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January 30, 2009

Team Associated SC10 2wd Race Truck Kit

So we’ve been drip feeding you news about Associated’s SC10, but now we have the full press release and pictures. Based on a lengthened version of the 6-time ROAR National Championship-winning RC10T4, the engineers behind the doors in Area-51 made the SC10 both all show and all go. The result is the SC10 kit, an authentic scale racing experience, which comes ready to assemble with a clear short course race-truck body, KMC style wheels, aggressive tread multi-terrain tires, all which have been designed to look just like the full-size race trucks that run in short course off-road series around the country. The world of high-performance 1:10 scale electric R/C has never before seen this level of scale accuracy.

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January 30, 2009

Team Durango 1/10th EP buggy

First seen last February when it was originally shown as the S500 from Serpent, the project has since been taken back under the Team Durango name and following some more tweaks to get it ready for the production the new buggy looks finally ready for release. These first closeup shots show a lot of similarities to the S500 buggy, but we believe that the car has received a pretty major makeover, confirmation of which will only come when we finally see the finished product.

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January 30, 2009

FXF Cyclone conversion kit now available

Back in November we wrote about the Thai made FXF conversion for the Hot Bodies Cyclone. Designed to have symmetrical tweak due to the new longer upper deck, the conversion set includes a new 2.5 mm woven graphite lightweight main chassis, 2.2 mm graphite upper deck, new 3.5mm front and rear shock towers, new motor mounts, centre shaft stay, front bulkheads and spool and more.

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January 30, 2009

Team Associated SC10 revealed

Team Associated have finally revealed what their new SC10 will look like. Judging by the photo above, as well as looking at car in their 360 degree viewer (embedded below), it appears to be electric powered and as it stands looks very cool and true to scale. Expect the Team to reveal more details and confirm the full spec and feature list in the near future.

View the SC10 in the 360 degree viewer

January 29, 2009

Capricorn RC 1/10th 200mm chassis

When we wrote our story about the two new entrants into the 1/10th scale 200mm market, if we had of waited another week we could have added a third, with the news today that Italian company Capricorn RC will begin producing a chassis for this class. We were sent the first Exclusive CAD images of their new car, but only with some brief information about it, however you can see a lot from the pictures. The car naturally will be supplied with a lot of Capricorn optionals as standard, such as their 2008 World champion clutch, super light brake disk, one piece engine mount, lightened main and middle shaft, ultra light pivot balls, ultra light rear dogbones and front CVDs, lightened front and rear hex wheel adaptors as well as 3.6mm thick front and rear shock towers. The car features some other new features such as lightweight spur gears, a wire front anti-roll bar instead of the usual wishbone lever system, new front belt tensioner system, a hexagonal rear belt tensioner and new innovative plastic materials used for the arms and hubs. We don’t have a date for its release, only that its coming soon.

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January 27, 2009

Motonica P8C Classic 2wd chassis

Motonica, the only mainstream brand to have entered the rejuvenated 2wd Classic class have released details of their brand new P8C. This new chassis is the follow up to their Italian Championship winner and is expected to be available from the end of March in two different versions, one with ball differential or one with parallel gear differential. The new car itself uses lighter and more resistant materials, has a simplified and innovative radio plate, with the front sporting a new steering servo control mount as well as a new system for caster adjustment. Around the back there are new hubs for quick camber adjustment, new cones for the hub mounts and of course those 2 different differentials. Further CAD images can be found on the all new Motonica website (link below).

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]

January 26, 2009

Capricorn RC Serpent 960 EP Conversion

Italian company Capricorn RC, whose products won the 1/10th 200mm World Championship fitted in the car of Daniele Ielasi have put their conversions skills to tackle a 1/8th scale on road electric conversion. Designed to upgrade the Serpent 960 chassis, this upcoming kit includes a new carbon fibre chassis plate and radio tray to keep weight low as well as fit the 4200mAh 25C 14.4V LiPo cell and speed controller. The car will retain its mechanical brake and also have a 2-speed gearbox, however we have heard from many sources that this may not be necessary for his class of racing. The brushless motor sits where you would expect it and is mounted to a carbon fibre mount that also acts as the chassis stiffener. Further details to follow but in the meantime check out the many CAD images below.

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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]