Red RC

February 5, 2019

Hagberg & Ratheisky win at 2019 Snowbird Nationals

The world famous Snowbird Nationals was held once again at the Park Inn Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. A strong North American as well as international presence meant that the race would be as prestigious as ever and with more than 700 entries in total, it makes this one of the bigger events of the year in the US. Touring Modified was a pretty straight forward affair. After winning all qualifiers, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg also went on to win the main final, after a clean run in the A-final. Awesomatix’s Sam Isaacs came in 2nd from Destiny driver, Yugo Nagashima.

Continue reading the report here

February 5, 2019

Callum Niblett wins HNMC Winter Series Rd9

Round 9 of the HNMC Winter Series was held last weekend in changing track conditions. The Friday before the event there was heavy snow, however the club was able to clean the track in an epic effort. Sunday would start off frozen then slippery onto damp/muddy then onto dry for the last finals, with the track gaining character throughout the day making it challenging for all the drivers. In qualifying Callum Niblett took the Nitro Buggy TQ, George Miller TQ’d Truggy and Darren Hayden-Ball was fastest in E-Buggy. In the 20-minute Buggy A-main, Callum would come out fastest some seven seconds in front of Lewis Jones while Kieran Cox rounded out the top 3 a lap down. Truggy saw Warabe Tatkoji taking the win from 2nd placed Jonathan Afshin and 3rd placed George Miller. Finally in E-Buggy it was Darren Hayden-Ball with the win from Erik Lykke and Keith Jackson.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

February 5, 2019

Xray XB2 short 2-pad slipper clutch set

Coming from Xray and made for the XB2 2WD buggy is the new short 2-pad slipper clutch set. The redesigned slipper clutch allows the rear shock absorbers to be mounted in front of the rear arms. The frontward position increases stability on surfaces where the rear of the car collapses, particularly in high-speed corners. Team drivers also prefer this position on low-grip tracks. The 2-pad slipper clutch ensures super-smooth clutch operation and efficient, consistent braking. It is very easy to make ultra-fine adjustments to the slipper clutch externally. The slipper pads are made of ultra-efficient SLS material with very-high slip efficiency, thus allowing very precise adjustment. The lightweight slipper plates are machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6, additionally hardened before a final black surface treatment. The plates also have a machined relief which decreases the friction surface to assist with clutch slip adjustment. The set includes the slipper clutch assembly, 75T and 78T 48 pitch spur gears as well as a new motor plate.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 5, 2019

Tamiya T3-01 Dual Rider kit

Tamiya have announced the soon release of the Dual Rider kit based on the popular T3-01 trike chassis. The futuristic variant of the Dancing Rider features an aerodynamically shaped canopy, designed by Takayuki Takayaki, a customisable driver and the chassis is highly upgradable utilising the already available range of optionals that boost both appearance and performance. The kit will hit stores at the end of March.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

February 5, 2019

Kyosho FW-06 Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 PureTen RS

Coming soon from Kyosho is the Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 PureTen RS utilising the proven FW-06 1/10th 200mm 4WD chassis. User-friendly and easy to control, the FW-06 is ideal as an introduction to GP touring cars while the performance of the car evolves as as the owner’s driving techniques improve. A 2-speed transmission combines with the new high-power KE15SP engine and with the same rear suspension as the World Champion V-ONE RRR with setting options and maintenance-friendly features only available on the latest racing machines, the FW-06 chassis also meets the demands of expert-level drivers. The factory-assembled ReadySet is equipped with the 2.4GHz Syncro KT-231P+ transmitter that, in addition to the dual-rate function, also features a failsafe function that automatically reduces the throttle if radio signal is interrupted. The car is decked off with a pre-painted and pre-decorated 2006 Subaru Impreza WRC body shell.

View a list of the features and more images here

February 5, 2019

Yokomo YZ-2T front stabiliser kit

Yokomo have introduced a front stabiliser set for the YZ-2T 1/10th 2WD stadium truck. Including three anti-roll bar wires of 1.3mm to 1.5mm, the set allows to fine-tune the truck’s handling for better stability on medium to high-bite surfaces. The set is a direct fit and it comes including mounting hardware and individually marked swaybars.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

February 5, 2019

RPM Revo 2.0 front arms

Coming from RPM and made for the Traxxas Revo 2.0 truck are left and right front arm sets. Traxxas has upgraded the arms for the 2.0 version of the popular truck, however when the goings gets hard, the arms can still become a weak point of the truck. While offering greater durability thanks to RPM’s renown nylon comping, the design of the arms with angled leading and trailing edges not only cut through the air cleaner and more efficiently, those same edges allow the A-arms to slip up and over tall objects with less chance of a direct impact stopping creating harm. While offering more durability than the standard arms, RPM’s variants also scrub about 10g of weight a pair, improving suspension efficiency. The front A-arms are moulded from RPM’s indestructible blend of engineering grade nylons and sold as one upper and one lower A-arm, as sets for the left or right hand side of the truck and in black or blue colour.

View the other arm sets here

February 5, 2019

Reedy RC2312 HV digital competition crawler servo

Team Associated have introduced the Reedy RC2312 HV digital crawler servo. Trail-tested and engineered for use in competition-level trail trucks and crawlers, the powerful motor creates incredible torque without sacrificing speed, while an advanced microprocessor provides precision steering control. An all-metal gear set is designed for strength and durability while an integrated aluminium mid-case reduces operating temperatures for fade-free operation. The soft-centring function centres the servo slowly on power-up for scale appearance and steering system damage prevention. High voltage compatibility allows users to take advantage of external BEC units.

View lists of the features and specifications here