Red RC

July 6, 2018

Gruber & Greiner top free practice as rain halts action at ENS Austria

In an all too familiar situation at races this Summer, rain has halted action at the third round of the Infinity Euro Nitro Series in Austria. After completing 8 rounds of free practice in dry conditions yesterday and a further 3 rounds this morning, just after the drivers briefing and scheduled lunch the rain arrived at the Aigen-Schlägl. With 2 rounds of controlled practice and the first of the 5-scheduled qualifiers on today’s timetable, racers waited for the track to dry with the Uruguay – France World Cup game helping to pass the time. However, with the track drying slowly, the rain returned and with no chance of any meaningful running the ENS organisers call time on the day.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

July 6, 2018

Yeah Racing TRX-4 ball-raced C-hubs

Yeah Racing have announced the soon release of ball-raced C-hubs for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. The items are machined from high-quality aluminium and come black anodised for improved looks. The included top and bottom bearings ensure greater precision and reduced load for the steering servo, equalling improved drivability. The hubs comes as pairs including bearings and reducer bushings for the king pins.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

July 6, 2018

T-Works D817 series graphite A-arm stiffeners

Made for all HB Racing D817, D815 and RGT8 based kits are T-Works’ new carbon fibre A-arm stiffeners. The CNC-machined add-on plates allow to fine-tune the overall stiffness of the arms depending on the surface traction or ambient temperatures. The stiffeners are available in 1.0mm, 1.2mm or 1.5mm thickness, equaling softer to harder settings, and as complete sets or as separate pairs for the front or rear of the vehicle.

View the front and rear sets here

July 6, 2018

Samix TRX-4 6mm & 8mm aluminium wheel hex adapters

Samix have introduced new 6mm and 8mm aluminium wheel hex adapters for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. Coming as separate 4-piece sets the adapters are made of high-qualify CNC-machined aluminium and they are available in the three different colours of silver, gun metal or black. Using the adapters allows to fine-tune the track width on Traxxas’ popular truck and they are a direct fit using the stock hardware.

View more images here

July 6, 2018

Tamiya Hahn Racing MAN & Conghead 6×6 XB RTR

Coming from Tamiya are two new ready-to-run XB series kits in the form of the Team Hahn Racing MAN TGS Euro race truck and the Conghead 6×6 monster truck. The MAN TGS builds on the proven TT-01 Type-E chassis and it comes factory assembled and including a pre-painted and pre-decorated body shell. The specifications are identical to the kit version, however the XB variant also includes a 2.4GHz radio system, steering servo, receiver, speed controller as well as a NiMH battery and a wall charger. The same items can also be found in the 1/18 scale Conghead 6×6 package with the 6-wheeler monster truck also coming with a pre-painted and pre-decorated body shell. The vehicle builds on the G6-01 chassis and both trucks will hit stores sometime in August.

View the Conghead 6×6 truck here

July 6, 2018

Matteo Passetti wins at AMSCI IC Track Champs Rd2

The recent second round of the Italian AMSCI IC Track Nationals saw Serpent’s Matteo Passetti walking away with the win in the 1/10th scale 200mm Nitro Touring F1 class. The BMT duo of Matteo Menichetti and Alessio Agostinelli could round out the top 3 podium result in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

July 6, 2018

Hotly contested ENS title battles continue in Austria

After a thrilling first half to the season that produced a different winner each round, the 2018 Infinity Euro Nitro Series travels to Aigen in Austria this weekend (6-8 July) for the continuation of the hotly contested battle for Season #5 title honours. The third & penultimate round of the championship, this will be the fifth visit to the picturesque track located high up in the Austrian hills with it a make or break event for a number of potential title contenders. Despite having won on the last three visits to the Aigen track, Simon Kurzbuch’s 2018 season is void of a victory and that is something the Shepherd driver needs to put right if he is to have any chance of going into the season finale to retain his 1:8 title. Winner of Round 2 in Germany last month, it is Dario Balestri who leads the points standings and the World Champion will be determined to make the trip to Aigen worth his while by registering his first win there having finished second to Kurzbuch there in 2016. Last year the Infinity driver opted not to contest the Austrian round and with the track having been resurfaced just ahead of the 2017 visit this will be the Italian’s first time on the transformed surface which was previously very hard on tyre wear.

Continue reading preview here

July 5, 2018

JConcepts 817 series front scoop

JConcepts has introduced a front aero item for the popular and successful HB Racing 817 1/8th off-road buggy platform. The front scoop replaces the front nose-cone on the vehicle with a front wing design that has shown to produce enhanced steering characteristics and increased feel and sensitivity in the larger sweeping sections while helped jumping attitude in tricky jump sections of the track. The front scoop is usable with the D817 and E817 series buggies includes two pieces per package so a driver has enough to outfit their nitro and e-buggy with the same package.

View what’s in the package here