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December 28, 2017

CRC Carpet Knife Twenty5 Japan Edition

Japanese CRC distributors Kimihiko Yano have introduced a special Japan Edition of the CRC Carpet Knife Twenty5 1/12th scale pan car. The CK25J kit is available with a carbon or aluminium chassis, it comes with a matching lower pod plate, a new carbon fibre sliding servo mount plate as well as the light weight carbon fibre X Brace. The car will use a longer wheelbase than the standard US version that allows to run long Xray side links while the servo mount plate utilises KO Propo or Sanwa servos. In addition the distance between the centre pivot and the rear axle was shortened to improve rear traction which is further helped by the new X Brace. Features such as the LCG sliding motor mount, the new-design front bumper and the balanced double-clamping left wheel hub were taken over from the popular US version.

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December 28, 2017

Ielasi Tuned Nitro21WC & Nitro12WC US Edition engines

Coming from Ielasi Tuned are two new engines in the form of the Nitro21WC US Edition and the Nitro12WC US Edition. Both are based off of their respective WC Edition counterparts, with whom they share their outer setup, but they have been renamed after the recent tests in the U.S. that saw some internal updates to further increase the performance of the .21 1/8th and .12 1/10th Touring engine.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

December 28, 2017

Robert Batlle signs with Hot Race Tyres

Hot Race Tyres from Italy have announced the signing of reigning EFRA European 1/8th Nitro Buggy Champion, Robert Batlle to their team. The Spanish Mugen driver has inked a 2-years contract and while running their products at events around the world, he will also assist with product development as well as being the new Hot Race Tyres distributor for Spain. Robert says:

It is an honour to let you know that I will be part of HotRace team for the upcoming years! When I tested the tires I got really surprise about the speed and consistency they have, also because of the passion Nicola put into the development of the tires, I love the way he works so I just can say yes to his project! I invite you all to test this tires as Hot Race off road tires have just two years old, but you will love the feeling of driving them!

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

December 27, 2017

Yokomo BL-Pro4D drift spec brushless speed controller

Yokomo have introduced their new BL-Pro4D brushless speed controller for drift cars. Developed in cooperation with Team Yokomo’s Takahiro the controller offers matching setups for RWD and AWD drifters thanks to mild low RPM throttle response and a boosted middle RPM range for radical drift angle performance. The controller comes pre-wired, with a large cooling fan and also as 10.5T and 13.5T combo set including Zero2 drift motors.

View the combo set here

December 27, 2017

TLR 8ight 16mm Evo buggy shock springs

Coming from Team Losi Racing are the new 16mm Evo shock springs for the 8ight buggy platform. This full line of springs is closer together in rate for finer tuning as well as a constant coil diameter while also being longer in length. They have been found to offer much better performance in all conditions, especially when it comes to bump track handling and landing. To run the springs the LOSA5435 spring cups of the older 1.0 and 2.0 kits have to be used. The springs are colour-coded and they come in six front and seven different rear hardnesses.

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December 27, 2017

Nosram introduce 2018 LiHV battery range

Nosram have introduced their new 2018 range of Graphene-2 LiHV battery packs. The range is lead by the 8000mAh TC Stock Spec battery, a standard-sized affair for maximum power and run time at a weight of 330g. Also new is the 6400mAh TC LCG Stock Spec battery that offers a reduced height of 22.5mm and that is an evolution of the 2016 IFMAR ISTC World Championship winning battery. It weighs in at 274g. Next up is the TC Ultra LCG battery with 5500mAh capacity. Offering a super low height of just 20mm and a low weight of only 230g. Swinging over to the shorty size, Nosram offers the 5800mAh Shorty Stock Spec, a 25.1mm high capacity offering. The range is rounded out by the Offload Stock Spec 6600mAh 4S LiHV pack. Weighing 634g the battery offers maximum power and a high capacity. All batteries can be charged to up to 4.35V per cell but are also meant to excel when charged to the standard 4.2V. They will hit stores end of December to beginning of January.

Source: Nosram [nosram.com]

December 26, 2017

Team Associated RC28 1/28 2WD RTR buggy

Hot on the heels of the RC28T 1/28th micro stadium truck comes Team Associated’s RC28 micro 2WD buggy. The scale replica of AE’s iconic RC10 buggy is only 143mm long but packed with features such as a integrated proportional servo, an integrated ESC/receiver unit, a built-in battery and of course a replica body shell as well as scale tyres and wheels to resemble Team Associated’s first ever racing buggy. Also included in the set are a 2.4GHz radio system and four AA batteries for the transmitter, making it ready to go right out of the box.

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December 26, 2017

Yokomo YZ-2DTM Worlds Edition 2WD buggy kit

To celebrate their 2017 2WD IFMAR World Championship title, Yokomo have released the special limited edition YZ-2DTM Worlds Edition 1/10th 2WD buggy kit. Based off of the YZ-2DTM Ryan Maifield edition the kit will include a range of option parts that were specially developed for the World and used by drivers such as new World Champion, Ryan Maifield, and 3rd placed Lee Martin. Each of the 361 kits released will come with a serial number on the chassis plate and the World Edition will also include a new aluminium steering bell crank set, new gullwing front arms, a new hard-type front bulkhead as well as a new rear aluminium A-arms mounts and a new gearbox support. 111 kits will be shipped in the first week of January while the remaining 250 kits will hit stores at the end of the January.

View a list with the Worlds Edition specifications and more images here