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| JConcepts 2005 Chevy 1500 MT single cab MT body shell Posted: 21 Nov 2019 07:56 AM PST Coming soon from JConcepts is their new 2005 Chevy 1500 MT single cab rigid axle monster truck body shell. The 2005 Chevy Silverado is a big, all-American truck, and it looks the part, with its wide face and stylish yet slab-sided flanks. Ninety-degree angles dominate the styling providing that all-important Chevy bowtie look and the horizontal hardlines along the body panels ensures the truck’s dramatic road presence. The cat-eye headlights stare down the competition while the upper and lower grille marks its territory and provides an impactful arrival. The chiseled front-end, bumper fascia and front tire openings gives off a lot of monster madness while the aerodynamics remain for the truck to hold its own in a straight-line. A twin-port grille, full-width bumper and “power hump” hood create a strong presence, which is carried through in sculpted body sides. The grille area has not been compromised and accepts the detailed JConcepts decal sheet and includes two different grille and headlight options. The front fascia is strong and while the large tire openings swoop through, the bumper has recessed areas for side-marker lights and air inlet. The tailgate is rigid in appearance with a slight undercut that is so common on the Chevrolet trucks. The 2005 Silverado’s bed features a slight recess which painters can leave clear or detail to their specification on any build. No race truck would be complete without a bobbed rear bedside to give racers extra clearance and an unmistakable visual rake. Each package includes window mask, 2005 generation Chevy Silverado specific decal sheet and clear polycarbonate body. The body was developed for 12.5” wheelbase trucks and it will hit stores very soon. Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net] The post JConcepts 2005 Chevy 1500 MT single cab MT body shell appeared first on Red RC. |
| Fenix introduce new Mistral 2-0 & G56 optionals Posted: 21 Nov 2019 07:36 AM PST Fenix Racing have introduced new option parts for the Mistral 2.0 and G56 pan car kits in the form of aluminium front upper arm mounts and a titanium uniball for the Mistral 2-0 shock mount. Starting with the upper arm mounts, these parts are machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and they greatly reduce play and unwanted flex, resulting in a more precise feeling of the car on the track. Black coated for wear and looks the parts fit both the Mistral 2-0 and the G56 series of pan cars and they come in pairs including all necessary hardware. Also new is a titanium shock holder pivot ball for the Mistral 2-0 formula car. The uniball allows to remove the battery without undoing the central shock, which makes for more convenient battery swapping. Source: Fenix [fenixracingshop.com] The post Fenix introduce new Mistral 2-0 & G56 optionals appeared first on Red RC. |
| Arrma 1/5 Kraton 4×4 8S BLX RTR speed monster truck Posted: 21 Nov 2019 05:19 AM PST Arrma have announced the soon release of their all-new 1/5th scale Kraton 4×4 8S BLX ready-to-run speed monster truck. Its metal-reinforced design lets drovers blast up, over, and through bruising obstacles without worry. Metal shafts, turnbuckles and outdrives, plus all-metal internal gears, give the drivetrain and suspension system unstoppable strength. The anodised aluminium chassis plate features composite side pods and a triangular centre brace for maximum durability. Ultra-thick composite front and rear shock towers hold massive 20mm bore, oil-filled adjustable shocks that soak-up bumps and jolts. The power that sends the Speed Monster Truck charging easily over challenging terrain comes from its 1250Kv Spektrum Firma brushless motor. For quick access, the motor is mounted with three bolts onto a sliding aluminium mount. The waterproof electronics module — also designed for easy access — houses and protects more innovative Spektrum equipment. Arrma has equipped the truck with a state-of-the-art Firma Smart 160A ESC and SR6100AT AVC Active Vehicle Control receiver. Innovative connectivity enables all the Smart electronics to send valuable telemetry data to the included Spektrum DX2E Active transmitter without requiring multiple wires, sensors, modules and links. Owners just download the free Spektrum Dashboard App to their mobile device, which connects wirelessly via Bluetooth to the DX2E transmitter, allowing to view motor RPM, ESC temperature, receiver voltage, drive pack voltage and more data in real-time. The ultra-tough truck body with high-downforce wing is available factory trimmed, painted and decaled in two striking colour schemes. A centre protection tower on the chassis interfaces with the roll cage for increased body durability. The 760mm long trucks weighs in at 11kg and it rides on multi-split spoke wheels with strong, durable aluminium wheel hubs, and multi-terrain dBoots Copperhead 2 SB tyres with a tread pattern designed for extreme, all-terrain action. The vehicle is ready-to-run out of the box and comes with nearly everything needed — just add batteries and a charger and the truck is capable of 88km/h speeds in optimum driving conditions using an 8S LiPo setup and optional pinion gear. Features: Source: Arrma [arrma-rc.com] The post Arrma 1/5 Kraton 4×4 8S BLX RTR speed monster truck appeared first on Red RC. |
| JQ Racing Black Edition 2020 option kit Posted: 21 Nov 2019 04:58 AM PST JQ Racing have introduced the 2020 option kit for the Black Edition 1/8th off-road buggy. The set includes C-hubs and steering knuckles with #2 KPI. This is a large amount of KPI that makes the car have a “pillow ball” feel. It has smooth initial steering, stability on power in bumps and sweepers, along with great on power steering. It is definitely faster for drivers that enjoy driving on power. For drivers that prefer a more point and shoot driving style, and turning off power, the zero KPI may be better. The rear hubs are updated, with the short middle hole being the same as the old low long hole. So there is an additional low row for loose tracks, and also a longer link location, to add grip for the large KPI, which can be aggressive exiting corners on power, causing a loss of rear grip. The rear hubs also add the option of using long rear CVDs with the joint inside the inner bearing. These smooth out the traction levels, being specially good on difficult tracks with inconsistent grip levels. Drivers can also use the included inner bushing that fits the stock bearing and universal drive shaft. This is not an upgrade kit, but an option kit. It is very different to the standard parts, and different conditions will require, and different drivers will prefer either one of these. JQ Racing recommend trying the #2 steering plates (JQB0382B) with these parts, and mount the link in the middle of the ackermann plate. Source: JQ Racing [jqproducts.com] The post JQ Racing Black Edition 2020 option kit appeared first on Red RC. |
| Kim Ki Heung heads the Nitro class at SIGP Posted: 21 Nov 2019 04:30 AM PST Korean driver Kim Ki Heung has completed practice for the 1/8th scale Nitro class in Xiamen as the top seed going into qualifying. The Shepherd driver came through from the 2nd fastest heat, beating out a whole host of international names in both rounds of controlled practice to make his intentions known going into qualifying. Behind it was World Championship finalist Jeff Hamon in 2nd, some 6 tenths back with his Serpent, while Maxima team mates Meen Vejrak and Charlee P were 3rd and 4th. Having spent 2 days here in China to test ahead of today’s official action, Kim declared himself happy with his OS powered Velox and said that he is a fan of the track layout that the organisers have used for the event. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. The post Kim Ki Heung heads the Nitro class at SIGP appeared first on Red RC. |
| Zero Tribe BD9 Mid 2.0mm aluminium chassis Posted: 21 Nov 2019 04:25 AM PST Coming in mid-December is Zero Tribe’s 2.0mm aluminium chassis for their Yokomo BD9 Mid mid-motor chassis conversion kit. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised for wear and looks, the chassis comes in handy when running in high-bite track conditions as it reduces overall chassis flex for a more controlled ride in grippy carpet or asphalt conditions. Source: Zero Tribe [zerotribejapan.com] The post Zero Tribe BD9 Mid 2.0mm aluminium chassis appeared first on Red RC. |
| Bruno Coelho top seed at 2019 SIGP in Xiamen Posted: 21 Nov 2019 03:50 AM PST Bruno Coelho has set the pace in controlled practice in the Modified EP class at the 2019 SIGP here in Xiamen, China. With drivers getting 2 runs of controlled practice today, it was the current World Champion that took his Xray to the top of the times with his CP1 time. Yokomo driver Meen Vejrak from Thailand was second overall, having topped CP2, with last season’s OneTen Series Champion Akio Sobue in 3rd for Infinity. Gary Huang and Dominic Quek completed the top 5 for Xray. Asked about his feelings following practice Coelho said that his new mid motor Xray T4’20 is working well, that is despite this weekend’s race being their first event on asphalt. Trying something different in CP2, the Portuguese driver said it didn’t work how they expected and so they will continue to explore different set-ups in the following runs, his CP1 time some 4 tenths clear over 3 laps from 2nd place. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. The post Bruno Coelho top seed at 2019 SIGP in Xiamen appeared first on Red RC. |
| 2019 Pizza Feast race – Report Posted: 21 Nov 2019 03:49 AM PST Last weekend the Pizza Feast race was held at MHOR RC Raceway in Aurora, Colorado. The event kicked off with practice on Thursday with Friday offering more practice and the opening round of qualifying in the eventing. Saturday started with the last three rounds of qualifying and Zac Gastelum would take the TQ in both 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod, Cole Lewton would grab the TQ in both 13.5 2WD and Truck, Mike Malenado TQed in 13.5 4WD, and Christopher Malenado TQed in Sportsmen. Sunday was mains day and the Modified class mains were single 8-minutes legs due to low entries. In 2WD Mod Zac Gastelum would bring home the win after a flawless run with Domnic Paccione and David Joor coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. 4WD Mod Buggy saw Domnic Paccione walking away with the win from Zac Gastelum and Matt Chambers. The other mains saw triple legs and it was Kyle Schmer who won 13.5 4WD after a great battle with Micheal Malenado and Cole Lewton in all three of the mains. Cole would go on and win both A1 and A2 in both 13.5 classes with tone to tone wins. In 2WD Buggy Cole battles with teammate Micheal Malenado as Ryan Reagle came in 3rd overall. 13.5T Stadium Truck saw Cole Lewton bringing home the win from Kurt Sellers and Travis Fisher. Christophe Malenado the young gun would win the sportsmen class. He drove amazing and learning from his big brother Micheal. Ethan White and Andrew Hendrick would complete the Sportsman top 3. Micheal would go on to take the Stock Pizza Feast Championship with combining 17.5 Expert and 13.5 4wWD after the tie breaker against Kyle Schmer. Source: Xray [teamxray.com] The post 2019 Pizza Feast race – Report appeared first on Red RC. |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2019 03:19 AM PST Chassis – Serpent 989 Remarks – Marlin Depta is having his first outing with the new Serpent 989 and he has equipped it with a number of interesting option parts. First up is the thicker 2.5mm radio plate for more consistent handling, then there is the prototype hard coated 2-speed gearbox carrier, while up front there is prototype steering arm levers for improved steering. From his McFly brand there is a side mounted carbon plate with tungsten weight to better balance the car as he uses low profile servos and he is also using a carbon throttle lever that he produced. In terms of setup he said the basis is ok andhe is playing around with springs and trying different things alongside team mate Jeff Hamon to more quickly find out the best direction for setup. Image Gallery FacebookTwitterPin It |
| ProTek RC 34mm 4-shoe off-road clutch sets Posted: 21 Nov 2019 03:07 AM PST ProTek have announced the release of their new 34mm 4-shoe off-road clutch for 1/8th buggies and trucks. The premium level clutch features a 34mm aluminium 4-shoe flywheel with removable steel pins so drivers can replace them when needed. A complete set of four 1.0, and four 0.9 springs are included, so owners can mix and match spring rates as needed to tune the engagement to suit the engine, track conditions and personal preferences. The clutch is available in two sets, with all 7075 aluminium or mixed aluminium and carbon shoes, both come with clutch nut and flywheel collet, creating an all inclusive high performance clutch system. Source: ProTek RC [protekrc.com] The post ProTek RC 34mm 4-shoe off-road clutch sets appeared first on Red RC. |
| Kim Ki Heung heads the Nitro class at SIGP Posted: 21 Nov 2019 02:46 AM PST Korean driver Kim Ki Heung has completed practice for the 1/8th scale Nitro class in Xiamen as the top seed going into qualifying. The Shepherd driver came through from the 2nd fastest heat, beating out a whole host of international names in both rounds of controlled practice to make his intentions known going into qualifying. Behind it was World Championship finalist Jeff Hamon in 2nd, some 6 tenths back with his Serpent, while Maxima team mates Meen Vejrak and Charlee P were 3rd and 4th. Having spent 2 days here in China to test ahead of today’s official action, Kim declared himself happy with his OS powered Velox and said that he is a fan of the track layout that the organisers have used for the event. Serpent driver Jeff Hamon ended the seeding practice in 2nd overall, the faster 2nd round taking place in cooler conditions which he said while faster the run was still a bit messy. Having only had 2 runs today he said the rear of his 989 was a little too ‘taily’ during the 4 minute session which he thinks can be fixed by running more gurney. Needing still to improve the car to close the gap to Kim, the Australian said ‘I feel like I know what to change’, Jeff running a different shock setup for CP2 which was not better and so he will revert to his original shock package and instead look for an alternate way to find the grip he is looking for. In 3rd place was Meen Vejrak, the Maxima driver saying he used his 2nd run today to test 2nd run tires because at the majority of events you must always use new tires each run, which isn’t the case here at the SIGP. While he was able to put in a faster 3-lap run, over the entire run he felt he couldn’t go any faster and so it was no real improvement over a new set of handout Matrix tires. Another to say he is looking for more forward traction the former World Champion believed that it was maybe too cold now and that is why the grip was hard to come by. For Q1 tomorrow, Meen will continue to make some small changes as he looks to find those extra tenths to close the gap. Charlee P ended the day 4th, the Maxima powered driver using both runs to work on his engine choice, with CP1 not netting the desired result but the Thai driver declaring himself happy with the engine his team selected for CP2. Now with the engine choice clear Charlee will work on the setup of his IF8, the Maxima team using Infinity chassis’ this weekend, and he too will look for more traction as he has found the car too loose for his liking. In the GT class, it was another Maxima driver Paphon Chanyasak driving a Serpent chassis who set the pace under the floor lights ahead of Felix Law, also running the Cobra GT in 2nd. Ali Lee was 3rd with Fai Ho in 4th and Ma Haoran completing the top 5 heading into qualifying. View the complete event results here. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterPin It |
| Helix Designs Pro Cut body foams Posted: 21 Nov 2019 02:09 AM PST Helix Designs have announced the release of their new Pro Cut body foam cushions that are made to close the gap between the front of the body shell and the car’s bumper. Using the foams will prevent body rub and gives optimal body performance. The cushions measure 12x35mm and are available in 16-piece packs of 1.8mm, 3mm or 6mm thickness. Source: Helix Designs [helixrc.com] The post Helix Designs Pro Cut body foams appeared first on Red RC. |
| Bruno Coelho top seed at 2019 SIGP in Xiamen Posted: 21 Nov 2019 12:24 AM PST Bruno Coelho has set the pace in controlled practice in the Modified EP class at the 2019 SIGP here in Xiamen, China. With drivers getting 2 runs of controlled practice today, it was the current World Champion that took his Xray to the top of the times with his CP1 time. Yokomo driver Meen Vejrak from Thailand was second overall, having topped CP2, with last season’s OneTen Series Champion Akio Sobue in 3rd for Infinity. Gary Huang and Dominic Quek completed the top 5 for Xray. Asked about his feelings following practice Coelho said that his new mid motor Xray T4’20 is working well, that is despite this weekend’s race being their first event on asphalt. Trying something different in CP2, the Portuguese driver said it didn’t work how they expected and so they will continue to explore different set-ups in the following runs, his CP1 time some 4 tenths clear over 3 laps from 2nd place. Meen Vejrak topped the 2nd controlled practice, putting his run down to being just more consistent, saying his car was the same speed as before. The former nitro World Champion who is also running 1/8th this weekend for Maxima declared that the hotter temperatures are better for him and also for the handout Sweep 36 tires. Asked his thoughts on the ARC track, the Thai driver last having run here as practice for the ISTC Worlds in Beijing in 2016, he said the layout is good but the traction is strange as it never seems to change, whether its changes temperature or if more or less cars run on it. Complaining about his car pushing in the corners, Infinity driver Akio Sobue who is running a prototype of the company’s mid motor touring car put it down to the conditions being different to yesterday. With the temperatures hotter today this is affecting his car, but also the fact that the electric and nitro classes are running separately and at different times of the day, compared to all running together yesterday, seems to also be having an effect. On his car the former TITC champion mentioned that this is their first time testing on low traction and so he will continue to try different things each run to learn as much as he can. Fresh from his podium finish at last weekend’s OneTen series race at AMA in Guangzhou, Gary Huang completed practice in 4th place, Having tested all week here in Xiamen the multiple Chinese national champion only received the 2020 car on Tuesday from team mate Coelho, who brought him the car directly from Slovakia, with his mechanic Gavin Kwok having to build it prior to running it for the first time on Wednesday. The effort seems to have been worth it with Gary declaring himself very pleased with his new ride. Young Singapore driver Dominic Quek completed the top 5 for practice saying his new Xray felt amazing, helped by having a big Xray, Hobbywing and Sunpadow team around him all sharing setup data. Liking the layout used this year, Quek is doing double duties this weekend in EP, also running in the Stock class where he topped the times. While he is heading up proceedings in 13.5, he said his main focus is however on Modified. Behind him Stick King from Hong Kong put the new Serpent chassis in 2nd, followed by ETS race winner Max Machler, who is making his first trip to China, in 3rd. View the complete event results here. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterPin It |
| Track Focus – ARC International Raceway Posted: 20 Nov 2019 11:31 PM PST Track Name – Xiamen ARC International Raceway Hosting their annual SIGP international onroad race at their impressive facility in Xiamen, China, Sunpadow parent company 3-Circles have once again attracted a solid entry for their flagship race. Now in their 4th year, the offroad section of the compound hosted the 2017 IFMAR Offroad EP Worlds and each year the dirt track is the venue for the offroad version of the SIGP, usually run in March. Located next to the company’s battery factory, the facility along with its huge three level driver stand was built 5 years ago with not much changing in that time, with the airconditioned pit cabins, covered pit space, lunch room and the ‘media room’ all still present in the area behind the track. Asked his feelings on the onroad track this weekend, current touring car World Champion Bruno Coelho said ‘I like the track, it has an open layout, we are more used to running on technical tracks’. With the track sugar watered every morning he commented that the traction was medium but that overall it was fun to run on. In free practice prior to official running getting underway today both Nitro onroad and EP touring cars shared the track throughout the day but now EP runs in the morning while Nitro in the afternoon and some drivers have commented that this has caused the traction to drop off slightly. With drivers in all classes getting 2 controlled practice runs today, tomorrow will kick off with the first qualifying runs for all classes, each driver getting 4 chances prio t,o moving on to finals which will begin on Saturday. Image Gallery FacebookTwitterPin It |
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