Red RC » P On Road

August 23, 2015

Oliver Mack claims maiden 1/8th Euro A title

With a blistering performance Shepherd’s Oliver Mack crowned himfself as the new 1/8th IC Track European Champion this past weekend. Already in the semifinal he showed his speed and bumped up to the main final to join Shepherd team mate Simon Kurzbuch who took TQ in qualifying. In the main final Oliver and his pitmen Armin and Dennis Weihert showed a flawless performance. Wtih a super fast pitstop Oliver managed to pass Dario Balestri and took over the lead in the early stages of the race. When Dario had to retire after 16 minutes Oliver’s gap over the rest of the field was already one lap. With all his routine he kept this distance to the end to claim his first European Championship title. Serpent’s Merlin Depta came in second while Simon Kurzbuch had to settle for third, another lap down, following engine troubles.

Click here to view the final result

August 22, 2015

Reedy Sonic 540-M3 competition brushless motors

Reedy have introduced the new Sonic 540-M3 540-size competition brushless motors. On the outside, the 540-M3 appears very similar to the Mach 2, but look closely nothing has been carried over from the previous model. A 3-piece CNC machined can reduces weight while improving airflow, component fit, and bearing alignment. Heavy-duty silver-plated solder tabs are not only thicker to reduce resistance, but are also cupped to aid soldering, and well supported to prevent internal connections from fatiguing over time. Inside the motors feature an all-new stator design, pure copper magnet wire, and low-resistance collector rings. Available short-stack 17.5 and 13.5 versions suit 1S-powered pan cars and under the right circumstances can create a power advantage in 2S-powered buggies, trucks, and touring cars while the modified variants offer a new stator design which improves mid-range feel. A balanced, high-strength sintered rotor provides powerful, fade-free performance thanks to improved manufacturing processes. To fine-tune for specific applications and tracks, a variety of optional rotors are available. Lastly, larger precision stainless steel ball bearings have been fitted to accommodate high RPM loads with improved reliability. Several versions, from 3.5T to 9.5T modified and 10.5T to 25.5T, are available and all meet ROAR, EFRA, and IFMAR specifications.

Click here to view the features

August 21, 2015

German Pro10 National Champs – Announcement

The MCC Rhein Ahr Club will play host for the 26th German Pro10 National Championship on the weekend of the 6th of September. The race will be held in the official Pro10 Modified class as well as in the two open support classes of Pro10 10.5T Stock zero boost and Formula, the latter using the popular ETS rules. The event starts on Friday with open practice and concludes with the final qualifiers and mains on Sunday. More information can be found on the club’s website here.

August 21, 2015

Xray T4 zero degree aluminium C-hub

Coming from Xray and made for the T4 line of touring cars is a 0 degree aluminium castor hub. The part fits the front as well as ARS converted rear ends and it is designed to improve durability and rigidity. The orange anodised hub can be used both on the left and right hand side and it comes including nylon kingpin bushings.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 21, 2015

RPM shock duplicator tool

RPM’s new shock duplicator tool helps to determine if your car’s shock absorbers are identical. Its simple, accurate and inexpensive design makes rebound and shock length comparison a breeze. The tool is usable with 1/8th to 1/16th scale shocks of up to 158mm in length and all gauge indicator and scale readings are moulded directly into the tool for lifelong accuracy.

Click here to view another photo

August 21, 2015

Xtreme Racing X1 & RC8B3 carbon fibre option parts

Xtreme Racing have new carbon fibre option parts for the Xray X1 and Team Associated RC8B3 available. First up are carbon fibre upper arms for the X1. Cut from 2.5mm quasi 3K weave material the arms are available with or without an additional support brace that will make for improved durability. Also new is a 2.5mm connecting brace for the front suspension parts of Xray’s formula chassis. Last but not least and made for Team Associated’s RC8B3 buggy are 5mm front and 4mm rear shock towers. The parts are direct replacements for the stock shock towers.

Click here to view the other new parts

August 21, 2015

Belgian Electric On-road Nationals Rd6 – Report

The 6th round of the Belgian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the MRG Genk track in challenging weather conditions. On Saturday it was raining cats and dogs while on Sunday the rain had stopped and with the track was still being wet qualification was a bit difficult at first. But the track was drying fast and in the Efra class it was VBC team driver Olivier Bultynck who took the TQ spot with the only 18-laps runs in front of team mate Nicolas Delisé in second and Nick Joosens in 3rd. To no ones surprise it was Ollie who took the lead in the opening A-main and he kept it till the end, even struggling with a bad rear tyre could not hold him from winning. A bad start of Nicolas ruined his first final while Nick was in second place behind Olivier. Mitchell Van Es did everything he could to catch Nick but he had to settle for third.

Click here to continue reading the report

August 20, 2015

Ginting & Izzah win at Indonesian EP Nationals Rd3

Round three of the Indonesian EP Nationals was held at JITC Senayan track in dusty and very low-grip conditions and in the three classes of 13.5T Boosted, FWD and Mini. In the Boosted class it was Muhammad Izzah who secured the pole position for the triple A-mains. Leg one then saw Izzah taking a comfortable win from John Ambar and Ronny Suwarto. Leg two and Bowie Ginting, who suffered from tyre failures in the qualifiers and the opening A-main, was able to pass Muhammad on the second lap and to win the main some four seconds in front of Izzah and Mamesah. The third and decisive A-main then again had Bowie Ginting taking the win after an unlucky Muhammad Izzah had to park his car due to a broken drive belt. This handed Bowie the overall win from Muhammad and Christian. In the FWD class Izzah was unstoppable and he made a clean sweep to take the win from Arya and Donny Dobu.

Click here to view the FWD podium