Red RC

July 23, 2008

Reckward Tuning Wheel balancer

Reckward Tuning were in touch to give us a first look at their new wheel balancer, suitable for both 1:10th touring and seperately 1:5 scale. Designed to easily identify any imbalance in the wheel, the balancer comes un assembled and is supplied with clay to set in the wheel to correct the imbalance. Also available for checking 1/5th scale wheels, this version has been developed in close collaboration with top German driver Markus Feldmann.

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July 22, 2008

Hudy Ride Height & Droop Gauge

Hudy Chassis Ride Height & Droop Gauge

New from Hudy is this chassis ride height gauge for 1/8th scale off-road cars and truggies, which is suitable for the adjustment of the front and rear droop when used together with the Hudy chassis droop gauge support blocks for off-road cars. With a droop range of 0-13mm, this CNC-machined, made of high-quality lightweight duraluminium and has a black elox-coating for smooth, long-lasting finish and stylish look.

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July 22, 2008

Bickerstaff wins ITCS opener

Ireland’s 190mm EP Touring Car National Championship got underway on Saturday with title favourite Alan Bickerstaff taking a dominant victory in the opening round of the Garmin/Sqeez backed Irish Touring Car Series. Driving his Reedy powered Associated TC5, the Northern Ireland ace TQ’d the event winning all three rounds of qualifiers around the tight Ballymoney track. Starting from pole he went on to take convincing victories in both legs of the A Final over Xray driver and Much More UK Grand Prix runner up Graham Kenny. Completing the podium was Bickerstaff’s Associated team mate Jonathon Dunn who enjoyed two great drives through the field finishing third on both occassions having started from the number 8 spot on the grid. Round 2 of the RCCAOI sanctioned Irish Touring Car Series, which runs to Pro Stock spec, will take drivers to the fast flowing St.Annes track in the Irish capital city Dublin on September 21st.

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July 22, 2008

Xray M18 Pro Wheels for Rubber tires

New from Xray for the M18 Pro, are these solid dish rims for rubber tires. Suitable for use only with drive shafts with hex adaptors they are sold in a set of 4. Will also fit M18/NT18 when used with drive shafts with hex adaptors and alu nuts.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 22, 2008

Hot Bodies 2-Way Diff

Coming as standard with the Cyclone TC, the new HB 2-Way Diff is available as an option for the standard Cyclone. This unique drivetrain part gives you the option of having one part act as a super-durable one-way diff as well as a locking spool, giving you the best of both worlds and letting you set up your car for both tight, twisty tracks and wide, sweeping courses. Comes complete with everything necessary for assembly and installation.

Source: Hot Bodies [hbeurope.com]

July 22, 2008

Max Power Back pressure adjustment

Back pressure adjustment

While the action on the track at this years European 1/8th scale track Championships is heating up, we took a look through the pits to see what was new here at the event. Most interesting thing being tried is this back pressure adjustment needle on the car of Massimo Fantini. Mounted in the pressure line, it can be adjusted to best suit the present conditions and is currently being tested as a way to help conserve fuel. As always at gas races conserving fuel is super important and other racers are trying similar things, with many of the front runners adopting the CRF Constant pressure device in an attempt to make the 5 minutes.

Check out our full coverage on our event site here.

July 21, 2008

Kyle Branson wins BRCA 200mm Rd6

The 6th round of the BRCA 1/10th scale 200mm Nationals took place last weekend in Snetterton and as with the previous round it was wet on Saturday morning meaning practice started late. Round 5 winner Mark Gilliland took pole position after a close battle with Kyle Branson, who TQ’d rounds 1 and 2 and was on TQ pace in rounds 3 and 4 but was slowed by back markers, meaning he couldn’t improve. The final saw Branson immediately jump into the lead followed by Gilliland, but the Xray driver ran out of fuel just after his first stop, allowing Robin Hammett up into 2nd. Robin was running longer stints than Kyle and would have to do one less stop but he too ran out of fuel which left the young Serpent driver to cruise to the win by 2 laps from Mark Gilliland in 2nd and Chris Slater in 3rd. Kyle is now leading the National Championships.

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July 21, 2008

JConcepts Illuzion D4 Scoopless body

New from JConcepts is this Illuzion D4 Scoopless body which has gone radical and now sports a new low profile appearance. This new shell has been dressed with a newly designed cab which incorporates a noticeably missing cab scoop, while the styling presents a smooth yet detailed design, incorporating many of the features from the original BJ4 Worlds Edition and B44 Hi-Flow body. Race inspired aggressive styling, Illuzionized cab and durable design are just some of the features that make up the new Illuzion D44 Scoopless body. Made from heavy-duty thickness polycarbonate with protective film, the body is supplied with two 6.5” high downforce V-wings as well as window masks and detailed Illuzion decal sheet.

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