Red RC

June 7, 2007

Daily News Round-up

Red RC - Daily Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> Falcon Team challenge for Rallycross drivers announced – Link [mirageracing.co.uk]
> Race report from Eastbourne Open day – Link [horizonhobby.co.uk]
> Hot Bodies UK Rallycross Junior Championships announced – Link [hbeurope.com]
> Chris Heath writes his experiences from the Wombwell 1/8th National – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> Report from the latest round of the NSW Off Road Challenge Cup – Link [rubeduderc.com]

June 7, 2007

Airtronics 2.4GHz Module & Receiver

Airtronics 2.4GHz

We showed some pictures of the long awaited Sanwa / Airtronics 2.4GHz module over 2 weeks ago when Sanwa had them on display on their show stand at the Shizuoka hobby show in Japan. Thanks to Horizon Hobby we now have a close up photo of the module and the receiver and while the US importer doesnt have any specs or further information about the product, they have set a price for the above pairing of $181.99.

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]

June 7, 2007

Team Magic 2007 G4+ LE

Team Magic 2007 G4+ Limited Edition

A while back we showed you a photograph of the new G4+ by Team Magic that our site partners 3hobby managed to get from team driver Darren Johnson. The car may have looked good there but now it looks amazing, the graphic team at Team Magic doing another outstanding presentation job. This G4+ is a limited edition, to celebrate the companies 10th year and Euro’s win and only 999 will be made so its a pretty special car that Team Magic will be delivering, with new packaging and lots of upgrades.

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June 7, 2007

Trinity EP4200 Matched Packs

Trinity have been in touch to inform us that the new EP 4200 cells are in stock and they are available in matched, matched assembled and sport pack versions. The EP cells are a more robust cell which excels with its on track performance and has been designed to not fail under high amp loads as seen during actual racing conditions. The EP cells should also be a big boost to your wallet as they reduce your overall battery budget due to increased pack life.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

June 7, 2007

Central 1/8th Nissan 350Z GT body shell

Central RC, the company that brought us the Mercedes CLK GT body shell and the very popular Central 1/8th Lola, have done it again with the introduction of this Nissan 33Z/350Z. Developed to be used in the Japanese 1/8th GT Championship, this car handles very well and has been tested by the Sahashi brothers during its development to improve aerodynamics and handling. Expect it to be released in the next few days.

Source: Central RC [centralrc.co.jp]

June 7, 2007

EDS Wheel nut spinner

EDS tools have announced some new additions to their already wide product range with the addition of 2 new wheel nut spinners and 2 new turnbuckle wrenches. The wheel nut spinners have been made using the familiar red anodising on the handle and the spinner comes in both 17mm and 23mm nut sizes, while the turnbuckle wrenches come in 3mm and 5mm sizes.

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June 7, 2007

New RB Concept R3 .12 engine

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We have managed to get our hands on the first information about the new, soon to be released, RB Products .12 touring car engine called the RB Concept R3. Rody Roem and the whole team at RB have been busy for many months working on this new motor and believe that it now reaches a new level of power while at the same time keeping the trademark drivability of the RB Concept line-up. This latest engine comes with a new bi-turbo crankshaft with a very aggressive timing, as used by the team drivers during the latest World Championship, and a new 3 port liner. The combustion chamber has been designed to decrease vibration and the fitting with the sleeve has also been improved. The R3 comes with a new lightened low profiled head to improve lower the overall center of gravity which aids the handling of your car. Expect to see this engine hit the shops in late June.

Source: RB Products [rbrpoducts.com]

June 7, 2007

2007 Reedy Race of Champions – Videos

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The 2007 Reedy Race of Champions is history for another year and it was Rheinard, Cavalieri and Lewis that took the top honours at the events final run on the Tamiya race track in California. As expected the event attracted a lot of interested people and some of these people had video cameras and so we can now show you some of the action from the event. The video above is from the A1 Open Mod final, which you can watch directly in the embedded player, while below are more races and atmosphere videos.

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