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April 15, 2014

Sonic X.12 competition nitro engine

The new Sonic X.12 is the follow-up model of the successful V.12RS engine and designed for competition 1/10th on-road racing. The engine comes with a completely redesigned 3-port sleeve with “teardrop work” and made from a new material with less “pinch” compared to last year’s engine. Additionally the engine is equipped with a “knife edge” conrod and a balanced crankshaft with a red silicone insert to reduce inner turbulences and to optimise the fuel flow. Also new is the combustion chamber insert which has a similar design to the ones used in Sonic’s .21 engine. The X.12 is equipped with Swiss ball bearings, an ultra lightweight cooling head and a composite valve carburettor with a 5.4mm aluminium venturi. The Factory Tuned engines additionally feature a fuel flow optimised back plate, and a hand-optimised crankshaft and sleeve.

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April 15, 2014

LRP S10 Blast SC 2 RTR short course truck

LRP introduce the upgraded S10 Blast SC 2 ready-to-run short course truck. The 4WD vehicle underwent a revision and now features a revamped drivetrain featuring a new slipper assembly and new gears for added durability and reliability. Many of the composite materials also received a reinforcement, again in order to add rigidity while upgraded shock absorbers with a membrane volume compensator lead to a more agile handling. Also included in the set are waterproof electronics for all-weather usability. The truck comes factory assembled with a brushed motor, AI Runner 2 digital speed controller and 2.4GHz radio system.

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April 15, 2014

SkyRC Ares S-Pro2 short course brushless motor

SkyRC introduce the Ares S-Pro2 competition brushless motor for 4WD short course trucks. The motor is designed around a CNC-machined T6 billet aluminium heatsink can and features a 2-pole/3-slots setup, 5mm pinion shaft, adjustable timing and heavy-duty solder tabs. It is available in four different specifications as 4.5T/4800kv, 5.5T/4000kv, 6.5T/3400kv and 7.5T/3000kv variant for high-speed down to technical tracks and usable with sensorless and sensored controllers alike.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]

April 15, 2014

Sweep B5M Muzzle bodyshell

Sweep Racing introduce the Muzzle bodyshell for the Team Associated B5M buggy. Designed to maximise the downforce effects the body is of a cab forward design with a highly angled and channelled roof and a step-up section around the motor mount. Sidepods that raise towards the rear and a small shark fin help to channel the air toward the included 6.5″ rear wing. The direct replacement body comes made from clear polycarbonate and including two high-downforce rear wings.

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April 15, 2014

Tamiya TB Evo6 – Preview

Tamiya TB Evo6 – First image

Kentech Blog got their hands on a first rendering of the forthcoming Tamiya TB Evo 6 touring car. The shaft driven TC will make use of the latest TRF418 suspension arms, TB04 front and rear gear boxes and it is designed around a traversal motor position such as found on most of today’s belt-driven touring cars. Included with the kit come several option parts such as low-profile shock absorbers, dual joint front driveshafts, aluminium turnbuckles, aluminium nuts and ball joints as well as a hi-torque servo saver and floating servo mount.

Source: Kentech [kentech.blogs.se]

April 14, 2014

New Team Associated TC6 option parts

Team Associated introduce new option parts for the TC6 line of touring cars such as the TC6, TC6.1 and TC6.2. Starting with aluminium spur gear pulleys, the parts are machined from aluminium to offer a more true-running surface. The pulleys are hard-coated to reduce wear and use blue colour aluminium belt retaining flanges.

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April 14, 2014

Arrowmax aluminium 1/8th on-road setup wheels

Arrowmax has released new CNC-machined aluminium set-up wheels for 1/8 on-road cars. Laser engraved with the Arrowmax logo and arrow pattern for looks they allow for precise setup adjustment of most of today’s 1/8 on-road cars. The wheels are sold in a set of four usable for the front and rear of the chassis.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

April 14, 2014

Kyosho to re-release the 1980’s Scorpion 2WD buggy

Kyosho to re-release the 1980's Scorpion 2WD buggy

German news platform RC-News.de report that Kyosho is planning to re-release the iconic 1982 Scorpion 2WD buggy. Designed by Akira Kogawa, who was also responsible for the Kyosho Beetle, Tomahawk and Optima, the buggy marked the beginning of Kyosho’s successful line of 2WD buggies that later became the Ultima, a kit that won the 1987 World Championships in the hands of Joel “Magic” Johnson. It is understood that the re-release Scorpion buggy will be on show at this year’s Shizuoka Hobby Show that will kick-off at the 15th of May. We bring you more information on the kit as soon as they become available.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]