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October 19, 2010

Speed Passion Competition V3.0 1 cell motor

Through joint testing together with their US team driver Josh Cyrul, Speed Passion have released the all new Competition V3.0 1 cell motor. Designed to operate with 1 to 2 cell LiPo batteries, the new high performance 1 cell motor suitable for 1/12, 1/10, Oval and WGT class application. The new motor sports a newly designed stator in order for 1 cell lipo low battery voltage and able to provide a smooth power from low to top end speed. With the new 1 cell motor design, the weight is reduced by 15grams to improve the performance of your 1/12 and 1/10 pan car in any conditions. Featuring adjustable timing, it comes in 3.5R, 4.5R, 5.5R, 7.5R, 10.5R, 13.5R, 17.5R & 21.5R versions.

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October 18, 2010

New .12 & .21 piston design from Sirio

Through a partnership with a company specializing in fluid dynamics and computer modeling, Star Motor Engineering have engineered these new .12 and .21 on road pistons that has the best performance possible. Under patenting, this new part is in the advanced stages of testing by team drivers and will soon be available in all racing products made by the Italian company. The new design claims to give better balancing of moving masses, ensuring more RPM and less mechanical stress on the crankshaft and bearings, better thermal efficiency due to less thermal inertia and finally lightening of the part limits inertia during acceleration which improves the rpm at maximum speed.

Source: Sirio [star-motor.com]

October 17, 2010

CSO Racing 1/10 set up wheels

New from CSO Racing are these anodised aluminium set up wheels for 1/10 EP and 1/10 GP cars. Specially designed so you don’t need to use your wheel nuts to fix the set up wheel, it features an o-ring around the outer circumference to protect your working surface.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]

October 16, 2010

Roche touring car wing

Roche have released this new rear wing for use with 190mm 1/10 EP Touring car shells. Claiming to improve the handling of car, it will give better traction when racing on low grip surface. Designed to fit within IFMAR/ROAR approved sizes, which is 190 x 20 x 40 mm, they are made from 1.2mm thick lexan and will fit any sedan body shell that has wing struts.

Source: Roche [roche.hk]

October 15, 2010

Exclusive – Schumacher Mi4CX

Schumacher have a first production version of their new Mi4CX at the first round of the ETS, driven by Belgian team driver Manuel Henriet, which is an update to their British Championship winning chassis. The main changes are the new front and rear drive axle mounting blocks which have been put on a diet, while attached to those blocks are new composite lower wishbone mounting brackets which replace the current aluminium versions. Due to the reduced materials used in the areas, an updated chassis sporting additional mounting points for the blocks help increase stiffness. Up front the car also has a new spool and beefier front drive shafts.

View more new products as well as more images here.

October 15, 2010

Xray RX8 1/8th scale coming soon

Coming in 2011, Xray have released this teaser for their long expected entry into the 1/8th scale on road market. Named the RX8, we have no details as of yet but we can expect a full release in the near future.

Destined to take the “Formula-1” of R/C car racing by storm, a new generation of purebred emerges from the XRAY stable. In the ultra-high speed world of 1/8 on-road racing, the secret to success lays in harnessing raw power lap after lap, slicing from corner to corner and through traffic with the skill and precision of a fighter pilot, eating up straights in the merest fractions of seconds. Welcome the new XRAY RX8 Competition 1/8 on-road car.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 15, 2010

Schumacher Mi1 Touring Car

Schumacher have announced the release of the Mi1 Touring Car. In response to customer demand they have produced a low cost, back to basics touring car for when you want to race. The Mi1 is simple to maintain, durable and above all, great to drive. With an efficient transmission and precise CNC machined motor plate, it handles like a dream. Using tried and tested suspension, with CNC alloy shocks the Mi1 offers a higher specification than other ‘entry level’ touring cars. Designed to use the latest LiPo batteries and with a excellent range of easy adjustments and option parts available, the Mi1 is fully tunable for what ever track you decide to race on.

View more details on the car here

October 14, 2010

Kyosho V-One R4 200mm chassis

Having briefly mentioned the upcoming release of the new Kyosho V-One R4 earlier this month, the Japanese company has shown off their new 200mm chassis at this week’s All Japan Model Hobby show. Developed by team drivers Adrien Bertin and Takaaki Shimo, the new car seems to feature a new radio plate, front body mount as well as a new fuel tank and presumably a new chassis plate to accommodate a RX battery placement change as a result of the new tank, plus a host of other changes. We don’t have any concrete specs but we will bring you full details as we get them.

View another image of the car here