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September 17, 2014

Martin Hudy talks T4’15 – Exclusive Interview

Martin Hudy talks T4'15 – Exclusive Interview

As announced yesterday, today we are publishing the first of a series of features ahead of the forthcoming release of Xray’s all-new T4 2015 electric touring car. First up we have this exclusive interview with Xray designer Martin Hudy about the development of the T4’15 and the electric touring car market in general. Tomorrow we will also have an exclusive write-up available with more in-depth information on what racers can expect from Xray’s new touring car.

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September 17, 2014

RB Rally Xtrem rally game engine

For the expanding 1/8th scale rally game market French company RB introduce their Rally Xtrem engine. Based on the experience gained with the original Rally engine, RB focussed on an efficient power output on both ends of the RPM spectrum. The engine features a 7-port sleeve with MES and two extra lubrication holes, a machined, both hard wearing and lightweight piston, and a new, balanced 14.5mm turbo crankshaft with silicon inserts. The engine now also comes with a black coated crankcase and it is available separately or including a 2092 in-line exhaust set.

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September 17, 2014

Reflex Racing RSD7 2015 touring car kit

Reflex Racing introduce the RSD7 2015 electric touring car kit based on the Team Associated TC6.2. After close to a year of development on the TC6.2 platform, Reflex Racing have decided to package together their essential upgrades to release the RSD7 2015. The kit includes all the parts needed to build a rolling chassis kit and as it is based off of the TC6.2, the box includes the original TC6.2 chassis plus the RSD7 aluminium chassis, providing you with two different chassis to build with. Other option parts that made it into the box are the lightweight suspension kit, an aluminium inner servo mount, an adjustable carbon fibre battery stop, RSD TC6.2 springs, 315 pistons and soft bladders beside other gizmos. The kit is available now for pre-order and will become available end of September to early October.

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September 17, 2014

Mon-Tech M-10 200mm pan car bodyshell

New from Italian company Mon-Tech Racing is the M-10 bodyshell for 200mm pan cars. Moulded in strong 0.75mm polycarbonate the body offers a sleek and aggressive look for 1/10th World GT kits. Unlike some other bodies the rear wing is not part of the mould but mounted to two domes creating a dual rear wing design that does not slow down the airflow while producing a good amount of rear downforce. Included with the body come window masks, a decal sheet and mounting hardware for the rear wing.

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September 16, 2014

Xray T4’15 – Exclusive Introduction coming soon

Xray T4'15 – Exclusive Introduction coming soon

With the official introduction of the new Xray T4’15 being only days away Red RC will bring a series of related features starting this Wednesday 17th with an exclusive Martin Hudy interview about Xray’s new 1/10th touring car contender. Thursday we will also have an exclusive ‘making of’ column with Martin going into detail about the design of the 2015 spec kit while on Friday we lift the curtain to bring you the full release of the car. Stay tuned.

September 16, 2014

Murnan Modified RBM3X touring engine

Muran Modified RBM3X touring engine

New from Murnan is the RBM3X .12 touring car engine which has undergone extensive design changes from the previous RBM3. The improved design allows a new level of performance to be achieved and the 3-port design is race legal around the world. The features include new port timing, a new cooling head and the engine is hand-tuned for improved power output.

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September 15, 2014

F.V.S.S. adhesive aluminium tape

Italian company F.V.S.S. now have an aluminium reinforcement tape available for the use with polycarbonate bodyshells. The 50mm wide adhesive tape comes as 1 metre roll and it is ideal to protect bodyshells from deformation and damage caused by the heat of exhausts and heat sinks.

Source: F.V.S.S. [fvssshop.it]

September 15, 2014

Team C TC10 aluminium A-arm mounts

Team C Racing introduce new optional lower A-arm mounts for the TC10 touring car kit. Made from aluminium and coming orange anodised and laser-etched for easy identification the parts allow for further fine tuning of the car’s suspension settings and they come as FR1.5 split front arm mount, as F1.5 one-piece front arm mount and as R4.5 rear arm mount. The parts also fit Team C’s intermediate level TR10 kit.

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