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It’s been a hot minute since we’ve done a post on LRP, in fact, about 7 whole years! Back in day, LRP was known for winning world championships with their speed controllers and brushed motors. Since then, they’ve gone through some tough times, but are pushing their way back towards the top. As the vintage racing world gets hotter and hotter, [...]
Now shipping from JConcepts is the Silent Speed 540 35 Turn Brushed Motor. This affordable and easy to drive brushed motor is an easy to install upgrade for your scale crawler. Check out these highlights- * 540 size * Rebuildable * Removable endbell * Dual ball bearings * Adjustable timing * Eyelet built brushes for quick replacement * Dependable, budget friendly power The JConcepts Silent Speed 540 35T [...]
New from Maclan Racing is the gnarly 3 Turn MRR DRK Drag Race King Brushless Motor. This 3 turn beast was designed for insane wattage output to help you crush your competition. Check out these highlights- * Based off of Maclan’s successful V2 platform * Pure drag race motor designed for mod racing * Designed and developed here in the USA * 100% hand [...]
New from Hobbywing is the XeRun AXE540 R2 2300kV sensored brushless motor. The new Axe 540 is sized to fit nearly any 1/10th scaler and is sensor based for the ultimate in precision. Here are more highlights- * Based off of HW’s original 550/540L motors * Shorter in length than their 540L * Max Cell Count – 3S LiPo * Weight – 185 grams * [...]
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 [...]
New from Novak is the affordable Hammer/NX4 Brushless Combo. This combo comes with Novak’s sensored Hammer ESC and 3900kV NX4 brushless motor. Being a sensor based system, it can give your car ultra smooth response and is made to fit most popular 10th scale applications. Some of the Hammer/NX4 specifications include- * 3S maximum cell count * Water resistant sealed case * Reverse [...]
New from the folks over at Maclan Racing are the MMR series of 10th scale competition brushless motors. The MMR series was designed for both pro and weekend racers, featuring motors with maximum performance right out of the box. * Winds from 25.5 down to 3.5 turns * Use the latest in hall sensor technology * Rebuildable * Short stator design used in the [...]
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 [...]
Recently announced by Reedy is their Blackbox 800Z with Sonic 540-M3 brushless combo. The Blackbox 800Z is a sensored brushless ESC that has zero-timing for use in spec racing classes. The Sonic 540 motors are available in winds from 25.5 down to 10.5. Reedy is now packaging them together for an affordable race combo to help save you some cash. The [...]
A few weeks ago we had the chance to review one of the new 550 brushless systems from Maclan Racing. Maclan is new on the brushless scene, but we were left very impressed. Recently we also got a chance to test one of their Diamond MX 540 Systems. The 540 is intended for use in 10th scale 2wd vehicles like [...]
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 [...]
For the power hungry, Reedy has a new line of Sonic 540-M3 Brushless Motors. The 540-M3s have a number of new features including a machined 3 piece can, thicker solder tabs, and an all new stator design. * Dual ball bearings * Optimized air cooled design * Balanced rotor * Adjustable timing * High strength magnet * Built to ROAR specs * Rebuildable A wide variety of different [...]
What do you get when you put an ESC inside of a brushless motor? The new Team Orion dDrive 2-N-1 Power Unit, that’s what. The dDrive system makes putting a brushless system in your car easy-> bolt in the motor, plug the signal wire into your receiver, plug the pre-soldered Deans connector into your battery, and off you go. * Compact [...]
Fantom Racing wants the world to know about their new IONv5 brushless motors. These feature all the latest in brushless technology and are designed to give you the extra power you are looking for. The IONv5s are available in a wide variety of winds and are ROAR legal. Some of the updates on the version 5 include- * 8 grams lighter [...]
