November 7, 2008

Exclusive – LRP Vector X12 BL Motor

Red RC have been given the Exclusive on the new motor that LRP has developed, which is a completely new, revolutionary brushless motor. The Vector X12 brushless motor sets new benchmarks when it comes to electric motor performance and will be making its International competition debut at the Worlds in Thailand. Using their extensive experience, the R&D team has been hard at work developing a completely new brushless base platform, and together with the LRP Factory team have spent many hours on the track to create the best product possible.

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November 5, 2008

Reedy Micro Brushless System

Reedy have announced the release of their all-new sensorless Micro Brushless System comprising of motors and ESC. The light and compact ESC installs perfectly into the tight confines of 1:18 scale vehicles, while a simple calibration and a wide variety of tuning options make it perfect for the casual enthusiast as well as the serious racer. Due to its sensor-less design, the Micro Brushless Motor operates powerfully and efficiently without complicated sensor harnesses. Together, these create a potent combination of power and efficiency that brings performance to a new level. The motors are available in a wide range of versions and are sold separately or together as a set with the ESC.

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November 1, 2008

Venom 9.6v 8-Cell NiMh Hump packs

Venom have announced that 3 of their top selling SC battery capacities will soon be available in an all new 8-Cell configuration with Traxxas’ new High Current Connector. Designed to be used in the Traxxas Slash, Rustler, Stampede and Bandit, Venom’s new 9.6v 8-Cell battery packs will deliver increased speed to the new Traxxas’ vehicles at an economical price.

Source: Venom [venom-group.com]


October 31, 2008

Nosram RS.30 & Micro 370 BL motor

Nosram have released some new items today, including a new engine and micro brushless motor. First up is the company’s all new RS.30 Monster Pullstart engine which is developed for Truggy and Monster truck racers who wants serious horsepower, yet an easy setup and easily tuned motor. Also new is this high-performance micro brushless modified motor, called the Storm Evolution Micro 370 Brushless modified. More power, longer runtime and zero maintenance, experience the advantages of brushless technology, now also for micro cars.

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October 31, 2008

LRP Vector Micro BL Modified 6900

Now you can enjoy the superior performance of modified brushless technology also for your micro model. LRP have released the new Vector Micro Brushless modified, which delivers more power and longer runtime with zero maintenance. Features multi-mounting system, perfect fitting with M3, M2.6 and M2.5 motor screws.

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October 30, 2008

LRP SPX BL Comp ‘StockSpec’ ESC

Straight out of the R&D department at LRP comes this new SPX Competition Stock Spec ESC. Specially developed for stock racing it features improved hardware and the company’s special ‘Stock Spec’ software which increases stock motor performance significantly. Fully dual purpose and excellently suited for both stock and modified racing, the power profile 5-8 is specially for “Stock Spec” and 1-4 profile is ideally suited to modified racing.

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October 29, 2008

Speed Passion HB D8 BL conversion

Similar to the system released by Speed Passion last week for the Kyosho Inferno range of cars comes the conversion kit for the World Champion Hot Bodies D8. Comprising of motor mount, motor plate and battery cases the system still needs you to get the electrics to power it for which Speed Passion offer their Silver Arrow V10 electric motors and electronic speed controller.

Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]


October 28, 2008

Losi 18.5V 4000mAh 25C LiPo pack

Losi have released this 18.5V 4000mAh 5-cell 25C Hard Case LiPo battery pack for 1/8-scale vehicles which provides the power needed for competitive racing, while increasing running time between charges. The hard case protection keeps the expensive cells from becoming damaged externally, while the pre-wired EC5 connector provides a quality connection and excellent power delivery.

Source: Losi [losi.com]