As with SMI and Xceed, the high quality Audi A5 200mm touring car body is now available from Shepherd Micro Racing. It offers excellent steering combined with a well-balanced overall handling and was recently used by 10 of 10 finalists at the German National Championship. It also fits perfectly to the soon to be release Shepherd Velox V10. A seperate rear wing, winglets, Audi decals and window masking tape are included.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
To celebrate the winning of his ninth World title, Novarossi have released this exact replica of Lamberto Collari’s 2009 World Championship winning engine, the 35 PLUS 21 LC/WC09 Limited Edition. This engines has some new features that have not been seen before such as the crankshaft that has been made from a solid bar of high quality steel to make it as stiff and durable as possible and the total length of the crankshaft has been increased to improve the working of the various competition clutches available today. Supplied with the latest evolution of the famous and nearly indestructible R7 type conrod and a high grade ceramic rear ball bearing, these ceramic balls are matched on their size by laser measuring and then later mounted in specially made steel bearing races to obtain the lowest possible friction and wear. The unique gold coloured cooling head features precisely lasered artwork to commemorate the engine that gave the Italian company its 10th 1:8 On-road World Championship title. It is not only the cooling head that got the celebrating touch, the crankcase has also been etched. There will only be 550 numbered engines made and they are available for EUR 550,00.
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RB have released their new Speedline front and rear tires for 1/12th scale racing. Made from the best available foam for carpet racing, with incredible grip and traction. The tires are glued on lightweight white rims, delivered in pairs and available in grey, magenta, pink and white.
Source: RB [rbproducts.com]
New from Team Epic is their odor free tire traction for foam and rubber, called sticky fingers. There is no Wintergreen in the formula so it will be legal for all races where only an odor free traction compound is allowed. Supplied in a 4 ounce bottle with easy to use dauber top.
Source: Team Epic [teamepiconline.com]
The new Murnan Modified RBM3 engine has been developed by Uriah Murnan using the .12 RB Concept T9 as a base. The engine has undergone extensive internal modifications to make one of the most powerful .12 engine to date. Not only is the engine extremely powerful, it is also very fuel efficient and the smooth, yet aggressive, power delivery will leave nothing to be desired. The aluminium carburetor insert has been given a special shape to improve airflow and the motor comes with a ceramic main bearing. Five out of the top ten drivers at this year’s US Nationals used this engine.
Source: Murnan Modified [murnanmodified.com]
SMI Motorsport from Germany got in touch to show us their new Orcan .12 LR3 engine sets. The Novarossi-made Orcan LR3 comes with a black cooling head with laser-etched ‘Orcan’ logo, bigger heavy duty front bearing and an optimised rear crankshaft cover. The engine already proved its performance by winning the 1/10 scale German and Austrian Nationals as well as the 1/10 scale European Championship B. The Orcan ‘Limited Edition’ packages contain the 2.11 cc engine, Orcan EFRA 1910 exhaust, Orcan After run oil and come in the new Orcan multifunctional bag. The Orcan LR3 Version 1 is the unmodified standard engine while the LR3MH Version 2 is hand-tuned by MH Motortuning and comes with a differently timed crankshaft and liner, optimised piston and carburetor and other small bits & pieces.
Source: SMI [smi-motorsport.de]
Serpent have released this new top-engine mount bracket to allow the user to fit the latest version Sirio .12 engines into the 733 chassis. Due to the positioning of the holes of the Sirio engine-mount and the case shape being different, this special mount is needed. Made from top quality CNC machined aluminium, it has been engraved and anodised and is a direct replacement, with no other modifications needed.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
New from Team Titan for the Serpent 966 are a number of machined aluminium items, including these pinions. Available in 3 versions, two first gears (15T & 16T) and one second gear (19T), all are hard coated, highly precise and durable with the first gears made from 7075 T5 aluminium, while the second gear is 7075 T6. Other new items include a 18T side belt pulley that claims to eliminate the main shaft play that’s evident in the original design. Finally there are lightweight wheel nuts for the car, which we saw in Lostallo, that are silver anodised, sport extra holes for weight savings and sport 2 o-rings on the thread to ensure it stays tight.
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