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It is once again sad for us to post the closing of another iconic rc company. LRP has been in bankruptcy for several months and were not able to find a buyer for their company. On Saturday, March 31st, LRP will be closing forever. However, there is some good news to go along with all this. Newly founded Lautenbach Racing Products [...]
Just announced by Reedy are three new S-Plus Spec Brushless Motors. The S-Plus motors will be available in 21.5, 17.5, and 13.5 winds. All three motors were designed to be Reedy’s most powerful spec motors yet. * Low resistance stator * CNC machine aluminum can * Precision bearings * Balanced rotor * Silver plated solder tabs * Adjustable timing * Optimized cooling * ROAR approval pending * Max 2S [...]
Do you have a rock crawler or scaler that needs a serious boost in power? Coming soon from Castle Creations are a line-up of 1406 Slate series rock crawling, scaler, and rock racing motors. The Slate motors are a sensored design for maximum precision out on the trail and range in kV from 1900 to 3800. These can fit in [...]
Coming soon from Dynamite is a new 1/5th Scale Brushless Motor. This giant beast of a motor measures in at 57 x 114mm and can be used on up to 8S of LiPo power. The biggest Dynamite is a sensorless design that sports a 8mm output shaft. The motor is rated at 800kV and should have plenty of power for [...]
Castle Creations is well known for putting out more power than just about any other brand on the market. Now days they still want to put out the most power, but also want that power to be easier to drive. Hence the reason Castle has unleashed the Mamba X SCT PRO 1410 Combo on the world. The latest Castle combo [...]
The Reedy crew has announced a new ROAR Legal version of their 540-M3 25.5 brushless motor. This version meets the criteria set by ROAR for 25.5 Formula and VTA racing classes. * Resistance measures at the minimum legal value * Balanced rotor * High strength magnet * Adjustable timing and fully rebuildable * Silver plated solder tabs * CNC machined 3 piece can Pricing for the Reedy [...]
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 [...]
