A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:
> Report from the HPC International 1/8 Off Road race – Link [rbproducts.com]
> Vita Racing Team cooperates with Reckward Tuning – Link [buggy-sport.info]
> Report from the Great lakes off road challenge Rd7 – Link [neo-buggy.net]
> Team Magic G4+ Wins 2007 Spanish Championship – Link [teammagic.com.tw]
Following from the earlier report about the new DXF Competition 2wd Classic chassis, comes information about another chassis in this class. This car despite being shown in CAD images has actually been produced, the Contact 300 is the brainchild of French racers Thierry Simon and Gilles Garrigou, who have produced this car for use by their team drivers only. The car again sports the conventional layout of the Classique type car but uses modern materials throughout and has fully adjustable caster and front camber. The company are currently working on a new design for the 310 and we hope to show you more information when we get it.
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Japanese company Rony have announced the release of some new carbon parts for both the Kyosho Spada and the Xray NT1. The Spada gets a new chassis plate which Rony have made from carbon fibre, replacing the standard aluminium version and therefore saving weight without sacrficing strength, although not sure how heat dissipation will be handled. New for the NT1 is a rather beefy looking 4mm thick carbon fibre rear shock tower, the latest in a long line of companies to try their hand at this part.
Source: Rony [plala.or.jp/rony]
Much More have released a new addition to their accessories range with the introduction of these Premium Body Cushion O-rings. Sold in a pack of 20 it comes with 10 x 4mm thick o-rings and 10 x 6mm thich o-rings which go over your cars body posts helping you fine tune the height as well as protect the body and reduce vibration damage.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
CML have introduced these new cooling fan stands from brand Fastrax. Available in 2 different configurations, the version on the left cools the car from below as you continue to work on the car which has been placed on the stands non slip foam surface. The second version on the right bridge the cars, cooling your expensive electronics from above using its dual fans. Both are made using a blue anodised aluminium frame and both come supplied with power cables and battery clips for connecting them to your power supply.
Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]
The 2wd ‘Classique’ class seems to be going through a bit of a resurgence of late with new cars coming out more frequently in this rather innovative class. The latest car due for release is the French made (we presume) DXF Competition chassis and while it follows the same design lines as previously released cars in this class, it loses the DIY look. Expected to be released in January next year, the car sports an aluminium chassis, fully anodised aluminium parts and the front end of the car has highly adjustable geometry.
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SMC have released their lastest competition LiPo cells with the announcement that they will start selling these monster 5000mAh 7.4V packs. Coming supplied with a soft shrink sleeve case, in place of a hard case, SMC stand behind the quality of the construction of these packs. Extensively tested by the SMC team, they come supplied with either the Deans or Traxxas type connector.
Source: RC Tech [rctech.net]
Tamiya released information about their new touring car chassis, the TRF416, a few days ago and now, a few days late, we have it too. The new car is designed to be optimised for brushless motors in conjunction with event-controlled tires but to achieve success under such conditions, a fine balance must be achieved between handling and tire wear. It is with this in mind that Tamiya designers developed the concept of this brand new TRF416 chassis, apparentley. Please note that images show pre release prototype.
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