Thursday, December 21, 2006
Xray NT1 first picture Categories - Xray, Gas On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
Our partners RC World have ‘obtained’ this image of the Xray NT1. I have an idea of how they got it too, i had the same idea but i didn’t have the correct tools. Anyway we can see a lot more of the car and from the looks of things its a pretty standard configuration but does look very low. Rumors are that this car will make its race debut at the Winternats prior to its launch in the Spring.
Source: RC World [rcworld.ch]
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Xray NT1 200mm gas touring car confirmed Categories - Xray, Gas On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
Xray have confirmed, on their site, their entry into the nitro touring car market that we Red RC predicted back in November. Their new 200mm touring car will be called the NT1 and well little else is shown in their introduction movie, except that it should see the light of day next Spring.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Team Magic G4S goes RTR Categories - Team Magic, Gas On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
More Team Magic news, this time concerning their 1/10th European Championship winning G4S 200mm chassis which will soon be available as a full RTR version. I dont know any more information about this RTR other than previous RTR kits from TM come with a good Futaba radio set and that the S version of this kit features a lot of nice optionals as standard.
You can view more info about the non RTR G4S here.
Source: Team Magic [teammagic.com.tw]
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Contrast Neo Mark 2 Categories - Contrast, Gas On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
Those of you who have been following Red RC will notice a distinct lack of fifth scale cars on this site. Now its not that i think only lesser skilled humans race them or something, because we know a certain Mr. Collari is a big fan, but i just never understood the attraction, the sound is all wrong and the speed isn’t all that. So today, as it is a sloooow news day, i am posting images of the Contrast Neo Mark 2, the latest and greatest in lawn mower fifth scale racing technology.
Jokes aside, this thing does looks pretty sweet and sports some nice looking features from the Spanish company Contrast, so if your into the bigger things in life, check out the full picture set here.
Source: Rev Up [rev-up.co.uk]
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Xray to release 1/10th 200mm & 1/12th Pan car! Categories - Xray, Gas On Road, Electric On Road, Products - comments closed
Rumours abound this time of year with manufacturers nearing their final preparations of new products for the upcoming season. Mostly rumours leak out in the form of sightings at private test sessions or team drivers informing friends or simply a case of wishful thinking. In this instance the rumours regarding Xray’s imminent release of a 1/10th 200mm gas car and 1/12th pan car has come from a number of sources and therefore I believe it to be fact.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
EXCLUSIVE - Serpent F180 body shots Categories - Serpent, Gas On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
Red RC have EXCLUSIVE shots of the new Formula car from Serpent, the F180, that is due to be released in kit and RTR versions in the new year. These pictures have not yet been released and we are privelaged to be the first to get them and be allowed show them to you. In previous pictures there was no body with the car or the body was clear. The 3 pictures of the car, with painted body, that we have really give a clear idea of how it will look on the track and exposes those oh so familiar F1 lines. Thanks to Serpent for giving us the EXCLUSIVE on these images….did i mention EXCLUSIVE….oh yeh i think i did :)
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Thursday, November 9, 2006
Serpent release drive calculator Categories - Serpent, Gas On Road, Accessories, Products - comments closed
Belgian racer Christophe De Vocht has developed a Drive Calculator program to work out drive ratios for all of Serpents current, and some older, models. The user can input all the pulley sizes as well as the tyre diameters for it to work out the ratio, it will also suggest a tyre size to get a user determined front to rear drive ratio too. As far as we are aware Christophe has also made versions for other manufacturers too.
You can download the drive calculator here or from the 960, 835 and 720 download pages on Serpent’s site.
Source: Serpent [mytsn.com]
Saturday, October 28, 2006
The Serpent 960 of Sukenari Sahasi Categories - Serpent, Gas On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
Central RC, a large importer, shop and track owner in Japan, have released pictures (and setupsheet) of the Serpent 960 of their top driver Sukenari Sahasi. The car is the one that Sahasi will use in next weeks Japanese 1/8th scale Nationals. As you can see from the pictures the car has been extensively softened with modifications to the car that allow it to flex more than that of the standard 960. The car has also been lightened as is the norm with any top driver trying to extract the miliseconds from their car.
You can view pictures of his car here.
Source: Central RC [centralrc.co.jp]
