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GORMLEY, Ontario CAN — The CAR Motor Certification Committee has tested and certified six new Pro38® reloads using our new Red Lightning™ propellant.

Cesaroni's new Pro38 Red Lightning motors.

The Red Lightning Pro38's are characterized by a very bright red flame. The burn times are in between those of the Classic™ and Smoky Sam™ motors for maximum enjoyment of the motor burn. All motors feature CTI's adjustable delays and easy ignition system using an e-match and booster pellet. As with all Pro38® motors prep and clean-up times are minimal.

This is the fifth propellant available for our popular Pro38 line: Classic, Smoky Sam, Vmax™ and White Thunder™ reloads were already certified and all remain available. Red Lightning reloads for other CTI hardware sizes will be released shortly. 

Website: http://www.pro38.com/

Pro38® is a registered trademark and Red Lightning™, Classic™, Smoky Sam™, Vmax™ and White Thunder™ are trademarks of Cesaroni Technology Incorporated in Canada.

Reader comments:

#1 Re: Introducing the Cesaroni Pro38 Red Lightning reloads

Wow, this has been up for 3 hours now and not one person has complained about the name of CTI's propellant?

SpartaChris on 05-07-2008 08:26 PM

#2 Re: Introducing the Cesaroni Pro38 Red Lightning reloads

What's there to complain about? A name is just that, a name. Performance or effects are what everyone cares about. From the looks of it, the propellant has a nice steady burn and a wide range of performance in the 38mm case size (Mid G to mid J) I'd be happy to launch a rocket using any of these motors.

-Aaron

heada on 05-07-2008 08:41 PM

#3 Re: Introducing the Cesaroni Pro38 Red Lightning reloads

While I completely agree with you, you know as well as I do that people always find a way to complain about something. For example:

When AT announced they were making "AMW Compatible" reloads, the largely pro AMW crowd went nuts and made all kinds of claims and accusations about trying to monopolize the market, ignoring that CTI made and certed AT compatible reloads first.

When "Gorilla Motor Works" hit the scene, the AMW fan-boys again went nuts,
because of the word "Gorilla" was in the name.

When Loki certed a sparky, and AT made a green, more complaints and pot shots were taken.

But CTI models the name of their red propellant after Aerotech's "White Lightning" and you hear crickets.

Honestly, I could care less. It was just something I happened to notice is all.

SpartaChris on 05-07-2008 08:48 PM

#4 Re: Introducing the Cesaroni Pro38 Red Lightning reloads

I think the reason is "lightning" wrecks "red". Colors need to be free of metal.

Let's see the images. Prove me wrong.

No matter what, it is GREAT to see such variety and product quality and convenience and availability for such a small and dimming market!

Just Jerry

P.S. ALL Tripoli members KNOW that the first and best sparky is Firestarter since LDRS-1990.

Just Jerry on 05-07-2008 08:55 PM

#5 Re: Introducing the Cesaroni Pro38 Red Lightning reloads

You'll notice CTI has White Thunder which could be viewed as a play on Aerotech's Blue Thunder. Gorilla Rocket Motors has a "sparky" motor called the Black Lightning as well. I think at this point, everyone knows that the different motor manufacturers are going to be fighting amongst themselves for domination of the hobby market and making a play on words based on each others propellant names/mixes. It no longer surprises me when a new formulation comes out and it has a similar name. Beyond that, there are only so many names you can come up with for a colored flame rocket motor. If Aerotech were to come out with a propellant called SmokeyJack which was basically their BlackJack formulation, I doubt you'd hear much complaining about it now even though it would be plainly a play on CTI's SmokeySam.

-Aaron

heada on 05-07-2008 09:09 PM

#6 Re: Introducing the Cesaroni Pro38 Red Lightning reloads

Quote:

ALL Tripoli members KNOW that the first and best sparky is Firestarter since LDRS-1990.

Jerry, while I really liked the FireStarters (still have a few), to me, the best "sparky" motor was the Silver Streak.

Stu

StuBarrett on 05-07-2008 10:18 PM

#7 Re: Introducing the Cesaroni Pro38 Red Lightning reloads

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If Aerotech were to come out with a propellant called SmokeyJack which was basically their BlackJack formulation, I doubt you'd hear much complaining about it now even though it would be plainly a play on CTI's SmokeySam.
-Aaron

FWIW, Vulcan sold Smokey Sam motors for years.

Stu

StuBarrett on 05-07-2008 10:34 PM

#8 Re: Introducing the Cesaroni Pro38 Red Lightning reloads

Quote:

Jerry, while I really liked the FireStarters (still have a few), to me, the best "sparky" motor was the Silver Streak.

Stu

Even I admit, that is hard to argue with.

Just Jerry

Just Jerry on 05-07-2008 10:37 PM

#9 Re: Introducing the Cesaroni Pro38 Red Lightning reloads

The only thing I have to complain about is the all reloads have over 62.5 grams of propelent or over 80 newtons avrage thrust except G69.

oddboy10 on 05-07-2008 10:37 PM

#10 Re: Introducing the Cesaroni Pro38 Red Lightning reloads

Quote:

Jerry, while I really liked the FireStarters (still have a few), to me, the best "sparky" motor was the Silver Streak.

Stu

FireStarters were cool, but I never bought any. I flew a lot of SilverStreaks because there was a nearby dealer (Mike Platt). I think the last one I flew was the H330SS at NARAM 37 in Geneseo. I heard a lot of "what the hell was that!" on the range.

-John D.

jsdemar on 05-07-2008 11:10 PM

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