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May 2, 2013

CRC Battle Axe 3.0 oval chassis

CRC have released their 3.0 generation oval cars which are all new and do not use much of anything from the 2.0’s other than the front end. The biggest differences that make these cars superior to the old ones are the center pivot, rear pod, and even the chassis plate itself. The center pivot is now offset left on both cars to improve drive-off without jacking a bunch of wedge in the car. This allows the car to have a heavier left front tire which helps the car get into the corner and roll the center without being too free off the corner. The chassis’ have gone on an extreme diet. They have removed an incredible amount of right side weight and filled in all of the old NiMh cell slots to increase left side weight. Overall, the chassis are smaller and lighter, but have increased left side weight percentage.

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May 1, 2013

3 Racing Sakura XI Sport

3 Racing have announced their new Sakura XI Sport, which replaces their previously successful entry level touring car, the Sakura Zero S. The new Sakura XI Sport combines features from their race level Sakura XI and the soon to be releases all new Sakura Ultimate race platform, all while keeping it at a reasonable price.

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April 27, 2013

Orcan OA1911 pipe for 2.11ccm on-road engines

Orcan’s new OA1911 pipe has been developed especially for mid-sized tracks and offers extremely high torque coupled with linear power delivery through the entire range in combination with low fuel consumption. The new OA1911 pipe comes with a short conical manifold and all mounting accessories and is the perfect addition to the OA1910Plus and OA1915 pipe family. It delivers a huge amount of torque for a linear performance, making it ideally suited to mid-sized race tracks. Orcan also have numerous optional manifolds which can be ordered separately like the OA1911M for superior acceleration, the OA1911C for lower fuel consumption and the OA1911S for more mid-range and high-end torque and a higher top speed.

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April 26, 2013

Xray 2013 spec RX8 1/8th scale chassis

Xray have released details on their 2013 spec RX8 1/8th scale on road chassis. The car features a number of major changes, as well as some refinements, including the all new fuel tank with interior baffles for stable engine performance. Other new parts, and something that seems to be on all the latest Xray cars, is the all new low profile shocks and related lower shock towers. The new LP shocks were developed to lower the CG of the car in order to improve stability. With the new LP shocks the RX8 stays flatter, making it easier to drive in chicanes and more resistant to traction roll, letting you carry more speed through high traction sweepers. The other major change is the all-new reverse clutch set whose design provides smoother and faster acceleration, while increasing the lifetime of the clutch shoe.

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April 25, 2013

Serpent 977 Viper aluminium options

Serpent have released some more new optional parts for the Viper 977 1/8th scale. First up is the bracket stiffener/radioplate mount which has been machined from high quality aluminium replacing the standard nylon version. Two other aluminum option parts also released are the conrod style ballraced throttle/brake lever and the very stiff & strong servo saver bracket.

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April 25, 2013

KM Racing H-K1 D-type servo saver

KM Racing have released this optional servo saver for the H-K1. The new upper part of the saver has now been made of plastic in place of metal so it is now lighter on top while the bottom part uses a D-type mount in place of the original hex. Parts are available separately or as a complete set.

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April 25, 2013

LeeSpeed 84 pitch spur gears & pinions

Leespeed 84 pitch spur gears & pinions

LeeSpeed Racing Design have introduced a new generation of 84 pitch spur gears and titanium pinions, available for any EP touring cars. The claimed benefit of 84 pitch is that it is quiet, improves acceleration timing and braking consistency due to more engagement of teeth, which translates to better and faster lap times. For the very same reason, it also will provide constant feedback to drivers throttle response due to a more refined gear ratio. They are available in a range of 118T up to 157T for spur gear and 30T up to 60T for titanium pinion while suitable for stock to modified, non-turbo to turbo.

Source: LeeSpeed [leespeed-racing.com]

April 24, 2013

Reflex Racing T4 spring set & fan mount

Reflex Racing have released a number of new items for the Xray T4, first of which is their carpet linear spring set. This set is comprised of springs that are more linear in nature than their asphalt spring set, yet still posses very nice road compliance and feel. Oversized in diameter by 0.5mm it allows for more consistent handling on carpet tracks and yield more steering and corner speed. The set includes 4 pairs of springs, Orange (16.7lb), Pink (15.1lb), Blue (14.8lb) and Black (13.5lb). Next up are these carbon fibre wing holders, which are a great way to secure your TC’s wing much more securely. They are especially effective with light weight bodies where the wings are a bit flimsy. Lastly there is this all new T4 universal fan mount. The fan mount installs on the chassis hole behind or in front of the motor and works with most 25, 30, 35 and 40mm fans and is designed to be held in place by only one screw on the chassis and one screw on the mount.

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