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Castle Creations made big news a few months ago when they announced their first ever line-up of sensored brushless motors. Sensored motors have long been the norm in racing, but have yet to catch on with the bashing crowd because of reliability and power issues. To find out if the new Castle motors are truly capable of withstanding the daily [...]
Shipping now from Reedy is the 540-SL4 sensorless brushless motor. The Reedy sports a kV rating of 3,300 and is a 540 sized unit. 3S LiPo is the maximum cell count and the motor should make for a nice upgrade in power over your RTR brushed unit when used with a proper ESC. * Low-resistance 3.5mm bullet connectors * Flexible silicone [...]
If you are getting ready to race some indoor buggy/stadium truck/SCT this winter, Maclan Racing has a new high-end line of sensored motors for your consideration. The newest motors, MRR Team Edition units, will be available in 13.5, 17.5, and 21.5 winds. * 100% hand built * Use the most accurate & fastest hall sensors * Premium Japanese stator material * Engineered and developed [...]
Do you like the insane power of a non-sensored motor, but want the precision start up produced by a sensored design? Now you can have both with the new Sensored Brushless Motors from Castle Creations. The new Castle sensored motors come in a wide variety of sizes and kV ratings to bring crazy power and precision to 1/10th and 1/8th [...]
New for all you 1/8th buggy and truggy drivers is the Dynamic 8 Brushless Motor from LRP. The Dynamic 8 is a big 4 pole motor that is sensored for greater precision off the starting line. Some of its highlights include- * Housing machined from 7075-T6 aluminum * Highly efficient design * 4 pole magnet and 12 slots for more torque * Balanced rotor * [...]
Hey, in case you didn’t get the memo, the Traxxas X-Maxx is a big deal now days, not only in size but in the way it has taken off with the bash crowd. The X-Maxx pretty much rocks out of the box, with one exception, a watered down power system. While the stock brushless system has decent power, it is [...]
The folks over at Speedzone have recently announced their Elite Series Brushless Motors. These were designed to be high level competition motors without a high price point. Winds range from 25.5 down to 3.5 and all the motors have been bench tested to ensure quality. * Dual high rpm bearings * Adjustable timing * Super flow solder tabs * Rebuildable * Lightweight design * Sintered [...]
Shave weight on your race rig with the new Magnesium Case Brushless Motors from Team Orion. While most motor cans are made from aluminum, Orion has a new series that use magnesium instead, which is 33% lighter. The Vortex VST2 Pro Magnesium series will be available in a 540 size for 1/10th scale and a 690 for 8th scalers. * Lightweight [...]
When it comes to insane power, Castle Creations is the name that pops into most people’s heads. Their latest over-the-top power system is the Mamba XL X Combo which combines the ridiculous wattage of their 2028 800kV brushless motor with their new X series 1/5th scale ESC. We recently received a unit for review and decided to snap a bunch [...]
Who is Maclan Racing? They are a brand new brushless company looking to earn you business. We are very stoked to be the first media outlet to unbox their very first production brushless systems. Maclan is distributed by Hobby Authority Distribution out of Washington State and we are working on reviews for their Diamondback ESC & MX Motor Combos as [...]
Just announced is a special 30 Day Sales Event by Castle Creations. Now you can get your favorite Castle products at a significant savings, and do so at participating local hobby shops. If you don’t have a local hobby shop, you can still enjoy the savings on Castle’s website. This sale covers nearly every product in the Castle line-up (both surface [...]
The latest line of brushless motors from Fantom Racing are called FR-1 Pros. These were designed here in the states to provide racers with strong power while meeting ROAR, IFMAR, and EFRA specifications. Pre-orders are now being taken for the FR-1 Pro series motors and they are available in turns ranging from 2.5 to 25.5. * Premium grade neodymium magnets * Premium [...]
Go faster than the rules allow with the new Fleta ZX Sting brushless motors from Muchmore Racing. You see, the Sting series motors come with balanced NdFeB Neodymium magnets along with short stack stators to give them 30% more power than “legal” stock class motors. Grade 5 bearings keep the rotor spinning freely, while a Flow-Max II body design helps [...]
If you are looking for the latest in sensored motor technology Fantom Racing has just announced their new Short Stack IONv5 brushless motors. These short stack motors yield more rpm, have lower coil resistance, and produce more wattage than comparable motors. Available in either 17.5 or 13.5 winds, these start shipping next week. They are also available with a number [...]
Axial has released the motor from the Yeti to everyone out in rc land. This is a long can 3150kV brushless unit that has loads of torque and is suitable for sustained running on 3S LiPo. The 3150 was designed to propel vehicles like the Yeti and Exo to crazy speeds and should work well in other 10th scale applications [...]
