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Schumacher Cougar Laydown Stock Spec 2WD buggy Posted: 20 Feb 2020 08:41 AM PST Schumacher have introduced their new Cougar Laydown Stock Spec 2WD buggy kit. The Stock Spec is an evolution of the EOS winning Cougar Laydown and huge attention to detail has been paid to reducing the car’s overall weight for the increasingly popular Stock 2WD buggy class, as shown with Schumacher engineer Tristram Neal’s recent TQ and win at EOS round 1 in Daun. The Stock Spec kit includes a carbon fibre chassis, carbon fibre motor plate, alloy layshaft and spur lockout, carbon fibre lower transmission housings and an Aerox 0.5mm ultra light body. The Stock Spec still retains its versatility with exceptional performance on a wide range of grip levels, from carpet, astro and dirt. Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com] The post Schumacher Cougar Laydown Stock Spec 2WD buggy appeared first on Red RC. |
Kouki Kato doubles at Champ Stadium series opener Posted: 20 Feb 2020 08:12 AM PST The opening round of the popular monthly Champ Stadium off-road series was held at the RC Champ Stadium indoor off-road dirt track in Sagamihara, Japan last weekend. The event saw the running of buggy and truck classes and in 2WD Mod Buggy it was Kouki Kato with the overall TQ from Ono in 2nd and Saito in 3rd. At the start of the 5-minute A-main event Kouki made contact and dropped down the order a bit, handing Saito the lead with Ono in 2nd, however Kouki was able to recover quickly, taking over P2 and starting to put pressure on the leader. Saito was able to hold onto the lead until the very last lap, when he made a mistake under the pressure of Kouki Kato who would in return take the lead and also the win in the single-legged A-final. Over in 4WD Mod Buggy it was again Kouki with the overall TQ from Saito in 2nd and Iyo in 3rd. At the start of the single 5-minute A-main, Kouki and Saito here able to separate a bit from the field while Sakamoto was able to get into P3. About mid-race Kouki lost some time and also the lead when he ran into trouble trying to lap the field which allowed Saito to take the lead. After a tight battle and going side-by-side, Kouki however managed to regain P1 and bring home his second win this weekend. Thanks to Daisuke Kato for the report. The post Kouki Kato doubles at Champ Stadium series opener appeared first on Red RC. |
SWorkz titanium-coated hex power tool tips Posted: 20 Feb 2020 07:23 AM PST SWorkz have introduced their new high-quality titanium-coated hex power tool tips. Designed for the use with common battery-powered rotary power tools, the precision-ground hexagonal tips feature a titanium coating for improved wear and they are available separately in 1.5mm, 2.0mm and 2.5mm sizes, covering most of the sizes commonly used in RC. Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at] The post SWorkz titanium-coated hex power tool tips appeared first on Red RC. |
Hudy Profitool 6.0mm lightweight socket driver Posted: 20 Feb 2020 06:18 AM PST Hudy have announced the latest addition to their lightweight Profitool tool line in the form of a 6.0mm socket driver. Utilising a lightweight moulded composite handle with machined aluminium hub and a durable, yet exchangeable, Hudy spring steel tip, the high-quality tool ensures effortless wrenching and exceptional life span. Source: Hudy [hudy.net] The post Hudy Profitool 6.0mm lightweight socket driver appeared first on Red RC. |
Posted: 20 Feb 2020 05:12 AM PST Akio Sobue has topped seeding at the TITC, with the Infinity driver quickest from Yokomo’s Souta Goto over 3-consecutive laps of this year’s high speed layout at the Infinity Addict Circuit. In the first of the two controlled practice runs, the 2018 Champion was fastest from team-mate Naoto Matsukura but rocket round conditions for the second round produced a big improvement in times as Sobue went almost half a second clear, this time ahead of Goto who was placed in the slowest of the much depleted Modified field. Jilles Groskamp completed the Top 3 ahead of Viktor Wilck, while Matsukura, unable to better his opening time, dropped to fifth with Atsushi Hara completing the Top 6. Unfortunately the coronavirus has impacted hugely on the international entry at the 18th running of Asia’s most famous RC. Concerns over the health of their drivers in travelling to Asia means multiple champions Xray are not in attendance meaning we wont get the opportunity to watch Alexander Hagberg attempt to defend the title he won here last year. Also missing from the entry are TITC regulars and World Champions Bruno Coelho, Ronald Volker and Marc Rheinard. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. The post Sobue tops seeding at TITC appeared first on Red RC. |
Video – Controlled Practice Rd2 Posted: 20 Feb 2020 05:09 AM PST FacebookTwitterPin It |
Posted: 20 Feb 2020 05:09 AM PST Akio Sobue has topped seeding at the TITC, with the Infinity driver quickest from Yokomo’s Souta Goto over 3-consecutive laps of this year’s high speed layout at the Infinity Addict Circuit. In the first of the two controlled practice runs, the 2018 Champion was fastest from team-mate Naoto Matsukura but rocket round conditions for the second round produced a big improvement in times as Sobue went almost half a second clear, this time ahead of Goto who was placed in the slowest of the much depleted Modified field. Jilles Groskamp completed the Top 3 ahead of Viktor Wilck, while Matsukura, unable to better his opening time, dropped to fifth with Atsushi Hara completing the Top 6. Unfortunately the coronavirus has impacted hugely on the international entry at the 18th running of Asia’s most famous RC. Concerns over the health of their drivers in travelling to Asia means multiple champions Xray are not in attendance meaning we wont get the opportunity to watch Alexander Hagberg attempt to defend the title he won here last year. Also missing from the entry are TITC regulars and World Champions Bruno Coelho, Ronald Volker and Marc Rheinard. The first big race for the IF14-II, Sobue was quick to compliment the Japanese manufacturer’s progress with the new car saying, ‘the new car is very good, the first lap is good and 5-minutes is good, the balance of the car is really good. I was happy with the car in practice all week so today I just made small changes which improved the balance even more’. Asked about this year’s track layout, he replied, ‘It’s not a difficult layout. It is super high speed so tyre management is important. It is always difficult here but now it’s even more challenging to make sure the tyres don’t get too hot’. With 4 rounds of qualifying on the schedule over the next two days, looking to tomorrow’s opening qualifier, Sobue is confident he is ‘ready to go’. Making his TITC debut, Goto is pleased with his pace over 3-laps but feels there is improvement to come from his driving. Heading the early Yokomo challenge, with team-mate Meen Vejrak their next best placed driver in 7th after seeding, the 19-year-old said, ‘I’m happy with the car set-up. I am running the car very much like how I run it in Japan just with a few tweaks for the layout. The layout is high speed which is what I like’. Vejrak who will be joined in the top heat of qualifying by team-mate Nicholas Lee who was 10th fastest, has ended the day running a car borrowed from the 2017 Vice Champion. A speedo shut down saw the Thai driver hit the barrier in the middle of the track launching it rocket style to a spectacular vertical height, the impact destroying his race car. Summing up his P3 in seeding, Groskamp said, ‘The rocket round was not as fast as I expected and I was on used tyres. I tried them in free practice yesterday and they felt better but today they were not better and I pulled in after 2-minutes’. The Dutch driver who once used to call Bangkok is home continued, ‘with the rocket round its always scary that some guys might get 3-laps and push you out of the top heat but the gap with our new car over the other teams is quite big which is nice’. Happy with his car, he said the biggest challenge for qualifying is going to be the track, ‘conditions are different every time so you don’t always know how it is going to work’. Commenting on his practice pace, Wilck said, ‘It’s OK. It is not super fast over 3-laps but 5-minutes is pretty good’. The Swede added, ‘I tried a set-up change in the last round which caused the car to spin out sometimes so I will go back for Q1. On the track he echoed the general feeling about the layout, saying, ‘the layout is a little more easy this year but it’s fun to drive. You use a lot more power. It’s fast’. Last year’s runner-up, Matsukura said his second seeding run was hampered by a lack of traction in the first laps with him explaining, ‘I had no traction the first minute. I don’t know why. I did make a set-up change but this should not have caused this. After the the first minutes it was good’. Describing the chassis on his car as ‘old’, he said, ‘I think this might be causing it to flex too much so I will fit a new chassis for tomorrow’. Asked about his P6 in seeding, Hara said, ‘this is my first time racing the HB Racing Project and Zero Tribe is helping me with the development. So 50% of the car is from him’. Having taken up a sales role with HB Racing, and therefore racing less, the RC Racing legend said, ‘before the race I tested the car but couldn’t get a set-up. I need to figure out the current situation for touring car. It’s been a long time that I don’t race touring car’. With the car, internal code named the Pro XX, now fitted with a Zero Tribe mid motor conversation, Hara said he has already designed the next stage in the car’s development but didn’t have the time to get it ready for the race’. On his own performance, given his lack of competitive action, ‘I have Top 10 pace so I am happy, I just need to figure out small details now’. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterPin It |
H2 Racing Development TRF420/419MM battery hooks Posted: 20 Feb 2020 03:16 AM PST Coming soon from H2 Racing Development are new carbon fibre battery holders for their Tamiya TRF420MM and TRF419MM mid-motor conversion kits. Machined from high-quality Torayca carbon fibre for a low weight and exceptional durability the adjustable battery mounts are usable with H2RD’s own MM chassis plates while the mounts will also fit the 419X and 419XR original chassis plates, however this requires some easy to perform modifications to the main plates. Due to the design of the chassis, the hooks are not usable with the original TRF419 chassis. The battery mount set, that uses fibre-reinforced tape to secure the battery, is available for pre-order now and it will become available around early March. Source: H2 Racing Development [h2-rd.com] The post H2 Racing Development TRF420/419MM battery hooks appeared first on Red RC. |
Yokomo YD-2 heatsink rear motor mount Posted: 20 Feb 2020 02:48 AM PST Coming from Yokomo and made for the rear motor YD-2 series of RWD drift cars is a special heatsink aluminium motor mount. Machined from aluminium and featuring a heatsink design for improved heat dissipation, the motor mount also allows for seven motor height adjustments that enable the owner to adjust the car’s centre of gravity according to the driving style and track conditions. A new ultra low mounting position allows for an even wider range of settings. The motor mount comes black anodised for looks and with machined silver highlights. Source: Yokomo [teamyokmo.com] The post Yokomo YD-2 heatsink rear motor mount appeared first on Red RC. |
Xray XB2’20 LCG graphite composite motor gearbox sets Posted: 20 Feb 2020 02:46 AM PST Made exclusively for Xray’s XB2’20 2WD buggy are LCG graphite composite motor gearbox sets. Moulded from a specially-formulated graphite composite material the gearboxes are lighter and stronger than the standard kit parts, ensuring exceptional durability in ultra heavy duty applications. The gearbox sets are available separately as “front” and “rear” motor position sets. Source: Xray [teamxray.com] The post Xray XB2’20 LCG graphite composite motor gearbox sets appeared first on Red RC. |
Yokomo BD10 split rear inner brass suspension mounts Posted: 19 Feb 2020 10:45 PM PST Coming from Yokomo are new split rear inner suspension mounts made of heavy brass material. Of the same shape as the standard NA alloy mounts, the brass items add 6g at both sides without sacrificing chassis space, helping to easily adjust chassis balance if conditions call for it. The mounts come black anodised and with machined edge details. Source: Yokomo [teamyokmo.com] The post Yokomo BD10 split rear inner brass suspension mounts appeared first on Red RC. |
Stone & Seckold win at King Of The Valley Posted: 19 Feb 2020 10:31 PM PST The 2020 King Of The Valley race took place at the Maitland Off-Road Radio Controlled Car Club of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia last weekend. Held over three days, the annual meeting is always a good one, and with many interstate entries it was going to be a tough race. The track is large in size and the dirt surface has vegetable oil applied to it, this makes for a super consistent surface with great grip, meaning the racing is always going to be close and tough. With a revised format the club chose to run a Reedy style system with heads up racing for all qualifiers and a 40-minute final for Nitro and triple 10-minute finals for Electric. Ultimately it was Xray driver, Michael Stone with the win in E-Buggy from HB Racing driver, Jackson Beale and Matt Seckold (Xray) in 3rd. The Nitro Truggy win belonged to Peter Seckold with Peter Eggleton and Brad Stafford rounding out the top 3. Source: Xray [teamxray.com] The post Stone & Seckold win at King Of The Valley appeared first on Red RC. |
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