Thursday, August 28, 2008
Xray Column - Euros Preparation Categories - Industry, Xray, Racing, Products - add a comment
A double bill from Xray today with the 21st and 22nd installment in the Xray column from company owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about both the preparations for the 1/8th scale Euros in Greece and the 1/10th scale Euros in Spain.
With our own factory indoor track, life has been made a bit easier. Martin built a copy of the Euros track layout and we gathered all the recent improvement ideas we had and prepared all the prototype parts for testing. The performance, handling, durability, and geometry have all been at the highest level for our T2’008 and as such we could focus on the smaller details (especially on reducing weight) and test different drivetrain parts.
Read the full column here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Tekin appoint Randy Pike Team manager Categories - Tekin, Industry, Racing - comments closed
Tekin have announced the appointment of new team manager, Randy Pike. Randy has years of experience in RC and brings a host of skills to the team. As well being an active member in the RC community Randy has been a behind the scenes participant with Tekin from the beginning. He races Off Road and On Road Touring Car and has extensive industry knowledge that will assist in keeping Tekin a premiere RC electronics company. Randy had the following to say:
I’m truly excited to be given this opportunity. As some of you know I’ve been around since Jim and Sherri went “all in” and purchased Tekin. I’m a long time racer and have been lucky enough to share time and be friends with great racers like Matt Francis, Lloyd Dassonville and Phillip Atondo. I know how hard it is to compete at that level and look forward to supporting you guys as best as I can. I look forward to working closely with you as a whole and individually. Together we are going to continue Tekin’s championship winning ways.
Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
RC Racing - Series 2 Episode 10 Categories - Video, Industry, Racing - comments closed
The producers of the great RC TV show RC Racing were once again in contact to inform us of the upcoming Episode 10 which premiers this Wednesday on European cable channel Motors TV.
This month is the first of our traditional end of series best of shows and features the best of Electric racing (next month is the best of fuel!). However we have got a couple of brand new reviews and features sprinkled in, mainly as we couldn’t fit them on the last episode!!
The show premiers at 21.30pm on Motors TV this Wednesday and will receive several more showings across the month. Please check Motors TV site for further details.
Source: RC Racing TV [rcracing.tv]
Friday, August 1, 2008
Serpent moving production to Asia Categories - Industry, Serpent, Products - comments closed
We have received the following statement from Dutch company Serpent MRC outlining their latest restructuring plan. An established company, in existence for over 25 years, it has had to release this statement to counter other unfounded reports of their demise that started to spring up on the internet last night. The release states that the company is still going strong and has in fact only moved all of its production to Asia, which will have an effect on how distributors will purchase their products. Their headquarters in the Netherlands will continue to operate, but will now only handle R&D, Sales and Marketing.
Read the complete statement here… (more…)
Monday, July 28, 2008
Olympics to cause RC fuel price increase Categories - Fuel, Industry, Racing - comments closed
There has been much talk recently about the short supply of nitro but it would appear the up coming Olympic Games in China will cause a price increase of between 15 & 20% in the retail price of model car fuel. The biggest reason for the increase is that the main factories supplying nitro to model fuel manufacturers have been closed for the duration of the games as the Chinese try to reduce air pollution levels to those set out by the International Olympic Committee.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Xray Column - Statistics, Expenses… Categories - Industry, Xray, Products - comments closed
The 20th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about the current economic climate and its effect on the model car industry.
Over the last several years we have kept our export prices the same despite the expenses for labor, energy, material, services have been increasing constantly above the standard inflation rate. The Slovak economy has been exceptionally strong over the last few years and when for 1 Euro we received a few years ago over 40 Slovak crowns, today it is only 30 Slovak crowns; and for 1 USD we received a few years ago over 42 Slovak crowns, today it is only 19 Slovak crowns. If you do the math, you will fully understand my concern and the tough situation we have to face.
Read the full column here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
KO Propo America Launch new Website Categories - KO Propo, Industry, Products - comments closed
The people at KO Propo America have been touch to tell us about the launch of their new and improved web site. In December of 2007 KO Propo America was established as the new distributor for KO Propo products State side and now in Summer 2008 they are proud to launch their new web site. Visitors to the site will now find up to date news and latest product info, full product descriptions and a totally new look and feel. Check out the new site at kopropo.com/america.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
RC Racing - Series 2 Episode 9 Categories - Video, Industry, Racing - comments closed
The producers of the great RC TV show RC Racing were once again in contact to inform us of the upcoming Episode 9 which premiers this Wednesday on European cable channel Motors TV.
This Month RC Racing has the final of the biggest event in 1/8th Buggy racing so far this year from the Neo 08 held at the Harper Adams agricultural college, we also have analysis and interviews with the winners and losers. We also conclude our coverage from Ingolstadt Germany of the 1/12th European championships where we have race action from the third A final. This is the last “all new” episode of Series 2, but you’ll all be pleased to hear that we have already been recommissioned for series 3 that will start in November and will include full coverage from Thailand of the 1/12th and 1/10th electric world championships. To keep you going till then we will have a brace of “best of episodes” however as we actually have some new stuff “left over” they will actually be slightly new as well!
The show premiers at 21.30pm on Motors TV this Wednesday and will receive several more showings across the month. Please check Motors TV site for further details.
Source: RC Racing TV [rcracing.tv]
