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May 6, 2016

Roche introduce new Rapide F1-2016 option parts

Roche have introduced two new option parts for the Rapide F1-2016 1/10th formula car. First up is the short aluminium front standoff set for the use with smaller diameter tyres. The 11.8mm standoffs in combination with the 0.5mm spacers allow to run proper ride height settings when using somewhat smaller tyres that would reduce the ground clearance too much with the kit’s parts. The set includes four aluminium front A-arm standoffs and four 0.5mm shims. The second new part is a graphite front brace that allows to fine-tune the stiffness of the front end. It connects the lower A-arms and makes for a more rigid setting that leads to a more stable car.

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May 6, 2016

Hobby Pro USA PR Racing brass option parts

Coming from Hobby Pro USA is a range of brass option parts for PR Racing vehicles. Machined in the USA the range will expand over the time with the first products being a 16g front/rear brass arm mount as well as brass front L brackets, the latter adding 10g in total while allowing the front roll centre to be fine tuned with washers for quick and easy adjustments. All brass parts fit all PR Racing vehicles.

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May 6, 2016

Pro-Line BFGoodrich KO2 1.9″ G8 rock terrain tyre

Pro-Line BFGoodrich KO2 1.9" G8 rock terrain tyres

Pro-Line have announced their all-new BFGoodrich All-Terrain KO2 tyre for 1.9″ trucks. The tyre offers the ultimate in scale looks and multi-surface performance and it is known for extreme off-road traction and awesome street performance in the full scale world. The tyre features an iconic layout of densely packed tread blocks with a large number of tread sipes that will give any rig improved traction in a multitude of conditions. Coming in G8 compound the KO2 is the ideal choice for a range of surfaces and it fits most 1.9″ rims.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

May 5, 2016

Masao Tanaka wins at Sagamido Challenge

The Sagamido Challenge was recently held at the SRT track in Aikou, Japan in the four nitro on-road classes of 1/8th Expert, 1/8th Sport, 1/10th GPT and 1/8th GT. A total of 55 drivers attended and in the 1/8th Expert category it was Worlds runner-up, Takahaki Shimo who set the TQ after the two rounds of 4 minute qualifying, followed by young and talented Shoki Takahata and Keisuke Fukuda in second and third respectively. Masao Tanaka would follow in fourth. The 20 minute A-main was sort of a sprint race with the top drivers pulling away swiftly while Masao Tanaka suffered a first corner crash, but he would recover soon, eventually passing Fukuda during the early stages of the race. Mid-race the traction conditions changed instantly with the previously low grip track changed to high grip as the dust got whipped away, causing a lot of trouble for many drivers. Traction rolling was soon a problem for most with Masao taking profit of the situation as he was able to grab the win one lap head of Takahaki Shimo.

Source: Infinity [creationmodel.net]

May 5, 2016

Adam Catchpole wins the BRCA GT national champs

At the recent final round of the BRCA GT national championships and after securing the WGT championship on the Saturday Adam Catchpole’s form continued into Sunday, as he took the TQ and win and with it the overall GT12 title for the season.

Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]

May 5, 2016

Xray XB2 Slipper Eliminator

Xray’s new XB2 Slipper Eliminator is a direct replacement for the slipper clutch set. Designed and recommended for use with stock motors to reduce rotating mass, reduce weight and improve power transfer from motor without any power loss. With the Slipper Eliminator, motor performance is transferred directly to the car, and there is also no need for clutch & slipper adjustment and exchanging the spur gear is very quick & easy. The set includes aluminium slipper shaft, aluminium spur gear hub, and 69T spur gear (an optional 72T spur gear is available).

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 5, 2016

Introducing Red RC China

Most of you will have noticed a lot of changes on Red RC over the past few weeks as we update our network of websites to utilise a new mobile friendly responsive design. With close to 50% of our visitors now using smart phones or tablets to access the latest RC news, with that percentage even higher in Asia, we created this new design to give visitors an optimised experience on all platforms. Which leads us to some very exciting news, which many of you will already have noticed, is that we have created a new Chinese language site, now available at www.redrc.cn. We believe that China is the next big growth market in RC and so we have established a company in Hong Kong with an editorial team in mainland China. Currently we are translating news from RedRC.net into Chinese but going forward we plan to publish product news and race reports that are specific to this region of the world with our aim to help grow the market in mainland China while also serving localised news to other Chinese speaking regions such as Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The site has been live for a few weeks and after ironing out some kinks we are now happy to officially announce it.

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May 5, 2016

McKune XB2, XB4’16 & TLR 22 FR4 high-bite slipper pads

McKune XB2, XB4'16 & TLR 22 FR4 high-bite slipper pads

Coming from McKune Design are new FR4 high-bite slipper pads for the Xray XB2, XB4’16 as well as TLR 22-series vehicles. Made from FR4 epoxy fibreglass laminate and offering a vented design the slipper pads are specially developed for all high-bite carpet, astroturf and clay tracks as they show now fading or glazing for a consistent feel throughout the run. The Xray set is a 3-piece package while the TLR 22 specific set, for the 22 3.0, 22 SCT 2.0 or 22-4, includes two pads.

Source: McKune Design [mckunedesign.com]