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September 16, 2014

Pietsch & Kraegefski win at German 1/8th nationals

Pietsch & Kraegefski wins German 1/8th nationals

The 2014 German 1/8th scale nitro on-road championships took place this past weekend at the well-known Hollmoorring of the MC Munster located south of Hamburg. The 260 meter track, which hosted European Championships already, offers a challenging layout but has become bumpy over the years. A total of 78 drivers, 48 in class 1 and 30 in class 2, competed in the single-event German championships. The event was well organised and helped by the fact that the expected rain, thunder and lightning stayed away from the track, making it four dray days with only a slight drizzle on Saturday for a few moments. For the second year hand-out tyres were mandatory, this time 32/35 shore front/rear from Contact Tires which worked very well.

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September 16, 2014

Murnan Modified RBM3X touring engine

Muran Modified RBM3X touring engine

New from Murnan is the RBM3X .12 touring car engine which has undergone extensive design changes from the previous RBM3. The improved design allows a new level of performance to be achieved and the 3-port design is race legal around the world. The features include new port timing, a new cooling head and the engine is hand-tuned for improved power output.

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September 15, 2014

Jonatan Marchetti successful at SRC Nitro Race

Reds Racing driver Jonatan Marchetti came out successful in the 1/8th nitro class at the recent SRC Nitro Race by taking the win in front of Massimo Fantini. Jonatan’s Reds teammate Roberto De Cesare completed the podium in 3rd.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

September 15, 2014

JJ Wang wins at KO Propo GP Taiwan

The 2014 KO Propo Grand Prix was held in Taiwan this past weekend. The race saw the attendance of some special guests such as JJ Wang and multi-time World Champion Masami Hirosaka on one of his few Nitro On-road outings. In the 1/8th scale class it then was that certain Mr. Hirosaka who took the TQ after the qualifiers only to score a DNF in the final. Masami’s problems some 20 minutes into the race made way for JJ Wang who took a 1-lap win over Al Huang. Jones Chu completed the top 3 result some further 4 laps down.

Image: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

September 15, 2014

French 1/10th Nitro On-road champs Rd5 – Report

The 5th and final round of the French 1/10th 200mm Nitro On-road nationals took place at the Vichy track with over 40 drivers in attendance. In the Elite class Michael Derderian took the TQ from Basile Concialdi and Quentin Leroux while in the Nationals category David Petit scored the fastest time in the qualifiers.

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September 15, 2014

F.V.S.S. adhesive aluminium tape

Italian company F.V.S.S. now have an aluminium reinforcement tape available for the use with polycarbonate bodyshells. The 50mm wide adhesive tape comes as 1 metre roll and it is ideal to protect bodyshells from deformation and damage caused by the heat of exhausts and heat sinks.

Source: F.V.S.S. [fvssshop.it]

September 15, 2014

Manuel Dressler wins at Paraguay national champs

The 2014 Paraguay 1/8th off-road national championships were held last weekend with participants from all over the country. At the end of the 45 minute final Serpent driver Manual Dressler took the win with team mate Michael Mende rounding out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 15, 2014

Team C TC10 aluminium A-arm mounts

Team C Racing introduce new optional lower A-arm mounts for the TC10 touring car kit. Made from aluminium and coming orange anodised and laser-etched for easy identification the parts allow for further fine tuning of the car’s suspension settings and they come as FR1.5 split front arm mount, as F1.5 one-piece front arm mount and as R4.5 rear arm mount. The parts also fit Team C’s intermediate level TR10 kit.

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