Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Joseph Quagraine announces JQ Products Categories - JQ Products, Himoto, Industry, Products - comments closed
Following up on the news that Joseph Quagraine had left HoBao comes the announcement that the Finnish driver has started a new company in Hong Kong together with Himoto Racing and will be launching a new RC car brand during 2008 called JQ Products. The goal is to produce high quality racing products, including both electric and nitro car models for both on and off road racing and will start off with a totally new 1:8 scale buggy and nitro racing accessories for 1:8 buggy racing. The buggy, which includes a number of unique features, is currently being tested and the goal is to have it ready for public release during 2009. Expect to see it in action later this year in the hands of Joseph Quagraine.
Source: Himoto [himotoracing.com]
Monday, December 31, 2007
RC Racing - Series 2 Episode 3 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 3 which premieres this Wednesday on European cable channel Motors TV.
Episode 3 sees us begin our comprehensive and exclusive coverage of the Indoor International Championships from Las Vegas, We chat with the organiser and star “race caller” Scotty Ernst, talk foam tyres with Paul Lemiuex and have full coverage of the Touring car modified Foam A main with race commentary by John Hindhaugh. Adding to the international flavour of this months show we go large in Australia with a report from the 1/5th scale world championships held in Brisbane. We also look at the latest machines from HPI and Kyosho in our track tests.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
RC Racing - Series 2 Episode 2 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 2 which premieres this Wednesday on European cable channel Motors TV.
This month we have more action from the BRCA touring car finals at the Cotswold club, and also the Modified A final from the Milton Keynes 12th National, Our reviews include a look at the amazing array of hop-ups available for the HPI Baja 5b as well as news, views and interviews.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
RC Racing Series 2 episode 1 Categories - Video, Industry, Racing, Products - comments closed
Episode 1 of the second series of RC Racing, shown in Europe on cable channel Motors TV is now online and can be watched in the player above.
Presenter Nick Daman tries his hand at racing again, this time at the 12th scale nationals in Milton Keynes. After his exploits in 1/8th Rallycross could he be heading for another fall? (Or crash). There is also topline action as the cream of British touring car racers come together for the BRCA finals at the Cotswolds club, where they also chat to Andy Moore about his recent 12th Euros success and review the latest RC cars and trucks.
Source: RC Racing [rcracing.tv]
Monday, November 26, 2007
Norway lifts ban on EP Racing Categories - Industry, Events, Electric, Racing - comments closed 
The Norwegian RC federation have announced that following their Annual General Meeting on the 17th-18th November, they have lifted the ban on EP racing in their country. The racing ban was put in place following a number of cell explosions during charging which could have led to someone getting injured. The NMF have laid out a number of guidelines, similar to the BRCA, regulating how to safely charge batteries during training and racing up until 1st April 2008, at which time the new EFRA approved cell requirements will be adapted across Europe.
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Monday, November 19, 2007
Federations react to Exploding cells Categories - Industry, Events, Electric, Racing - comments closed
Following up on the decision by the Norwegian federation to stop all EP racing until the new year in response to the safety hazard of exploding NiMh cells, a number of other countries have also reacted, however so far not as strictly. Neighbours Sweden decided to just ban a certain batch of the offending IB4200 cells, as have Belgium, and racing will continue as normal, while the BRCA in the UK have advised their members on the best way to handle, use and charge NiMh cells. In the meantime the Intellect Battery Co. have now supplied the batch numbers which may contain cells that could potentially explode when subjected to race type conditions.
Click here to read the list of affected cells and also the BRCA recommendations… (more…)
Monday, November 12, 2007
Mark Pavidis moves to Kyosho America Categories - Industry, Kyosho, Drivers - comments closed
Kyosho America have announced that as of Monday November 19th Mark Pavidis will be joining them as a product designer at their Lake Forest, California facility. Pavidis is a two-time World Champion and the reigning IFMAR World Champion in 1/8 Off-Road, and has 18 years of R&D, product development, and design experience that he brings to Kyosho. During his tenure as a Kyosho Factory driver, Pavidis has already been instrumental in the design and testing of certain Kyosho vehicles. Kyosho America’s Marketing Director Steve Pond says,
Having Mark on staff will give us a distinct advantage because he’s raced at the highest level of competition in the world for decades. Not only will he be able to design new products, his considerable racing skill will allow him to test them to the highest limits. Combined with the considerable talents of Gil Losi, Jr., we’re very excited about the possibilities of future products that will result from our newly-formed team.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Xray Column - New Electric Touring Car Categories - Industry, Xray, Products - comments closed
The 13th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about the process and thoughts behind the development of the company’s new touring car, the T2′008.
Before we started with the testing and development, we first built very demanding and difficult tracks at our in-house indoor track. Of course we did the same for outdoor testing but not as much as indoors, as the weather this year was changing very rapidly and as such the outdoor track conditions were changing too fast… a good recipe for bad testing. At our indoor track we have a special environmental control system that keeps conditions very stable, and as such we could run from morning ‘til night under the same track conditions, thus assuring objective results.
Read the full column here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
