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March 10, 2014

Yeah Racing Hacktronic ESCs & Hackmoto BL motors

Yeah Racing introduce their new line of Hacktronic bruhsless speed controllers and Hackmoto XTA sensored brushless speed controllers. Starting with the speedos, available are three specific variants for touring car racing, drifting and rock crawling. The Hacktronic-T touring car ESC features widely adjustable punch and turbo settings to make the most out of Modified and Boosted Stock classes. The Hacktronic-D drift controller features additional RPM lock and throttle release curve settings specially designed for drift racing while the Hacktronic-C rock crawler controller incorporates a special software with crawler reverse and holding functions. All ESCs feature a 120A rating, 6V/3A BEC system, 1-2S LiPo compatibility and they come with a 25mm cooling fan unit. An optional programming box and USB interface allow for easy adjustment of all software parameters.

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March 10, 2014

Team C TC10 touring car spring sets

Team C Racing have two new spring sets for the TC10 touring car available. Each set contains four pairs of 20mm low-profile springs, starting with the softer 2.3N to 2.6N set while the “harder” set contains the 2.7N to 3.0N variants. All paris come in handy containers with highly visible hardness markings and are usable with Team C’s TC10 chassis as well as many other touring cars that use 20mm long springs.

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March 10, 2014

Powerstar PM-1610 HV servo

The Powerstar PM-1610 high voltage servo is designed for heavy duty applications such as 1/8th on-road and off-road. Offering a transit time of 0.09s and a torque of 18kg-cm at 8.4V input the all-alloy case servo is ideal for steering and throttle/brake duties alike. Sporting dimensions of 40x20x37.2mm it weights in at 77g and comes with stainless steel and titanium gears as well as a brushless motor.

Source: Powerstar [powerstar-racing.com]

March 9, 2014

VBC Racing LightningF Formula kit

VBC Racing have released their next generation 1/10 formula car, the LightningF. Sharing some important features from their race winning Lightning12 pan car this helps provides a competitive edge over the other Formula cars in the market, the LightningF recently taking the TQ spot at the 2014 TITC. Some of the features include a 2.5mm carbon fiber chassis, adjustable battery placement with the capability to mount different types of battery, the choice of lay down or vertical servo configuration as well as carbon fibre front arms with 7075 aerodynamic front end mounts to increase front end stiffness, precise building and adjustments.

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March 7, 2014

Serpent 411 Eryx v2 hard composite A-arms

Serpent have new optional lower A-arms for the 411 Eryx touring car available. Moulded in a new composite material that is light of weight, hard and very durable, the arms also feature repositioned lower shock mounting position to add steering to the front while the rear locations increase traction and keep the shocks from touching the wheel. The A-arms come as pairs for the front and the rear of the car.

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March 7, 2014

KM H-K1 steel dog bones & middle layshafts

KM Racing have new option parts for the H-K1 200mm nitro car available in the form of spring steel rear dogbones and two new middle shafts. Starting with the dogbones, the parts are made from high-quality spring steel and are heat-treated to make them stronger and longer lasting. The red steel parts come laser-etched for easy identification and are a direct replacement for the stock driveshafts. The second new part is a hollow hardened steel middle shaft. The lightweight axle is suitable for pin-type and screw-type pulleys and offers the same design as the EVO2-485A HK485Ti-V2 parts. Last but not least comes the titanium middle shaft made for the screw type pulleys HK460-16TV2 and HK460-23TV2. It can be used with pin-type pulleys though and is of very low weight while offering exceptional durability thanks to the titanium material used.

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March 6, 2014

CSO Super-V3 flexible chassis conversion kit

CSO introduce the Super-V3 flexible chassis conversion kit for the CSO-One, Team C TC10 and the Xray T4 and T4’2104. The integral part of the kit is the redesigned motor and layshaft mount that now mounts directly on the centre line of the chassis resulting in more equal left-to-right chassis flex. The updated layshaft mount sports mounting holes to connect the upper deck with the mount which helps on very high grip surfaces. An additional upper deck post can be added on front of the motor, again located directly on the chassis’ centre line. It is understood that the conversion kit includes a new chassis and topdeck as well as the motor and layshaft mount along a set of aluminium centre pulleys. There will also be a version that additionally includes front and rear aluminium suspension mounts.

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March 6, 2014

GForce touring car tyre truer

GForce soon have a tyre truer for 1/10th touring car tyres available. Coming in a black or blue all-aluminium case the machine is equipped with a high torque motor and LED indicators for the selectable speed. Furthermore the direction of rotation can be changed and the device is best used to scrub and true fresh-out-of-the-pack touring car tyres before using them on the track.

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