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June 21, 2009

Team Magic G4RS 09 of Raimondo Gilletti

Back in February we brought you the first photographs of the new G4RS 2009 edition (formerly dubbed the G4II) from Team Magic, when we were shown Dario Balestri’s prototype car at the Toy Fair in Germany. Last month we showed you a video of that car testing at Gubbio, host of this years European Championship, at the hands of the double European Champion and now we have photos of the final G4RS 09 of Italian TM/Novarossi team driver Raimondo Gilletti. Basically in its production form, the car is very similar to the prototype with the exception of some different materials, such as the plastic front upper suspension brackets, aluminium chassis stiffeners in place of carbon and plastic rear lower suspension brackets. The prototype plastics have of course all been replaced with the final molded versions and overall the car looks complete. The car has some nice touches such as the super small diameter front and rear gear differentials, the low centre of gravity and centralised weight, the large scope for adjustment and the ability to change between a blade or wire type front ant-roll bar. Having been tested extensively by the Italian TM team of Balestri, Gilleti and Mario Spiniello, the car is expected to hit the market at the end of June, 3 weeks before it will attempt to defend its European title.

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June 11, 2009

K-Factory Team Magic B8 Chassis stiffener

New from K-Factory for the Team Magic B8 chassis, is this aluminium centre chassis stiffener. Made from lightweight 7075 aluminium, the part has been machined hollow for extra weight less, yet retains its tensile strength. The part is mounted to the centre of the chassis plate around the centre differential and easily allows you to stiffen the overall chassis to suit different track conditions.

Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]

May 26, 2009

K-Factory B8 One-piece engine mount

From K-Factory for the Team Magic B8, comes this new one-piece engine mount. Machined from a single block of high grade aluminium, its design ensures that both wings of the engine mount are perfectly aligned to reduce any possible pressure on the engine crankcase. In addition, both upper & lower sides of the mount are leveled by CNC machine to ensure full contact with the chassis and engine, while the block’s multi-fin design helps improve heat dissipation.

Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]

May 15, 2009

Team Magic G4II Testing video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ86FP0VolA[/youtube]

We brought you the very first pictures of the prototype of the new G4II from Team Magic back at the toy fair in February and since then the car has evolved to something that looks like its close to being released. Dario Balestri, current European Champion, and Team Magic’s development driver, was in touch to let us know about the short video above that shows him testing at the Gubbio track in Italy, host of this summer’s European Championships. As you can see from the footage, the car handles really well and can easily cope with all that power that is coming his Novarossi engine.

April 1, 2009

K-Factory TM E4 Steering crank

K-Factory have released a new steering crank set for the Team Magic E4. Whilst the standard nylon components are reliable and durable, they reckon that CNC machined 7075 lightweight hard coated aluminium is better. What matters is the accurate transfer of servo motion to the wheels and a light, rigid material will perform better than a malleable one where energy is being transferred. The mounting point of the steering arms to the steering bell use inserts with offset holes, allowing for quick and easy Ackermann adjustment.

Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]

February 21, 2009

K-Factory Lightweight G4 Differentials

K-Factory have released this pair of lightweight differentials for the Team Magic G4. The differential cover is now hard coated lightweight aluminium and have been precision machined and lightened to reduce rotational mass, improving acceleration and deceleration. The bevel gears within the differential have also been redesigned to precise specifications creating an ultra smooth and efficient meshing. Finally K Factory has reduced tolerances during engineering to provide precision specifications and a perfect fit into the bulkheads, this improves the power delivery to the drive system without the losses of efficiency incurred by a loose or sloppy fit.

Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]

February 8, 2009

Toy Fair 2009 – Team Magic

Seen on the stand of Swiss Team Magic distributor HRC was the new tentitively named G4 Two, a new platform based on the double European Championship winning G4. It features a lightweight transmission with super small diameter front and rear differentials, a new clutch and a new 2-speed system. This car has been developed in collaboration between the Italian distributors Electronic Dreams, who work closely with European Champion Dario Balestri, and Team Magic and this prototype is the result and we are told is in no way the final version.

January 26, 2009

Team Magic E4RS 2009 chassis

Team Magic have released the 2009 version of their E4 Rubber spec touring car chassis. The new car features a host of small improvements such as a larger motor mount area, a new top deck that enables 5-cell packs to be mounted to the front or rear, a new chassis plate and battery mount as well as a new top mounted single bell crank steering system. New belts and improvements to the shock absorbers complete the upgrades.

Source: Team Magic [teammagic.com.tw]