Red RC » P On Road

December 3, 2019

Yokomo BD10 mid motor touring car – Coming soon

Yokomo have released first images and information on their forthcoming new BD10 mid motor electric touring car kit. Building on the BD9 and featuring the now en vogue mid layshaft/mid motor drivetrain configuration, the car is meant to offer optimised overall balance, improved acceleration due to equal length drivetrain belts as well as maximised traction due to using 2mm longer front and rear lower arms. The chassis allows for various flex settings by using inline braces to adjust pitch and roll flex. Full information will become available in time of the release that is scheduled for end of December, beginning of January.

View more images here

December 3, 2019

GForce Pro tyre warmer & batt warm box

GForce have introduced their new Pro tyre warmer and a battery warmer box. Starting with the tyre warmer, the new Pro variant offers a compact main unit with back-lit display, individually adjustable tyre temperatures as well as adjustable acoustics, minimum temperature and safety timer. The main unit is powered by 12VDC to 18VDC or by using a 4S LiPo battery, allowing to carry the whole assembly into the starting grid if needed. The Pro tyre warmer is available with fixed size 65mm aluminium cups usable for most 1/10th scale touring car rubber tyres or as belt version including size adjustable belted warmers.

Continue reading here

December 3, 2019

2020 Scottish GT Regionals Rd1 – Report

The first round of the BRCA Scottish GT regionals took place last weekend at Dundee and Angus Radio Control Car Club. This popular series is now in its seventh year of running. The regional series is typically run on smaller club tracks so heats and finals are run with six cars to give the best racing possible. The Dundee club laid a fast and flowing track and with four rounds of qualifying and three finals for all, drivers had plenty of time to show what their cars could do. Qualifying saw a two way battle for pole position between last year’s series winner John Simpson and Kenneth Rogers with these two drivers the only two to reach a 35 lap time. John would line up first ahead of Kenneth. Colin Leslie would line up 3rd ahead of David McLean, David Bruce and Fraser Leslie.

Continue reading the report here

December 2, 2019

Bregante & Palomar crowned Argentinean GT Champs

The Argentinean 1/8th GT Nationals were held recently and in the GT Pro class it was Xray’s Nicolas Bregante with the overall TQ, the win and also a new track record. In a main final that saw team strategies play a major role, Beto Altesi (IGT8) came in 2nd as Damian Martin (IGT8) completed the Pro category top 3 podium result. Over in the GT Masters class it was Marcos Bregante with the win fro Silvio Magrino and Cristian Manzzini.

View the Masters podium here

December 2, 2019

Yeah Racing 1/12th scale wheel well marker

Following the release of their 1/10th on-road wheel well marker Yeah Racing now also offer a variant specific to 1/12th scale pan cars. Machined from high-quality aluminium and offering a 45mm diameter the tool allows for easy and convenient wheel well marking and thus more precise and visually appealing body shell prepping. In addition to marking the front and rear wheel wells the tool also allows to highlight the lower body cutting line at 4mm, 5mm or 6mm height.

View more images here

December 2, 2019

Xray T4 2020 graphite bumper upper holder brace

Xray have announced the release of their graphite bumper upper holder brace for the T4’20 touring car. The part was developed to offer increased protection to the chassis in the event of a crash as it braces the bumper against the front bulkheads at frontal impacts. Machined from 3mm carbon fibre the brace is a direct fit for the kit’s composite and also the graphite optional bumper upper mount.

View another image here

December 2, 2019

F1 Supercup – Report

The MCM RC indoor track in Caserano, Italy hosted the F1 Supercup this past weekend. In the Formula Supercup class it was Fabrizio Villa with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifiers as Marco Donadelli came in 2nd overall. The triple A-main events then saw Marco Donadelli making a clean sweep in all three mains as Fabrizio Villa came in 2nd, tie on points with 3rd placed Alberto Riboni.

Continue reading the report here

December 2, 2019

Serpent 750 lightweight alloy wheel axle set V2

Coming from Serpent and made for the 750 1/10th scale on-road kit is the new optional lightweight aluminium CVD wheel axle set. CNC machined from high-quality aluminium and hard-anodised for wear these optional CVD sets can be used both in the front and rear of Serpent’s popular nitro touring car. Including all necessary hardware these optionals are a direct replacement of the standard part. Weighing in at only 14g per pair these wheel axles are almost half the total weight of the standard steel variant and having these options installed on both ends of the car will save a total of 22.6 grams of rotating mass for increased acceleration and reduced un-sprung mass.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]