Our Korean partner site RC Forum, once again has the scoop on the latest Much More discharger, the AAAD, which is designed for those racers that take their Mini-Z racing seriously. Made to accept AAA cells the system discharges each individual cell at a rate of 500mAh and cuts off at a preset 0.9v. It comes in this cool blue anodised casing and should look good on your pit table as well as aid performance.
Source: RC Forum [rcforum.co.kr]
CML distribution in the UK have the new SMC matched cells now available and the packs are available in 4, 5 & 6 cells to suit all classes. The batteries themselves are high performance Intellect 4200 mAh matched cells with lower internal resistance and higher average voltage than previous cells.
Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]
RB Products have announced the release of this C6 combo pack for 1/8th circuit racers who want to compete at the highest level. Each combo pack comes with the Rody Roem tuned .21 circuit engine, the C6, as well as the 01006-RC exhaust pipe and conical manifold which is the most suitable exhaust combination to get the best from the engine. This set comes packaged in a presentation box and is available now.
Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]
OCM Racing, makers of the Kaos 1/8th scale buggy, have released some cad images of their new truggy, the Kaos DT-19T. The chassis itself looks to have a very standard design for a car in this class with the only stand out feature from the cad images being the Allen key adjusted track rod system that looks like a very neat idea. Expect to see this car in the shops in March.
Source: OCM Racing [ocmracing.com] via Neo-Buggy [neobuggy.net]
Piktor, the French company that has been teasing us with images of their all new and rather unique Rush 2 1/8th scale off road buggy, have finally shown us the complete body shell of the car. This computer generated graphic shows the body shells flowing curves, including the F1 type winglets in front of the rear wheels, as well as the unique front wing. I have to say it looks good, now if they would only release the car we’d all be happy.
Source: Piktor [piktor.fr]
Kawada have released their new M300 RSX 1/12th scale chassis. A small update from the previous car the changes include bigger stabilizing shock absorber, thicker chassis plate and a slightly longer wheel base.
View more pictures of this chassis here.
Source: Kimihiko Yano [kimihiko-yano.net]
Italian manufacturer Blade Racing, best known for their Rally Game cars, have announced that they will introduce a new 1/8th scale buggy into the market when they release their new off roader. Nothing more is known about this project other than it will more than likely be shown for the first time at the Nurnberg toy fair at the start of next month. This is yet another manufacturer entering this over crowded market bringing the number of manufacturers to 32, all fighting for a piece of the action.
Source: Neo-Buggy [neo-buggy.com]
We first wrote about the Kanai edition Evo III STI engine from Sirio back in November when it was first shown to the public. Well the engine is due to be released at the end of February and we now know what changes have been made to the engine over the previous Kanai engine.
The EVO III line of engines feature a new crankcase to increase flow to the combustion chamber. Port timing and induction timing have been changed to increase torque and driveability. The result is an engine with tons of dirveable power and it’s easy to tune.
You can view some pictures and more details here.
Source: Kyosho America [kyoshoamerica.com]
