February 4, 2009

Landfill Raceway Championship Rd1

Landfill Raceway Championship Rd1

Landfill Raceway is the biggest off-road track in the Caribbean and recently received a huge makeover with better jumps and more banking on the corners and so far this facility is a state of the art off-road track with great night lights, huge covered driver stand, covered pit space and a concrete pit lane are just some of the features. Last weekend was the first race of the Landfill Raceway Championship and it attracted more than 60 entries in both Buggy and Truggy classes. In the 45 minute long Buggy final it was a battle from the start with TQ Juan Torres and Eliud Hernadez battling it out for about 10 minutes until both cars hit mechanical problems allowing n-road Mugen Team Driver Andy Báez to take the win in the end by a lap from his recovering teammate Juan Torre, while Losi driver Manuel Vázquez took 3rd position having bumped up from the B Main. In the Truggy class Miguel Cotto driving a Losi took the TQ and win followed by José Rodríguez in 2nd position and Jaime Negrón in third, with his Associated.

Thanks to Zobeida Ocasio for the report


February 2, 2009

Serpent 966 Conversion set

Serpent 966 Conversion set

Serpent have unveiled further details of their new 966 1/8th scale chassis, which will first be made available as an upgrade set for current 960 owners. The kit includes the new 7075 T6 aluminium chassis plate, which has been heavily machined on both sides including recessed areas for both the carbon fibre battery plate and front stiffener plate. The set also comes with the beautiful looking rear end assembly, which includes the braking system we showed you yesterday. The anodized aluminium rear end keeps everything aligned and perfectly true and makes maintenance and adjustment much easier. Finally the set comes with the new carbon fibre upper wishbone mounting brackets as well as new rear shock tower.

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February 2, 2009

New CAT on the block – Schumacher CAT SX

Schumacher CAT SX

Although not part of the traditional Chinese calendar 2008 was the year of the CAT. Why you might ask. Simple: UK based manufacturer Schumacher Racing introduced the their first 4WD competition buggy after a good eight years. Without any doubt is the Schumacher series of CAT (Competition All Terrain) chassis one of the most successful ever made. Not only did the CAT XLS win the first ever 1/10 Buggy World Championships in the hand of the marvelous Masami Hirosaka but also many national and international titles.

Read the full review here


February 2, 2009

Exclusive First look – Durango DEX410

Durango DEX410

Red RC was given the chance to take pictures of the first working Team Durango DEX410 buggy. The car which is designed by Gerd Strenge and Michael Vollmer is in its final developing stages and will soon be released by Team Durango. We got in touch with Michael Vollmer who was kind enough to let us take proper pics of this exciting new buggy.

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February 1, 2009

Team Mirage win 2009 EBOR 24hr race

Team Mirage win 2009 EBOR 24hr race

Our friends at oOple are reporting that Team Mirage / HPI won at the 2009 EBOR 24 hour race held at the York Off Road Car Club over the weekend. The grueling 24 hours of solid racing took their toll on the competitors but all teams finished with HPI out front after a bad start. The Asoociate Team snatched second by just 3 laps after a battle with the unlucky Nor-Trak-Macher-Tech team who themselves had led the race for a long time.

Read the full report here.

Source: oOple [oople.com]


February 1, 2009

Kyosho Ultima RB5 SP Edition

Kyosho Ultima RB5 SP Edition

Kyosho have announced details on the new Ultima RB5 SP Edition, the latest in the Ultima line of vehicles, and a further development of the breed which includes all the enhancements that have been designed by Kyosho engineers and tested over the last couple of years by Kyosho International factory drivers and legends of the RC world. This type of development, along with the uncompromising manufacturing standards and the vast experience that can only be gained from decades of high–level competition, makes the Ultima RB5 SP a strong choice for the 2009 season.

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January 31, 2009

Traxxas Nitro Sport 2wd RTR truck

Traxxas Nitro Sport 2wd RTR truck

From Traxxas, with an aggressive new look, the 2wd Nitro Sport is the easiest & most affordable way to get into nitro power with a full-featured, high-performance RTR model. Factory assembled it includes their EZ-Start push-button electric engine starting system, which gets you running just minutes out of the box. The supplied TRX Pro.15 engine delivers proven power and reliability, and features a precision two-needle carburetor that delivers high output over a wide range of conditions. The wide tuning latitude makes this motor very forgiving so it stays running and idles smoothly as you learn how to perfect the tune and optimize the performance.

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January 30, 2009

Team Associated SC10 2wd Race Truck Kit

Team Associated SC10 2wd Race Truck Kit

So we’ve been drip feeding you news about Associated’s SC10, but now we have the full press release and pictures. Based on a lengthened version of the 6-time ROAR National Championship-winning RC10T4, the engineers behind the doors in Area-51 made the SC10 both all show and all go. The result is the SC10 kit, an authentic scale racing experience, which comes ready to assemble with a clear short course race-truck body, KMC style wheels, aggressive tread multi-terrain tires, all which have been designed to look just like the full-size race trucks that run in short course off-road series around the country. The world of high-performance 1:10 scale electric R/C has never before seen this level of scale accuracy.

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