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August 12, 2010

Orcan BT5 .21 buggy engine

SMI Motorsport has launched a new .21 off-road engine under its well-known Orcan product line. The new BT5 engine has five ports and comes with a combustion chamber for turbo plugs. Optimized combustion and reduced fuel consumption, as well as an easy handling and a solid idle, are the best characteristics of the Orcan BT5 engine. Exclusively produced by Novarossi for Orcan/SMI, the motor, including carburetor and turbo plug, is already available and comes supplied with Orcan maintenance oil (30ml) in a handy Orcan multifunction bag.

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August 12, 2010

Hot Bodies TCX Oneway & Alu diff outdrives

New from Hot Bodies for their TCX touring car chassis are these two new performance enhancing optionals. First up is the front one way set, which is supplied with everything to convert your standard spool including oneway axle, pulley and outdrives. A great part to help fine tune your cars set up to different tracks and conditions. The other option part is this lightweight and durable aluminium differential outdrive set to improve the performance of the standard rear ball diff.

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August 12, 2010

Losi Mini Rock Crawler Pro

Losi’s new Mini Rock Crawler Pro is just the answer that many rock crawling fans have been looking for. From the World Championship winning Blue compound mini rock claw tyres to the Comp Crawler inspired upper shock bracket geometry, this 1.9inch class crawler has what it takes to own the rocks. Based upon the award winning Mini Rock Crawler, widely accredited as being the catalyst for the growing 1.9inch class, the Mini Rock Crawler Pro has been extensively tweaked and fettled by Losi’s experienced Rock Crawling designers whose brief was clearly to deliver the most complete Mini Crawler to once again, lift the bar of expectation a further notch or two.

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August 12, 2010

Byron Ignite Turbo glow plugs

Byron, more well known for their range of car and aviation fuels, have released their own range of turbo glow plugs, called Ignite. Available in three temperature ratings 5, 6 & 7, they are an ideal choice for .12 – .28 nitro engines.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

August 12, 2010

X-Factory partners with Probst Motorsports

X-Factory have announced a new partnership with Probst Motorsports of New Lenox, Illinois. X-Factory will sell replicas of the #9 E3 Spark Plugs Lucas Oil Pro-2 short course truck. The Kit will contain an SCX-60 Conversion Kit with a professionally painted Pro-Line Silverado body that exactly matches the real E3 #9 and a huge die-cut decal sheet from BC1 Graphics, graphics supplier to the real #9 truck, to complete the perfect replica. To celebrate the new partnership, Probst Motorsports will bring the #9 E3 Lucas Oil truck to the ROAR National Championship race in Joliet, Ill. for at least three days of the race. Pro driver Kevin Probst, a 35-year veteran of the short course truck circuit with over 200 wins to his credit, will attend the ROAR race for a day in person to sign autographs and meet the R/C drivers.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

August 12, 2010

Robitronic Voltage Booster for 1S LiPo

Robitronic have released this Voltage Booster for use with 1S LiPo packs. Many receivers and servos need 5-6 volts for correct operation. In some classes such as 1/12th scale that use only one lithium cell, the voltage is not high enough and so can lead to failures or damage to equipment. That is were the voltage booster comes in useful, providing a stable 5.9 volts to the on-board electronics and removing the need to an extra RX pack.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]

August 11, 2010

Dave Ehrlich wins 1/12th 17.5 ROAR title

Norcal Hobbies in California hosted the 2010 ROAR Paved Nationals on their awesome paved road course. The track layout was very challenging and the surface super smooth. With high grip and low tire wear, Norcal was an absolute perfect facility for this event. At this year’s event, 1:12th scale, World GT and Touring cars would compete for National titles. In World GT, Washington state’s own Dave Ehrlich took his CRC Gen-X 10 to a dominant T.Q after 4 rounds of qualifying, while in 1:12th 17.5, Dave took his CRC Gen-XL to a dominant win from TQ position. His Gen-XL was equipped with ROAR, European and World Champion winning products available from CRC, first the Black Art R8C racing body and secondly CRC Pro Cut tires.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

August 11, 2010

CSO HK-1 steel diff outdrives

New from CSO Racing for the KM Racing HK-1 are these front and rear diff outdrive adapters. Made from hard coated steel, they are super durable, and have been lightened through the use of strategic machining to offer great performance.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]