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June 10, 2014

Reds Racing extends VX 540 brushless motor line

Italian engine manufacturer Reds Racing, known for their Mario Rossi tuned high-performance nitro engines, recently stepped into the electric brushless motor market with their VX 540 motors. Featuring a CNC-machined 6061-T6 heatsink can with large venting holes, balanced sintered rotors, high-purity copper windings, heavy-duty solder tabs, high RPM ball bearings and a red anodised timing shield the motors are now also available as touring car related 3.5T and 4.0T as well as a 5.5T 4WD buggy variant.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

June 10, 2014

JConcepts XB4 front & rear 12mm clamping hex

JConcepts introduce front and rear 12mm clamping hex adapters for the Xray XB4 buggy. The hex adapters are precision machined from aluminium, come blue anodised and feature a clamping style design that combine durability and functionality. The front adaptors can be used with any Kyosho ZX5/ZX6 specification 12mm hex front wheel while the rears use industry standard 12mm hex B44/TLR/B5 specification rear wheels.

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June 10, 2014

The Pit’Butler 1/8th scale car & equipment holder

The Pit'Butler 1/8th scale car & equipment holder

The Pit’Butler is a handy 1/8th car and equipment holder designed by Henrik Rathje from Denmark. The design is based around a sturdy handle that mounts to your existing starter box via four bolts. Part of the handle is also a height adjustable polycarbonate mount that takes a fuel bottle, fuel gun, glow igniter and an assortment of tools so you have everything at hand without having to deal with the mess pit bags can create. For storage and transportation purposes the Pit’Butler can be disassembled easily.

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June 10, 2014

Schumacher Mi5evo touring car kit

UK company Schumacher introduce the Mi5evo, an entirely new competition touring car developed from the BRCA National Championship winning and popular Mi5 platform. Offering some revolutionary design features, the Mi5evo enables the racer even more tunability for both carpet and asphalt tracks. The car offers an ultra low centre of gravity design combined with a wider span vertical top deck that makes for both a responsive and nimble feel, yet is forgiving and consistent to drive. Other changes include an optimised motor position that sits 4.5mm closer to centreline, shorter shocks, a new steering system with tuneable Ackermann options, new mouldings and pins for lower unsprung weight as well as revised body posts and clamps.

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June 10, 2014

SkyRC B6 mini 60 watt DC charger

SkyRC B6 mini 60 watt AC charger

SkyRC introduce the B6 mini, the smaller and upgraded version of the well-known IMax B6. Sporting a super-compact size the charger offers 6A charge current at 60W output for 1 to 6S LiXX packs, 1 to 15 cell NiMH batteries as well as PB batteries while several charge modes such as normal, balance and fast charge for LiXX batteries make for swift and convenient charging. The device also features a build-in balancer, 10 different charge/discharge profiles, a battery resistance meter and several safety features. Using a PC interface and SkyRC’s Charge Master software all of the important parameters can also be monitored on a Windows-based PC.

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June 10, 2014

Hiro Seiko M2.6 titanium screws

New from Hiro Seiko come various M2.6 titanium screws. Available as flat head or button head variant in 5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm and 12mm the screw can replace M2.5 fasteners when the mating part is made from composite material.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

June 10, 2014

Team Associated B5 series FT milled motor plates

Team Associated now have milled motor plates for the B5 and B5M buggy available. Being part of AE’s Factory Team line of accessories and option parts, the motor plates not only look cooler but are also light of weight while increasing the surface area for improved cooling at the same time. The plates fit both the rear motor B5 and the mid motor B5M and come in blue or black anodising.

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June 8, 2014

Euro Touring Series Rd5 – Sunday Action

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Watch all the action Live from Rd5 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Luxembourg. Today’s coverage includes all the remaining 2 legs of lower finals as well as all 3 legs of A-mains. For viewers in Germany using Firefox or Chrome browser you can install the browser addon ProxTube to allow you to view the live stream.

View our complete event coverage here.