Red RC » Brand

December 4, 2025

GRP expands Ai-TECH Offroad range with ‘Micro’ pattern

Having brought its brand new Ai-TECH 1:8 Buggy tyre range to market earlier this year, Italian tyre producer GRP has expanded the range with the introduction of a fifth pattern, the ‘Micro’. With the results for the new line very impressive, after many races and testing GRP saw they needed to add a new design to complete the line with a tyre for low/middle grip condition. Completely designed by Maurizio Gandini, who together with his wife Susan and daughter Sara have owned MRP since 2017, they worked on developing this new pattern and preparing the mould in very short time and now after many tests they present the new Micro. The big difference of the Micro compared to other similar products on market is the quality of the mould, the mould produced with special chromed steel, CNC machined and finished with new laser technology. The pins of the Micro tyre are very sharp, this guaranteeing maximum grip and long life. Feedback for the Ai-TECH range being their string performance, long life and very high quality for all components like the wheel, insert and tyre.

View more info here

December 3, 2025

Gruber takes Q3 as Ripoll holds overnight TQ in Chile

Day 1 of qualifying at the IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championship has been completed in Chile and it has provided plenty of variety with the three rounds producing TQ runs from three different drivers, Capricorn’s Toni Gruber coming good on his status as one of the title favourites to TQ the day’s final encounter. With Top Seed Andrea Catanzani steering his Serpent to the opening TQ, the second round saw the number 2 seed Maxime Ripoll deliver on his impressive practice form with a TQ run and together with a P2 in the last run of the day the 19-year-old French driver leaves the CACH Facility this evening as the overall TQ holder. With Gruber having highlighted the afternoon runs were he was strongest, the German was locked in a tight battle for the Q3 top spot with it going down to the wire with Ripoll, and Mugen Seiki’s Shoki Takahata until the latter had a bad lap. In the end Gruber would have an advantage of 3/10ths of a second over Ripoll at the end of the 7-minutes with Takahata competing the Top 3 ahead of the Capricorn of Thilo Diekmann. For Catazani the day wouldn’t finish as it started as his car came to stop on track. Having had his crew practice pit stops during the lunch break, this time it would be Catanzani’s own error during the stop as he came in too fast and got out of shape under braking. Still in TQ contention however, a driver error on track at the same spot as his contact with Ripoll a round earlier, would cancel that potential. With his engine running very lean in the qualifier it would eventually stop just shy of the 7-minutes. With the 7-minute heats bringing an extra element to the qualifiers and piling the pressure on pit crews, Simon Kurzbuch would end the day with a bad stop. With his pitman unable to catch the car properly, the fuel was released all over the car causing the former World Champion to spin on release and with no fuel taken on he would have to revisit the pit lane, the result being a P9 for the round. Despite this the Swiss racer holds P3 just ahead of team-mate Takahata with Catanzani fifth.

Continue reading here

December 3, 2025

SkyRC FuriaX CoolSink Series

SkyRC has introduced their FuriaX CoolSink Series, a trio of precision-engineered cooling kits designed to keep 1:10 3650 motors running cooler, steadier, and in full control. With CNC-machined aluminium structures working alongside high-speed airflow, CoolSink delivers an effortless 10–30°C drop in temperature, helping drivers maintain consistent power weather racing, drifting, or bashing. The lineup includes the lightweight CoolSink Motor Fan Kit with a high-speed fan and carbon-fiber guard, and the CoolSink Pro with a full aluminium frame and guard for ultra-focused airflow, and the Aluminium Vertical Fan Kit, which elevates cooling to target both motor and ESC in tight chassis layouts. Snap-fit or screw-mounted, each option locks in securely.

View more images here

December 3, 2025

Takashima D-13 TC10/4 | Mi9 | MTC3 Steel Chassis

Following the release of its Steel Chassis for the Awesomatix A800, Takashima D-13 has expanded their offering with chassis designed for the Axon TC10/4, Schumacher Mi9, and Mugen MTC3 Touring Cars. In collaboration with a full-scale automotive machining factory team, Takashima D-13 have selected a special steel that offers an optimal balance of strength and durability. The chassis features ultra-flat precision grinding with nanometer-level accuracy and a mirror-finish surface treatment for exceptional performance and consistency. Designed to be used with 120-degree flat head screws, this greatly improving cost efficiency and ease of availability, Takashima D-13’s own customised 120-degree, 12.9 grade carbon steel screws work perfectly with our chassis.

View 120-degree screws here

December 3, 2025

Catanzani takes close opening qualifier as Kurzbuch finds form in Chile

Serpent’s Andrea Catanzani has taken the opening qualifier at the IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championship in Chile, this morning’s first of the six schedule rounds a close encounter as Mugen Seiki’s Simon Kurzbuch found his form after a below par seeding yesterday. With a first lap error from Catanzani, it was 2019 World Champion Shoki Takahata who set the early pace but soon it was Top Seed Catanzani who was back at the top of the timing screens but all the while Kurzbuch was executing a strong run getting to within 0.156 of a second of the Italian, the two drivers the only ones to run 23-laps of the CACH track over the 7-minutes. The star of yesterday’s seeding, Xray’s Maxime Ripoll would complete the Top 3 despite the French driver having a poor pit exit after his fuel stop, his car bouncing off the steel barrier. Capricorn’s Toni Gruber would open with a P4 run after a driver error dropped Takahata back to P5 with the Capricorn of Thilo Diekman completing the Top 6.

Continue reading here

December 3, 2025

RUDDOG RPS Power Supply (750W | 62.5A | 12V)

Adding to its product line Ruddog has released this RPS Power Supply which delivers up to 750W at 12V and provides a continuous current of up to 62.5A giving modern multi channel chargers and high power pit setups a stable and reliable energy source. With three XT60 outputs, two classic 4 mm banana socket pairs as well as one USB A and one USB C port, it offers a versatile connection hub for chargers, fans, LED lighting and mobile devices. Intelligent fan control and extensive protection circuitry ensure safe and comparatively quiet operation, while the wide range 100 to 240V AC input makes it suitable for use at home, at the club and on international race trips. Compact dimensions and the robust housing make the Ruddog RPS Power Supply a powerful yet portable solution.

View Specs & more images here

December 3, 2025

Catanzani Top Seed in Chile, as Ripoll impresses with P2

Andrea Catanzani is the Top Seed for the 24th running of the IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championship but it is the pace of French driver Maxime Ripoll which is the big surprise in Chile. The Top Qualifier at the 1:8 GT Worlds back in September, Catanzani’s Serpent would top the times in opening and closing runs of the day, the schedule made up of fourth seeding rounds. In the second round it was Rapoll’s Xray that raised a few eyebrows as he set the fastest time ahead of 2019 World Champion Shoki Takahata. Round 3 would see Takahata go fastest and the factory Mugen Seiki driver seeds 3rd for qualifying tomorrow when we will have the first 3 of the 6 rounds of 7-minute qualifiers. After a bad start to seeding, Toni Gruber would make it four different manufacturers at the top as the Capricorn driver solved his engine/glowplug issues and managed a 4th and a 3rd to end the day 4th. One of the favourites coming into this World Championship, Japan 2023 Top Qualifier Simon Kurzbuch, didn’t have the day he was looking for finding himself in P5 and with work to do for tomorrow. Celebrating his birthday today, drivers from the 16 nations racing at these Worlds singing Happy Birthday to him at the end of the opening ceremony, British driver Alex Thurston made it three Mugen MRX7s in the Top 6.

Continue reading here

December 2, 2025

Xray X12 1-Piece 2mm Carbon Chassis for Floating Servo

Xray has released this 2.0mm carbon 1-piece chassis for their X12 1:12 car which reduces drag and improves cornering speed. The carbon material ensures the chassis is more flexible than the aluminium chassis and generates more traction. The Slovakian manufacturer suggest the chassis, which is CNC-machined from premium high-grade US made carbon fibre. for low traction carpet & asphalt tracks.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]