April 3, 2014

Gene Husting Commemorative Members Only jacket

Gene Husting Commemorative Members Only jacket

In honor of Gene Husting, Team Associated has produced a limited number of Official Members Only Iconic Racers jackets with an old-school Team Associated patch. For as long as anyone can remember, Gene Husting, an industry icon with racing in his blood, wore a Members Only Iconic Racers jacket. All net proceeds from the sale of these jackets will be donated in Gene’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association. The jacket is only available from rc10.com.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]


April 3, 2014

Reds Racing R7 Evoke buggy engine

Reds Racing R7 Evoke buggy engine

Reds Racing introduce their latest high-performance .21 off-road engine in the form of the R7 Evoke. Limited to 300 pieces worldwide the engine is designed with improved fuel efficiency, performance and reliability in mind and it is specially aimed at the use on low-bite or short circuits where the special torque curve of the engine can give an advantage. Featuring a 7-port liner with exhaust port boosters the engine also comes with a silicone-filled, balanced and tuned crankshaft, new front bearing, rear ceramic bearing, a RDC hard-coated back plate and a long needle carburettor. The engine is hand-built by Mario Rossi and leaves the engine inspected and compression checked.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]


April 3, 2014

Hudy self-locking aluminium M3 nuts

Hudy self-locking aluminium M3 nuts

Made not only for Xray cars but many other chassis and applications are these anodised M3 aluminium nuts from Hudy. They are available in blue, black and orange colour, feature a nylon insert to prevent them from becoming loose during use and the nuts come in sets of 10.

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April 3, 2014

Xray XB4 aluminium servo mounts

Xray XB4 aluminium servo mounts

Designed for both the XB4 4WD and XB4 2WD buggy are these servo mounting brackets from Xray. They are machined from 7075 aluminium and come black anodised to replace the stock plastic mounts with stiffer and more reliable parts that also increase the steering response especially on high-bite surfaces. The servo are available in a set of two pieces.

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April 3, 2014

RB Speed 21 nitro on-road engine

RB Speed 21 nitro on-road engine

Made for competition 1/8th on-road racing is RB’s new Speed 21 engine. Offering a 7+2 port design, 14mm crankshaft and a reinforced crankcase the long stroke engine also comes with a light yet strong competition conrod and turbo combustion camber insert. Other features include an 8mm nylon carburettor and a balanced 14mm bi-turbo crankshaft. New for 2014 is a redesigned orange anodized cooling head and the engine is available separately or including an EFRA 2092 in-line exhaust.

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April 3, 2014

Serpent Cobra B 2.1 announced

Serpent Cobra B 2.1 announced

Serpent announce the forthcoming release of an updated Cobra B kit in the form of the 2.1. The new version of the 1/8th nitro buggy will hit the stores very soon with the first kits shipping April 4th, but Serpent is still silent about the new features and specifications. Expect all details to surface very soon.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


April 3, 2014

Maxima air filter sets for Mugen, Kyosho & TLR

Maxima air filter sets for Mugen, Kyosho & TLR

Coming as specific Mugen, Kyosho and Losi/TLR variant are these new air filter foams from Maxima. They are made from a specially developed foam to maximise airflow while offering exceptional protection against dust, dirt and moisture. Included with each set comes a 30ml bottle of air filter oil.

Source: Chiratech Europe [chiratech-europe.com]


April 3, 2014

NVision 100C LiPo battery packs

NVision 100C LiPo battery packs

Available soon from nVision are four new high-performance LiPo hardcase battery packs. Coming as 7.4V 7200mAh standard type, 4500mAh shorty, 5800mAh saddle and 3.7V 7200mAh 1/12th scale pack, the rechargeable power sources are made using the latest 100C cells making them ideal for all power-hungry applications. All packs feature 4mm connector tubes while the standard-size 2S packs comes with dual tubes for a lower resistance and improved power load when needed.

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