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June 5, 2014

PFM-12 GT12 on-road bodyshell

Aimed at 1/12 on-road racers who want close, competitive, scale-looking racing without breaking the bank, GT12 is a class that has emerged in the UK with the potential to spread to carpet tracks around the globe. Protoform now introduce their first ever race body for this class in the form of the PFM-12. Inspired by GT supercars, this BRCA-approved body features a low-slung, cab-forward design sure to provide exceptional handling characteristics. Included with the body is a comprehensive decal sheet to complete the scale appearance, wing mounting hardware, and paint-then-peel overspray film.

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June 5, 2014

Protoform VRS-N 200mm nitro touring car body

Protoform introduce the VRS-N 200mm nitro touring car bodyshell in preparation for the 2014 IFMAR Worlds in Bangkok. Implementing some never-before-seen-in-R/C air management concepts inspired by full-scale Touring Cars from the STCC and SCCA World Challenge, the VRS-N race body is designed to slot in between the handling characteristics of the P37-N and the SRS-N. It features a low profile up front and strategically placed airflow conditioners for maximum aero efficiency. The VRS-N meets all 200mm Global Body Spec rules and is available in high-quality light weight .025” or regular weight .030” genuine Lexan. Included with the body are window masks, decals, oversized nylon wing hardware and paint-then-peel overspray film.

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June 5, 2014

Serpent Eryx RRS reactive rear steering system

Following a teaser some days ago Serpent now officially introduce the reactive rear steering system for the S411 Eryx touring car. The RRS system provides the rear of the car with a reactive toe-in angle adjustment and it allows to run less toe-in on the straights for increased top speed while still having good side bite during cornering. The design allows to fully adjust the toe-angle change over the suspension travel by using different link dimensions and ball stud heights and it makes use of a large amount of already available parts. The system fits the Eryx 2.0 and 3.0 kits with either the carbon fibre or alloy chassis, it comes with everything needed right out of the box including a comprehensive manual that explains all tuning aspects.

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June 5, 2014

TRG114 carbon fibre roll damper lever set

TRG114 carbon fibre roll damper lever

Japanese manufacturer Technical Racing Gear introduce a carbon fibre roll damper lever set for the TRG114 and TRG112 formula 1 kits. Designed to replace the stock aluminium assembly with a lighter and more rigid solution the set also includes an extension for the centre shock that allows for easy droop adjustment in a range of up to 2.5mm.

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June 5, 2014

MD Racing MDT15 – Prototype images

Following a set of renderings, Spanish company MD Racing now released first prototype images of their forthcoming MDT15 touring car. Currently built from rapid prototype parts, a fully functional car should be ready to hit the tracks in around 2 weeks time. The MDT15 sports a conventional layout with the battery placed on the right hand side and the motor, speedo and steering servo on the left side of the chassis but especially the front and rear bulkheads heavily differ from current designs as their L-shape allows to permanently mount the shock towers to the bulkheads while the front spool and rear differential being accessible by undoing 4 screws each without having to remove the shocktower and shocks as most current designs require. The upper and lower A-arms are also of a different design but compared to previously released renderings these are only mock-ups at the moment. We bring you more information on the car as soon as they become available.

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June 5, 2014

Scorpion 540-size competition brushless motors

Some time ago we reported about Scorpion Power System, long known for their high-performance aircraft brushless motors, entering the car market. After extensive testing with the help of internationally experienced drivers like Meen V. and Charlee P. the motors are now ready to hit the market. We have no detailed information about the specifications and features but looking at the image Scorpion dealer/distributor Spec-R released, the motors build on a 3-piece can with a heatsink middle part with large ventilation openings who also act as windows to check the winding markings. The front and rear endplates sport huge milled out sections, again to help with airflow. Also visible are heavy duty solder tabs. For now the motors will become available as 4.5T to 8.5T “Modified” and 10.5T and 13.5T “Stock” variant.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

June 5, 2014

Hot Bodies TCXX 20T aluminium centre pulley

Made for the TCXX electric touring car is this 20T aluminium centre pulley for the original TCXX and the TCXX 2013 conversion kit. The part extends the life of the drive belt(s) over the standard plastic pulley and also improves drivetrain efficiency. Coming as one pulley per package with two pulleys being required to outfit a TCXX.

Source: HPI Racing [hpiracing.com]

June 4, 2014

Rex on-road & off-road engines by Novarossi

Italian nitro engine manufacturer Novarossi introduce their new line of Rex engines for on-road and off-road use. All engines base on quality blocks combined with high performance parts to ensure reliable power output. The range will include .21 buggy engines such as the R21 Plus8 8-port, R21 Plus5 5-port, and Paloma.21 7-port engine as well as the R28-7M 7-port truck engine. On-road racers may welcome the R-Flash.21 9-port ceramic main bearing engine and the as well as the standard bearing R35 Plus 21 Tuned 9-port offering. For the 200mm 1/10th class Novarossi have the Rex R-Flash.12 Tuned 3-port ceramic main bearing engine up for grabs. All engines come with a characteristic blue anodised cooling head with laser-etched writings.

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