Red RC

October 24, 2008

O’Donnell Z01-T Racing Truggy

Introducing the Z01-T Racing Truggy, designed by Steve O’Donnell who left no stone unturned in his effort to produce the highest quality truggy ever released in the 1/8 off-road market. Much attention was given to material selection as well as machining and finishing processes in the development of what claims to be the most dependable, durable and consistent platform ever created in the category. The Z01-T is geared toward high-end racers and is a full-competition race truggy designed to compete on National and International levels. It is completely tunable to any driving style and all track conditions and available late November.

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October 24, 2008

Team Shepherd Benelux founded

Team Shepherd have announced that their product line is now available in the Benelux region with Team Shepherd Benelux taking care of the distribution and team support in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. 15-year old Joey Sorber, the son of the owner Pieter Sorber, is looking forward to racing with the Velox in the upcoming season. After placing in the Top 10 of the Dutch Championship this season he is eager to improve his results next year. For further information please contact Team Shepherd Benelux directly here.

October 24, 2008

Arthur Eelen wins Belgian Blackjack race

Last Sunday saw the annual Blackjack race held in Belgium. Open to 1/8th scale off road cars it uses a Reedy style format where there are only finals, 3 to be exact and all of them 21 minutes long, hence the race name. The length of the finals, astroturf surface and pit strategy tactics meant racing was very close. Arthur Eelen managed to take the win in the Truggy class driving his Associated RC8T ahead of Losi driver Kris Verlies in 2nd and Bas de Konink in 3rd with a HongNor.

Image: NBR [nbr-rc.com]

October 24, 2008

DE Racing MP9 & MBX-6 Skid plates

We’ve covered a number of skid plates from DE Racing and today they have released versions for the Kyosho Inferno MP9 and Mugen MBX-6 (above) buggies. Made of ultra thin resin, eliminating the need for longer screws, the plates provide protection for your expensive 1/8th scale buggy or truggy chassis. The plate, which are supplied in a bag of three, wears just like aluminum but is much cheaper to replace than a complete chassis.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]

October 24, 2008

Hitec Ultra Torque HS-7950TG servo

Hitec have released their “Ultra Torque” HS-7950TG, which features their second generation “G2” programmable digital circuit, exclusive titanium gear set, heatsink case, and ultra power coreless motor. This new circuit has twice the resolution of their original circuit while adding programmable overload protection. The HS-7950TG has been designed for the most demanding hobby applications including the largest aircraft and monster trucks. Featuring a titanic 403oz./in. of torque at 6.0 volts, all this power is harnessed by incorporating the industries first titanium gears for incredible wear resistance and two strong hardened steel gear pins and axial brass bushing in the servo case.

Source: Hitec [hitecrcd.com]

October 23, 2008

IP 3800 35C Intellect Lipo pack

Intelect IP3800 35C Lipo pack

Trinity have announced the November 10th release of the all new 3800mah 35C+ Lipo. Based upon their successful 25C+ 3800mah Lipo, the new 35C Lipo offers over 420 seconds runtime at a steady 35amps. Compared to the 25C, the 35C brings it’s internal resistance down to a low 5.8 vs the standard 7.3 found in most current Lipos. Along with being possibly one of the most reliable and most advanced 35C Lipos available, the new 35C Lipo will also let you charge at a blistering 5 Amps vs the common charge at your Lipos capacity rule.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

October 23, 2008

Cragg & Lowe win Worksop Indoor Rd2

Cragg & Lowe win Schumacher Indoor Rd2

oOple are reporting on the 2nd round of the Schumacher Indoor Off Road Masters series held at the fantastic Worksop venue. With an expanded entry of 150 drivers split between 2WD and 4WD classes, it was even more hotly contested than the previous round. Danny McGee took the TQ in 2WD with the Losi XXXCR but after a tough and intense battle it was Neil Cragg that managed to take the win. Previous round winner Tom Yardy came in second and local hero James Helliwell 3rd. Four different drivers and four different chassis’ each won a round during 4WD qualifying – Simon Moss, Paul Bradby, Richard Lowe and Danny McGee. It was Worksop regular and indoor-specialist Richard Lowe that took overall TQ however. Unlike the exciting 2WD A-final, Richard stamped his authority early and never looked back, leading the race from start to finish with his JConcepts BJ4we to take an impressive win ahead of Grant Williams in 2nd and Nathan Waters 3rd.

Full report to follow on oOple.

Source: oOple [oople.com]

October 23, 2008

Much More RC Stopwatch

Korean company Much More have released the RC Stopwatch, the perfect RC laptimer for electric and gas racing. Besides the normal timing functions of this high quality stopwatch, like 500 lap recall, the segregated memory and saved data can be uploaded to your PC and printed. Comes supplied with lanyard, USB cable and required software.

Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]