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February 4, 2009

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 3, 2009

Xray X10 1/10th scale pan car?

We already know from previous notices by Xray, that the Slovakian company will be releasing updates for their XT8, XB808 and NT1, but as the new picture (click for large version) taken from the company’s website shows, they are also releasing a completely new car into their product line, the X10. Although not confirmed, we are pretty sure looking at the picture that it is a 1/10th scale pan car, fitted with a Worlds GT bodyshell and most probably is based off the company’s recently released XII. We will be at the toy fair from tomorrow onwards and hope to bring you confirmation of this as well as full details from all the new Xray line.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 3, 2009

Murnan Novarossi M353R Modified

Murnan Modified Motors, in conjunction with Novarossi, have introduced what they claim to be the ultimate .12 on road racing engine, the M353R Modified. Based on the Novarossi 353, it has undergone the Murnan treatment and so the engine internals have been hand selected to ensure the best tolerances and then modified to Murnan Modified Motors specifications. This new engine includes a rear ceramic bearing and the cooling head has been etched with special marking to denote this special edition engine. Thought has gone into making the most powerful engine possible, while still making more than 5 minutes of runtime. This engine is intended for serious racing applications.

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February 3, 2009

Upgrade RC Blue & Red gear bag

Following on from the release at the end of 2007 of the first Gear bag from Upgrade RC, comes 2 new versions of the same bag in different colours. Previously only available in white and black, the new bags now come in red and black and blue and black (above). Made from denier PVC coated nylon, this high quality and durable bag sports heavy duty zippers & reinforced seams and features a great shatter design printed on the outside. It has a large centre compartment to hold all your R/C pit accessories, while a smaller side compartment is great for transporting tires and fuel.

Click here to see the red bag

February 3, 2009

ROAR LiPo Battery Specification Amendment

ROAR logo

ROAR, the U.S./Canadian sanctioning body for R/C car and truck competition, have announced a 1:8 LiPo Battery Specification Amendment. “The 1:8 Electric Racing Classes are an emerging form of our sport. Our responsibility in ROAR Leadership Role is to outline a set of specifications which ensure a responsible growth and flexibility to leverage advancements based on the benefits they offer our users. The Executive Committee, in accordance with our responsibility to ensure our Members, Organizers, and Affiliate Partners have access to provide the best Technology available for our members benefit, are issuing the following Revision to our 4S Battery Dimension Specifications. The change will allow our Affiliate partners to take advantage of a growing assortment of next generation LiPo cells for 1:8 Electric Racing, as well as the option using larger gauge wire in the assembly process. Rule 8.3.2.3.3. is revising the Hardcase Length dimension from 160mm to 165mm.”

4S Hardcase LiPo Dimension Spec
Current Rule 8.3.2.3.3. Max Brick Style 4S Length: 160mm Width: 52mm Height: 52mm
Revised Rule 8.3.2.3.3. Max Brick Style 4S Length: 165mm Width: 52mm Height: 52mm

Source: ROAR [roarracing.com]

February 3, 2009

HoBao Racing Pit Bag

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HoBao has released this new all purpose pit bag, which contains 3 large padded containers within it’s outer shell. Zipped to protect their contents, they are filled with useful compartments and pockets, enabling this bag can carry everything an RC racer needs for a successful racing trip. Made from durable hard wearing material and featuring heavy duty handles, the Pit Bag is tough enough to endure the rigors of day to day track life. Sporting wheels as well as a telescopic handle to pull the bag, if you’re looking for a safe and secure way to transport your 1/8th or 1/10th cars then this is the only bag you need.

Source: HoBao [hobao-racing.com]

February 3, 2009

Lemieux & Blackstock clean up at 09 Snowbirds

Trinity team driver Paul Lemieux has taken yet more victories at the Snowbirds, as the Xray driver dominated this years proceedings, which took place at the weekend, notching up wins from the pole position in both the 10.5 rubber and Pro Mod classes. The Xray driver had it all his own way in the rubber class to win by over a lap ahead of Austin Harrison in 2nd and TJ Bradley in 3rd. In the Foam class (above) he was pushed hard by young Associated driver Kevin Herbert who ended the race only 2 seconds behind, while Jeff Dayger took the final podium spot in 3rd for Corally. In the other categories there more domination in the 1/12th 10.5 and Mod classes as well as World GT for Associated team driver Mike Blackstock, his team mate Kevin Herbert was victorious in the 13.5 Foam class, Donny Lia won 1/12th 17.5, Mike Haynes won 17.5 foam and Jeff Cuffs came out on top in 17.5 rubber.

Full results can be found here.

Image: RC50 [rc50.com]

February 2, 2009

Red RC site Version 3.1

Since launching the new site over a week ago, we received a lot of feedback from our visitors on the new design. Two points stood out above the rest, the first was the content area was too narrow, something we were restricted by due to users using smaller resolution screens, and the 2nd point was the font size. It has taken a lot of research and work, but once again our programmer Ruben d’Arco worked miracles and managed to have it so that the site will open wider for screens with a larger resolution than 1024×768. For users with the smaller screen size the site will remain as it is, however we have made the font size larger by default and given all users, regardless of screen size, the ability to change the font size using the 3 little A’s in the top right, next to the search box. In Internet Explorer only the system requires you to select the font size and refresh the page, this is a bug we need to work out of the system. We hope you like the new functions and the extra space and as always if there are any bugs or if you have any comments, just leave them in the comments section at the bottom of this post.