November 13, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJdTtchKd8k Following on from part one and part two of this five part how-to video series, this 3rd episode from Serpent chief designer and former World and European Champion Michael Salven focuses on building the perfect shock absorber, mounting of the engine and checking the free movement of the suspension in preparation for applying the setup. The remaining two videos in this series will focus on the setup and tweaking of the chassis getting it ready for racing….
November 9, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wjogF57xpo Following on from part one of this five part how-to video series, this 2nd episode from Serpent chief designer and former World and European Champion Michael Salven focuses on the cleaning, measuring and assembling the perfect Centax clutch. The remaining videos in this series will show how to build the Serpent’s shock absorbers as well as setup and tweak the chassis ready for racing….
November 6, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjecRkYoT6M Serpent chief designer and former World and European Champion Michael Salven is the subject of Red RC’s second series of Pro Tips. In this five part how-to, the German runs us through the preparation of his Serpent 966, this episode focusing on the drive shafts, gearbox and giving other helpful tips along the way. The remaining videos in this series will show how to build the Serpent shock absorbers, setup the perfect clutch as well as setup and tweak the chassis ready for racing. A larger version is available on YouTube by double clicking on the video….
September 12, 2009
Ultimate Racing have released 2 new tools expanding their range of Pro tools. The new 2,0x120mm hex ball driver and 7,0x100mm nut driver feature handles manufactured from 7075-T6 Suisse aluminium that ensures its durability, while being as light as possible. The tips are manufactured with special HSS steel that also ensures the tool durability. Source: Ultimate Racing [ultimateracing.es]…
August 28, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQImjJ_cYm0 Following on from the first three parts of our new series of videos that offers in-depth tips from pro drivers, comes the 4th and 5th part of this 5 part series with Tamiya Racing Factory team driver and new European Champion Jilles Groskamp. In these final two episode Jilles guides us through the last steps of assembling a complete Tamiya TRF416WE chassis from scratch, as well as showing us how to tweak the car to perfection and we even get to see the final product in action around the MACH track in Heemstede. Expect more Pro Tips videos in…
August 13, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAPI5lB8FsI Following on from the first two parts of our new series of videos that offers in-depth tips from pro drivers, comes the 3rd of a 5 part series with Tamiya Racing Factory team driver and new European Champion Jilles Groskamp. In this episode Jilles guides us through the first steps of assembling a complete Tamiya TRF416WE chassis from scratch, showing all the tips and tricks along the way, with final assembly and tweaking of the chassis still to come in the final 2 videos….
July 28, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOMu6Fu3orI Following on from the first part of our new series of videos that offers in-depth tips from pro drivers, comes the 2nd of a 5 part series with Tamiya Racing Factory team driver Jilles Groskamp. In this video, Jilles shows us how to strip down, clean and rebuild the ball differential on his TRF416WE. Future episodes, which will be shown here and also on our YouTube channel (see link next to the search box) in the coming weeks, will tackle the final assembly and tweaking of the chassis….
July 28, 2009
…for the first couple of packs to get used to the car and the track. Due to the high track temperatures we used LRP’s VTEC 30R tyres that suited the track quite well. Due to the open layout of the track we first geared the motor 22/85 which gave tons of top speed but we felt it was better to go down one tooth on the pinion so we ended up 7.92 overall. The CS speedo offers a total of nine different power programs. Three of them are Stock motor programs for increased power. Programs 5 and 6 offer reverse…
