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December 23, 2024

Power HD GTS-2 Super Low Profile Servo

Power HD is wrapping up 2024 with the announcement of the addition of the GTS-2 to its popular high-voltage brushless GTS series servo range. Over half a year in development, the GTS-2 weighs only 47-grams despite its full metal CNC case and metal gear with Power HD saying it sets a new benchmark for the lightweight servo in the RC industry. The output gear is made of TC4 titanium alloy, which is 4.5 grams lighter than 303 steel gear and increases 50% hardness and toughness. The servo height is 3 mm, shorter than the traditional low profile servo and is offered in two versions. The 6 cm version features reverse wire output – the wires output from the bottom of the case, making the receiver placement space more abundant making it ideals for 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The 18 cm version uses normal wire output which is better suited for 1:10 Electric Buggy, 1:10 Nitro Touring Car and 1:8 GP. Compatible with the high-speed mode of major radios and the i-BUS2 protocol of FlySky Radio, it can remotely setup parameters and sense the temperature data on the FlySky NB4+ Pro Radio. The GTS-2 servo has clear characteristics, more prominent driving feel, and a “combination of stability and sensitivity”

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]

December 23, 2024

ONE O.S. compatible ABC 7P kits

ONE, the engine brand of Italian onroad chassis manufacturer Capricorn, has released two new ABC 7 Port kits compatible with .21 O.S. based engines. Describing the ABC 7P as representing a proof of concept for ONE, they researched multiple solutions that can inspire future projects and targets. Offered as a Aluminium or Brass options for 3.5 cc engines, each kit includes the underhead and washers.

View Brass Option here

December 23, 2024

Reds Racing Onroad Exhaust Manifolds

Italian engine tuner Reds Racing has introduced two new onroad exhaust manifolds specifically developed to maximize RC model engine performance at both low and high RPMs. Both headers are designed to pair seamlessly with the REDS 2113 pipe, providing a significant boost in performance. The first of the manifolds is named Straight90 and is designed for the 1:8 onroad category. Its unique 90° conical design is ideal for maximising power and engine responsiveness in the most demanding track conditions. The second manifold, the GT DualBend, is designed for the 1:8 GT category and features a double-curve design to deliver efficient and consistent power across all types of tracks.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

December 23, 2024

SRT Min6 1:12 Pancar Servo

New from SRT is their Min6 servo intended for 1:12 Pancar use. The all-plastic, lighter weight, servo which weighs only 18 grams can be mounted directly, contributing to lower the centre of gravity of the chassis together with greater precision and locking force for smooth cornering control. Internally it uses 25T stainless steel + 7075 aluminium gears to ensure a high level high of strength for racing. Featuring the latest PCBA, it supports SSR, SUR, SXR, SR, SFR multiple ultra-high-speed modes. The Min6 can be programmed with the SRT program box for different tracks characteristics to dial in the steering to help achieving improved lap times.

View Soecs & more images here

December 22, 2024

Schumacher ‘Classic’ Roller Driveshafts

A manufacturer that has re-released many of its vintage buggies under the ‘Classic’ range, Schumacher has announced the upcoming release of their legendary roller driveshafts to improve the smoothness of the suspension action under acceleration. The latest version fits the CAT XLS Masami, ProCat, Top Cat and Cougar Classic and vintage vehicles. The driveshafts cannot however be used on the front of 4WD cars with the crashback system and also do not fit the Cougar 2 Works which can use the previousl released C2W roller driveshaft set.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

December 22, 2024

Schelle 16mm XTR pistons

New from Kurt Wenger’s Schelle Racing Innovations brand are these 16mm XTR pistons with custom valving that utilises the proven MIP Bypass1 platform. The pistons, made in Covina, CA at MIP, are a custom spec design that is not available anywhere else. The new 4 hole rebound valving gives racers a wide range of tuning that is very forgiving, making it harder to take your buggy out of the setup window. The heart of the design is the signature Schelle 5 hole bump valvings, based on tuning a base 5 hole piston (1.4F, 1.5R). In 2024, Wenger and the team expanded the options going up and down in pack a tiny step from the standard baseline, adding 2 new options to fine tune for smooth tracks as well as un-groomed outdoors. Piston O.D. and 2.5mm thickness is based on the “H” Hi-Flow profile. The unique Bypass1 system was the perfect way to add extra tuning to the rebound stroke of the shock and improve jumping, prevent wheel hop, all while keeping the vehicles smooth and predictable in turns. Racers can use MIP’s patented Bypass1 system with coloured valves to fine tune the rebound speed engineered to work in a wide range of conditions and take full advantage over the Xtra Tune-able Rebound (XTR!) of the system.

View piston options and features here

December 21, 2024

Bornhorst announces retirement from racing

Just 24-hours after Dustin Evans called time on his professional racing career, fellow US Offroad racer Joe Bornhorst has also announced his retirement from competitive racing. Making the announcement on his Facebook page, Bornhorst came to RC racing via motocross at the age of 17-years-old, and he would soon realise his ‘dream’ of racing professionally turning RC into a job he would do for over a decade. Red RC’s first memories of Joe was this blistering fast guy that drove something called a Tekno. A driver who took the emerging Tekno brand into battles with the established manufacturers, he spent most of his professional career with San Diego based company. At the beginning of 2022 he would join Sworkz, who he has represented for the last 3 seasons.

Read Bornhorst’s full announcement

December 20, 2024

Evans calls time on Professional RC Career

Top Offroad racer Dustin Evans has called time on his professional RC racing career, the popular American making the announcement in a video on his social media. A driver who came to international prominence when he first won the famed Reedy Race of Champions Invitational class in 2011, he would initially represent Team Losi Racing around the globe. Red RC had the pleasure of getting to know Dustin for the first time shortly after his Reedy Race win when he travelled to Sweden for the EOS Pilot Race, an event he won 2WD Buggy at and that led to the establishment of the full Euro Offroad Series in which he would lead TLR’s early season efforts. Getting to know Dustin well over the years, he was always a true professional to deal with and we also always enjoyed sharing cycling stories, Dustin a very competent and competitive road cyclist. Attending our first Reedy Race of Champions in 2013, while we missed his first win two years earlier, we would have the pleasure of reporting on his second win of this iconic race in 2018. Racing with Reedy and Associated for the last 8-years, the US manufacturer paid tribute to his contribution to the team in a social media post that said, ‘Associated Electrics would like to extend a big thank you to Dustin Evans for a great 8 years of racing together. With multiple IFMAR World Finals and ROAR National Finals, Dustin has been one of the most consistent 1:10 racers in the world for the past decade. We wish Dustin all the best as he enters the next chapter of life as Husband and Father and he will always be a part of the #WeAreAE family. Head over to his social media pages for a heartfelt message announcing his retirement and to wish him well. Good Luck Dustin!’

Source: Team Associated [Facebook]