Red RC

June 16, 2014

Ultima Racing 2 & 3-drawer carrying bags

Modelix have two new Ultimate Racing branded carrying bags available. They are made from hard-wearing materials, feature strong zippers and are available in two variants with 2 or 3 drawers to take your RC gear such as the transmitter, charger, accessories and spare parts. Sturdy handles help with handling even with fully loaded bags. As for the dimensions both the 2 and 3-drawers variant measure 65x35x38cm with only the drawer height being different with 17.5cm for the dual drawer and 11.5cm for the triple drawer bag.

Click here to view more photos

June 16, 2014

Moore & Price win at BRCA TC Rd3

Stafford was the host to round three of the BRCA Touring Car series this past weekend which attracted all the top drivers from across the UK to do battle. Drivers were greeted by clear blue skies and sunshine upon arrival to the circuit and the action soon got underway on the track. In the Super Touring class it was HB/HPI Racing’s Andy Moore who got off to the best start by securing TQ in round one. Olly Jefferies with his LRP-powered Xray T4’14 then went on to TQ round two. With bad weather the talk amongst many drivers these suspicions came true in round three of qualification, when the heavens opened up and completely soaked the Stafford track. Again it was Olly who took round three TQ with a great drive in the wet. The final two rounds of qualifying on Sunday was Chris Grainger’s turn to take TQ runs with his Schumacher Mi5 Evo. With Chris deciding to use up his last set of tyres in round five he was able to secure first on the grid by beating Olly Jefferies fastest qualifying time.

Click here to continue reading the report

June 16, 2014

Damien Thirion wins at French nitro on-road nats Rd3

This past weekend the 3rd round of the French nitro on-road nationals was held in Vieux-Charmont in the Northeast of France on a small and technical track. In the main Serpent driver Anthony Abisset, coming from 4th on the grid, took the lead around 10 minutes into the final while Serpent team mate Damien Thirion settled for 2nd. At the 25 minute mark Anthony struggled during a pitstop for tyres allowing Damien to take the lead which he never gave back to take the win at the 3rd round of the championship. Anthony decided to take things easy following a small mistake and to grab valuable points for the championship by coming in 2nd. Xray driver Thomas Eytard completed the podium in 3rd.

Click here to view the final result

June 16, 2014

Elliott Boots doubles at Kyosho Masters 2014

The 16th edition of the Kyosho Masters took place last weekend at the track of Sucy en Brie. Run in 4 classes of GP Buggy Elite, Expert and Ligue as well as an E-Buggy class, the race attracted some of the fastest Kyosho drivers in Europe. In the premier class of Elite Buggy Jerome Aigoin took the TQ from Elliott Boots and Linus Thern. In the 45 minute finale Elliott was able to fight back and to take the win some 11 seconds from Jerome. 3 laps down Mikael Palsson completed the podium in 3rd position. Thomas Carandi, Riccardo Berton and Kyosho’s own Yuichi Kanai rounded out the top 6 result.

Click here to continue reading

June 16, 2014

Mugen MTX-6 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road car

Mugen Seiki officially announce their latest 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit in the form of the MTX-6, following our brief introduction over the weekend. The car already proved to be very quick by finishing 2nd at last weekend’s Hockenheim round of the Euro Nitro Series in the hands of electric ace Ronald Völker. The car features a vast amount of improvements over its predecessor, to make for more steering, better traction and improved durability. The kit is based on a new chassis with less cut outs for improved rigidity while a new twin brace system connects the gear box to the radio plate to eliminate much of the flex for a more efficient power transfer. This is further assisted by a new rear bulkhead bracing that connects with the 2-speed shaft bulkhead for more controlled flex of the whole rear end. Other improvements include a new brake system that is now part of the 2-speed layshaft, the 2nd gear runs on 1mm wider gears for better durability and a newly designed front bulkhead makes for better access of the front axle while adding additional rigidity. On top of that the kit will include other refinements such as slight material and design improvements, again to add strength and durability and to help to further increase the car’s overall performance.

Click here to view the features and more photos

June 16, 2014

Shin Dongcheol wins Korean Truggy championships

The 2014 Korea 1/8 GP Truggy Championship was held at the Banwol Off-road Race-Way last weekend. Serpent’s Shin Dongcheol came out successful in what was a very close race as the top 3 was only separated by a view seconds with 10 minutes to go in the race. At the end Shin was able to take control of the group and ended the race in 1st place. Bae Seongsik came in 2nd while Jeon Hanyoung completed the podium in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 16, 2014

JQ Products THECar gear kit & anti-roll bars

JQ Products have new option parts for their THECar 1/8th off-road buggy available in the form of the THE Even Smoother Gearing set and updated front and rear anti-roll bars. The new gear set is the evolution of the Smooth Gearing Kit released back in 2011. With the current trend of hard-packed and often sugar-treated tracks the updated gear kit helps to lay the power down in the most efficient way as it includes 45T/14 front and rear crown gears, a 49T main gear and a 14T pinion. The new gearing makes for an even smoother and more controllable acceleration with less wheel spin and better overall throttle control. Also new are THECar White Edition anti-roll bars with the front wires being available in 2.2mm, 2.4mm, 2.5mm and 2.6mm diameter while the rear ones come in 2.3mm, 2.4mm, 2.6mm, 2.8mm and 3.0mm diameter.

Click here to view the anti-roll bars

June 16, 2014

Atsushi Hara wins FEMCA championships

The 2014 FEMCA 1/8 Nitro Buggy Asian Championships took place at the 3 Stone Park track in Luala Lumpur, Malaysia. Despite some issues in qualifying SWorkz’ Atsushi Hara was the dominant driver in the sizzling hot conditions with his OS-powered prototype buggy as he shifted into second gear on the final day of qualifying, easily taking round wins to take the overall top qualifier position over fellow countryman Wataru Takeshiro (Kyosho/OS) and Australia’s Aaron Stringer (Kyosho/RB). Zac Ryan (Kyosho/OS) and Felix Tan (Prospeed/GO). In the final Atsushi stayed on top and in control of the proceedings taking the win from Wataru Takashiro while Aaron Stringer completed the podium in 3rd position.

Image: Stephen Shih