Red RC

October 6, 2010

Serpent S811, S120L & S100 springs

Serpent have today released lots and lots of springs. First up for the S811 Cobra are the addition of 7 new hardness of spring for front pink 4.8lbs, blue 5.0lbs, purple 5.2lbs, green 5.4lbs, grey 5.6lbs, yellow 5.8lbs & white 6,0lbs and for the rear pink 2.8lbs, blue 3.0lbs, purple 3.2lbs, green 3.4lbs, grey 3.6lbs & yellow 3.8lbs. Also for the Cobra is a new harder servo saver spring. For the S120L and S100 there is a new selection of optional side and main springs that will also fit most other linked pancars. The new side springs include 4,5lbs, 5,0lbs, 5,5lbs, 6,0lbs, 6,5lbs & 7,0lbs while the main springs are 12lbs, 14lbs, 16lbs & 18lbs.

View the different type of springs here

October 6, 2010

Orcan magnetic storage box

There is always a lot of small parts on the bench, in the workshop and also trackside and it is often an issue where to put them somewhere so they don’t get lost. Orcan is now offering a new small but very useful magnetic storage box. The round metallic container features a screw closure and is an excellent aid to tidy up your work desk and the magnetic side takes care that even the tiniest parts will not get lost.

Source: SMI Motorsport [smi-motorsport.de]

October 6, 2010

Pilotage Thrasher 1/18 SC truck

Pilotage, the manufacturer that operates the chain of ‘Pilotage – World of Fun’ specialty hobby stores in Russia, Ukraine, Latvia & Israel and the Hong Kong based web store have announced the upcoming release of a new and innovative 1/18th short course model truck. Only releasing this teaser image, the model, called the Thrasher, will be equipped with a brushless power system which supports LiPo batteries. The chassis features two ball differentials, fully adjustable suspension and metal oil filled shocks. Pilotage plans to release this exciting new model towards the end of the fourth quarter of 2010. More information will be available closer to the release date.

Source: Pilotage [pilotage-rc.ru]

October 6, 2010

Testing underway in Pattaya

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHpZfVWeWzY&hd=1[/youtube]

This week sees a large scale test underway at the host track for next month’s 1/8th scale buggy World Championships in Pattaya Thailand. A large group from the US team are present as well as racers from Asia and Europe, getting to grips with the new track layout. Team Associated team manager Brent Thielke sent us some track shots and also included a video showing some on track action.

View more track images here

October 6, 2010

Yokomo R12 premounted tires

New for the World Championship winning R12 1/12th scale chassis, Yokomo have released this range of front and rear pre mounted tires. The R12 uses a proprietary rear wheel which has a different offset to other 1/12th wheels and so requires the use of these rims. The foam supplied is good for both carpet and asphalt and the tires diameter comes pre trued to a moderate size, which is good for beginners but needs to be trued for faster drivers.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

October 6, 2010

Team Powers 5600mAh 50C 1S LiPo

Team Powers have introduced this new 1S 3.7V LiPo battery for use in 1/10 & 1/12 pan car chassis’. This high quality 5600mAh 50C cell sports a black carbon look hard case for impact protection connects to your ESC through bullet connectors.

Source: Team Powers [team-powers.com]

October 6, 2010

Xray deal for Nicolai Nielsen

Team RcHouse in Denmark have announced the signing of one of Denmark’s top Super Stock drivers. After a long period of dialog they have secured the services of the experienced Nicolai Nielsen to be their new team driver. Looking forward to many great results in the future, Nicolai will drive the Xray T3 and other products from Team RcHouse and NorthTQ. Nicolai had the following to say about the deal:

To come to this choice to switch my Serpent car has been a long and difficult choice to make. After nearly three years running the Serpent S400, in which time I have accomplished some of my best results, e.g. two Danish National championships, a DRCMU regional championship and an ETS round win, it was in no way easy to make the final decision. It has been some good years. So my thanks go to Serpent MRC, ARRC by Allan Rasmussen and New Heading, for all your help and support through this period. Thanks guys! It’s been priceless. But after my talks with Kim Lindegaard from Team RcHouse, I’m sure my agreement with them will bring more good result. I’m really looking forward to drive my new Xray T3 and hit the tracks, to see what can be accomplished with this new gear in this new team.

Source: RcHouse [rchouse.dk]

October 6, 2010

Video – How to Tune Pro-Line SC Foam

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMKOWiu2D2U&hd=1[/youtube]

Pro-Line have made this quick video explaining how to tune your SC foam inserts. A simple and free way to soften up your inserts, it can be done by getting a scissors and trimming strips from the top running surface or the centre ridge.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]