Red RC

May 17, 2010

Traxxas Kumho Road Venture MT tires

New from Traxxas, the race-winning Kumho Road Venture MT tires are the latest competition-proven treads to be captured in 1/10 scale. The distinctive design is realistically molded in their versatile standard compound and S1 compound for even greater off-road traction and cornering grip. The Road Venture MT’s unique, aggressive sidewall detail and raised lettering are perfectly rendered for realistic looks and authentic performance. These tires are standard equipment on the latest Scott Douglas/Mike Oberg Edition Slash and Slash 4X4, and are also available in unmounted pairs with foam inserts, or as mounted pairs. Mounted tires are available in front and rear offsets for Slash, while the Slash 4X4 uses ‘rear offset’ Slash wheels as both front and rear wheels.

Source: Traxxas [traxxas.com]

May 17, 2010

Capricorn off road clutch systems

Italian company Capricorn RC have released their new line of off road clutch systems. Featuring a new design, there are two different versions of the clutch available, the first being the normal version which comes with a 15.4 gram red anodized aluminium flywheel. The 2nd black version utilizes a much heavier 35.4 gram steel flywheel. Available in the next few days, the sets include the springs, 2 steel and 1 composite flyweights, clutch nut and of course the flywheel.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

May 17, 2010

Central EM-3 1/10th touring shell

Having briefly covered the new EM-3 body from Central last month when it was still in its prototype phase, the Japanese company has now given us more detailed information on this new 200mm shell. Its design offers better stability and steering with improved front downforce, with a lower centre of gravity for reducing traction roll. Available in 0.6mm and 0.7mm thickness, it comes supplied with light decals, window mask and rear wing and will be available the end of May but is not yet EFRA homologated.

View more images of the EM-3 here

May 17, 2010

Traxxas Kumho Road Venture MT tires

Source: Traxxas [traxxas.com]

May 17, 2010

Team Orion LiFe Rocket packs

Team Orion have released their successful Rocket stick packs with the latest LiFe chemistry. With a voltage of 6.6V these batteries are unbeatable in lifespan, robustness and security. Available with Tamiya, Deans and TRX connectors, they feature a 40C discharge rate and up to 10C fast charge capabilities. The LiFe Rocket Packs are equipped with high quality silicon cables and a state of the art blue carbon look hard case and are available in 2000, 2500, 2900 and 3100mAh.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

May 17, 2010

Team Orion LiFe Rocket packs

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

May 17, 2010

Grainger & Smith take victory at BRCA TC Nats Rd1

Chris Grainger got his defence of the UK touring car title off to a great start with a win at round one of the BRCA series, Grainger’s Schumacher Mi4 was the class of the field taking FTD ahead of the Tamiya of Elliott Harper. Two straight wins in legs one and two gave Chris the win, Andy Moore qualified third with the new Cyclone but had miserable finals and was left well down the order. Harper was second and making it three different manufacturers in the top three was Johnny Aird who was rewarded for a great weekends driving with third overall for Xray.

Continue reading the report here

May 16, 2010

Mathieu Wullyamoz is European ‘B’ Champion

French top qualifier Mathieu Wullyamoz has taken the European 1/10th 200mm ‘B’ title for Capricorn in Lostallo, Switzerland following a recovery drive after a bumpy start for the pack. Dropping down the order after being hit on Lap 1 Mathieu was able to dig deep and retake the lead at the mid way point and once up front was able to control the pace for the final 15 minutes. Knowing that his competitors needed to change tires he felt he could keep a solid pace by preserving his tires and not making a stop.

Continue reading the report here