Sunday. We received the following report from the event.
Yeah Racing have announced a number of new after market items for the F103 chassis including this aluminium knuckle arm & servo saver set. This set aims at improving the performance of the F1 chassis by introducing various adjustable setting functions such as the camber angles, which can be changed by the installation of 3 different angle (-1°, -2°, -3°) steering blocks. Also the length of the aluminium front knuckle arm is adjustable in order to set up different toe-in and toe-out angles of the wheel and finally an extra o-ring is included to allow the chassis height to be raised or lowered. Yeah Racing have also designed a new rear single piece aluminium motor mount for the F103RM and GT, which is super lightweight, stiff and allows the rear wing to be adjustable.
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