Red RC

June 12, 2018

Bula & Zalewski win at Oder Pomerania Cup Rd1

Last weekend saw the running of the opening round of the Oder Pomerania Cup in Poznan, Poland. Conditions were very difficult as it was hot and the bumpy track had almost no traction. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Donat Bula brought home the win from Paweł Ntkovca 2nd and Mateusz Dudzic 3rd. Over in the 1/8th E-Buggy class Bartosz Zalewski was super fast all day and after winning all qualifiers and the semifinal he also took the overall win after the A-main finals with Wojtek Rzepecki and Steven Nortdorf rounding out the top 3.

View the E-Buggy podium here

June 11, 2018

T-Works MP9 aluminium servo saver shafts

Coming from T-Works and made for Kyosho MP9 based kits such as the TKI4, TKI3, MP9E and GT3 is a set of aluminium servo saver shafts. The steering posts are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and come hard-anodised for wear. Using the items over the standard steel posts will reduce overall weight and creates a slightly different weight distribution.

View another image here

June 11, 2018

Hupo Hönigl doubles at Austrian EP Buggy Nats Rd2

The second round of the Austrian 1/10th Electric Buggy Nationals was held in the north of the country. The track was in good shape upon the beginning of the weekend, however a bit slippery and dusty but this would change soon and the traction was coming up quite fast. Unfortunately overnight rain washed away all traction and it was Hupo Hönigl who made the best out of the conditions on Sunday, bringing home the double win in the 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod Buggy classes from Peter Pinisch 2nd and Martin Kreil 3rd.

View the 4WD podium here

June 11, 2018

Ales Bidovsky wins at RC HobbyRacing Cup Rd2

The second round of the RC HobbyRacing Cup was held in Skripov recently on a bumpy and technical track. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Ales Bidovsky with the overall win from David Krizak and Bartek Zalewski in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Martin Rytir and Jaroslav Valder would round out the top 5 results.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 11, 2018

JConcepts MBX8 Fin titanium turnbuckle set

Made for the Mugen MBX8 buggy is JConcepts’ latest titanium turnbuckle set. The base of the turnbuckle design is centered on a beefy 5mm square titanium, for the camber and steering links, which gradually tapers down into a thread base design which accepts the rod ends featured in the kit. The focus of the styling surrounds the lengthened adjustment area and the finned cuts that rotate about the centre. Included is also a 3mm Fin titanium steering drag link for a complete look and finish to outfit the kit. The JConcepts turnbuckles are produced with left and right hand threads with the left being conveniently marked for easy orientation.

View more images here

June 11, 2018

Vigor BD8 1-piece aluminium front suspension mount

Vigor have introduced a new 1-piece front suspension aluminium mount for the Yokomo BD8 touring car. The FR item is machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and it it features four screw mounting positions that allow to use all four or only the inner or outer holes in order to fine-tune the chassis’ flex characteristics.

View another image here

June 11, 2018

JConcepts T6.1 & SC6.1 carbon fibre shock towers

Coming from JConcepts are carbon fibre front and rear shock towers for the Team Associated T6.1 and SC6.1 truck kits. Both are cut from 4mm thickness, genuine carbon fibre material for durability and a light-weight and they feature the JConcepts milled sections which help maintain strength while minimising weight. The standard shock positions remain for quick and steady adjustments and the towers, that are available separately, are usable with the standard shock mounting hardware.

View more images here

June 11, 2018

Balestri wins ENS Germany as Kurzbuch hits trouble on final stop

Dario Balestri has taken the win at ENS Germany. The Infinity driver came out on top of a close race long battle with Simon Kurzbuch after the Top Qualifier suffered a broken glow plug during his final fuel stop. Kurzbuch had lead the race with Balestri following close behind, the duo doing synchronised fuel stops early on but with a loose clutch on Balestri’s car meant he started to come in early. For Kurzbuch this meant he now had a stop in hand but first of the leaders to take on new tyres, the Shepherd driver made a second tyre stop for just outside tyres. While Balestri looked to have a slight edge as the race entered the final 5-minutes unfortunately we were denied a showdown of the two World Champions. In the pit for his last fuel stop, Kurzbuch’s engine for the second race in a row came to stop and needing a new plug the laps ticked away before he rejoined. This benefited Alessio Mazzeo, who having finished 2nd in the 1:10, finished just shy of two laps down on his fellow Italian. Toni Gruber would return to the ENS by claiming the final podium place ahead of Robert Pietsch with Kurzbuch ending up 5th. The result means it is Balestri who leaves Germany as the championship leader on the completion of the first half of ENS Season #5.

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