Red RC » P On Road

July 11, 2014

Smokem 416-IIX carbon fibre chassis

Smokem Racing has answered the call of many TRF416 racers by releasing an “IIX” chassis for Tamiya’s venerable TRF416. At the heart of the 416-IIX is a proprietary 2.0mm thick “Pro-Weave” 100 percent carbon fiber construction – which is stiffer than conventional weave but softer than a quasi weave. As seen on the company’s 418-IIX and BD7-IIX chassis, this unique construction is married to a flowing contoured design for increased flex and a lowered centre of gravity. This combination delivers increased corner speed over a wide range of track conditions and temperatures. High speed steering and transitional response are also improved with the 416-IIX design. The 416-IIX chassis also features mounting holes for Smokem’s 417CTR servo mount to further enhance the flex characteristics of the chassis and to bring the TRF416 fully up to speed with other modern tourer designs.

Click here to view another photo

July 11, 2014

Yokomo R12 C3.1 1/12th pan car kit

Yokomo introduce the latest incarnation of their 4-time JMRCA National and 2-time IFMAR World Championship winning 1/12th scale car, the R12 C3.1. The kit features the newly developed rear friction tube dampers which consist of small-sized and light weight plastic-moulded tube dampers, a system that is used up front great results for some time now. The dampers reduce roll and improve agility of the car especially on carpet surfaces while the use of thicker rear oil also helps with rear end grip on asphalt surfaces. Up front, the C3.1 inherits the proven, fully adjustable double wishbone suspension and friction dampers from the previous generation R12’s. the C3.1 will be ready for shipping by the end of July.

Click here to view more photos

July 10, 2014

New Serpent Spyder & Cobra optionals

Serpent have a range of new option parts for the Spyder and Cobra line of vehicles available. Starting with the Spyder, first up is a 21 teeth top shaft for stock racing classes. The part fits all SRX-2 series buggies and trucks and it is available separately or including an adapter.

Click here to continue reading

July 10, 2014

Hacker Tensoric8.2 speed controller

Available now from German company Hacker is their latest 1/8th brushless speed controller, the Tensoric8.2. Designed for the use with 2S to 6S LiXX cells, the speedo builds on the experience gained with the Tensoric8 and it features a completely redesigned and more powerful PCB power control board, a newly designed heatsink and a switched high voltage BEC system that allows to choose between 6V or 7.4V output for the use with standard or high-voltage compatible servos. All that is housed in a new fibre-reinforced case with lower aluminium heatsink. Mounting holes in the lower case make it possible to mount the speedo to the chassis or radio tray, doing away with the need to use double-sided tape which results in improved reliability. From stock the ESC comes with a software profile optimised for Hacker Skalar8 brushless motors but with the use of the optional Progbox V1 or V2 the controller can also be adapted to any other brushless motor while allowing to fine-tune the countless software parameters as well.

Click here to view the specifications and more photos

July 10, 2014

Tamiya TG10-Mk.2 FZ 1/10th nitro chassis kit

Tamiya have released first information on their forthcoming new 200mm nitro on-road kit, the TG10-MK.2 FZ. The car is based on a 3mm aluminium chassis with composite upper deck, it features a 4WD shaft-driven drivetrain, front pivot ball suspension and it comes with a FS-12FZ 2.1cc engine but without bodyshell. The kit will become available by end of August.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

July 9, 2014

Xray T4 fully adjustable battery holder

Made for the T4 line of electric touring cars is this fully adjustable LiPo battery mount from Xray. The design allows to shift the battery forth and back and also to the left and right by 4mm in order to adjust the weight bias of the chassis. Included in the set are two L-shaped carbon fibre holders for the side balance adjustments as well as alloy mounts and adjustable posts to adjust the front-to-rear weight bias. The set is rounded out by the needed mounting hardware.

Click here to view another photo

July 8, 2014

HPI Micro RS4 bronze wheel set

HPI introduce this bronze wheel set for the revitalised Micro RS4 1/18 scale cars. Containing three pairs of front wheels and three pairs of rear wheels the set offers three different rim designs of mesh, flat 5-spoke and flat 6-spoke wheels. They are usable on all Micro RS4 models and are ideal to give the car a new look instantly.

Click here to view more photos

July 8, 2014

Spec-R P8 double joint driveshafts for T4 & Spec-R cars

Spec-R introduce a set of double joint driveshafts for the Xray T4 and the Spec-R R1, S1 and S2 kits. The driveshafts are made from high quality spring steel, they feature strong retaining clips for the cross pins and include a set of narrow inner ball bearings.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]