April 7, 2011

Stuart Mahon & Colin Brennan join Xray UK offroad team

Stuart Mahon & Colin Brennan join Xray UK offroad team

RC Disco have announced the addition of top Northern racers Stuart Mahon and Colin Brennan to the Xray (UK) 1/8th Buggy Racing team. Both Stuart and Colin have been racing for a long period and after testing late last year and early this season both drivers decided to join the expanding Xray team, driving the latest 2011 spec 808 buggy. Stuart and Colin both race in the NRS Series and at the BRCA Nationals and are a welcome addition to the team bringing a vast amount of knowledge and trackside experience which will only further assist the Xray team and our customers at the important races during the year.

Source: RC Disco [rcdisco.com]

April 7, 2011

DE Racing DESC410R Trinidad wheels

DE Racing have released their Trinidad wheels for the Team Durango DESC410R 4wd Truck. These wheels are built with all the same great features as the rest of the Trinidad line, with one addition, they have been offset 2.5mm from stock. This change not only improves the appearance of the wheel, but the added 5mm track width and modified steering scrub radius make the car more predictable and easy to drive.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]

April 6, 2011

Cody King’s special WC edition MP9

Cody King's special WC edition MP9

Trying to commemorate his son Cody’s World Championship victory in Pattaya, Paul King wanted to do something special with his Inferno MP9 buggy. Following a conversation with Red RC (yes, that’s us) at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, he decided to anodise the aluminium parts red, which along with the yellow AKA rims and blue springs, match the racing colours of the World Champion perfectly. It also happens to be the main colour of Japanese sponsor Kyosho and his Orion engine so it all worked out. Paul sent the parts down to Danco Anodizing in Arcadia California, who along with Cody’s friend Colin Herzig at Production Lapping Inc. in Monrovia, made the arrangements and the result is what you see here. Expect to see it hit the track at this weekend’s Silverstate in Las Vegas, which you can follow here on Red RC.

View more images of the car here

April 6, 2011

Yokomo R12 & GT500 optional kingpin

Yokomo R12 & GT500 optional kingpin

Yokomo have released this optional kingpin for their 1/12th scale R12 and GT500 chassis’. The screw is now 1mm longer than the standard version which allows the user to adjust the car’s ride height more easily. Another difference is that you can now use a 1.5mm hex driver to install the kingpin more securely.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

April 6, 2011

Zeppin Racing hardened aluminium pinions

Zeppin Racing hardened aluminium pinions

Zeppin Racing have released a complete line of hardened aluminium pinions. All pinions are 100% precision machined from aircraft grade aluminium and lightened, producing lower noise & rotation mass and enhancing efficiency. Their 2x thickness hard coating reinforces the surface hardness which provides extra strength and durability. All pinions fit on 540 size motors with 3.175mm shafts and are available in 64 Pitch (18T-52T) and 48 Pitch (15T-40T).

Source: Zeppin [zeppinracing.com]

April 6, 2011

Factory Team vented V2 slipper hubs

Factory Team vented V2 slipper hubs

New from the Factory Team for the B4.1 FT, SC10 FT, T4.1 FT, B44.1 FT and SC10 4×4 are these vented V2 slipper hubs. The vented fan pattern of 1.5mm holes allows for cooling and more consistent slipper performance and has been used by Ryan Cavalieri and Ryan Maifield at the 2011 Reedy Race of Champions and Cactus Classic events. Sold as a pair.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

April 6, 2011

Radiopost TS401 2.4gHz transmitter

Radiopost TS401 2.4gHz transmitter

Radiopost has announced their new 2.4gHz Signal Direct Sequence color LCD transmitter. A new name in RC, they have been making I.C.S repeaters (cell phone amplifier towers) for many companies in the wireless market for many years. Having been in the frontier of cell phone signal communication they now are using that knowledge to break-through into the world of RC. High quality, they are manufactured in Korea and fully supported in the USA in Lake Forest, CA. From the ground up the new TS401 radio uses proprietary chipset developed by Radiopost ensuring glitch free 2.4 gHz performance. Some key features include embedded antenna, color screen, ergonomic, easy to use menu interface and balanced weight distribution. Their micro 4ch and small 5ch receivers can fit in any RC application from 1/18th to 1/5th scale.

View more details here

April 5, 2011

Mugen Seiki Nitrocross Cup 2011

Mugen Seiki Nitrocross Cup 2010

After the success of the first official Mugen Seiki Nitrocross Cup in 2010, RMV Deutschland are back with the 2011 edition. The event will be run from the 10th to the 12th June at the Stoppelhopser Oberhausen e.V. track in Germany. This will be a big nitro off road event open only to Mugen cars for drivers with various skill levels in both nitro 1/8th Buggy and 1/8 Truggy class. The entry now open and you can find more information on this event here.

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