September 19, 2009

Xceed RC Audi A5 1/10 scale body

Xceed RC Audi A5 1/10 scale body

New from Xceed RC is this Audi A5 1/10 scale 200mm body. This high quality polycarbonate body, with separate strong rear wing has steering / downforce characteristic between the Stratus and Altis. Used by all 10 drivers at the recent German Nationals, it comes supplied with pre-cut decal-sheet featuring Audi lights, grill and logo’s. Available now in Europe through Xceed distributors and in America and Asia in October.

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September 17, 2009

Item Software Systems HUI Driver

Item Software Systems HUI Driver

New from Item Software Systems from Germany is software that not only supports the racers individual setup sheets but offers the possibility to attach the lap times directly to it. HUI driver comes with a special USB stopwatch that stores up to 500 laps which can be hooked up to your system and which imports these automatically. On tracks where the company’s race timing system is installed, transfer of lap times will be done automatically through WLAN based on the personal transponder number. Setup progress can be monitored step by step and as each scale has their own special features, these features will be available separately through plugins for the software. This first release is for 1:8 and 1:10 on road gas and has plugins for this scale such as overdrive calculation, tire wear calculation for each of the four tires individually, refueling strategy as well as race strategy simulation, based on all available data, including refueling and tire wear. You can see for yourself by downloading the demo version of HUI driver 1.0 here.

Click here to see screenshots from the software package


September 10, 2009

KM Racing V-One RRR chassis plate

KM Racing V-One RRR chassis plate

New from KM Racing is this main chassis for the Kyosho V-One RRR 1/10th scale car. Made from US 7075-T6 aluminium, it has been hard anodized for extra durability and is a direct replacement for the standard part.

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]


September 9, 2009

Team Titan 733 Centax pinions

Team Titan 733 Centax pinions

Team Titan have released a range of new pinions for the Serpent 733 Centax WC clutch. Made from coated 7075 T5 aluminium they come in 16T, 17T & 18T first gear pinions and 21T, 22T & 23T 2nd gear pinions.

Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]


September 6, 2009

CSO Products 733 CVDs & Radio plate bracket

CSO Products 733 CVDs & Radio plate bracket

New from CSO Products are these optional parts for the Serpent 733. For the transmission of the car are these hard coated aluminium CVD shafts which are a lightweight and direct replacement for the standard versions. Also new for the 733 is a lightweight CNC machined 7075 T6 aluminium radio plate mounting bracket.

Click here to see the radio plate mount


September 5, 2009

KM Racing NT1 20T Brake pulley

KM Racing NT1 20T Brake pulley

KM Racing continue to release new products with the introduction of this new 20T aluminium brake pulley for the Xray NT1. The pulley has been hard anodised, yet is super lightweight and its design, along with finish, help prevent the accumulation of dust in the pulley.

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]


September 4, 2009

Sweep Racing EXP 10th molded inserts

Sweep Racing EXP 10th molded inserts

Following on from the recent announcement by Sweep Racing about their new EXP range of products comes the company’s new EXP 1/10th on road molded inserts. Coming in soft pink, they are 0.3mm thicker and 1mm wider than the original Sweep inserts and are tapered so the insert sits perfectly against the tire. These changes claim to result in faster laptimes, giving quicker driver response and more consistency.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]


September 2, 2009

CSO Serpent 966 pulley set

CSO Serpent 966 pulley set

New from CSO is this range of pulleys for the Serpent 966 1/8th scale. Available for all pullies in the car, with the exception of the rear axle pulley, they are hard coated for extra durability and to help reduce dirt build up. Sold in a set of all 5 pieces (above), they are all also available seperately.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]