Kyosho introduce the Mini-Z Bike Ducati Desmosedici GP11. The 1/18th scale bike with brushless motor, gyro and a length of 118mm resembles Valentino Rossi’s Moto GP bike and now that he will leave the Italian manufacture by the end of the season the Kyosho replica will sure be a piece of history. The bike comes with a 2.4GHz transmitter 3.7V 120mAh LiPo battery, charger and tools.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]
Shepherd are happy to announce the latest update for the Velox V10 ‘twelve’ in the form of the EC 2012 upgrade kit. Included in the set are a symmetrical chassis plate for optimized flex and handling characteristics, a narrow radio plate that lets the fuel tank move some 6mm towards the rear, an updated radio plate and engine mount as well as a new battery mount for standard 5-cell battery packs. The kits parts are also available separately from next week on.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
KO Propo introduce the left hand grip unit for the EX-1 KIY radio. The left handed grip unit will now allow lefty’s to build their own KIY system. The same features offered in the right handed version are also offered in the left handed version, like 3D trigger and movement of the trigger position to accommodate your hand size. Also available are standard and large size grips in grey or green colour.
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Xceed RC introduce a special trimming tool for 1/8th and 1/10th scale on-road rims. Designed to remove material from the inner part of the wheel, the result is a more flexible rim that generates more grip. The tool sports a specially shaped and adjustable cutting part to become useable with a wide variety of wheels. Both an 1/8th and 1/10th scale variant are available.
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Team Orion introduce their Carbon Pro XS 95mm shorty LiPo battery pack. Build from 90C cells the hardcase battery pack is ideal for the new breed of 2WD off-road vehicles as well as all on-road cars that benefit from a short and lightweight battery pack.
Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]
Reedy introduce two new LiPo battery packs out of their WolfPack line of batteries. Starting with the 3800mAh 25C shorty pack, the 94mm long hardcase battery weights 207g, is 2C chargeable and comes with 4mm bullet type connectors. The second new pack is a 4800mAh 25C saddle pack. It also is 2C chargeable and both packs are aimed at the cost oriented club racer.
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Much More Racing introduce the Impact FD series 4400mAh 70C LiPo battery pack. The 96mm ‘shorty’ pack weights 200g and is ideal for all 2WD applications and helps to put weight were it is needed. The hard case pack incorporates 4mm bullet type connectors and a 2mm balancer port and is available soon.
Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]
SMI Motorsport introduce the special edition Orcan GT3 engine kit. The .12 engine has won the recent 200mm European Championships in the hands of Manuel Huber giving Orcan its fourth championship since 2007. Designed with both low fuel consumption and highest overall performance in mind the engine is based around a Novarossi setup and refined by engine tuner Michael Heinrich according to Orcan’s Bertram Kessler specifications. The engine is available as high-end competition ‘C’ or high low end torque ‘S’ variant and comes with either the Orcan 1910 Plus or 1915 pipe, the new Orcan multifunctional bag and an Orcan hoody in the traditional orange colour and sizes from S to XXL.
Source: SMI Motorsport [smi-motorsport.de]
