March 15, 2012

Kyosho Inferno GT2 red conversion

Previously only available in the kit version of the popular Kyosho Inferno GT2 racer, this new conversion set gives all GT2 fans the option of changing to a bright, custom red chassis and other components. There’s no mistaking the bright red parts under the hood as a special factory modification, and it’s a limited edition item that will only be produced once. The kit includes a chassis and both upper plates, steering center link, servo mounting plate, suspension mounts, shock parts, wheel hubs and some miscellaneous hardware, and it’s all available for a very reasonable price.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]


March 14, 2012

Simon Willetts joins Savox team

After choosing Pro-Line tyres and Byron fuel, Simon Willets completed his selection of CML distributed products by opting for the hugely popular range of Savox servos for his factory Mugen buggy. Simon will be using the SC1267 and SC1268 metal geared LiPo friendly units for his assault on 2012 National and International events.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]


March 14, 2012

Contact Tyres breaking records in testing

Contact Tyres got in touch to tell us their drivers Dario Balestri, Simon Kurzbuch and Kyle Branson are in Italy this week testing at the famous Cassino track. The guys are putting in important mileage ready for the new season and so far things are looking good. Dario Balestri already made a new track record of 13.050 compared to the previous best seen at the track of 13.222 by Lamberto Collari. The guys will continue testing to provide better products throughout the week.

Source: Contact [racing-cars.com]


March 14, 2012

Paul Pinkney take EWS winter series title

Schumacher’s Paul Pinkney has caped off his fine UK indoor season with a second championship victory. Paul and Schumacher’s Ashley Wiffen have been on regular top spots at the EWS winter series winning several of the rounds. The final race this last weekend saw a win for Ash and a third place for Paul with their Mi4CXL’s which was enough to give Paul the overall championship victory.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]


March 14, 2012

JQ machined shock absorber caps

JQ Products have officially released their new CNC machined shock absorber caps. These lightweight new units are made from a single piece of aluminium and are therefore much more durable than the standard steel and plastic kit combination.

Source: JQ [jq-products.com]


March 14, 2012

McPappy Racing brushless chassis dyno

McPappy Racing have released their new brushless chassis dyno. The dyno can provide 5 styles of testing including chassis dyno testing, direct coupler in between both motors, direct coupler with flywheel in between both motors, offset motors using 2 pinions and offset motors using 2 pinions + flywheel. Chassis dyno testing offers the most convenience, as you simply set your car down on it and pull the trigger. This convenience allows you to try many variations and find the power you want quicker. You can also share numbers with other racers (regardless if the speedo and motor are different) to get the power dialed in very quickly. The chassis dyno can accommodate most 1/10th, 1/12th, and 1/18th, RC pan cars, dirt oval cars, touring cars (with front wheels propped up), buggies, etc. Direct ‘motor only’ testing is a bit more work to set up, but it provides an additional level of precision because it removes some more variables.  If you are looking to find small differences, direct ‘motor only’ testing can be worth the effort. Whichever test method you are using, your overall goal is to turn the slave motor as fast as you can with the least amount of amps.

View more images of the Dyno here


March 13, 2012

Martin Crisp takes Canadian On-Road Champs

Last weekend was the annual Canadian On-Road Championships which is uniquely held in a shopping mall with the intent of further exposing the hobby to hopefully attract more drivers. Martin Crisp filed this report. “This event was put on by a longtime friend of mine, Mark Frechette, and has been growing year over year.  The space limitations of the mall meant the track would be small and technical, but I have always like technical tracks. Even though this is a Canadian Championship race we had some fast USA drivers like Mike Haynes, Dave Johnson and others join us to make this a bit of a Can-Am challenge. The small track and driver line-up made for some great qualifying and racing.

Continue reading the report here


March 13, 2012

April Fool’s Championship Series – Announcement

JConcepts and West Coast Raceway are proud to announce the 1st Annual April Fool’s Championship Series. This is a 6 week series with 3 that count towards your final standing.  JConcepts has gone above and beyond to donate a pair of tires for all of those that compete in 4 of 6 races in the series. But it doesn’t end there, the TQ of each class will also receive a free JConcepts body for their vehicle.  With awards given to the top 3 in each class, and cash payout to the top 8, this should be a very competitive and fun series with tons of prizes and cash to give out.

View complete event details here