Red RC » Brand

March 1, 2013

Ryan Cavalieri fully Orion’d

Team Orion announce that current IFMAR 2WD and 4WD 1/10 Electric Off-Road World Champion Ryan Cavalieri has made the move to use Team Orion’s Vortex R10 and R8 Pro ESC’s beginning March 1st. Cavalieri has been a valuable asset to Team Orion over the past seven consecutive years using their Vortex motors, nitro engines, LiPo batteries and chargers. Now with the addition of the Vortex R10 and R8 Pro ESC’s, Ryan has completed the entire product line with Team Orion. Ryan added:

I would first like to thank Jürgen and Reto from LRP. They have provided me with great support over the years and have helped me win three IFMAR World Championships along with many other races. I would also like to thank Philippe Neidhart, Oscar Jansen, and Joe Pillars for the great continued support of Team Orion Products. Team Orion has been behind me basically from the start of my professional career and it feels great to now run the complete power package.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

March 1, 2013

RT carbon fibre upper steering plate

Reckward Tuning from Germany now have a 3mm carbon fibre upper steering plate for the Mugen MBX7 buggy available. The option part replaces the kit’s plastic plate, weights only 6.9g and comes including machined conical washers for a hassle-free installation.

Source: RMV [rmv-deutschland.de]

March 1, 2013

Exotek DEX210 compact battery strap

Exotek Racing introduce the compact battery strap for the 210 series buggies and trucks from Team Durango. The strap is of an extra lightweight but heavy duty design and fits both the DIMEC and alloy chassis and is useable with standard and shorty LiPo packs.

Click here to view a photo of the installed part

March 1, 2013

Novak XT60 competition-grade power plug kit

Novak introduce the XT60 competition-grade power plug kit for the use with 1/10th and 1/8th scale electric vehicles. The set contains two battery adapter harnesses with 4mm bullet and XT60 high-performance connectors connected by 12AWG silicone wire. Also included are two male XT60 plugs for the controller. The adapters are simply plugged into any battery pack with bullet-type connectors and left plugged in with the more reliable and reverse polarity protected XT60 connectors doing all the work. The kit becomes available in March.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

February 28, 2013

AKA Three Rib 2WD front tire

AKA introduce the Three Rib 1/10th 2WD buggy front tire. It sports a long lasting and consistent tread that has been designed to smooth out steering on medium to high-bite outdoor tracks. The tire is available in soft, super soft and a special clay compound.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

February 28, 2013

VRC Pro column – February 2013

Virtual Racing Industries has introduced a new racing format in 2013 which brings the virtual racing competitions in VRC Pro closer to the real competitions. A new option has been introduced to divide the whole field of racers into groups of 10. After the Qualifying round racers are seeded in heats according to their qualifying position, so number 45 would be in heat 5 with start number 5. In these heats you can work your way up to a higher A, B, C or other Main final. For example, if 45 finishes 18th in the next round, he ends up in the B Main with start position 8. You also start from position 8 on the start grid, so back on the grid. The number 1 in the Main has a slight advantage, just like in real! In the Mains you cannot improve more than to the number 1 position in that Main final, so if number 18 wins the B Main he finishes 11th overall. This new system makes the virtual racing experience a lot more realistic and exciting.

Click here to continue reading

February 28, 2013

RB Blast V11 limited edition

RB introduce the Blast V11 limited edition .21 buggy engine. The long stroke engine is made in Europe and features a bi-turbo 14mm crankshaft, lightweight conrod, high-quality front and rear ball bearings, 5+2 port liner and Multi Exhaust System. Other features include a turbo combustion camber insert and a 9mm buggy carburettor with 7mm venturi reducer. The engine is available single item or as combo set including EFRA 2045 in-line pipe and manifold.

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]

February 28, 2013

Duratrax Onyx 35C LiPo batteries

New from Duratrax come two hardcase LiPo battery packs. They are build from 35C cells with a capacity of 5000mAh and come with your choice of genuine Traxxas or Deans Ultra Plugs connectors. The economically priced packs are the ideal choice for practice or club level racing.

Source: Duratrax [duratrax.com]