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June 1, 2011

DuraTrax Sensored BL motors & Element BL system

New from DuraTrax, their new line of sensored brushless motors deliver the reliability bashers need and the performance that serious racers demand. Sensored means more precise control with no cogging and with a selection of 4 different turns to choose from, drivers will find the perfect fit for their vehicle. DuraTrax have also introduced their 1/10 Element 3900kV Brushless System, which will upgrade your 2WD RTR model into a serious racing machine. This easy, affordable upgrade from brushed or stock brushless systems is specifically designed for lightweight 1/10 scale 2WD off-roaders, including buggies, trucks and short course vehicles. The ESC’s high level of adjustability allows for fine tuning to enhance performance even more, while the 4-pole, 3900kV motor delivers more torque with greater efficiency.

View the Element BL system here

May 27, 2011

Vampire Racing Type AB+ brushless motors

First shown at the Nuremberg toy fair early this year, the Vampire Racing Type AB+ brushless motors are now finally available. Not only a smart looking motor, but also with technical features like a heavy-duty front bearing or a side-feed sensor plug, this motor is an quality piece of engineering. Available from 4.5T to 8.5T, they are very reasonably priced to boot.

View the motor rear plate here

May 24, 2011

Viper VST XL 550 motor

Viper R/C have entered the 550 motor game with the all new VST 4.5XL and 5.5XL 550 class motors. The VST-XL series coupled with the powerful VTX10R ESC makes an optimum setup for your 4×4 short course. They have been in the testing and development stages for many months with top level drivers such as Billy Fischer. Billy’s power systems have been both extremely powerful and reliable even under the toughest racing conditions at the Silverstate and Cactus Classic. The motors are expect to arrive in mid June.

Source: Viper R/C [viper-rc.com]

May 6, 2011

Novak Ballistic 8 & 8L BL motors

Having written about the new Ballistic 8 and Ballistic 8L brushless motors from Novak back in January, the Irvine California based company have shown of images of the final product. Designed to fit into 1/8th scale buggies truggies and monster trucks, these 550 size motors offer plenty of power with the long version providing even more torque. Novak is also developing a compatible speed control called the Kinetic 8 Racing Sensored Brushless ESC. More information will be announced for this new ESC as it becomes available.

View the Ballistic 8L motor here

April 22, 2011

LRP Vector K4 brushless motor

The LRP Vector K4 is great brushless motor for all R/C drivers, whether offroad or onroad, the K4 is suitable for nearly all applications. It is available in five different windings, from 6.5T to 17.5T, and is fully rebuildable. The K4 includes many features of the successful Vector X-12 Stock-Spec competition motor, including the sensor positioning, oversized ball bearings, and HDS technology. The rotor is equipped with a 5mm sized shaft, which makes the K4 motor extremely robust. For weight reduction, the front part of the two-piece housing is made of heat-dissipating metal in a gun-metal look, while the rear part consists of high-quality synthetic material. LRP’s K4 brushless motors come with pre-soldered silicone flex wires with gold coated connectors.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

April 21, 2011

Team Orion Vortex MR8 & MR8L motors

Team Orion have released their all new Vortex MR8 and MR8L 1/8 sensored brushless racing motors. Equipped with sensors for perfect throttle control and a 4 pole rotor for improved performance, they come in two versions, regular length for buggies and XL for truggies and monster trucks. Available in 1750 KV, 1950 KV, 2100 KV, 2400 KV, L 1500 KV, L 1750 KV, L 1950 KV L 2100 KV and L 2400 KV versions.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

April 15, 2011

McPappy Racing Brushless Dyno

Today’s brushless racing introduced new variables, such as mechanical timing, speedo timing, RPM ranges, rotor diameters on top of the rollout variable. The new McPappy Racing DIY Brushless Dyno helps you to make sense of some of that. This dyno platform will allow you to test your motors against a brushless slave motor that provides consistent resistance from test to test. It was designed to accommodate multiple test configurations: direct coupler in between both motors, direct coupler with flywheel in between both motors, offset the motors using 2 pinions, offset the motors using 2 pinions flywheel. The flywheel provides inertia resistance and the brushless slave provides constant resistance. Together they reproduce similar track resistance. The key component to this dyno platform is a huge piece of 1/4″ 6061 aluminum which acts as a giant heat sink. Two large fans and all of that aluminum mass will bring the temperature of the motors and resistors back down to room temperature very quickly. This allows you to run many tests very quickly. To find your most powerful motor and speedo combination is actually quite simple. Your overall goal is to spin the flywheel and slave motor as fast as you can with the least amount of amp draw. The McPappy Racing DIY Brushless Dyno can help you do just that. You will be able to find your strongest motors and most efficient combination of mechanical timing, speedo timing, RPM ranges, and rotor diameters.

Source: McPappy Racing [mcpappyracing.com]

April 5, 2011

Grid RC Ve8 motor mount

Grid RC have released this new motor mount for the Hot Bodies Ve8. Designed to support the popular Neu/Castle and Tekin motors, it uses an eccentric style of mesh adjustment that allows precise mesh settings and when locked, holds it regardless of how hard the vehicle is driven. The ball bearing motor plate will support four mounting screws for most 1/8 motors and a special pattern for the Tekin that uses six holes. The Grid motor mount allows enough spacing so that the sensor cable can be used and the Grid custom top differential bulkhead plate is also included with the mount kit.

View the motor mount in place