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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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July 21, 2008

Team C Tire Gauge and Holder

Team C have announced the release of a number of new handy products for gas on road racers. Starting with this tyre diameter gauge, its a simple no fuss way to measure the diameter of your foam tires with a range from 0-80mm. Also new for easy transport of a full set of 1/8th scale foam tires is this on road tyre holder which can conveniently hold together a pair of rear and a pair of front tires simultaneously.

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July 21, 2008

Server Problems & Down time

Red RC is Upgrading

Most of you will have noticed that the site was down for most of the day. This was due to a hardware failure on Monday morning which brought the server down and caused the outage. We have since moved the site to a backup server while we evaluate the problem. We apologise for the inconvenience, and please rest assured that we are back online and back up to speed and ready to start our reports from the 1/8th scale European Championships in Valencia.

July 20, 2008

Jason Shim wins Keningau Fun Race

We received a brief report from the Keningau Fun Race for 1/10th scale cars that took place last weekend in Malaysia. Top Qualifier from the heats went to Serpent S400 driver David Voo but with some technical issues at the track, it took some time before the finals could be run. The 2 finals that were run saw the overall win go to another Serpent driver, Jason Shim, who won from 2nd placed Hot Bodies driver Raphael Chiew, while KS Chu rounded out the top 3, also for Serpent.

July 20, 2008

Elements Trekker Rally Cross tyre

New from Elements for 2008 is the Elements Trekker Rally Cross tyre, developed by top UK and EU racers with the goal of creating massive forwards traction, awesome side bite and more acceleration. To complete these objectives the tread design has been optimized with the triangular central section being able to cut into the surface for unparalleled forwards traction, while the outer edge of the tyre has also been worked on to give excellent cornering characteristics by stiffening up the side wall under load with the bars. The final stage was to reduce the overall diameter of the tyre to reduce weight and gain more acceleration. The compound was then optimized for all conditions which resulted in the all round S-Medium compound. This tyre proved to work on every surface from astro to clay to grass in every condition possible. Not happy with just an awesome all round tyre the developing racers wanted something a little softer for that little edge when they need it, we found the R-Soft compound! This compound gives excellent traction in all conditions. The Elements Trekker tyres come packaged in pairs with the proven Edit Black Soft Inserts.

Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]

July 19, 2008

Kose BL Motor Bearing tool

New from Kose is this motor bearing tool, which similar to version from Much More that allows the user to easily remove damaged bearings from within the sensor circuitry. The 2 piece tool also helps you remount the bearing and similar to versions used with gas engines, the tool ensures that the bearing is precisely aligned when mounted. Suitable for use with most modern BL motors.

Source: Kose [kose-rc.com]