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Novak just doesn’t know when to stop adding products to their Ballistic line. Now their Ballistic 550 is available in a high torque version that is super-ideal for short course 4x4s. What makes this one different from their other 550 Ballistics that are also ideal for short course 4x4s? Well, this one includes a 14mm Tuning Rotor as a stock [...]
If you’re looking for a more “everyday driver” brushless motor, LRP has you covered with their all new Vector K4 Brushless Motor line. The K4 has standard 540 sized can, comes in a variety of windings (from 6.5T to 17.5T), and is completely rebuildable. The motor has a 5mm shaft and has many of the same innovations featured [...]
We’ve mentioned the Hot Bodies D8 Hara Edition quite a bit here on BSRC, and now DE Racing has some cool new Mud Guards that have been altered to allow the use of optional threaded hinge pins in the rear hubs as found on the Hara Edition D8. Check out DE Racing’s website for more info.
LRP now offers the Vector X-12 Stock-Spec brushless motor with the new SXXX Stock-Spec V.2 ESC in one convenient combo. This was developed specifically for spec racing, offers and better torque and faster throttle response with higher efficiency. The ESC has two 6V/2A BECs, an internal temp check system, and measures only 30 x 34 x 21mm. [...]
Team Associated has some new High-Torque Slipper Pads avaliable for your SC10 4×4, SC10, B4, T4, and B44. They have a bigger surface area to handle more torque, allow for drive torque adjustment on the SC10 4×4 using the included decoupled slipper, and allow for more rear drive out of corners and into jumps. Check out Team Associated online [...]
Need some better bite out of your short course truck? Pro-Line has something to help with their new Caliber 2.0 SCT tires. Brian first posted a little sneak peak on these guys, but we now have some official specs. They come in medium, soft, or super soft compound, have a wider contact patch than the original Caliber design, [...]
Schumacher has decided that their super sedan, the Mi4CX, just wasn’t tunable enough. To rectify that situation, they’ve created a couple new chassis to offer up that missing bit of tunability. The new soft weave carbon fiber chassis has been under development for several months and has been tested in many big races to make sure it’s up to par. [...]
The Truth is still out there, and now there’s a better version of it. JConcepts‘ new Truth V2 may share it’s name with the first Truth body, but that’s where the similarities end as the V2 is a completely new design. Though it does take a few design cues from the original, such as the roof scoop, fan treatment, and [...]
Novak is expanding their line of epoxy dipped stators for their Ballistic line of brushless motors. The newest release is specifically for their short course 4×4 focused Ballistic 550. This new stator comes in a 4.5T wind for all the power the 4x4s need. For the uninitiated, epoxy dipping makes motors more durable and have a longer life when used [...]
By all accounts, the Durango DESC410R is a dominating truck. The DE Racing gang have decided it’s just not quite dominating enough though. In addition to the great scale look and reinforcing ribbing you’ll find on all of DE’s short course wheels, these DESC410R specific wheels also include a 2.5mm offset. According to DE Racing the extra 5mm of track [...]
Remember in our Losi Ten-SCTE review when Cubby said that the truck’s wheel offset is incompatible with every aftermarket wheel on the market? Kind of a kick to the nuts right? But fear not as the aftermarket always adapts and overcomes. DE Racing was among the first to market with a Ten-SCTE compatible wheel. Their popular Trinidad design offers a [...]
LD Racing Products has some great looking new wheels for fans of The Tiniest Crawler of All, the Losi Micro Crawler. The new 8Trax wheels are available in nice and heavy aluminum for those times when you need the weight, or lighter, black Delrin for times when you don’t. They are a great looking wheel, if I ever get around [...]
It looks like Hot Bodies is making a special Hara Edition of their 21XZ-B .21 race engine. This engine is supposedly the exact same spec as the engine Atsushi Hara used to take his second 1/8th buggy Worlds podium in Thailand in 2010. First his own buggy, now the engine to go with it! This hopped up monster features [...]
BZM Micro was showing off their new 23cc engine for the Baja 5 line at RCX. This beast is an all new design, not just a bulked up Fuelie or Zenoah. While this guy may be smaller than a lot of other after-market engines, it’s numbers are anything but. According to BZM’s dyno testing, when this engine is paired to [...]
If you’ve ever snapped a shock tower on your Baja 5B/T/SC then you might want to take a look at these new, super beefy towers from Team Chase. In the picture to the right you can see a stock shock tower at the top and Team Chase’s redesigned and much stronger tower below. Beyond the redesign, Team Chase is molding [...]
