Red RC

May 4, 2009

North German EP Off-Road Regional Rd1

The season opener of the Northern German electric off-road regional races took place at the MAC Burgdorf near Hannover. The semi-permanent grass track was once again very well prepared for the near 40 attendees. The weather was fine all weekend but just in time for the finals on Sunday afternoon everything changed to the worst and heavy thunderstorms caused an early end after the first round of finals. Only the 4WD Modified and 2WD Stock class were able to run a second round, the remainder of the finals were swapped away by heavy rain.Young René Sagawe (AE) dominated the 2WD Stock finals followed by Sven Jacobi (AE) and Pascal Sturm (AE) who came in third. 4WD Stock was won by Eberhard Beck (Team Durango) in front of Tom Bujara and Ursus Lieder (Yokomo). 2WD Modified was dominated by Mirco Johne (X Factory) who won over Marcel Felzmann (LOSI) and Red RC’s Sebastian Sürstedt (X Factory).

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May 4, 2009

Xray Ladies Polo Shirt

Xray now brings you a brand new collection of Xray team wear for ladies with this stylish Polo Shirt, which has made from high-quality, breathable fabric to be very comfortable in even the hottest conditions. The reinforced collar keeps its shape to ensure a crisp look. Emblazoned with stylish logos on front and back there is a large vertical Xray logo and Racing Team on the front and a “X” RACING TEAM across the back. Available in all popular sizes.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 4, 2009

Team Associated SC10 Ready-to-run

Team Associated have announced that their SC10, 1/10 scale electric 2WD off road authentic short course race-truck is now available as a ready-to-run. The SC10 comes ready-to-run with a factory finished short course race-truck body, short course style wheels and aggressive tread multi-terrain tires, all which have been designed to look just like the full-size race trucks that run in short course off-road series around the country. It is fitted with the XP2 radio system and metal gear steering servo as well as the XP SC200 digital electronic forward/reverse speed controller with optional LiPo low voltage cutoff and optional reverse lockout.

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May 3, 2009

Pro Line Baja Trofeo shell & undertray

Pro Line have released some new items for the popular HPI Racing Baja 5T and 5B. This new Trofeo body shell helps beef up and stylize your Baja truck and features extreme off-road race detail including roll cage, fuel cell decal, simulated vented hood and fenders. Made from durable .080″ Lexan, it comes pre cut and had marked holes for easy mounting of body and mounting of original body hardware such as wing and rear anti crumble supports. Also for the Baja 5B is this Lexan undertray which helps protect the chassis from damage and reduce the amount of rock, dirt, sand and debris that enter through the side of the chassis.

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May 2, 2009

Gerhard Kandelhart TQ’s 1/10th Euro B

This weekend sees the European 1/10th 200mm ‘B’ Championships take place in Aigen, Austria. With 112 drivers present from 17 different countries, qualifying got underway yesterday in perfect conditions after some rain earlier in the week threatened to put a dampener on the whole event, however in the evening a thunderstorm did manage to interrupt the opening ceremony. Today it was again very sunny with clear skies, and a lot of spectators around the track watching, as the final qualifying sessions to determine the starting order for the finals got underway. With 4 rounds each to set your quickest time, pole position went to former European Champion Gerhard Kandelhart from Austria driving an Xray NT1, the only driver to get 25 laps, in front of top electric racer Freddy Sudhoff from Germany also with an Xray. Kyosho managed to place a car directly into the final with Rico Krober in 3rd also from Germany, while the final direct qualifying spot went to Dutch front runner Daan Jacobs in 4th, also with an Xray.

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May 2, 2009

Xray News Round-up

Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on.

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May 2, 2009

Protoform TCC 200mm body shell

Protoform have released what they are calling the TCC, or Today’s Cup Car. This body incorporates all the unique styling cues of the cars raced in the Sprint Cup Series and the comprehensive decal sheet allows you to detail the body to look like any one of the four brands represented in the Cup series. The add-on wing bolts solidly to the molded in struts and is multi-adjustable, while the front splitter aids in downforce and handling ability. The width of the car allows it to be mounted on all the current oval chassis as well as the 200mm gas-sedan type chassis and it comes with clear protective film, decals sheet, window masks and wing mounting hardware.

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May 2, 2009

Pro Line Hinge Pin reamers

Pro Line have added two new additions to their tool range with the release of a 3.0mm and 4.0mm hinge pin reamer. Using high quality high strength steel and finished off with a titanium color finish the tips are highly durable, while the handles are made of lightweight aluminum and are complete with a hard anodized finish. The handles feature highly visible numbers for easy identification and have a continuous flat spot through the length of the handle so they sit and stay in one place.

Source: Pro Line [prolineracing.com]