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April 3, 2009

Patrick Schaefer confirmed for BUMOD GP

The organisers of the Bumod Turkish Grand Prix, which takes place in Bursa, Turkey from the 4th to the 7th of June have been in touch to tell us that they have confirmed entry from top German racer Patrick Schaefer. The man behind the Shepherd brand will be competing in the event, alongside other well known gas racers such as Robert Pietsch and Dirk Wischnewski, and we are told that there are some other really big driver announcements to come in the lead up to the race. Entry is now open for this event and you are guaranteed a warm reception from the Turkish hosts, who will also arrange transport and help find the best accommodation. Red RC will also be present throughout the event bringing live reports each day on our Events page.

For more information about the event visit the official site here.

April 2, 2009

Schumacher Mi4 EP Touring Car

Schumacher has announced the all new Mi4, the follow up to the company’s successful Mi3 touring car platform. Designed by their world championship winning engineering team, it has been developed by Phil Booth and the factory race team alongside multiple British touring car Champion Chris Grainger. With an efficient transmission and ultra precise CNC machined components, it handles like a dream. The superb suspension and pro shocks enable the Mi4 to carry fantastic speed through the corners, helping you to reduce your lap times, and the Mi4 is a pleasure to work on, with a range of easy adjustments and option parts.

Click here for the full specs and more photos

April 1, 2009

Christian Wurst joins Motonica for 2009

Christian Wurst has moved to Motonica for the 2009 season. The former European ‘B’ Champion joins Motonica Team Germany with Joerg and Uwe Baldes who are racing for the Italian brand since 2007. Wurst as well as the Baldes brothers are concentrating on the challenging Western German Championship and also some international races. Christian Wurst and Uwe Baldes will compete in the 2009 European Championship ‘B’ held in Cassino in Italy at the end of May, with the Motonica of Wurst powered by JP engines while Uwe Baldes continues with Team Orion CRF power and Jörg with Novarossi/Rex engines. During difficult weather conditions Christian Wurst gave Motonica´s all new P81 chassis a promising debut during round 3 of the 2008/2009 Western German Championship last weekend at Dormagen near Cologne. “The car feels fine from the beginning with lots of steering and a good overall car balance”, said Christian who managed to win the semi final but retired early in the final after spinning into the concrete wall. Uwe Baldes, who like Joerg still used the predessecor P8.0R in the race because of the weather, was also reporting about a positive first impression following his first laps with the P81 after the race on the Dormagen track.

April 1, 2009

K-Factory TM E4 Steering crank

K-Factory have released a new steering crank set for the Team Magic E4. Whilst the standard nylon components are reliable and durable, they reckon that CNC machined 7075 lightweight hard coated aluminium is better. What matters is the accurate transfer of servo motion to the wheels and a light, rigid material will perform better than a malleable one where energy is being transferred. The mounting point of the steering arms to the steering bell use inserts with offset holes, allowing for quick and easy Ackermann adjustment.

Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]

April 1, 2009

ATS Wet Rain tires

More new releases from Italian tire manufacturer ATS, who have unveiled their new rain tire series, called Wet. Perfect for the North European summer, they are made using a new softer insert as well as a new improved rubber cap, the profile has also been modified from previous versions to have a new profile to provide better grip and little or no wearing in the rain. Available in 1/8th scale for both the front and rear, they come on wheels suitable for Mugen, Kyosho and Serpent axles and are also available for 1/10th scale cars too.

Click here to see the rear tire

April 1, 2009

Serpent S400 Titanium CVDs

New from Serpent for their S400 electric touring car are these new CVDs. Available in 2 versions, both feature titanium wheel axles, but one set comes with steel drive shafts and the other with titanium drive shafts. Both feature a steel CVD insert and both are lighter than the standard versions that come with the car, with the steel axle version being slightly stronger yet that little bit heavier than the all titanium version.

Click here to see the other CVD

April 1, 2009

Xray LiPo balancing chassis weights

More new items from Xray who have released this set of LiPo balancing chassis weights. Due to the light weight of LiPo batteries, your car may not be perfectly balanced and so these new weights are developed to help balance the left and right sides of the car. The weights are situated in the center of the chassis to keep the weight in the center of the car for better reaction and roll. Batteries are moved outward so they can be more easily inserted and aluminium holders prevent batteries from coming out. Suitable for the T2’008, T2’009 and T2R PRO 6-cell chassis only.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 1, 2009

Hudy Pan Car Ride height gauge

Hudy have released this highly-accurate precision stepped ride height gauge for checking the ride height of 1/10th & 1/12th scale pan cars. Stepped surfaces in the 2.6-5.6mm range have 0.2mm increments for fine adjustment. CNC-machined, premium-quality lightweight duraluminium is black elox-coating for smooth, long-lasting finish and stylish look. Laser engraved with Hudy logo and scale.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]