September 25, 2012

Speed Passion Revention Pro ESC

Speed Passion is proud to introduce the Revention Pro brushless speed controller. The controller features an all new, in-house designed, 140A unit for increased power delivery and smoothness while the unique intercooler design allows the ESC to run 20 percent cooler in temperature compared to previous models. The brand new ground up design features a full aluminium body case which provides maximum surface area to dissipate heat from the ESC. Included comes a programming card to adjust all of the important parameters while the speedo itself comes programmed with six individual modes for modified, stock, crawler and drift applications. Available soon will be optional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules to program the controller via smart phone.

Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]


September 25, 2012

Sweep EXP Evo36 TC tire

Sweep Racing introduce the new EXP Evo36 touring car tire. Designed to offer an improved life span the Evo line is meant to last two to three times longer than the previous EXP line. Additionally overall traction is increased for even more on track performance. In addition to the Evo36 tire 30 and 40 variants will follow shortly.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]


September 25, 2012

Thunder Power 1S 6800mAh 65C LiPo battery

Thunder Power announce the 1S 6800mAh 65C Advanced Energy Series LiPo battery pack for Oval and 1/12th carpet racing. Made to deliver more power and to run cooler the pack weights 150g and is 2C chargeable. Sporting dimensions of 92.5×46.5×18.5mm it comes with 4mm bullet-type connectors and is available from early October.

Source: Thunder Power [thunderpowerrc.com]


September 24, 2012

Capricorn Lab C801 Lamberto Collari Edition

Capricorn is proud to announce the Lamberto Collari Edition Lab C801. Based on the experience the team made this season the kit comes with new hard ‘B’ plastic parts, a new carbon fibre radio plate, F1 anti-roll bar, a redesigned rear shock tower, new belts and a weight kit to add weight under the fuel tank.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]


September 24, 2012

Xray T4 announced

Rumored for some time now is the appearance of a new electric touring car from Slovakian manufacturer Xray. Started in 1999 the T-line of cars is a very successful part of the touring car scene for over a decade now and with the T4 called platform Xray want to mark their spot in the RC history books. Nothing is known yet in terms of specifications but as Xray already released a teaser the official announcement should not be too far away.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


September 24, 2012

VBC Wildfire servo mount & shock upgrades

VBC introduce new option parts for the Wildfire electric touring car in the form of a centre servo mount and a shock upgrade kit. Starting with the servo mount the part is machined from 7075-T6 aluminum and it is designed to optimize left-right balance by only using the centre location holes of the chassis. The mount comes gun metal anodized and is ideal for all 40mm wide servos. The second new part is the shock upgrade kit that contains a set of 12 one to three hole teflon shock pistons, four titanium-coated shock shafts and hardware. It makes for additional setup options and smoother operating shock absorbers.

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September 20, 2012

Serpent S411 Sport anti-roll bar kit

Made for the Serpent S411 Sport is the new anti-roll bar kit. The set includes two 1.4mm wires for the front and the rear of the car, the centring system, and all necessary hardware to convert the club racing chassis to race specifications. The set fits all S411 cars and a total of five different anti-roll bar diameters are available.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


September 20, 2012

Reflex Racing TC6/TC6.1 options

Reflex Racing introduce new option parts for the Team Associated TC6 and TC6.1 as well as their own RSD6 conversion. The bell crank system V3 is the latest incarnation of Reflex Racing’s ball-raced TC6 steering assembly and is designed to give smoother, faster steering response as well as increased corner speed. Also available are the steering arms V3 and the steering bridge V3. Also new are the RSD 311 and 315 shock pistons that are manufactured with the biggest diameter possible in order to provide a shock that allows less oil blow-by which allows the car to switch directions faster in high grip situations. Available are the 311 pistons with three 1.1mm holes for hot weather conditions and the 315 pistons with three 1.15mm holes for bumpy track surfaces.

Click here to view the shock pistons