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February 16, 2015

Intellect 2015 Spec LiPo battery packs

UK Intellect distributors Schumacher introduces the 2015 Spec LiPo battery packs for competition and club racing use. Starting with the competition packs, new is the Super High Voltage SHV range that is meant to offer improved performance and safety and the batteries are available as standard-size 2S 6000mAh and 7800mAh variant, as 6000mAh saddle pack, 5000mAh shorty, 5600mAh square and 7000mAh 1S 1/12th scale pack. All are made using 100C cells. Also new is a 3500mAh 100C low-profile shorty and a 6000mAh 100C 14.8V Monster pack for 1/8th buggies and trucks. Made for club level racing are two economically priced 40C batteries, a 5400mAh standard size pack and a 4000mAh 40C shorty.

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February 16, 2015

Spec-R BD7 & R2 “floating” option parts

Spec-R BD7 & R2

Spec-R have new option parts for the Yokomo BD7 and their own R2 electric touring car available. Starting with the Yokomo part, made for the BD7 2014 and 2015 Spec is a floating steering conversion kit. The set replaces the standard, chassis-mounted, steering assembly with a floating design to eliminate the influence of the chassis’ torsional flex on the steering behaviour. Included are a black anodised aluminium centre bracket that acts as the inner servo mount and also as a base for the upper steering plate that takes the steering bellcrank posts and the outer servo mount. With the the steering posts lifted from the chassis it can also flex more for an overall softer chassis feel.

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February 14, 2015

Roche Rapide P12 1/12th scale kit

Following a first teaser Roche now have more images available of their forthcoming P12 1/12th scale competition kit. The comany’s first ever full car kit is constructed from high-quality carbon fibre and 7075 aluminium and builds on a 2.5mm graphite material chassis with aluminium motor pod and a class-standard link-type rear suspension. The front end of the car is highly adjustable in terms of caster, camber and toe settings while the aluminium suspension blocks also allow to fine-tune the wheelbase in a range of ±2mm. The servo mount takes micro or mini-size servos and the battery compartment allows for inline or transversal battery mounting. A sturdy aluminium rear brace takes the combined battery and roll damper mounts and the rear axle is located in specially designed brackets that allow axle height changes using spacers and wheelbase adjustments in a ±1mm range. The kit is rounded out by steel turnbuckles, aluminium side spring pre-load nuts and a lightweight graphite rear axle with ball differential and 16 ball Xenon main gear. The kit is set for a release in March.

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February 13, 2015

Team Orion Vortex R8.1 Pro brushless speed controller

Team Orion’s Vortex R8.1 Pro brushless speed controller is a purpose-built 1/8th scale ESC for heavy duty competition use. Based on the World Championship winning R10 Pro the R8.1 offers an aluminium heatsink case, dual sensor ports and an advanced and highly programmable software to fine-tune the throttle and brake settings to your liking. The 4S-compatible controller also sports an adjustable 6V to 7.2V BEC system to allow the direct use with high-voltage compatible servos and a specially designed fan guard helps to protect the highly stressed fan unit.

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February 13, 2015

New Capricorn option parts for nitro & electric kits

Italian company Capricorn have new option parts available for their 1/10th scale nitro and electric kits. First up is a new body support kit for the Lab C03 1/10th scale nitro tourer. The set allows to adjust the body height in 0.25mm increments to fine-tune the aerodynamics while retaining a large contact surface for improved aerodynamic efficiency thanks to the pivoting composite platforms.

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February 13, 2015

TOP Elite nitro off-road & on-road engines

New from Novarossi comes the 2015 Elite range of TOP engines for off-road and on-road applications. Starting with the top-of-the-foodchain Elite 8 Off Road, the engine is of a long stroke design and features an 8-port sleeve. Coming with a turbo glowplug combustion camber insert and 14mm turbo crankshaft the engine is available with standard steel or high-quality ceramic ball bearings.

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February 13, 2015

T-Works M4 large diameter wheel nuts

New from T-Works come large diameter M4 wheel nuts for most 1/10th scale applications. Machined from 7075 aluminium the nuts offer a 11.5mm diameter flange with serrated surface which greatly reduces the chance of a nut coming loose during use while the larger diameter also better supports the wheel at the same time. The nuts fit all popular touring car and buggy wheels and they come in red, orange or blue anodising.

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February 12, 2015

Fenix Su-zuka aluminium chassis plate

New from Fenix and made for the Su-zuka formula kit is a water-cut aluminium chassis. Made from 2mm 7075-T6 material and coming hard anodised the chassis is considered to be an all-round item that works from low grip asphalt to high grip carpet conditions.

Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]