Red RC » Brand

June 7, 2019

Bittydesign HC-F FWD touring car body shell

Bittydesign have introduced their first body shell for the growing 1/10th FWD touring car class, the HC-F. Designed to combine realistic aesthetics and top performance, the body takes styling cues from a popular Japanese touring car that are mixed with the latest aerodynamic gizmos to create a one of a kind 1/10th scale body shell. Widened wheel arches make for an ultra-aggressive look with performance to match with the large front splitter ensuring exceptional corner entry steering without sacrificing the much needed rear end stability. The body is a universal fit for all 1/10th 190mm FWD and touring cars on the market and it comes moulded from high-quality Lexan polycarbonate material, it includes lightweight wing mounting hardware as well as window masks and a detailed decal sheet that allows to create an eye-pleasing design while only using a single colour.

View more images here

June 7, 2019

Yokomo BD9 graphite front bumper brace

Coming from Yokomo and made for their BD9 touring car is a carbon fibre front bumper brace. A direct replacement for the standard composite part, the machined graphite item offers a lower weight which will result in sharper handling characteristics at corner entry and in chicanes. In addition the part will also improve the overall visual appearance, creating that factory look.

View another image here

June 7, 2019

RC Maker introduces new A800X carbon fibre optionals

Coming from RC Maker are three new carbon fibre optionals for the Awesomatix A800X touring car. First up are some crazy looking bulkhead flex dampeners. The parts allow for two in-between settings, complementing the optional no-brace and straight link settings. Made from super thin 3K carbon, they attach to the bulkheads directly and provide consistent dampening (restriction) of the flex at the front of the front bulkheads in every direction. There are two different stiffeners included, the larger sized one provides the most flex of the two, but still reduces the flex here by around 50 percent. The smaller one is stiffer, and reduces the flex by roughly 70 percent. Using the parts will make for improved overall consistency especially with the MMCX conversions.

Continue reading here

June 7, 2019

Awesomatix A800FX FWD touring car – New teaser image

Awesomatix have released a new teaser image of their forthcoming new A800FX FWD touring car. The front wheel driven kit is based on the successful A800X Evo platform and optimised in terms of weight distribution, lowest center of gravity and lowest moment of inertia. Many parts of the A800X/Evo kits will be suitable for the A800FX to guarantee easy maintenance and parts storage, without sacrificing overall performance. We bring you more details on the project, that appears to have the motor located behind the front wheels, as they become available.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

June 7, 2019

Shepherd Velox V8.2 1/8th nitro on-road kit

Following a couple of teasers and drops of information Shepherd have officially announced the release of their new Velox V8.2 1/8th nitro on-road kit. Based on the World and European Championship winning Velox V8 “WC” platform, the latest development is characterised by the use of high quality materials as well as precise manufacturing and comes easier to maintain, lighter, better and even faster. The completely new designed chassis with improved flex characteristics and optional carbon fibre inserts allows for better aerodynamics through a closed chassis bottom. Pronounced chamfering gives even more room for chassis movement during fast cornering and additionally the chassis has cutouts for balancing tools in the front and the rear. The smaller battery holder fits logically into the lines of the vehicle.

Continue reading here

June 7, 2019

1up Racing optional colour servo mounting screws

1up Racing’s popular servo mounting screws are now also available on optional colours such as orange, red and blue. They are precision machined from ultra-strong U.S. 7075-T6 alloy and finished with a colourful anodising for looks and wear. They replace standard button or flat head screws and thanks to their 4.2mm x 2mm neck they keep the servo in place even after taking a hit on the track. The fasteners are available with 4mm or 6mm thread and they come in orange, dark blue, bright blue or red colour, with the latter two coming as 6mm thread variants exclusively.

View more images here

June 7, 2019

T-Works X3GT & IGT8 alloy shock standoffs

Coming from T-Works and made for the Hong Nor X3GT and IGT8 1/8th GT kits is a set of aluminium shock standoffs. The parts are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and they come hard-coated for wear and looks. The set includes four pieces and it fits both the X3GT and the IGT8 cars.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

June 7, 2019

Element RC Enduro trail truck builder’s kit

Element RC have announced the release of their Enduro trial truck builder’s kit – the build-it-yourself variant of the newly introduced Enduro trail truck series. At the heart of the Enduro is the new Stealth X gearbox. Although the exterior appears to have a conventional 3-gear transmission look, the inside is far from conventional. The gearbox features the ability to adjust the rear drive ratio independently from the front drive in three levels. Stock overdrives the front end 5.7 percent, option 1 provides a one-to-one drive ratio front to rear, and option 2 overdrives the front end 11.83 percent. Feeding the power to the tires are 3-piece telescopic driveshafts with an extruded aluminium centre section, universal front drive axles, and hardened steel ring and pinion gears. For the Builder’s Kit, Element RC include machined steel versions of the 5.7 percent and 11.83 percent transmission gears. The truck will allow for different wheelbase configurations of 12.3, 12.0 and 11.8-inch (313mm, 305mm and 299mm) wheelbases and it comes as chassis-only kit with the electronics, wheels, tyres, body etc. not included.

View a list of the features and more images here