Jesse Stark wins Open Mod at RROC
TOP Racing got in touch to tell us that their driver Jesse Stark took the TQ and won the Open Modified class at the 2011 Reedy Race of Champions held at Norcal Hobbies. Jesse drove his Photon to victory winning the first two mains and because of his win Jesse is automatically invited to compete in the invite class at next year’s Reedy Race.
Source: TOP USA [topracingusa.com]
Friday, June 10, 2011
Jonas Kaerup dominates Nordic Championships
Held in Denmark from June 2nd to 5th, the drivers from Finland, Sweden, Norway and host nation Denmark, were greeted with a beautiful new astroturf track prepared by the DHI-CUP crew in Odense. The weather was awesome, blue sky and 25 degrees all four days and Jonas Kaerup sent us this report.
Continue reading the report here
Friday, June 10, 2011
Durango DNX408 option parts
Team Durango have released several new option parts for their DNX408 nitro off-road buggy. First up is a carbon fibre radio tray. Woven from high-quality carbon fibre, this hop-up part is 43% lighter than the standard kit item. It is also a lot stiffer, offering you the most precise servo operation. It allows less heat flow-through from the chassis allowing greater heat dissipation through the bottom of the chassis plate. Next up we have an aluminium throttle arm to replace the stock plastic item. This high-strength aluminium throttle arm allows you to run a strong carb-return spring on your engine. Weighing in at only 4.3 grams, it also gives you ultra-precise throttle operation. Finally, for a bit of rear wing bling, there is these gold-anodised aluminium wing buttons. Anodised in Team Durango gold, they are high strength and weigh just 1.0 gram each.
View the other option parts here
Friday, June 10, 2011
Groskamp returns to ETS in style
Former two time Euro Touring Series champion Jilles Groskamp has returned to the series in style setting the early pace after three rounds of practice at the Apeldoorn track which is coming in for heaps of phrase from the large entry taking part in the Dutch round. Groskamp, whose last appearance in the ETS was at the MACH last year, set the fastest time for three consecutive laps over his Tamiya team-mates Marc Rheinard and Viktor Wilck.
View our complete event coverage here.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Xray lightweight XCA flywheel
Xray have introduced this optional lightweight XCA flywheel made from tough 7075 T6 hard coated aluminum. Strategically lightened compared to the standard flywheel, it reduces rotating weight without sacrificing strength or durability.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Friday, June 10, 2011
Novarossi N21-5T basic sport engine
When Novarossi launched their Basic Sport Competition engine line back in 2009, demand exceeded expectation and so as a result, the N21-5T has received an update. The N21-5T comes with a new crankcase with a new internal porting design for a more optimized flow. There are also external changes to the crankcase, such as a different pattern of cooling ribs along the crankcase.
View more images of the engine here
Friday, June 10, 2011
Shepherd 1/10th Pan Car tires
After a lot of testing and development Shepherd are happy to announce the release of their new line of 1/10th Pan Car tires. The new black rims designed by experienced pan-car racer Josh Cyrul and the best rubber available ensure optimized performance. A wide variety of different shores will help you to find the best setup up for the current track conditions. To help recognize the compound the new tires have color codes for easy identification.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Steven Weiss wins first German Outdoor regional
Last weekend saw the first German Outdoor Nationals Round (Mid + West) take place in Andernach. It was the first experience with the TOP Photon on asphalt for TOP Team driver Steven Weiss and after 2 of 4 good qualifying runs, Steven claimed the TQ for the Finals. Continuing on his good form in the final, he was able to win 2 of the 3 Final legs to take the win in front of Xray Team Driver David Ehrbar and Hot Bodies Team Driver Freddy Südhoff. In the Sport class it was Michael Spiering who won for the TOP Team in Front of another TOP driver Christian Lütjen in 2nd.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
