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October 3, 2013

Losi Ten Rally-X 4WD RTR

Losi introduce the Ten Rally-X 4WD RTR car based on the popular Ten chassis line. Coming factory-assembled the car features a tough aluminium chassis, aluminium oil-filled shock absorbers, sturdy suspension components and rally tread tyres for both on-road and off-road use. The car is powered by a 4-pole 3900kv Dynamite brushless system with 130A controller and controlled by a Spektrum SRS4200 2.4GHz AVC receiver with AVC standing for Active Vehicle Control, a gyro-based system to improve the handling of the vehicle even on very rough or slippery surfaces.

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October 3, 2013

CRC Gen-X 10 SE & Xti Altered Ego kit

Calandra Racing Concepts introduce two new car kits in the form of the Gen-X 10 Slider Edition and the Xti Altered Ego full car kit. Designed for the World GT class the proven Gen-X 10 received a make over to become lighter, narrower and more adjustable. The Slider Edition or SE in short now features CRC’s Slider rear pod plates for steeples, easy ride height adjustment. The chassis offers multiple battery positions using locators and sports additional slots for custom placement of 1S packs. Included with the kit comes CRC’s Encore shock and the Pro-Strut front suspension and all carbon fibre parts are now also made using a new quadaxial, high-modulus material for added toughness and rigidity..

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October 2, 2013

Xray T4 2014 electric touring car kit

Xray introduce the T4 2014 electric touring car kit. Still called the T4 platform the 2014 spec kit features a range of new and updated parts that heavily separates the ’14 version from the previous kit. First up is the 89mm wide 2.2mm carbon fibre chassis that comes with pre-drilled holes for optional parts such as chassis weights, motor guard, battery holder or battery straps. Also part of the newly designed chassis is an updated motor and layshaft mount – both separate parts now to eliminate unwanted tweak. The layshafts mounts are of a captured design to allow the layshaft bearings to stay in place even with the top deck screws removed. The chassis flex is now additionally adjustable using a sturdy aluminium post that can be screwed onto the motor mount.

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October 1, 2013

Team Magic E4JS II club-level racer

Team Magic introduce the E4JS II club-level electric touring car kit. The car is based on the E4RS II and E4RS II Evo and is designed to create a cost-efficient platform for part time and club-level racers. Sharing many parts and also the suspension geometry with the latest Evo kit, the JS II builds on a 2.3mm ‘Eco Graphite’ double deck chassis with hard compound plastic front, middle and rear bulkheads combined with a metal motor mount. The drivetrain is equipped with gear differentials and universal driveshafts as well as an aluminium main gear holder. Other features include hard material suspension parts, composite/aluminium shock absorbers, carbon fibre shock towers and the possibly to take influence on the flex characteristics of the chassis courtesy of three different mounting points for chassis braces and linkages. The kit will become available by October.

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September 27, 2013

Hot Bodies D413 1/10 4WD buggy kit

Hot Bodies introduce the long-awaited successor to the D4 buggy, the D413. The HB D413 first turned a wheel at the 2013 ROAR Nationals in the hands of Ty Tessmann and also makes an appearance at this week’s IFMAR World Championship in Chico, California to chase the 2013 title. Designed by star RC designer Torrance Deguzman, the D413 was made to create the toughest of platforms in the 4WD class while being highly convertible at the same time, allowing the racer to choose between the standard saddle-pack-in-the-rear and a shorty-on-the-right battery layout in order to optimise weight distribution. Another ground breaking feature is the 3-diff layout, previously only known from 1/8th buggies, that allows drivers to fine-tune the handling of the car using various diff greases, altering the steering, traction and corner handling of the D413.

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September 27, 2013

3Racing Cactus 2WD buggy

3Racing introduce the Cactus 2WD racing buggy kit. Developed from the ground up over the course of 18 month the buggy is based on a long wheelbase composite chassis that sports wire routing tunnels and a battery mount for both straight and shorty LiPo battery packs. The front end of the buggy is made from a lightweight composite plastic construction with aluminium pivot pin brace and multiple mounting points for the camber rods and shocks while the rear end houses the convertible gear box. The buggy can be build as 3-gear rear motor or 4-gear mid motor variant straight out of the box, it comes with a heavy-duty slipper clutch and widely adjustable suspension parts to alter rear toe-in and anti-squat setting. Included in the kit are also 12.5mm big bore aluminium shock absorbers, 12mm wheel hex adapters, a carbon fibre ESC mounting plate and a cab forward body shell along a large rear wing.

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September 26, 2013

TLR 22-4 1/10 4wd buggy

Team Losi Racing have introduced the hugely anticipated 22-4 4WD electric off-road buggy on the eve of the 4WD competition at this year’s 1/10th electric buggy World Championships in Chico, California. The buggy is meant to be the spiritual successor to the all-conquering XX-4 and builds on a 2.5mm 7075 aluminium chassis with a modular multi-belt drive system that, unlike the XX-4, can now be independently maintained or removed, as a whole from the chassis leaving the suspension in-situ. Strategically milled to reduce weight, improve flex and to provide the all-important but often forgotten wire routing for the ESC or Servo to the RX, the 22-4 has been carefully thought out.

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September 26, 2013

Xray X12 pan car kit

Xray introduce the all-new X12 1/12th scale pan car kit. Building on the experience gained with the X11 the new kit features a redesigned narrow main chassis, narrow rear pod, an all-new centralised shock mounting position and many other refinements such as a new front suspension including redesigned front arms. The new chassis allows to mount the battery in an off-set in-line or traversal placement while the narrow design with more centrally mounted rear pod links makes for a more agile handling and improved side-to-side weight transition. The new longer upper pod plate results in a more progressive damping to improve forward traction and handling over bumps. Also part of the new rear end setup are straight-type side springs for a smoother and more consistent compression. Up front inserts for the lower arm mounts allow track width adjustment in 0.5mm increments while 0.2mm to 0.6mm ride height spacers help you to fine tune the ride height for a variety of tyre diameters. Other front end features include easy-to-tune reactive castor and Ackermann settings. As usual the kit comes without body, tyres or electronics.

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