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March 28, 2014

TRR TRF418 carbon & aluminium lower decks

German company TRR have three new main chassis plates for the Tamiya TRF418 available. First up is the CDE 1.0 cut from from purpose-made 2.2mm carbon fibre material. It offers a symmetrical design, a different shape compared to the kit chassis and machined openings under the diffs and the main gear. The second new chassis is the CDE 1.1, a chassis that basically is identical to the 1.0 but machined pockets under the diffs and main gear give different tweak characteristics to fine-tune the handling of the car. Both the 1.0 and 1.1 chassis are available from 2.0mm and 2.5mm material on request. Last but not least comes the CDE 2.0, a 2.0mm aluminium chassis. It arrived with a polished finish and may also come with a matte finish in the future. All three chassis require shorter inner hinge pins and come including a manual.

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March 28, 2014

Serpent pre-painted GT8 bodyshell

Serpent now have this pre-painted GT8 bodyshell for the Cobra GT and other 325mm “short” wheelbase chassis available. The body is made from high-quality polycarbonate and comes finished in an orange, black and grey colour scheme. Included is also a large rear wing to add downforce and that distinctive GT look.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 28, 2014

Novarossi introduce coloured Nova INS boxes

Novarossi recently introduced their new compact design 1/8th on-road INS box and now also have several colour variants available. The low-profile design silencer was originally announced as a standard black and new-colour red version but now also sees the addition of a white, green and tricolour variant for those who are tired of the usual black-only design.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

March 28, 2014

GRP 1/5th scale on-road bike tyres

Italian company GRP introduce their new line of tyres for 1/5th scale on-road bikes. Coming for the front and the rear they offer an optimised design without sharp edges in order to maximise the side bite and traction available. A newly designed carbon fibre reinforced rim does away with the need to run inserts for improved precision and a very true running wheel. A WMS called weight system allows to increase the weight of each wheel by using two, four or six stainless steel rings to up the rotation mass for improved stability and traction on low to medium bite tracks. The tyres are available in a medium, soft and super soft compound pre-glued on two different design wheels or as rubber only.

Source: GRP [grpgandini.it]

March 27, 2014

JConcepts 4mm low-profile wheel nuts

New from JConcepts come 4mm low-profile wheel nut sets for all vehicles that use 4mm wheel nuts. The high-precision nuts are flanged and serrated for locking security and they are of a lightweight and low profile design with the latter allowing them to sit flush with most wheels. The nuts come in sets of four in blue or black colour.

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March 26, 2014

Xray RX8 – Exclusive Introduction coming soon

All-new Xray RX8 – Coming soon

With the long awaited official introduction of the new Xray RX8 being only days away Red RC will bring a series of related features starting this Friday 28th with an exclusive Martin Hudy interview about Xray’s all-new 1/8th nitro on-road car. Early next week we will also have an exclusive ‘making of’ column with Martin going into detail about the design process of the RX8 accompanied with some exclusive photo’s of Xray’s latest 1/8th on-road contender. Stay tuned.

March 26, 2014

Core RC Pace 60R brushless speed controller

Schumacher introduce the Core RC Pace 60R brushless speed controller for 1S and 2S applications. Suitable for sensored and sensorless motors the speedo is BRCA-approved for the use in “blinky” classes, it offers two different drive modes, low voltage and throttle signal loss protection and the ESC has a 6.5T motor limit when used with 2S LiPo packs. An optional program card allows to adjust a wide range of software features making it ideal for on-road and off-road applications alike.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

March 26, 2014

SkyRC infrared thermometer

The SkyRC infrared thermometer helps to measure the temperature of nitro and gas engines, electric motors, speed controllers, battery packs and many more. The handy device offers 3-button operation and features a large, back-lit LCD screen to display temperatures from -40°C up to 380°C as well as the respective °F range. Offering four modes including a quick and scan mode the thermometer also stores the highest and lowest temperature and it is housed in a sturdy and ergonomically shaped plastic case.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]