January 28, 2016

Novarossi Mito 35 WC & P5 XLT 16 nitro engines

Novarossi Mito 35 WC & P5 XLT 16 nitro engines

Novarossi have two new nitro engines available in the form of the Mito 35 World Champion and the P5 XLT 16. Starting with the Mito 35 World Champion, the engine offers the same configuration as used by 2015 IFMAR 1/8th On-road World Champion Simon Kurzbuch. The 9-port long stroke engine features dual ceramic bearings and it comes including the #41016 manifold, the #51010 tuned pipe, a C8TGFB glowplug and an INS-Box set. The WC edition engine is also available as hybrid and steel bearing variants.

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January 28, 2016

Team Titan 64 pitch Ultra pinion gears

Team Titan 64 pitch Ultra pinion gears

Team Titan have introduced a new range of 64 pitch Ultra pinion gears. They are available as 53T to 56T variant for the use with high-turn 17.5T to 25.5T stock motors. Thanks to excessive machining the 7075-T6 aluminium pinions weigh in at only 2.2g to 2.3g, they offer a hard-anodised and for long durability and sport laser-etched size markings for easy identification.

Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]


January 28, 2016

Team Magic E4D-MF R35 RTR drift car

Team Magic E4D-MF R35 RTR drift car

Coming from Team Magic is the E4D-MF RTR drift car with R35 bodyshell. Based on a middle-front motor position 4WD chassis the car features silver-finish Eco-graphite parts such as the chassis plate, upper deck, shock towers and bumper upper plate and it comes with racing components like a counter steer transmission and front one-way. The kit will become available ready-to-run as either brushed or brushless version.

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January 28, 2016

GForce touring car grille & light decals

GForce touring car grille & light decals

GForce have introduced a decal sheet with light and grille stickers for 1/10th touring car bodyshells. The A4-sized sheet includes six different headlight designs, four taillight types as well as several grille and air intake decals. The stickers are usable from the outside just as normal or from the inside, prior to painting, to improve durability and to create a custom airbrush look.

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January 27, 2016

Reds Racing VX 540 Certified brushless motors

Reds Racing VX 540 Certified brushless motors

Coming from Reds Racing are the VX 540 Certified electric brushless motors. Available as 10.5T, 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T stock racing variants the motors already are in the top 5 percent of every batch in terms of performance and further hand-building, shimming and testing makes for maximised power output. The motors meet all ROAR, EFRA and BRCA rules and they become available now.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]


January 27, 2016

HB 1/8th scale nitro GT kit

HB 1/8th scale nitro GT kit

Coming soon from HB is a D815 based 1/8th scale nitro GT kit. Designed for the growing GT category the car is based off of the World Championship winning D815 nitro off-road buggy, sharing many parts such as the front and rear lower A-arms, and bulkheads, steering, the radio plate assembly and more. New to the on-road racer is the aluminium chassis with reduced front kick-up and the centre drivetrain with 2-speed gearbox. More information about the car will become available soon.

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January 27, 2016

Exotek Exo-Five aluminium main chassis plate

Exotek Exo-Five aluminium main chassis plate

Exotek have introduced an aluminium main chassis plate for the Exotek Exo-Five conversion kit. The chassis is machined from 7075 aluminium, polished, black anodised and laser-etched for the full factory treatment. The chassis is intricately machined to reduce overall weight but retains stiffer flex traits than the carbon fibre chassis and is 23 grams heavier to insure the lowest possible centre of gravity for carpet racing. The chassis is meant to perform well on both carpet and asphalt tracks.

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January 27, 2016

Mckune Design carbon fibre wing plates & buttons

Mckune Design carbon fibre wing plates & buttons

Mckune Design have introduced their new carbon fibre wing plates and wing buttons. The wing plates feature chamfered edges and pocketing and are available for Team Associated, Yokomo, Xray, Schumacher, and PR Racing 1/10th scale buggies. The wing buttons feature a drilled and chamfered design and weigh in at just 0.7 grams for the pair. They are usable for off-road and on-road 1/10th scale vehicles and they are designed for the use with M3 flat head screws.

Source: Mckune Design [mckunedesign.com]