Red RC

June 11, 2007

Novarossi racing cap

Novarossi have announced the release of this new racing cap as an addition to their already extensive merchandising line. Made using blue cotton the top left of the hat features the Novarossi text embroidered in white from the front to the back, while the right side sports the 3 engine brand logos, Top, Rex and Nova. As finishing touches the peak of the cap sports the Novarossi R logo and a red star while the rear adjustable size strap sports the words Novarossi Team.

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June 11, 2007

Hudy Socket ProfiTools

Following on from the piece we wrote about these new tools back in the middle of May, Hudy have contacted us with the official release for their new line of Hudy socket ProfiTools.

These Hudy profiTOOLS are based on highly-successful Hudy Professional Tools used by RC factory teams and world champions, and are available in most popular sizes and types. Each tool has a special, CAD-designed tip made of world-renowned Hudy Spring Steel(tm) to very precisely fit the corresponding fastener, allowing unmatched torque and long life. Lightweight, comfortable molded handles with machined hubs are designed to allow easy tip exchange.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

June 11, 2007

RB Concept R3 .12 engine released

We showed the first picture of the new .12 engine from RB products last week, called the R3, and today RB Products have updated their site with the full information from the new motor including internal pics and specs. We gave you the lowdown on the motor already so if you missed it you can check it out here or go to the RB product page here.

Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]

June 11, 2007

Sotiropoulos makes it 3 at Greek Nationals

Serpent are reporting on last weekends Greek Nationals which took place for the first time this season at the Patra track. Sotiropoulos, who has won the first 2 rounds of this years Nationals, qualified his Serpent 960 in the second spot for the A Final but it took just a few laps for him to take the lead of the race and cruise home to a 3 lap winning margin ahead of Dimitris Bastas in 2nd and Konstantinos Agrafiotis in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 10, 2007

Daily News Round-up

Red RC - Daily Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> New Team Magic M1B buggy on the way? – Link [neo-buggy.net]
> Flap introduce a new range of high accuracy spur gears – Link [www17.ocn.ne.jp]
> PN Racing introduce Delrin spur gears for the Mini-z – Link [pnracing.us]
> Results from the 2nd round of the Socal Saturday Series – Link [neo-buggy.net]

June 10, 2007

K Factory mounted Sedan Foam Tires

KF Mounted Sedan Foam Tires

K Factory have announced the release of their new range of mounted and trued sedan foam tires. Claiming to be unique in that they offer both good foam combined with strong, high quality wheels, these new tires are available in a range of shores from 35 to 45, and in a width of 30mm and 26mm. Another cool feature about these new tires is that they are supplied in a high tech looking, air tight, bag that keeps the tire freshness inside preventing them from drying out.

Source: K Factory [kfactoryracing.com]

June 10, 2007

Mark Green wins BRCA 200mm Rd4

The fourth round of the BRCA 200mm National Championships was run this weekend by the Cotswold Model car club on their track in Gloucestershire. Qualifying saw top Team Magic man, and round 3 winner, Darren Johnson take the top qualifying spot ahead of Serpent ace Mark Green in 2nd. At the start of the Main final Mark was knocked off the track and bumped to the back of the field as Darren pushed away at the front followed by a closing Robin Hammet driving his Xray NT1, who eventually took the lead only to drop back at the mid point of the race. All this time, the pairing of Mark Green and NT1 racer Ben Cosgrove were closing in to Johnson and eventually took over at the front when Darren had a flame out during his pitstop, but the Team Magic race fought back to take 2nd where he finished behind winner Mark Green with Ben Cosgrove behind in 3rd.

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June 10, 2007

Kyosho Inferno ST-R long conversion set

Kyosho have released details of their soon to be available ST-R long conversion set, which is suitable for the Inferno truggy. This new long wheelbase conversion, which is 2.5mm longer than the original version, provides the truggy with more stability as well as an optimised center of gravity and the main part is of course the chassis plate, which is a CNC machined, champagne anodised, plate that is ultra stiff and very durable. The other parts included in the conversion set are a new chassis stiffening rod and a longer rear center CVD shaft both of which are necessary to accomodate the longer plate. New steering blocks are also included which provide better control, new wheel nuts and finally a new rear wing mount that is higher than the original version and provides more down force.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]