Italian company Fenix Racing have introduced their new DFV stock brushless motor. The EFRA-approved spec racing motor is available as 13.5T touring car and 21.5T formula variant and it utilises a machined 7075-T6 aluminium can with large airflow vents as well as a 12.5mm sintered Neodymium rotor for controllable torque over the whole RPM range. Pre-shaped heavy duty solder tabs and an adjustable timing endbell round out the package.
Xray have released a first teaser image for their RX8’16 1/8th scale nitro on-road car. With the last revision of the RX8 platform being made in 2014 the car is set for a certain overhaul and more information will become available soon.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Calandra Racing Concepts’ 12 volt tyre truer has the power to cut 1/8th, 1/10th and 1/12th tyres with ease. It features automatic return – out and back – with both normal and reverse rotation. The machine also has camber cutting adjustments for putting a pre-cambered angle into the tyres and a micro-adjust feed dial allows for precise diameters. The unit comes with a standard high-speed steel cutting bit, however, CRC’s optional Final Cut truing bit helps to cut even through the toughest of foams. The tyre truer comes complete with pivoting dust shield and 12 volt cables but no adapter. Also available is the Ultimate Tire Truer package including that, on top of the tyre truer, includes the Final Cut truing bit, the True-All multi-adapter for 1/12th, 1/10th and touring car tyres as well as the Tire Sanding Paddle.
Japanese company Square have introduced the RC Monkey Flex short touring car springs. The short spec springs were developed in cooperation with Japanese RC news platform RC Monkey and they are available in hard, medium-hard, medium and medium-soft variants. Prototypes of the springs already prove their performance by taking the TQ and win at round 5 of the AOC, held at the Yatabe Arena in Japan.
Source: Square [rc-square.com]
Hudy have introduced a wheel balancer adapter set for their own tyre truers. Precision machined and sporting a hard-anodised surface the adapter offers three different wheel mounting areas for 14mm hex rear wheels as well as 10mm and 8mm front wheels. The adapter comes including a lock nut for swift wheel changing and secure wheel mounting.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
Coming from Kyosho is a range of option parts for the R4 Evo 200mm nitro touring car, the TF7 electric tourer as well as the ZX6 4WD off-road buggy. Starting with the R4 Evo parts, new is a set of 8g brass weights. Individually shaped the parts directly mount to the chassis and they are designed to fine-tune the weight balance. Also new is an aluminium clutch bell machined from 7075 material. The part is of a vented design for reduced heat build-up and less fading even in long mains. Next up are carbon composite suspension arms for the TF7 touring car. Each set contains one front and one rear arm and they are available in medium and short variants. Last but not least is a 1-piece aluminium servo mount for the ZX6 buggy. Cut from high-quality aluminium and coming gun metal anodised the mount allows for improved and more even chassis flex while keeping the servo in place securely.
Team Orion have introduced a range of new LiPo battery packs such as the Carbon Pro Ultra and V-Max Outlaw HV series. First up is the competition-legal Carbon Pro Ultra series. The packs are built using the latest generation of cells that offers very high power output thanks to a very low internal resistance thanks to enhanced energy density. The packs are available in a range of configurations including a lightweight 5800mAh standard pack, a 4800mAh 4S 1/8th scale pack, a 4000mAh 18.5mm XS saddle pack as well as several shorty packs. The latter come as 4500mAh 100C Torque and 5000mAh 110C Capacity variant both of which feature standard shorty 96x47x25mm dimensions. Also new is the shorter 3800mAh 110C XS shorty that measures 93x47x18.5mm at a weight of 155g. Next up is the thinner 3200mAh 110C XSS shorty with 96x47x16mm dimensions and a weight of 130g. Last but not least comes a 7400mAh 110C 1S pack of 93x47x18.5mm dimensions and a weight of 155g for 1/12th scale applications.
Coming from Vigor RC and made for the Yokomo BD7-2016 are two carbon fibre main chassis and top decks. The chassis are available in a 2.0mm and 2.25mm variant while the top decks come in 1.6mm and 2.0mm versions. The parts help to fine-tune the overall chassis flex to suit the track conditions. Available soon is also an aluminium chassis for very high-grip conditions.
