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March 22, 2013

Xray NT1 2013 spec

Xray have released complete details on their update NT1, the 2013 spec. With a lot of focus on the shocks, the car features new low profile shock with new internals including Delrin pistons and of course all new shorter springs, the new design helping to lower the car’s centre of gravity. To cater for the new shorter shocks, there is all new shock towers while for the rear upper links there is a new upper bulkhead with new roll centre adjustments. Other new parts include an all-new front wire anti-roll bar for smaller technical tracks, new narrower chassis, new Mutli-Flex radio plate as well as an all new reverse clutch set with updated parts for smoother and faster acceleration.

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March 22, 2013

KM Racing H-K1 Meen version

World Champions KM Racing have released a Meen version of their H-K1 to commemorate their victory back in November. The full option kit will come with blue anodised aluminium bulk heads and the option of mounting the steering servo to the main chassis or top deck. Other included part include new high efficiency brake disk, rear body height adjusters, front anti-roll bar system, aluminium servo horns, full set of anti-roll bars and spur gears and will have the customers name engraved on the chassis plate. Available on April 8th.

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March 21, 2013

Shepherd Velox V10 Pro details

Shepherd have released an image and details of the final design of the soon to be released and completely revised Velox V10 Pro. The re-designed front end features a ball-raced wire anti-roll bar, a narrower differential, new lower and upper wishbones, a carbon body mount support and a very small aluminium servo saver. The front lower arms can be mounted in two different positions using some eccentric inserts to adjust the roll-center, a unique feature in this class. Additionally the front shock tower has been updated to suit the latest geometry-changes of the shock position for a better steering response.

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March 13, 2013

Speed Passion SP-1 F1 chassis kit

Speed Passion introduce their SP-1 F1 1/10th formula chassis kit. Based on a high quality carbon fibre chassis plate the kit features a widely adjustable front suspension with width adjustment feature to make the car useable both in 185mm rubber and 200mm foam classes. Beside the original suspension also Tamiya F104 and F103 axles are usable for near infinite setup possibilities.

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March 11, 2013

Corally HMX US Carpet Spec kit

Available now is Corally’s new HMX US Carpet Spec touring car kit. The updated variant is specially designed for US style carpet tracks and includes two SGX gear differentials, silver anodised 7075-T6 aluminium steering block with ball bearings, 6 degree nylon C-hubs, red anodised aluminium servo posts and X-Hard graphite 2.4mm chassis and top deck parts.

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March 9, 2013

Brown Engineering Rhino pan car

Brown Engineering introduce the Rhino mini-size pan car. The Robitronic Scalpel conversion features a flex plate technology that controls the side to side movement by using different thickness plates. Included with the kit comes a BMI pivot, wide motor mount that accepts a wide range of motors and also an angled servo mount. The chassis plate is designed to make use of singled cells, saddle or straight LiPo packs.

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March 5, 2013

Serpent 811 Cobra EP buggy 2.0 buggy

Serpent have released the new 811 Cobra EP buggy 2.0, a new development realized following a full year of racing across the globe, listening to feedback from many drivers and dedicated testing on many different surfaces. The feedback from the drivers on the Cobra E-Buggy in general was very good but according to some drivers the car could benefit from a more responsive rear end, combined with a bit more steering, which would bring the Cobra to the highest performance level. The 2.0 features new wider rear end, differently positioned new rear shock towers along with other small changes to the rear of the car.

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March 4, 2013

PR Racing S1 V2 buggy kit

Precirotate introduce the V2 version of their S1 2WD buggy. The kit comes with updated parts in the form of a narrower and longer chassis for an optimised weight distribution, additional CNC-machined aluminium parts and a redesigned cab forward bodyshell to help with steering and jumping characteristics. No words on a release date yet.

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