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April 1, 2021

Ralph Burch wins Sedan at Miami Pan American race

The famous Miami Pan American race was held in Homestead, FL this past weekend. What started as a large GT focused race expanded into sedan and 8th scale as well. The Wallace Motorsports team was in attendance for this great event with some of the best competition in the United States. The format for qualifying was top 3 consecutive laps and the mains were broken up into 2 different 30 minute mains versus 1 long 60 minute main. This points system for the mains made it so you had to show up and perform twice. Serpent team driver Bryce Butterfield took TQ for sedan, while Wallace Motorsports team drivers, DJ Apolaro, Ralph Burch, Diatta Collymore, and Brian Thomas were able to qualify 2 through 5 respectfully. When it came time for the mains, A1 was a battle of attrition while most of the top guys ran into issues, Ralph and Diatta were able to hold on to a 3rd and 4th place finish. For Sedan A2, Diatta Collymore led all the way up until the final minute until he finally ran out of tires and lost the lead to Ralph Burch who would go on to win meaning the sedan A overall Final results were Ralph Burch 1st, Diatta Collymore 2nd and Pepito Colon 3rd. A clean sweep for Infinity and a 1 and 2 for Wallace Motorsports.

Source: Wallace Motorsports [wallacemotorsports.net]

April 1, 2021

Reds Racing storage bag

Reds Racing have just released a new storage bag for engines, pipes, ESC, motors and spare parts. The new storage bag is fully adjustable inside thanks to 3 dividing elements and comes with a zip pocket for storage of small parts. Externally it features a hard carbon style shell in black with red zip and sports the Reds logo in white on top.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

April 1, 2021

Capricorn ONE .21 bi-compound backplate

From Capricorn RC for their ONE .21 engines is a bi-compound backplate. It is made of 2 materials, steel and aluminium, with the backplate featuring a new design to help with better internal fluid dynamics and increase coanda effect. In testing this has helped in improve torque and top speed for the engines and gaining around 10 seconds more run time.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

March 31, 2021

Ruddog Products pit towel

Ruddog Products’ new pit towel is a great alternative or addition to the popular pit mats. No matter whether you spill some shock oil or drop a diff ball, the towel helps you to keep the inevitable small accidents on your pit table under control. Measuring 100 cm x 70 cm, the towel is tailored to standard pit spaces and, unlike less flexible pit mats, can be easily folded to fit into smaller areas or pit bags. The pit towel comes in the well-known Ruddog colours, and thanks to its low price tag it is ideal for racers on a budget or as a small gift.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

March 31, 2021

Deadfly A800MMX LiPo holders, top deck & bumper plate

Lots of new items for the Awesomatix A800MMX from Deadfly with a new top, full adjustable LiPo holder sets for standard and narrow LiPos and a new bumper plate. The single sided top deck design provides a brilliant option for mid motor layouts providing a well balanced front to rear flex. Installing or removing the three ST019 screws behind the spur gear, you can change the flex point of the car instantly, Alternatively cut one if not all of the rear tabs from the top deck to even further alter the flex characteristics, providing you a lot of option in not only adjusting the flex point of the car along with overall flex and characteristics. The LiPo holders incorporate 2mm of forth and back adjustment in the lower spacer to ensure a perfect fit, while maintaining the factories left to right moment within the L-shaped hooks for the perfect weight balance. 15mm post fits perfectly into the recess within L-shaped hooks, with a low profile M3 nut in the other ensuring the whole system can be tightened and not move. Carbon Fibre DeadFly twist clamp, featuring an integrated o-ring eliminating the need to loosen/tighten the clamps every time. The 3mm high quality carbon fibre bumper plate is a direct replacement for the Awesomatix standard plastic plate. The bumper plate is designed in aiding in the prevention of hard impacts from snapping the main chassis.

View all the new parts here

March 31, 2021

Hudy balancing putty

From Hudy, this special balancing putty is used to perfectly balance the wheels and tires to reduce vibration. The putty is very sticky to ensure it will not fall off on the track during a run. A must have for properly balanced wheels. The putty can also be used to seal a receiver box, or protect the electronic connectors against water, or even to secure wires to a chassis. 85g putty is delivered in an aluminium Hudy tin box to ensure freshness.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

March 30, 2021

Reds Racing 721 Pista on-road engine

Reds Racing have introduced their new super powerful 7 port on-road engine called the 721 Pista. The new 721 Pista engine features extreme power, high reliability and tuning stability. Combined with specific technical changes in the porting and new materials, this 7 ports engine features higher power and better fuel efficiency compared to any other engine. The new engine comes with a DLC Coated crankshaft and backplate for improved engine durability. The crankshaft can last approximately 3 times more than a standard crankshaft thanks to the extreme hardness of the diamond coating. Even the conrod life is lengthened about 50%.

View more details & images here

March 30, 2021

Introducing the 2021 GTS

Introducing the GTS, the brainchild of Gi-Mar engines front man Giovanni Crea the GTS is a European series for the 1/8th scale GT class. While a series is the end goal, with travel restrictions currently in place in Europe the 2021 edition of the GTS will instead consist of two stand alone events in Italy ahead of a full European series in 2022. The first major series for this extremely competitive class in Europe, the opening event will take place north of Rome at the Autodromo di Vallelunga at the beginning of June (12-13). The second event will be run in Northern Italy at the Leno track in the beginning of September (11-12). The GTS aim to provide racers with a well run, competitive and most of all fun event while aiming to bring a higher profile to the class with Red RC brought onboard to provide event coverage. Stay tuned for more details to be announced in the coming days and weeks.

Visit the GTS site for more information.