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December 23, 2006

OPS Super Track 14mm

OPS are back, at least i think they went away, and have now introduced this OPS Super Track 14mm. This motor is a 3.5cc engine for, as the name suggests, circuit racing and the 14mm is seemingly important as it allows an improvement in the flow of the fuel mixture. What is also unique about this motor is that to save weight and in turn aid the acceleration of the crankshaft they have milled many small holes in the outer diameter of the small end side of the crankshaft. Doing this instead of milling the center of the crankshaft and adding silicone as is currently the norm, does a better job at reducing the centerfugal weight and therefore effects the performance more significantly.

You can view lots more pictures of the inside of the engine here.

Source: RC Bazar [rc bazar.net]

December 18, 2006

Novak 4 cell transponder voltage booster

This is a neat little thing from Novak, its a 4 cell transponder voltage booster which basically ensures that your 4 cell powered vehicle always has enough power for the transponder because after all theres no point in having power to continue your race if your laps aren’t being counted. Available in January 2007.

The module connects between the vehicle’s transponder and the receiver, and boosts voltage to the transponder for consistent lap countingâ€”even when the battery pack is dumped.

Source: RCCA [radiocontrolzone.com]

December 18, 2006

Xray release aluminium out drives for M18

Xray aluminium outdrives

What was many peoples pet hate with the M18’s including with the M18 Pro was that the cars only came with composite out drives which while sufficient for the job they could be better. Well now they are with Xray’s release of these CNC machined aluminium versions which also feature the new wheel mounting that was released with the M18 Pro kit.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 14, 2006

Atomic RC parts for V-One RRR

Atomic RC V-One RRR parts

Atomic RC products has come out with 2 new parts for the Kyosho V-one RRR 1/10th scale sedan. First up is the new lightweight 2 speed gearbox parts you see in the picture above. New items include a new aluminum 2nd gear carrier as well as 4 heavy duty spur gears, 2 for each of the first and second gears. Also newly released for the car is a black anodised 3mm chassis, this looks good but i don’t know of the advantage of it is, if any.

You can see the chassis pic here… content

December 14, 2006

Serpent USA release new Lola bodyshell

Serpent USA Lola

Serpent USA have released a new Lola CanAm body shell for 1/8th scale. Designed with trim lines for the Serpent 960, this lightweight body has been tested by Paolo Morganti and he declared himself pleased with the balance of the body and commented that it had good steering yet really good rear traction also. It’s available next week under part number #SUS31490.

View more pictures of the body here.

Source: RC Tech [rctech.net]

December 13, 2006

Xray release this alu Middle One-way Pulley set

Xray Middle One-way Pulley set

Xray have announced the release of this alu Middle One-way Pulley set for use on their T2 chassis’. This great looking item is suitable for use with rubber tires on carpet tracks or asphalt tracks.

The middle one-way can be used in combination with a front one-way diff which will make the car easier to drive, smoother, and have increased steering.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 11, 2006

Mercedes 1/8th scale CLK GT

Apparently the 1/8th scale GT class is still popular in Japan and development continues to find better bodyshells to make a rather badly handling class handle better. The fruits of that development, and the results of a lot of testing, is this rather nice looking Mercedes CLK GT body that is set for release before the end of the year. So if you are into a more authentic form of racing but don’t want to put up with ill handling then this body may be of interest to you.

Source: Central RC [centralrc.co.jp]

November 16, 2006

Protoform MazdaSpeed 6 190mm

Protoform have released the revised version of their Mazda Speed 6 190mm, one of their most successful bodies ever. The new version apparently features ‘better handling balance, increased traction and added driver-feel comfort’, all brought about through subtle changes in the bodies lines plus…

The new body features 2 lower trim lines: one for the slightly taller BRCA rules. All specifications are within the “Global Body Spec” requirements (including those specs of ROAR, EFRA, FEMCA, FAMAR and IFMAR) The add-on wing has clearly marked “slats” that when cut out will increase the wing efficiency. As usual it comes with wing hardware, window masks, decal sheet and protective film.

Source: Protoform [prolineracing.com/protoform]