December 25, 2011

JJ Wang wins Christmas Shoot Out

JJ Wang wins Christmas Shoot Out

The final race of the year in China was held at the RCI indoor racing club in Shanghai. In the top class 11.5T, JJ Wang driving his HB TCX cruised to victory over second place driver Zhang Fang Zhou, also driving a TCX. In third place was Ed Clark from the UK driving a Tamiya 417. This was a control race using Hobby Wing motors and Team Power tires. Other classes in the Christmas shoot out included 13.5T sports class, and Formula One.

Source: RCFans [rcfans.com]


December 24, 2011

Team C Exzes transmitter bag

Team C Exzes transmitter bag

Team C have released a new transmitter bag for the Sanwa Exzes stick radio. The case, which features a cool carbon fibre look sports a solid block of foam which has been cut out to perfectly fit the Exzes securely while also offering some other space for RX packs and spare receivers.

View the foam insert here


December 24, 2011

Marc Rheinard wins 2011 Italian Charity Race

Marc Rheinard wins 2011 Italian Charity Race

Earlier this month Team La Gang organized a big event for Charity in the permanent track of RCLandia in Scandiano, Italy. The scope of the race was to collect money to donate, this year, to the Child division of the Reggio Emilia’s Hospital. Team La Gang in cooperation with ToniSport decided to use the same rules as  the ETS round 2 which will take place on the same track in January which gave the racers the chance to  practice in the Pro-Stock division, which is the most popular class in the ETS thanks to the fantastic rules and the support of Speed Passion, the new Formula 1 class and the Modified class.

Continue reading the report here


December 24, 2011

KM H-K1 ball cups & MTX-5 carbon options

KM H-K1 ball cups & MTX-5 carbon options

KM Racing have released a number of new items for their own H-K1 and the Mugen MTX-5. For the H-K1 there is a new set of aluminium ball cups which are stronger and more durable than the originals and wont slip. A set includes 4 pairs of aluminium ball cups and plastic cup inserts. For the MTX-5 there is a carbon brake arm set and carbon radio box plate set, both are lightweight and durable and are made using aluminium mounts.

View the MTX-5 parts here


December 24, 2011

Huge R36 pre mounted tires

Huge R36 pre mounted tires

Huge R/C Products, the brand of former IFMAR ISTC Touring Car World Champion Surikarn C, have announced that their high traction R36 compound slick tires are now available pre mounted. The tires come glued onto white dish wheel and use the new Huge soft tire insert, which is also available separately.

Source: Huge [huge_rcproducts@live.com]


December 23, 2011

Serpent pivot balls & clutch bells

Serpent pivot balls & clutch bells

Two new items from Serpent, the first for the 966 & 733 and the other for the Cobra buggy & truggy. For use in the 966 & 733 and older kits too, are these 8.5mm pivot-balls which have been made from TiNi coated titanium. Sold in a set of 8 they are super lightweight, weighing in at on 2.2 grams each, and offer an ultra smooth movement. For the Cobra are a line of hardened steel clutch-bells with ventilation / cooling pockets. Available in 13T, 14T, 15T, 16T & 17T they are laser engraved with Serpent logo and number of teeth.

View the clutch bell here


December 23, 2011

Corally HMX touring car

Corally HMX touring car

Having brought you photos of the new HMX touring car in the past, the Corally have released complete information, as well as more photos, of their latest project. The new car features steeples shock adjustment on super rigid aluminium 7075-T6 shock towers as well as what the manufacture claim is the narrowest chassis on the market. Super strong high carbon wishbones feature straight design and 5 different shock positions and the kit is supplied with rear differential, front spool and super efficient MIP CVD drive shafts.

View more details and images here


December 23, 2011

Pro-Line Short Course Open House

On January 14th Pro-Line will be hosting a Short Course Open House BBQ to kick off the racing season. We will be accepting 100 Sportsman drivers starting January 2nd to come out for a FUN day of timed practice at Pro-Line’s home track. Entries are $15.00 and include FREE XL Open House T-shirt, FREE Bag of Swag, FREE Lunch and a fun day of being one of the first to run your RC Car on Pro-Line turf. So, if you are a sportsman driver and you want to come have some fun out at Pro-Line, then visit Pro-Line’s website for details on how to enter.