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June 1, 2007

Kyosho Spada 09 – Feature list

Kyosho Spada 09

We first showed the new Spada 09 back in April when Kyosho released a CAD image of this new project, with the first real product picture shown about a month later, just before it was officially shown at the Shizuoka Hobby show last month. Now, through Kyosho France we have a full feature list from this new car and also CAD images showing how the front and rear suspension works, with the rear suspension being an innovative new type that allows the axle bearings to float within the rear bearing blocks.

Click here for the suspension pictures and also the full feature list… content

June 1, 2007

Team Associated T-shirt

Team Associated have announced the release of their new t-shirt, just in time for the summer racing season. These shirts were seen being worn by the Drescher, Levanen and Cavalieri on the podiums at the Reedy Race last week and now you can own one too. Available in 2 colours, blue and black, they sport a large AE logo with splash effect on the front and the Factory Team logo on the rear. Available now.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

June 1, 2007

Corally release parts for RDX Phi

Dutch company Corally have released some new tuning parts for the Corally RDX Phi, while some will also work with their older touring cars as well. First up we have this newly designed front spool made from duralunimium as well as a new front one way axle, also made from the same material. Also newly released for the Phi is a full titanium screw set that comes in a handy comparmental clear plastic box and finally there is a new set of shock springs in 6 different hardnesses and all using the same black colour for some added confusion.

Click here to see the other products… content

June 1, 2007

Kyosho Inferno GT Ferrari F430 GT

Kyosho have contacted us to tell us about their new Inferno based Ferrari F430 GT. The chassis, suspension and drivetrain are highly refined for durability and performance under the most demanding conditions, which gives the Inferno GT the highest pedigree of its class. There’s simply nothing else available on the market with the bloodlines of the GT, so be confident you’re getting the ultimate value and performance with the Inferno GT.

Red RC is Upgrading

Im sure a lot of you noticed that we were offline for several hours tonight, and in the last day or two you may have also noticed some slower than normal load times and perhaps even some missing images. This is because we have begun the process of changing hosts for our site and this down time has been caused by phase 1 of our transfer to our shiney new dedicated server.

Since starting Red RC in October of last year we have been very fortunate to have developed a loyal readership, which has grown to the point where we have outgrown our original hosting provider, hence the move. With our new dedicated server it will allow us the freedom to continue to grow and enable us to continue to offer you a fast and reliable platform with which to read your daily RC Car news.

Phase 1 is now complete and the second phase will begin very soon, so please bear with us over the course of this week as we complete the transfer and double check everything is up and running correctly. In the meantime we will continue to bring you the latest news and product releases from the world of RC.

May 31, 2007

Cyril N’Diaye wins Rd3 of French EP Nats

Cyril N'Daye wins Rd3 of French EP Nats

The 3rd round of the French electric touring car National Championships was held last weekend at the Bourg en Bresse circuit in the east of the country. Qualifying for the Open A class saw round 2 winner Cyril N’Diaye take the pole position for the final, heading an Xray 1, 2, 3 with Aurélien Thréhout and Hugo Ragaut in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the final nothing much changed and with N’Diaye taking the win from Ragaut who moved up into 2nd and Thréhout dropping down to 3rd. In the Open B class it was Xray racer Vincent Cavard that took the TQ and the win in front of Corally racer Olivier Beining in 2nd and Xavier Ansellem in 3rd for Tamiya.

Click here for the final standings… content

May 31, 2007

European ‘B’ Championship, Slovenia – Facts & Figures

European 'B' Championship, Slovenia

The 2007 EFRA European ‘B’ Championship for 1:8 IC Track has successfully come & gone and the host nations Slovenia are the very proud champions following Jernej Vuga’s superb performance at his home track of Tolmin. In total 97 drivers travelled to this beautiful country with neighbours Italy fielding the largest team with 26 racers. Germany was the next largest representation with 20 while the smallest team was that of Sweden which was represented by just one driver – Mattias Ericsson. In terms of equipment used it was Dutch company Serpent that proved the most popular choice of car with Novarossi the No. 1 choice of engine. On the tyre front, when it was dry at least, Enneti could be found on more than 1 in 4 of competing cars. It was a similar case in the fuel rankings with Tornado the top brand. Controlling each drivers choice of equipment it was Sanwa that led the way.

Click here to view the full rundown of equipment used, also you can check out the full gallery from the event here.

Source: EFRA Euros [efraeuros.com]

May 31, 2007

Jason Branham dominates CEN Nitro Invasion

Xray are reporting on their site from last weekends CEN Nitro Invasion that took place at the Hobbies Xtreme Raceway in Bossier City, LA. The event was open to buggy and truggy and featured some realy hot competition from around the country. In the buggy class it was Jason Branham that took the TQ spot driving his Xray XB8EC and he went on to lead the 45 minute Pro Buggy final from start to finish, beating CEN racer Andrew Smolnick who came home 2nd. In the truggy class is was much the same, with Branham putting his XT8 on pole, and despite a crash at the start of the final could regain the lead, and take the win by 5 laps at the end of 45 minutes.

Read the full report from Jason Branham here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]