Red RC » 2019

December 30, 2019

MSE MTC1 FWD conversion DTC aluminium chassis

Coming from MSE Performance Parts and made for their Mugen MTC1 FWD conversion kit is the DTC aluminium main chassis plate. Machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and coming black anodised for wear and looks the chassis will allow for improved car performance in high-bite track conditions. With the reduced overall torsional flex the car will be easier to drive while also allowing for increased cornering speeds. The chassis is made in Germany, a direct fit and available from now on.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]

December 30, 2019

Leonardo Valente wins at Year End race

The Rapallo track in the North-western part of Italy hosted their year end race this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy F1 category it was Leonardo Valente with the overall win in the 45-minute main final from EFRA European Champion, Riccardo Berton on the runner-up spot, a lap down. Giovanni Camamo came in 3rd, another two laps down.

Image: Leonardo Valente

December 30, 2019

Trinity sign Barry Baker

Trinity have announced the signing of RC icon, Barry Baker to their factory team for the 2020 season. Barry brings decades of knowledge and experience to the team and he will not only be driving but will be Trinity’s West Coast team representative.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

December 30, 2019

Barrett Morrow doubles at Skycraft Hobbies Grand Prix

Outlaw RC Motorsports Park of Welland, Ontario held the Skycraft Hobbies Grand Prix the past weekend, attracting over 130 entries. In the Open Mod Touring class it was Barrett Morrow with the overall TQ and the young man would also sweep the single 6-minute A-main event, leaving behind Douglas Shewfelt in 2nd, some 3.5 seconds behind while Adam Hutchinson came in 3rd, already a lap down.

Continue reading the report here

December 30, 2019

Mitchell Booth wins at Nitro X Cross Winter Series Rd3

Round 3 of the Nitro X Cross Winter Series was held at the Brookthorpe track in the UK this past weekend. In the 20-minute Nitro Buggy A-main it was Tekno RC driver, Mitchell Booth with the overall win some eight seconds in front of Mugen’s Ben Billing on the runner-up spot. Tekno RC’s Wes Jolly came in 3rd to complete the top 3 result a lap down.

Source: Nitro X Cross [facebook.com]

December 30, 2019

Urban Astro Buggy Champ Rd6 – Report

The 6th and final round of the 2019 Urban Astro Buggy Championship was held at Urban RC in downtown Singapore this past weekend. The round saw plenty of exciting races, and more importantly, another opportunity for Singapore’s off-road enthusiasts to get together to share a fun day on the roof at Urban RC. In the 2WD Buggy class, that attracted nearly 20 entries, it was Esmail Apandi with the overall TQ after winning two of the three qualifiers as Sean Lee TQ’d a single round for P2 on the grid. The triple A-mains saw Esmail taking pretty dominant wins for an early overall victory from A3 winner, Sean Lee. Behind the two, the race for the final podium spot was on between Julien Foo, Steven Ong and TS Bay with the three ending tie on points eventually. When the dust had settled and after the tie-breaker, Julien would snatch overall P3 from Steven in 4th an TS in 5th.

Continue reading here

December 30, 2019

Bezerk roll out new XB2’20 carbon fibre optionals

Bezerk from Australia have announced the release of new carbon fibre option parts for the Xray XB2 2020 buggy. First up is a beefed up front tower that has material added in strategically placed areas in order to improve rigidity. The shock stay mimics the standard suspension geometry and it is available in 3.0mm, 4.0mm and 5.0mm glossy carbon fibre.

Continue reading here

December 30, 2019

HNMC Winter Series Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the popular Herts Nitro Model Club Winter Series attracted 75 racers with dry weather making for good racing conditions all day. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Jamie Clancy with the overall TQ while E-Buggy was top qualified by Richard Miller. The main Nitro Buggy A-final was another epic battle between Joni Skidmore and Jamie Clancy under the flood lights with the lead changing constantly on the last few laps. Ultimately it was Jamie Clancy with the win from Joni Skidmore 2nd and Lewis Jones in 3rd. The E-Buggy A-main had Richard Miller taking the overall win from Tony Verboom in 2nd and Holger Lykke in 3rd.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]