Red RC » P On Road

March 26, 2014

Folman wins 6th Danish TC round as Holst takes title

Danielsen wins 6th Danish TC round as Holst takes title

The 6th and final round of the Danish National Championships was held at the former DHI-Cup venue in Odense, where this great event was born many years ago. A big and flowing track with technical chicanes made for perfect conditions and close racing. Since it was the final race of the season, the schedule saw 5 rounds of qualifying with the 3 best to count, followed by 3 finals. In the Pro Stock class the fight for the magic A final spots was though, with 3 drivers being in the fight for TQ. Patrick Folman, Niklas Engholm and Søren Boy Holst all won rounds in qualifying – often with less than a second to second spot. At the end Patrick took TQ in a tie-break, with only .087 second from the number 2 driver.

Click here to continue reading

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]

March 26, 2014

T.O.P. Sabre S4 soft carbon fibre upper deck

Successfully tested during the 2014 TITC race and available now is T.O.P. Racing’s soft carbon fibre upper deck for the Sabre S4 touring car. The optional top deck makes for an overall softer chassis setup and is helpful especially in high speed and high traction conditions.

Source: T.O.P. [top-racing.jp]

March 25, 2014

KO Propo Advantage Capacitor A board

KO Propo introduce the Advantage Capacitor A power capacitor board for brushless speed controllers. Designed to improve the speedo’s performance in the second half of the run the board also makes for improved efficiency and controller protection. The capacitor is usable with virtually every 1S and 2S ESC.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.co.jp]

March 25, 2014

Updated GRP 1/8th GT & Rally tyres

Italian company GRP have a new 1/8th scale GT and Rally tyre available. The tyre mounts on a new yellow colour rim and features an updated profile with increased radius for increased lateral grip while the lower profile improves stability and steering precision. The tyres come in a total of five different compounds ranging from super-soft to medium and also include a special rain tyre.

Source: GRP [grpgandini.it]

March 24, 2014

Mibosport Cup 2013/14 Rd6 – Report

Mibosport Cup 2013/14 Rd6 - Report

The 6th and final round of the Yokomo-backed Mibosport Cup Winter series was held in Hrotovice. A total of 135 drivers signed up for the event, with 78 drivers attending in the on-road and 57 in the off-road classes. Yokomo’s Ronald Völker came as a special guest to compete in the off-road and touring car modified classes. In the latter 16 drivers battled for the win with Ronald dominating the qualifying and eventually taking the TQ with a comfortable gap. The finals then where no exception as the Yokomo/LRP factory driver finished 1st in all three A-main legs. However there was quite a tough battle among Zdenko Kunák, David Nemček and Jirka Višín behind Ronald. In all three A-mains, Zdenko Kunák finished second and David Nemček came in third making this also the final standing.

Click here to continue reading the report

March 24, 2014

Sorex Indoor Challenge 2013/14 final round – Report

The Norwegian Sorex Indoor Challenge 2013/14 was run at the mustitRaceway in Moss, some 30 minutes from Oslo, during this winter. 4 out of 5 meetings counted for the championship that was run in Touring Modified, Touring Stock and 1/12th scale. The Modified class had Georg Ellingsen taking the championship from up and coming talent Magnus Guttormsen and Hans B Revhaug.

Click here to continue reading

March 24, 2014

SkyRC Toro TS50 brushless sensored ESC

New from SkyRC comes the Toro TS50 sensored brushless speed controller. The lightweight ESC is good for the use with down to 8.5T motors in on-road cars and 11.5T motors in buggies due to his 50A rating. The controller features a blue anodised aluminium heatsink case, it can take an optional fan unit and offers a 6V/2A BEC system. It can be widely programmed using the on-board programming feature or SkyRC’s optional programming box or SkyLink USB interface to adapt the punch and brake curves to your liking.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]