Red RC » Brand

May 15, 2012

Meen Vejrak signs to Team Dualsky

Team Dualsky have signed the 2012 TITC Champion Meen Vejrak to their team. Meen will attend many international events around the world this year using the Dualsky Track&Field power system. As well as obtaining results he will use his many years of racing experience to help Dualsky test all of their new products and push the development of Dualsky products forward. Meen had this to say:

After I have tested with Dualsky recently, I was very impressed with the efficiency of Track&Field ESC, batteries and Z5 Motor. I am really glad and thankful to join the Dualsky team. And especially thanks to Mr.Orville, Mr.Lee and Mr.Chong who give me this chance. I hope we can achieve the goals together.

Source: Dualsky [dualsky.com]

May 15, 2012

Serpent rear nylon body support

Serpent have released this new nylon body support for the rear side of their 1/10 scale cars. Its made for 747 / 733, but will also fit the 411, and most other 1/10 EP and GP cars in the market. It prevents the body from folding inside when another car hits you from behind and also keeps the body better positioned and stable on the rear of the car. The set includes enough spacers to create the right length for most commonly used bodies and the height of the carriers is fully adjustable with applied M4x16 grub screw. The Serpent 747 will have mounting holes, but for other cars you will need to drill the holes as needed to mount it to the shock tower.

View more images here

May 15, 2012

Billy Fischer joins Novak Factory Team

Novak Electronics have announced that Billy Fischer is newest member of the Novak Factory Team. Billy has made a name for himself as a fast driver, making podiums and A-Mains across the country for more than a few race seasons. Fischer’s first outing with Novak equipment was the 2012 Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour at Competition Hobbies in Tucson, AZ where Billy TQ’d and won the coveted 4×4 SCT division using his Havoc Pro SC with X-Drive and Ballistic 550 4.5-turn Brushless Motor.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

May 14, 2012

T.O.P. Racing sign Wang Hai Feng

T.O.P. Racing have announced that top Chinese racer Wang Hai Feng has officially joined their team starting this month. The former Hot Bodies driver and TITC stock class winner is going to play a major role in T.O.P.’s market development and product promotion in mainland China.

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

May 14, 2012

Nosram 20A power supply

Nosram have released this 20A power supply. It features dual output sockets, works with 110V and 230V input and delivers 13.8V and a maximum of 20A to power chargers, dischargers and any other device that makes use of 12V input. Additionally a 5V/1A USB charge output is integrated to charge electronic devices such as mobile phones.

View the full feature list here

May 14, 2012

LRP Sanwa TX LiPo & Silicone oil range

LRP have introduced this new LiPo battery which has been especially developed for Sanwa MT-4 and Exzes-X high-end transmitters. Weighing in at only 86g this light weight helps optimise the transmitter’s balance, while the high capacity of this 2400mAh 2S battery guarantees a significantly extended operating time of the transmitter. LRP have also released s complete line of high quality differential and shock oil, available in 11 and 10 different viscosities respectively.

View the silicone oil here

May 13, 2012

Xray News Round-up

Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.

– New RX8 XCA (XRAY Centrifugal-Axial) Clutch Set – Reverse
– XRAY Challenge – Grand Final – Race Report
– NT1 Full Podium at Danish Nationals R1
– RX8 Wins Dutch National Championship R2
– XB9 TQ & Wins the Maltese Buggy Championship R5 & R6
– XB9 Podium Finish at French National Championship R2
– XB9 Podium Finish at Indonesia National Buggy Championship – Round 2

Click here to view the round-up

May 12, 2012

STRC Exo Terra aluminium option parts

STRC have released a whole range of aluminium option parts for the Axial Exo Terra buggy. Add great looks and prevent your chassis from buckling during hard landing and crashes with these aluminium Front and Rear Heavy Duty chassis brace. The front brace features a high quality graphite steering upper plate and a solid one piece aluminium front chassis brace, while the rear features a heavy duty one-piece brace from the chassis to the rear gear box. The front steering system features a graphite steering rack that has more material around the screw holes and will not bend like the stock aluminium piece. Available in black, green, gun metal, orange, silver.

View more product details here