Xray have released information on their all new RX8 1/8th scale platform. We have talked with the guys on the Xray stand here in Nuremberg, played with the car and taken our own photos but as we write that story, here are the release photos and features list of the new car.
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TecnoPower, the engine brand from former on road World Champion Rody Roem, has announced its 2011 engine line up, which includes 3 new buggy engines, a new truggy engine and an all new line of .21 on road engines. Competition engines made for winners, with the experience of 3 world championship titles inside, the new buggy motors include the top of the line B03 and the new B02 and B02T. The truggy line has the new T02 and for the onroad motors there is the P01 and P02.
View details of the full line up here
The 50th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj goes further in depth into the design, prototype and production of the new RX8 1/8th scale chassis which is expect to be officially unveiled on Thursday of this week.
Early in 2009 I started with a ‘blank sheet’ in the computer, but with a very clear idea what I wanted to achieve. First of all I did not want to design anything revolutionary; in high performance model racing car design if you want to have a competitive car there is unfortunately no space for something different or revolutionary.
Read the full column here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Having brought you information about the upgraded Velox V8 ‘eleven’ a few days ago, Shepherd have today released information about the Velox V10 ‘eleven’. The kit will basically remain the same but they added some optional parts as well as some updated parts to increase the performance, some of which were used by Marc Rheinard to finish on the podium at the World Championship in Houston last year. As requested by many drivers the new kit will be shipped with the extra hard chassis plate which is CNC-machined from the finest high strength 7075 aircraft grade material. It features some additional mounting holes for the optional brass battery plate mounts which allows the use of up to five of them to reach the necessary minimum weight and lower the centre of gravity at once. In the front the eccenters have been updated for a higher position of the differential. The driveshafts will be more parallel to the ground which creates more steering especially in fast corners. The diff outdrives are strategically lightened to reduce the rotating mass with the weight saving compared to the standard ones more than 27% for all outdrives. Additionally the hard servo saver spring and a full set of aluminum wheel axles is included. The hard coated aluminum axles are more than 67% lighter than the stock ones but the wear is a little bit higher due to the softer material. The harder servo saver spring is an option for a stiffer servo saver setup. The new kit is expected to be available at the end of February.
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Team Powers have introduced their Pro TC 36R tire designed specifically for electric touring cars on asphalt tracks. Offering a high level of grip, the tire use a long life rubber and comes supplied pre glued on Team Powers white disc wheels.
Source: Team Powers [team-powers.com]
Max Power have released their new .21 XL9 TQR on road engine. On the outside the only visible change is the new style cooling head, which is 10% lighter than the previous version, but inside there has been lots of work done. The engine features a new crankcase internal structure which improves strength between the two main bearings, preventing flex and improving stability at high temperatures. The strength and alignment of the piston has also been improved due to the new wrist pin height, while the new super balanced high durable steel 14mm crankshaft features adjusted timing due to the improved piston and sleeve set. This is the engine that will be used at the 1/8th scale World Championships in April by the likes of Cristiani, Burch, Lemieux, Tanaka to name but a few.
Following the announcement of their 2011 line of .21 engines, RB Products have sent us details on their new .12 and 4.6cc Monster truck motors. The 2011 line of 2.11cc engines includes 5 new updates beginning with their top of the line T11RS touring engine, as well as the T11RC with slightly smaller diameter crankshaft. The standard T11 and entry level TJ11 has also been updated with the latter coming in rotostart or pullstart versions. Finally their MT11 Monster Truck engine has also received an update.
View full details on the entire range here
Serpent have developed a brand-new 1/10 scale touring car to help make a come-back into this highly competitive racing class. The project is nearing its completion and the results will be shown on the Toy-Fair in Germany later this week. The Serpent S411 is all about refinement. The design-team has decades of experience in electric car racing and this shows. Fast and easy set-up, easy maintenance and straight out of the box performance with top quality parts. Sales of the car will begin in April.
