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April 9, 2015

Novarossi BK15SL nitro bike engine

Novarossi have a new 2.5cc engine for nitro bikes available. The BK15SL is based on the previous BK15 and offers a 5-port design for a linear power output and low fuel consumption. The crankshaft sports a larger diameter intake for increased mixture flow and a special shape optimised the gas flow within the crankcase. The big bore engine used Turbo-style glow plugs, it comes with a 6.5mm slide carburettor, steel ball bearings and a starter adapter backplate.

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April 8, 2015

Serpent 748 solid front axle set

New from Serpent comes a solid front axle set for the 748 200mm nitro on-road car. The set offers a different front axle setup and replace the front differential, which can be beneficial in some conditions although it requires a slightly different driving style to make maximum use of it. Included comes an aluminium gear adapter, a hard-coated central shaft, composite pulley and spring steel outdrives beside the needed hardware. The solid axle kit fits the current 748, and the older the 747 and 747-e cars.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 8, 2015

Framega 1/10th on-road tyre storage rack

Italian company Framega have a new tyre storage rack for 1/10th on-road tyres available. Made from black anodised aluminium side frames and silver connection rods the rack allows to store up to three sets of touring car tyres or two sets of formula tyres. The compact size requires only minimal space and the rack helps to keep the tyres sorted on crowded pit tables.

Source: Framega [framega.com]

April 8, 2015

Active TT-02 long A-arms & high camber C-hubs

Coming soon from Active Hobby Products and made for the Tamiya TT-02 Type-S cars used as drifters are long reverse aluminium A-arms and high camber C-hubs. Starting with the A-arms, the wishbones are 1mm longer compared to the short reverse arms and they feature five mounting positions for the shock absorbers and delrin inserts for the suspension pins. Coming as separate sets for the front and rear of the car and in blue, black, red or silver anodising. Also new and made to suit Active’s alloy suspension arms are the high camber front C-hubs. Offering a “double C” design the hubs make way for the front driveshafts at high steering angles, allowing for ultra-high steering throw angles as required in drift racing. The 10 degree castor hubs come as sets in blue, black, red and silver anodising.

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April 7, 2015

Avid Mi5evo aluminium main chassis

Coming from Avid and made for Schumacher’s Mi5evo touring car is Avid’s new aluminium main chassis set. It is made from 7075-T6 aluminium and comes with silver edge highlights on both sides. Added cutouts and enlarged diff cutouts reduce weight and increase flex while being thoughtful to keep enough material on the sides for the speedo to hold with servo tape. The included Avid battery mount system removes the need to have tape on the bottom of the chassis while the optional Schumacher carbon battery mount system may be utilised with a slight modification. Part of the package are also droop inserts that need some sanding to fit the thinner 2mm thickness chassis that in turn allows for a lower centre of gravity and lower roll centres than stock. The 84mm wide chassis is recommend for the use on high to medium bite conditions and the set includes the aluminium chassis, four plastic droop screw mounts, four M3x6 screws, two Avid battery mounts, and a Avid mini-decal.

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April 6, 2015

Mon-Tech F15 1/10th Formula bodyshell

Italian company Mon-Tech introduce the M15 bodyshell for 1/10th Formula cars. Coming made from clear high-quality polycarbonate material the body is of a modern design and it is usable with low-nose front wings and on most of today’s Formula cars with its shape allowing for very good cornering without sacrificing corner speed.

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April 6, 2015

Spec-R aluminium steering blocks & rear hubs

New from Spec-R and made for the company’s S and R-series electric touring cars are aluminium front steering blocks and rear hubs. The parts are machined from high-quality aluminium for increased durability compared to the standard composite parts, they come red anodised to match the remainder of the cars’ alloy parts and fit the S1, S2 and R2 kits.

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April 6, 2015

Tamiya TB-04R touring car chassis kit

Available soon from Tamiya is the TB-04R shaft-driven 1/10th 4WD touring car kit. Based on the standard TB-04 the R version features performance-enhancing option parts such as carbon fibre reinforced composite parts to replace the standard resin items, the suspension package, such as arms, uprights and aluminium mounts are taken over from the TRF419 and included with the kit come TRF big bore oil-filled shock absorbers. The kit is scheduled for a late-May release.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]