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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 [...]
The folks over at HobbyWing have announced a new brushless ESC for the 1S pan car market as well as a pair of new motors for the off road crowd. First up is the XeRun XR10 Pro Stock Spec 1S speed controller. The latest XeRun from HobbyWing is smaller and lighter than its predecessor, making it easily fit in the tight [...]
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 [...]
New from Tekin is the RX4 Hard Box ESC. The new RX4 is made for all you hardcore off-roaders. The ESC has a waterproof design, while the thick walled “Hard Box” case can take the worst you can throw at it. Optimal for use with sensored brushless motors, the RX4 can also run brushed and sensorless brushless units. * Made for [...]
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 * [...]
New from the crew at Maclan Racing is the MMax Pro 160A ESC. The MMax Pro works with sensored motors and has been in development for 18th months to be one of the most elite ESCs on the market. Here are some of its specs and features- * All aluminum structure for maximum cooling * 12 built-in profiles * 32-bit high performance CPU * [...]
Coming soon from Carisma Racing is the V70R Sensored Brushless ESC and 24mm Mini Sensored Brushless Motor. Both were designed for small scale rc cars like 18th and 16th scale. The V70R can be driven in blinky or boost turbo mode and adjustments can be made via an optional programming board. The 24mm motors will be available in 4600 or [...]
For you hardcore types out there, Fantom has just announced the Version 3 of their Facts Machine Rotor Tester. Why would you need a rotor tester? To accurately test the magnetic field strength of the rotor in your brushless motor. For racers this allows you to tune a motor to a specific track or to find the most powerful rotor [...]
European company Ruddog has announced their RP690 series of Brushless Motors. The 690 series are sensored motors designed for 1/8 scale racing that are both high performance and affordable. High quality materials from around the world were used to give the motors improved heat dissipation and to help overall performance. To suit different driving styles and track conditions three different [...]
Recently announced by Reedy are five new Blackbox 1000Z+ ESC plus Sonic 540-M3 brushless combos. The Reedy Blackbox ESC is economical and easy to use, while the 540 sized Sonic motors have a CNC machined 3 piece can and heavy duty solder tabs. Winds range from 8.5 down to 6.5 turns and they are shipping right now. Street pricing for [...]
New from Reedy is the 1000Z+ Brushless ESC. The 1000Z+ is aimed at the racing crowd that need a good sensored ESC with different timing modes for both mod and blinky classes. Some of the features on the 1000Z+ include- * ROAR approved software * 13 gauge wires * Single button programming * Fully adjustable * External capacitor board * 6 volt, 3 amp BEC * 2S [...]
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 [...]
Power up your 8th scaler with the new MR8 Series Competition Motors from Maclan Racing. These were designed exclusively for 4S 8th scale racing applications and push the limits for all out performance. Some of the features on the MR8 motors include- * Smooth, controllable power band * Heavy duty solder tabs * Completely rebuildable * Use the latest in hall sensor technology * Over [...]
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 [...]
