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| Swiss Indoor Championship Rd1 – Report Posted: 20 Nov 2019 08:33 AM PST The opening round of the Swiss Indoor Championship was held at the FAMA Hobby Fair in Bulle, Switzerland last weekend, attracting 75 entires for the 1/10th and 1/12th on-road classes. The organisers laid out a fast and tricky layout using ETS carpet and in Touring ProStock it was young and talented Briac Berthoud who took the overall TQ spot and also the overall win in front of Darko Meister and Marco Rizzo in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The Touring FWD class saw Michael Hauptli walking away with the win ahead of Patrick Moser and Tom Knom. Fabio Marzini took the win in the Formula class in front of Renato Marrocco and Arthur Brulé. In 1/12th pan car reigning Swiss Champion Khounmy Bui dominated the event, clocking the fastest time of the event, earning the TQ spot and winning all three legs of the A-finals. Following in 2nd place was Stefan Wuthrich, while Cham Dassanayake completed the top 3 result. Source: Xray [teamxray.com] The post Swiss Indoor Championship Rd1 – Report appeared first on Red RC. |
| Schumacher Eclipse 3 1/12th pan car kit Posted: 20 Nov 2019 07:28 AM PST Schumacher have launched their new Eclipse 3 1/12th scale pan car kit. It features a radical new look, full length carbon fibre top deck and chassis, tweak free battery mounting system and tweak-free centre pivot design. Building on the international success of the Eclipse 2 platform, with its European Stock Championship and Modified Vice Championship, the Eclipse 3 takes LMP12 racing another huge leap forward. New features include hard-anodised alloy hub carriers, ceramic-coated kingpins, a new camber strap design, a redesigned bumper mount, longer side links, thread inserts for easier working on the car, and a new centre damping geometry. The quality, ease of assembly and build process have also been improved, to offer excellent durability and rapid lap times. In the hands of Olly Jefferies the prototype Eclipse 3 has won three of the four BRCA Nationals it has competed in this season. Features: Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com] The post Schumacher Eclipse 3 1/12th pan car kit appeared first on Red RC. |
| Infinity IF18 Multi Flex chassis Posted: 20 Nov 2019 06:24 AM PST Infinity has released a new Multi Flex chassis for their IF18. Used by the team’s driver at the 2019 World Championships where the car secured the TQ and Super Pole, the chassis offers increased corner speed while also offering a smoother feel. This has been achieved by changing the shape of both the front and the rear of the chassis. It is also possible to change the characteristics for different track conditions by adding a separately sold carbon plate to increase rigidity of the front section and adding an M3 screw to the rear. Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net] The post Infinity IF18 Multi Flex chassis appeared first on Red RC. |
| Ruddog High Voltage standard size servos Posted: 20 Nov 2019 05:29 AM PST Ruddog Distribution have introduced their new line of High Voltage standard size servos. First up are the RCL1608 HV Coreless High Speed (0.08s/18kg-cm) and RCL2210 HV Coreless High Torque (0.10s/22kg-cm) servos, both of which feature heavy duty composite material upper and lower cases combined with a machined heatsink design centre section. The result are exceptionally strong yet lightweight cases as titanium gear trains add to the overall durability while offering a very low weight. Other features include a coreless motor for speed and strength, 25T spline output gears as well as 180mm all-black receiver wires. Ruddog RCL1608 HV Coreless High Speed specifications: Ruddog RCL2210 HV Coreless High Torque specifications: Also new are the intermediate level RC2009 HV Digital High Speed (0.09s/20kg-cm) and RC2511 HV Digital High Torque (0.11s/25kg-cm) servos that are ideal for the budget-oriented driver for for modellers looking to upgrade their ready-to-run vehicle with quality RC equipment. Both servos feature metal mid cases, cored motors, metal gears and 200mm receiver wires with JR-type plugs. In addition they are splash water-proof, making them ideal for demanding applications. Ruddog RC2009 HV Digital High Speed specifications: Ruddog RC2511 HV Digital High Torque specifications: Source: Ruddog Distribution [ruddog.eu] The post Ruddog High Voltage standard size servos appeared first on Red RC. |
| 2019 JConcepts Winter Indoor Shootout – Report Posted: 20 Nov 2019 02:41 AM PST The 2019 JConcepts Winter Indoor Shootout and Invitational was held at Fastlane Raceway in Blue Springs, Missouri last weekend. This special race showcases some of the best midwest racers from the area to compete in a Reedy style format that is all about racing. With five rounds of 2WD and five rounds of 4WD counting the best four of five rounds from each class to calculate the best overall driver of the event, the winner is crowned by driver consistency and speed. It’s not about one heat, qualifier, or single main performance, but the eventual winner is the complete package; the real deal. The “Shootout” portion of the race used the traditional four rounds of qualifying taking the best two rounds to sort the mains. Each A-Main also ran an extended single 8-minute main to decide it’s champions among the tradition popular classes. Fastlane Raceway underwent an awesome transformation for the race to accommodate the traveling racers with the removal of the indoor carpet track to make room for extra pit space and the track was put in specifically for the WIS race, with zero laps counted by anyone to ensure no advantage to anyone competing in the weekend’s event. This year’s layout was designed and put in by experienced racer, Chad Parks, who delivered a challenging track that featured a very difficult double-double section that tested everyone in attendance. It’s was easy make, but to get the fast times you had to crosscut the last double just slightly to gain a time advantage. However, this was easy to say, but very hard to do during racing. Those who were able to clear the back section consistency were rewarded heavily with positions and lap time as many crashed giving up valuable seconds. Overall, the flow was excellent, until the back section, which caused everyone to pucker upon take-off of the first double. As always, the cream rises to the top and it definitely showed on this layout. Defending WIS Champion, TLR’s Mason Fuller wanted nothing more than to defend his 2018 WIS title and put on quite the show while doing so. With some of the best in the Midwest on hand, Mason started the 2WD portion of the event with a flawless score of four wins. Only one point back after 2WD, TLR’s Tom Rinderknecht and Team Associated’s Nick Gibson both were tied with five points and both drivers only one point back from Mason. As 4WD started, Mason was racking up the wins and with the round 4 results being critical to the overall, Mason Fuller did what he needed to do and won his heat in round 4 giving him another perfect score in 4WD and thus locking up the overall once again. Unfortunately for Tom, he would finish 2nd to Mason two years in a row and lose the overall by just one point both times. As they say, steel sharpens steel and these guys are not just pushing themselves but they’re pushing the entire field of drivers to get faster and faster. With an awesome 2WD portion and a solid 4WD result, Nick Gibson took home 3rd place overall. The overall results of the 2WD Modified class were much the same as the 4WD Mod class with HB Racing’s Hagen Stevenson quickest in qualifying and also during the extended 8-minute final securing the overall win. Team Associated’s Heath Lawson locked up 2nd place after battling it out with 3rd place finisher, Tim Davis. It was a masterclass performance by HB Racing’s Hagen Stevenson in the 4WD class as he set the TQ and took a very convincing win in the 8-minute A-final. Team Associated’s Heath Lawson used his consistency to outshine the rest of the drivers and finished 2nd with Xray’s Brock Witmer taking the last podium spot in 3rd. It was smooth sailing for TLR’s Mason Fuller in the Mod Truck class as Mason looked unstoppable from the moment he set his truck down. With Mason starting on pole, it was going to be nearly impossible to dethrone the talented Iowa speedster. After eight minutes of hot laps, Mason captured the truck title relatively uncontested. Taking the 2nd spot on the podium was Team Associated’s Drew Rubenking as 3rd place went to Team Associated’s Chad Parks. It was James Loewen’s weekend as he showed massive speed in the 2WD Mod SCT class with a decisive win making it two wins for James over the weekend. Finishing 2nd to James was David Burlingame, who just edged out 3rd place finisher, Dutch Curry. It was a great win by James Loewen in the 4×4 Mini Truggy class as he was able to set TQ and close out the win after some great battles with Travis Slover and Tim Wiechens. Travis showed great speed to finish 2nd with Wiechens 3rd. Kenneth Nickle went on to TQ and win the 1st place in the 4×4 SCT class. It was a true nailbiter in the 13.5 2WD class as Stevie Slover dropped back early because of a few uncharacteristic mistakes, but never gave up hope. Sliding down to 5th, Stevie kept his composure and worked his way back to 2nd. After a late charge on the final lap, Stevie seized the opportunity and used his momentum to pass Scott Simon for the win. Scott nearly held off the hard-charging Stevie and ultimately finished 2nd. Brett Nelson also had an exciting race as he started 5th on the grid and shuffled around a bit, but eventually found his way into 3rd place in the end. The 13.5 4WD class saw another great battle between TLR’s Cole Henriksen and TLR’s Nate Sutherland as the two diced it out for the win for the entire eight minutes. With both drivers swapping lead changes, the closing seconds were what mattered most. With a bold move, Cole was made a late pass and crossed the line only .3 seconds in front of Nate as the two drag raced down the straightaway for the win. All the way from 7th on the grid, it was a tremendous effort by Matthew Pyle to jump up 4 spots to finish 3rd in a very competitive field of drivers. Congrats to the super quick and very talented, Nate Sutherland, on his epic quest to conquer the 13.5 Stadium Truck class with a fantastic performance in qualifying and even better display of his skillset in the 8-minute A-main. After somewhat of a shaky start, Nate put it together and drove the last half of his race to perfection and came out on top. Putting a hard charge for the entire race, Stevie Slover demonstrated his awesome driving techniques to finish 2nd and finding the speed to take the last spot on the podium was Chad Rubenking. It was a fun race to watch in the 13.5 SCT class as, Jaylen Wettengel, who came out on top to claim a wicked win. Momentarily losing the lead to Ryan Anderson, Jaylen had his back against the wall and pushed himself to his limits and tested his skills and it worked out in the end for Jaylen as he, Jaylen won the main comfortably. Ryan Anderson and Jim Martley battled it out with Ryan finishing less than 2 seconds apart to finish 2nd and 3rd. The battle in the 17.5 2WD Stock buggy class was intense. The fast midwest stock drivers showed up and really put on a great show. Starting 2nd in the A-Main, TLR’s young Nate Sutherland focused up and drove masterfully to hold off class TQ, TLR’s Cole Henriksen. After capturing the lead after Cole, unfortunately, had a small incident with lap traffic, Nate was under pressure for nearly 6 minutes and never cracked. Crossing the line in a well-deserved win, Nate Sutherland captured the moment and 1st place. Cole finished in 2nd less than a second back. Pushing hard to make the podium, 5th place qualifier, Tim Davis really put his head down and made the charge that he needed to land himself 3rd on the box. The 21.5 2WD class is growing in popularity around the country and at the WIS, featured a full class of enthusiastic drivers all targeting that top spot on the podium. With a solid effort in qualifying, Mike Fuller set the field on fire as he used his TQ spot to escape and led the race from tone to tone and crossed the line in 1st. Following Mike to the 2nd spot on the podium was Brandon Shrout, who was smooth and consistent almost edging out Mike for the fastest lap set in 21.5 2WD. The final spot on the podium went to Ryan Anderson, who showed great speed all weekend long. It’s always great to see a novice class at a bigger race, as it is quite intimidating for new racers to participate. This year, Ryan Cox set the pace with a great TQ effort in qualifying. As the race started, Ryan focused on consistency and paid off as he finished 1st after eight minutes of intense racing. Cara Gannon, who is very new to racing, was able to slot herself 2nd on the podium and Eliana finished 3rd. Source: JConcepts [jconcept.net] The post 2019 JConcepts Winter Indoor Shootout – Report appeared first on Red RC. |
| Volante V7T Revolution touring car tyres Posted: 20 Nov 2019 02:13 AM PST Coming soon from Volante are their new V7T Revolution touring car rubber tyres. The latest evolution of the popular tyre range will become available in 32R and 36R rubber, pre-glued on white dish or realistic 7-spoke rims and also as non-glued dish wheel variant. All sets include four wheels and they will hit stores soon. Source: Volante [volantetire.com] The post Volante V7T Revolution touring car tyres appeared first on Red RC. |
| Rebellion-RC MTC1 MM mid-motor chassis conversion kit Posted: 20 Nov 2019 01:49 AM PST Coming soon from RC-Carbonstore’s Rebellion-RC brand is the MM mid-motor chassis conversion kit for the Mugen MTC1 4WD electric touring car. The main feature of the upgrade set is the patent pending sliding motor mount design that allows gear mesh adjustment through the chassis bottom, with the narrow design of the whole assembly ensuring the overall motor and battery width remains the same as in the “rear motor” standard car, creating a very centralised weight distribution and less unwanted chassis roll compared to current mid motor conversions. In addition the design makes for an ultra low centre of gravity while allowing integrated flex settings via up to seven motor mount screws. The sliding design also ensures a very wide gear mesh adjustment range, fitting up to 48T pinion and 114T main gears, making the conversion ideal for both stock and modified racing. The final specification of the kit now also incorporates several chassis stiffness adjustment areas that allow to brace the upper and lower deck in front of the rear bulkhead, and in front of the centre shaft – allowing to access complex chassis flex settings. Included are also precision 3-D-printed and machined 38T spool and gear diff pulleys that make for an internal 1.9 gear ratio. The kit is available with a standard carbon fibre, a standard aluminium or a CrossFlex aluminium main chassis. The latter two feature a black hard-anodised and laser etched surface finish but not the shiny silver alloy prototype chassis visible in the images. Included with the kit, that is completely made in Austria, also come high-quality Bando Kevlar belts as well as all needed screws and bearings. Not included however is the necessary Xray off-set main gear. The kits will become available early to mid-December. Source: RC-Carbonstore [rc-carbonstore.com] The post Rebellion-RC MTC1 MM mid-motor chassis conversion kit appeared first on Red RC. |
| Yeah Racing WR-02CB aluminium wheel cap covers Posted: 20 Nov 2019 01:11 AM PST Yeah Racing have announced the release of their new aluminium wheel cap covers for the Tamiya WR-02CB kits. Machined from high-quality material the covers add a certain bling to the popular stunt vehicles and they are a direct fit with the standard kit wheels. The covers are usable at the front and the rear, they come in sets of two and are available in blue, green or black anodising with machined silver details. Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com] The post Yeah Racing WR-02CB aluminium wheel cap covers appeared first on Red RC. |
| Kyosho MP10T hard composite lower arms Posted: 20 Nov 2019 12:56 AM PST Kyosho have introduced their new hard composite lower arms for the MP10T 1/8th scale truggy. Moulded from a harder-than-stock material the arms come in handy especially when running in high ambient temperatures or when racing in high to very high bite track conditions. Using the harder arms results in more precise handling as they do not flex as much as the standard kit arms, however they can take away some overall traction and stability in colder conditions. The arms come as separate pairs for the front and the rear of the truck. Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com] The post Kyosho MP10T hard composite lower arms appeared first on Red RC. |
| Nicolas Bregante crowned Argentinean Touring champ Posted: 20 Nov 2019 12:38 AM PST The final round of the Argentinean Metropolitan Championship was held recently and in the Electric Touring class it was Nicolas Bregante with the win at round 10. Lucho Capel came in 2nd and Lucas Wigley complete the top 3 podium result. With the win Nicolas also brought home the overall championship title. Source: Xray [teamxray.com] The post Nicolas Bregante crowned Argentinean Touring champ appeared first on Red RC. |
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