Xceed have released their update Kruzer 1/10th 200mm bodyshell, called the V2. Italian designed, its new rear wing design and wider rear wheel arches offer more downforce and stability, while a steeper nose/grill section gives more steering. Made from 0.75mm thick high quality polycarbonate material this EFRA homologated (2044) shell comes supplied with masking sheet.
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CSO have produced these front main bearing blocks for the Mugen MRX-5. Made from high quality 7075 T6 aluminium, they are black anodised and offer more strength and stiffness than the original version, as well as being better able to resist tweak.
Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]
TopRC have introduced their new brand of fuel called ‘TopRC Special Fuel”. Produced by ROGA and developed with the help of former European 1/8th scale champion and ROGA team driver Jernej Vuga. The goal was to make a very special fuel, easy to use but with great performance and of course at an affordable price. The main features of the fuel are top performance, easy to tune while maintaining consistent engine settings through a race day, no rust in the engines, lower engine temperatures due to less friction on the moving parts, less wear and lower fuel consumption. They also plan to have a fresh batch of fuel at least every 2 weeks so they only give fresh fuel to their customers.
Source: TopRC [toprc.eu]
Bittydesign have announced the launch of their new 200mm TC body, the Striker-SR. Designed to offer superior steering responce while giving perfect downforce in high speed turns. EFRA homologated, it has been developed with top Italian driver Giorgio de Felici and top international driver Francesco Tironi. They worked to obtain the best steering efficienty togheter with highest rear stability. Supplied with a high downforce rear wing that you can quickly adjust, the body is sold with windows masks, 2 decals sheets, rear wing screws and protective film. Produced with high quality 0.75mm thick polycarbonate it is available from March.
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Exotek Racing have released the new AVX LiPo chassis for the Robitronic Avid 2 touring car. This high performance multi adjustment ultra narrow LiPo chassis is only 90mm wide across and at 2.25mm thick it improves flex all while reducing the overall center of gravity over the stock chassis. The new design allows for 2 side ways battery mounting positions and 2 front or back battery mounting position while the 3 piece battery cups insures tweak free secure battery mounting.
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Having written briefly about this new engine in the past, SMI Motorsport have released their first .21 on-road engine, the Orcan GT7. This new motor is excellent value for money and being based on a Novarossi it is easy to adjust and deploys its power evenly across the power band to ensure great driveability making it highly competitive. Additionally the Orcan GT7 is available as a MH version, optimized by engine tuner Michael Heinrich. The MH version is completely re-worked and comes with a modified liner as well as a crankshaft with a revised timing to provide more power across the whole RPM range. At the launch the GT7 is only available in combination with a pipe (EFRA 2015) and a short manifold and the set comes in an Orcan multifunction bag.
Source: SMI [smi-motorsport.de]
Seen during our toy fair coverage, Xceed have released this new 1/8 scale body-shell called the C5. Developed in Germany according to the new IFMAR regulations for the 1/8 scale class which stipulates lower sides, this shell is EFRA homologated #31524. Featuring easy handling, with lots of downforce, the new front end design and recessed central front area creates lots of steering too. Made from high quality clear polycarbonate and available in standard 1mm or light 0.75mm thick versions.
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Murnan Modified has announced that their RBM3 engine for 2011 is now available. The engine has an increase in power over last year’s model, without sacrificing much run-time. In development over the past year with feedback from some top level on road drivers, at top level on road racing events around the world, the new design has been track and dynamo tested to ensure that it is faster and still easy to tune. The engine is also still getting enough run-time to easily finish a 5 minute qualifier in any conditions, even with the most aggressive drivers. The power increase can be attributed to the new sleeve, crankcase porting, new crankshaft timing and a special ceramic main bearing. The crankshaft also has a new, more balanced design, which helps overall power and r.p.m. while the new carburetor allows for very easy tuning and restarting when the engine is hot. Finally the new cooling head design keeps the engine temperature over 20 degrees cooler than last years model.
View images of the internals here
