Red RC

October 9, 2009

Reece Sawyer joins UK Xray team

Xray have announced that British driver Reece Sawyer has joined their team.

RC Disco & the UK Xray / Hudy team would like to welcome the young rising star Reece Sawyer to the team. Reece at 19 has showed great maturity & pace in his racing this year which has rewarded him in the BRCA National series as he has made multiple national main finals & TQ’d qualifying rounds which is no mean feat. Recent winner of the French GP Noeux les Mines & Worlds 08 Qualifier being just a few of his results. Reece & his pitman Tony, his father, have agreed & announced that with immediate effect he will be using the Xray 808 Buggy & Hudy tools, with his other sponsors RC Disco, KO Propo, Proline, Byron, Savox, SMD & MK Racing gives him great equipment to keep him at the top of his game.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 8, 2009

Tamiya TRF416X 190mm Touring car

Tamiya has come out with the successor to the World and European conquering TRF416WE, with the release the TRF416X. Developed using information and feedback provided to them by their team drivers, it sports a number of refinements to help better what is currently the benchmark in touring car racing. New changes include the motor position having been shifted 1mm to the centre for optimum chassis balance, while the rear ball differential has been shifted 1.8mm towards the rear to improve rear traction and acceleration. Wider front bulkhead attachment screw positions and a new lower deck shape enhance the chassis’ front rigidity and there are new carbon 2.25mm lower and 2mm upper decks as well. Finally the front pulley features a direct coupling while the center pulley also features a direct drive setup.

Click here for some more pictures

October 8, 2009

Tamiya F104 Officially licensed Ferrari F60

Tamiya has added a new edition to their 1/10 scale F104 Series line up, with the released of this Officially Licensed 2009 season Ferrari F60. This car looks awesome, featuring 3-dimensional front and rear wings, rear diffuser, side mirrors and aerofoil suspension arms for enhanced realism, not to mention the official sponsors logos on the car. Underneath it is the same F104 essentially with just a few changes such as a 3.2mm thick FRP lower deck a 2mm thick FRP upper deck and a stainless steel rear shaft amongst other things.

Click here for more info and pics from this weeks Tokyo Hobby show

October 8, 2009

Proline Dirt Arena Winter Series Rd1

The Proline Dirt Arena kicked off it’s new Winter Series in style last weekend with some top name drivers and some very competitive racing. Smiley faces all round as all that turned up liked the recent changes to the facility after opening about 7 months ago. In 2wd, Team Associated driver Tony Truman took pole in the A final with three 1’s in qualifying. Richard Barton would take TQ in the second round and he would line up 2nd on the grid with Simon Willetts in 3rd. Simon took the 1st leg of the 3 legged A final but it would be TQ man Tony Truman who would take legs 2 and 3 to secure a well deserved victory. 4WD would see a almost perfect domination from Jon Dell running his Associated B44 taking all 4 rounds of qualifying to put himself on pole. In leg 1 of the A final he would have a wheel fall of and Rob Rasey would come through to take the win. Legs 2 and 3 Jon Kept it together as well as his car, to take comfortable win and transfer his TQ to a win.

Click here to see the 4wd podium

October 8, 2009

Czech Grand Prix – Announcement

The organisers of the Czech GP, Lestr Models together with Mibosport, have been in touch to let us know about the International electric touring car event that takes place from the 6th to the 8th of November. With the event run as the Grand Prix Prague in recent years, a name change and change of venue to Moravian city Hrotovice sees a fresh new beginning for this race. In view of the fact that the third round of the Euro Touring Series will take place at the same venue in late January they have adjusted the rules in a such way that this event could also become a warm-up for the ETS race and consequently they are going to use Xenon Max 32 tyres for all classes and Speed Passion Competition 3.0 13,5T motors for the Pro Stock class.

For more information about the Czech GP, and how to enter, visit the event site here.

October 8, 2009

KO Propo EX-10 Eurus 2.4GHz Radio system

Due to be introduced at the Tokyo Hobby Show this weekend, KO Propo will release the EX-10 Eurus, 2.4GHz pistol grip radio which features the company’s Direct Digital System (D.D.S). This new system employs high quality communication by removing the data and time loss caused by digital to analog conversion which results in 300% better response when compared to a conventional system. A newly designed 3D trigger allows for moving the brake trigger, meaning fingers of different sizes and operation are supported. ICS Settings of the Eurus body as well as PDS series of servos and VFS series of ESCs can all be set up through the module pack using the multi setting adapter with optional cards. Expect it to start shipping in December.

Click here for more details

October 8, 2009

Losi DLM2 Rubber dirt oval racing tires

New from Losi for their 1/8-scale L8ight dirt oval racer are these low profile DLM2 rubber dirt oval racing tires that provide the traction needed for oval racing, and meet the proposed ‘Spec’ racing rules. The tires come mounted on white 1/8 buggy dish wheels, include a precision foam inner liner, and will fit all 1/8-scale vehicles with 17 mm hexes.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

October 8, 2009

BRCA Micro Nationals Rd1 Report

After the 6 month summer break, normal micro racing service resumed at Leighton Buzzard for Round 1 of the BRCA Micro Nationals. 68 drivers descended upon the quiet Brooklands School venue to see whether 2008 Champions Mark Stiles and Horizon Hobby’s John Timberlake would be able to retain their 4WD and 2WD crowns respectively.

Click here to continue reading the report