Red RC

January 8, 2015

Elliott Harper expands deal with GForce

Elliott Harper has announced a continuation and expansion of his deal with GForce into 2015 and beyond. The British driver, a Worlds, Euros and ETS Podium Finisher, had been using GForce accessories during 2014, but will now run the complete line of products including the GForce TS160 Speed Controller and Super Sonic line of GForce motors. Elliott had the following to say:

Firstly, I would like to thank Frankie, Andreas and everyone at ORCA for their help and support whilst representing the brand throughout the past two years. I have been really impressed with the GForce accessories I’ve used during 2014, and so made the decision to use their full range of products in 2015 and beyond. I’m looking forward to working with the whole GForce family and running the new TS160 Competition Speed Controller and Super Sonic line of brushless motors. Thank you to Chang for giving me this opportunity and I can’t wait for the coming races, especially since winning on my first outing with the full GForce range last weekend!

January 7, 2015

AKA Chain Link buggy & stadium tires

The Chain Link is the latest addition to the AKA’s revolutionary 1:10 EVO line. It features a bi-level, interlocking tread pattern that creates support for the tire’s carcass and treads. This addition support leads to consistency through corners. The Chain link has a perfect balance of steering and side bite which is ideal for hard packed or blue groove, indoor and outdoor tracks. Available for stadium truck and 2wd & 4wd buggys in championship winning Clay, Super Soft, and Soft compound and include industry standard Red EVO inserts. As with all AKA tires, proudly designed and made in the USA.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

January 7, 2015

Riccardo Rabitti to use Pro-Line tires in 2015

Multiple Italian National Champion Riccardo Rabitti will use Pro-Line tires for the 2015 season following a deal with Italian importer Italtrading. The designer of the Radiosistemi 1/8th buggy, who made the semi finals at last year’s World Championships in Sicily, will also use EZ Power batteries from the same company to power the radio equipment in his cars.

Source: Italtrading [italtradingstore.it]

January 7, 2015

RDRP B5RM/MM Shock Mount aluminium set

Made for the Team Associated B5 series of buggies are these aluminium shock mounts from RDRP. Machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and hard-anodised, the bushings not only look cool but they also improve suspension efficiency as they do not bend under heavy loads like the kit’s composite bushings do. Precision manufacturing ensures an optimised fit within the upper shock cap while the specially treated surface makes for a hard-wearing part. The parts fit both rear and mid motor converted cars.

View the shock mounts mounted here

January 7, 2015

Chris Grainger joins Team Associated

Grainger Associated

Team Associated and CML Distribution have announced the signing of British Touring car ace Chris Grainger. The former Schumacher driver has an exceptional CV including 10 times BRCA National Championships and he is also a multiple European, Worlds, TITC and ETS finalist along with winning many other race victories. A solid and consistent contender in any race he attends, his attention to detail is exceptional and some would say he is almost unstoppable in the UK and his record speaks for itself. He brings with him a wealth of experience and will be the corner stone of a fun, new and exciting team heading into the 2015 season. Chris had this to say:

I’m very excited to be joining Team Associated for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Some of my fondest memories from the early days of Touring Cars were racing a TC3 and working with Mike Reedy at the track. I’m looking forward to being part of that team again and working with them throughout the races ahead. I’d like to thank everyone at Team Associated and CML Distribution who have made this possible. Bring on 2015!

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

January 7, 2015

GQ Products V3 compound TC & 1:8 GT tires

New from GQ Products are their V3 compound pre-glued touring car and 1:8 GT rubber tires. The new compound it said to offer more grip and wear resistance with the pre-mounted TC tires coming on disc or spoke rims in a complete set of 4. The 1:8 GT pre-mounts come on white or carbon coloured spoke rims in pairs.

View the pre-mounted GT tire here

January 7, 2015

Arrowmax 7mm wheel nut wrench

Arrowmax have released a new 7mm wheel nut wrench. The nut driver part of the tool has been hard coated, features five hexagonal holes milled into the body of the block to lower the weight and has a laser-etched Arrowmax logo along the side, or if you get the Jorn Neumann edition it will feature his signature. The handle has been anodised dark grey and machined along the edges for nice finish.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

January 7, 2015

Infinity CF arm stiffeners for the 8ight

From X Factory Infinity for the TLR 8ight comes this new new carbon-fibre arm stiffener set whose purpose is to remove all the flex from the car’s A-arms while also adding strength. The initial prototypes were used during practice at the recent World Championships in Italy, showing improvement and Chief Engineer Paul Sinclair has re-worked the design, adding strength and stronger fasteners, and recent testing has gone perfectly. When mounted up your 8ight handle as the car was designed to do, making it much more predictable and lowering your lap times.

Source: X Factory [xfactoryrc.com]