April 25, 2023

Shepherd to cease business

Onroad nitro stalwarts Shepherd has made the sad announced that it is to cease business at the end of June.  The German based manufacturer was a pivotal brand in the racing scene and was also a great supporter of racing with CEO Patrick Schafer, a accomplished racer himself, one of those who played a major role in the establishment of the Euro Nitro Series.  That support helped the ENS grow into a major Worldwide series that attracted drivers from around the globe really raising the profile and interest in the category during its peak years.  Shepherd Micro Racing was originally set-up by Patrick’s father Werner, who loved his racing and being track side, but since his passing the ‘fire of passion’ in the company has dwindled and following 15-years as CEO Patrick is making the difficult decision to stop the business.  That said they are in talks with several interested parties about keeping the Shepherd legacy alive.  Having had the pleasure of working with Patrick and his father over the years, visited their factory,  and enjoyed the height of the Kurbuch/Shepherd era, Red RC would like to thank Patrick for all he did for nitro onroad racing and wish him well in his new projects.  Thanks for the memories.

Read Patrick’s full statement here

April 25, 2023

RDRP B74.2 Ultra Battery Mount Set

Revolution Design Racing Products has released this new B74.2 Ultra Battery Mount Set as the perfect solution to replace the original battery mount.  The kit supplied mount uses an O-ring to secure the battery while this RDRP set is a high-quality and precise alternative made from CNC-machined aluminium and carbon.  With this set, you can still accurately determine the battery position using the original inserts.  The advantage of this improved mount is the ease of handling when changing batteries.  The upper carbon plate can simply be swung to the side without the need for tools.

View assembled mount here

April 25, 2023

Zoo Racing GOAT Touring Car body

Germany’s RC-KleinKram has announced that its Zoo Racing brand has a new high performance 190mm touring car body shell, the GOAT. Developed from the experience from the super successful Dogsbollox body it is a more compact and shorter design to generate more rotating for a more fluent driving.  Key areas, like the new, shorter nose and hood design are optimised and also the rear section is more compact and much lower to make cornering faster and have a stable rear at the same time.  The new and more pronounced rear spoiler generates more downforce, and gives the car more stability when exiting corners.  The more homogeneous airflow behind the roof reduces drag and turbulences.  New inverted fin design on the trunk reduces turbulences and increases static stability at the rear section and results a better approach flow to the new curved designed rear wing.  The rear wing design is curved according the body lines and has a stepped design to improve stability.  The result is less flex and more downforce on high speeds.  Handling of the GOAT body is less aggressive, than the Wolverine and rotates better than the Dogsbollox and produces a well balanced side bite.  Perfect for tracks with low to medium grip and modified racing.

View more images here

April 25, 2023

Puse joins Yokomo in dual Australian role

Team Yokomo has announced John Puse as part of their growing on-road team in Asia.  A multiple Australian National Champion in the Stock category, Puse is now racing mainly modified and has stepped up to assist the racing community down-under.  On the announcement he said, “It’s an honour to represent Team Yokomo as I know the innovation is never ending, the quality is never overlooked, most importantly, the teamwork and the fun never stops.  Taking both a team driver and management role in Australia, we will continue to grow, succeed and develop our leading products as a leading team.”

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

April 25, 2023

ARC A10-23 1:10 EP Touring Car

ARC has released its latest 1:10 Electric Touring chassis, the A10-23.  The main features of the new car are all new X-Low Shocks, new shorter rear lower arms, new V3 upper A-arms, a new rear horizontal body post and new 5.8mm Pivot Balls.  The car also now comes as standard with the previously option Kevlar transmission pulleys and the new V2 Caster Gauge is included with the A10-23 kit.

View more details and images here

April 22, 2023

Destiny RX-10SR 3.0 option parts

Destiny has released two new optional parts for its RX-10SR 3.0 1:10 Electric Touring Car.  The Japanese brand has introduced new front spring steel metal bushing double joint drive shafts with lightweight spring steel spool cups.  The length of driveshaft is 0.5mm longer with  the kit plastic spool cup or option metal spool cup with plastic drive shaft cap now replaced by metal bushing.  This results in less friction on driveshaft movement and more durable giving improved stability and cornering speed.  Another new parts is the carbon fibre upper bumper brace for the RX-10SR/F 3.0.  Made from 2mm carbon, it is installed with two micro o-ring between brace and aluminium lower bulkheads to  avoid damage to the bulkheads and chassis in crashes.

View upper bumper brace here

April 22, 2023

Xray XT8 ’24 Truggy

While the 2023 outdoor is still only getting starting for many racers, Xray has released details of their XT8 ’24 1:8 Truggy.  All new features of the 2024 model include front & rear semi-split bulkhead with quick differential access without disassembling suspension. Out also gets reinforced V2 bulkheads featuring Labyrinth Dust Covers to avoid debris inside the bulkhead assemblies.  New front & rear diff height adjustment is possible through eccentric bushings while they have also improved central drivetrain angle and height adjustment. The XT8 ’24 has a redesigned chassis for semi-split bulkheads and redesigned front & rear aluminium shock tower match the new semi-split bulkheads. Also catering for the new bulkheads is a redesigned wing holder.  Wickerbill rear wing allows quick downforce adjustments and pre-marked airflow holes to reduce downforce.  New centering brake slide screws provide smoother brake pad operation.  The XT8 ’24 is supplied with mounts for both truck and bruggy style bodies.

View the full XT8 ’24 presentation here

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