Wheely King differential locker
HPI has now made available separately the same diff lockers found in the Wheely King RC Crawler Conversion Kit. The tough metal wheely king differential Lockers are an easy way to lock the differentials on Wheely King trucks for rock crawling applications.
Losi Mini-Rock Crawler
Losi has just released news about their new 1/18th Mini-Rock Crawler. The Losi Mini-Rock Crawler ready-to-run 1/18th scale crawler incorporates the key design principles of full-scale rock crawlers into a 1/18th scale package. The truly innovative Losi Mini-Rock Crawler features a multi-link suspension, heavy-duty metal ring and pinion gears, a 3-gear center transmission with a spool and slipper, a high-torque motor and an ESC that has been re-tuned specifically for rock crawling
Associated TC5 slipper spool kit
Team Associated has created a new slipper spool kit for the Associated TC5 4WD touring car. The new TC5 slipper spook kit is designed to minimize damage to the CVA bone blade under high load conditions such as hard impacts or large bumps.
The new Associated TC5 slipper spool is scheduled to be available in June 2008
Traxxas Slash 5805 2WD Truck
Traxxas has released news of their new 2 wheel drive short course racing truck, the Traxxas Slash! The new Traxxas Slash racing truck puts you in the drivers seat for intense fender-to-fender, high-flying off-road action. The Traxxas Slash features 4 wheel independent suspension, advanced tread design and compound tires to work on a variety of surfaces, from off-road to on-road. The Traxxas Slash comes with a waterproof digital steering servo and waterproof radio box, full ball bearings, metal gear transmission, Torque-Control slipper, planetary gear differential, and high-quality metal turnbuckles.
Axial AX10 Scorpion RTR – Ready to Crawl!
Axial has just taken the extremely popular Axial AX10 Scorpion chassis and created a Ready-to-Run truck with two different configurations!
The factory configuration is a 20t pinion with the rear axles locked allowing you to attack the track at full speed. Want to take it slow? All you have to do is swap out the 20t pinion with the already supplied 14t pinion gear and install the front axle lockers (parts also included), this second setup allows you to get the RC rock crawling performance you’re looking for!
E-Maxx Two-Speed Conversion Kit
Traxxas is releasing a two speed conversion kit, available late February, for their popular Traxxas E-Maxx (#3905). The new two speed e-maxx conversion kit adds high speed passing with the already powerful stump-pulling torque. The kit also includes a Traxxas waterproof sub-micro servo which can be activated with a push of a button from a three channel transmitter.
H.A.R.D. NiMH battery packs
H.A.R.D. Racing has just released two new NiMH battery packs, a 7.2V 3300mah NiMH stick pack and a 6V 1500mah NiMH receiver pack. The 3300mAh stick pack uses high quality cells for the longest duration, voltage and reliability and have been thoroughly tested by HARD. Built with high quality silicone wire and plug it’s finished in HARD’s trademark colours of black, silver and green.
