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September 8, 2014

Spiniello & Cazzolo win at Italian 200mm Nats Rd3

Spiniello & Cazzolo win at Italian 200mm nationals Rd3

The final round of the Italian 200mm nitro on-road championships was held at the Il Lombrico track in Milazzo, Sicily. In the Expert category Alessio Mazzeo took the TQ six tenth of a second in front of Mario Spiniello. The one hour main than saw Mario Spiniello and Davide Stefanizzi fighting for the win with the better end for Mario who opted only to change the corner outside tyres on his car. Francesco Tironi completed the podium in 3rd. In the overall championship Luca Redaelli took the title from Mario Spiniello. In the F1 category Luca Cazzolo came out successful in the race and also the championship followed by Francesco Meddaloni.

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September 8, 2014

Capricorn LAB C03 1/10th scale 200mm chassis

Following the introduction of their latest 1/8th scale chassis Italian company Capricorn now also have first information on their forthcoming new 1/10th scale 200mm car available. The LAB C03 is an evolution of its predecessor, the C02, with the transmission has seen a bit of a make-over to become easier to work on. Several redesigned areas reduce the overall number of parts for improved reliability and reduced maintenance time. Also new on the drivetrain are redesigned tensioners for all three belts and the ability to run high or low front and rear axles. A redesigned chassis makes for improved weight distribution and constant flex control for more steering and traction. Another new chassis part is the completely redesigned radio plate which uses a traditional position for the throttle servo and a floating, ball-raced front mount for the FSS front flex system. Other new features include new shocks, a redesigned engine mount and alternative link position for the rear upper links providing better traction in low grip conditions.

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September 8, 2014

H-Speed TM4 carbon fibre chassis

H-Speed, the brand of European front runner Hupo Hönigl introduce an optional carbon fibre main chassis plate for the Team C TM4 4WD buggy. Made from 2.5mm carbon material the chassis allows for more torsional flex which provides improved handling characteristics in nearly every track condition while giving added rear traction on power and improved corner entry steering at the same time. Using the chassis also scrubs around 90g of weight compared to the standard aluminium chassis. The chassis is a direct fit on the TM4 and does not require any modification.

Source: H-Speed [h-speed.at]

September 8, 2014

Stoff RC 4500mAh 80C LiPo shorty battery

Ruddog now have the Stoff RC 4500mAh 80C LiPo shorty battery pack available. The economically priced battery is built from high performance 80C cells and ideal for a wide range of applications. The hardcase pack comes equipped with 4mm tube-type connectors and a 2mm balancing port.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

September 8, 2014

Dutch 1/8th nitro on-road nats final round – Report

Last weekend the small and technical track of the MBC de Sluis club in the Dutch “cheese city” of Gouda held the final race of this year’s 1/8th nitro on-road nationals. In the NK class Gunther van Steay had already secured this year’s overall title due to a brilliant year but there were still many other top positions to fill at the final round. Sadly due to illness Belgium ace John Lenaers was unable to attend this last race, giving away his 2nd overall position at the NK Master class.

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September 8, 2014

Carlos Duraes wins at Portuguese buggy nationals

Last weekend’s Portuguese 1/8th buggy nationals saw Serpent’s Carlos Duraes take the win, having earlier taking the top qualifying spot, in front of TLR driver Ricardo Monteiro. Xray’s Miguel Matias finished 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 8, 2014

Cerny & Nemcek win at Czech championships

Last weekend the Czech electric on-road championships were held in Svitavy. Rain was expected during the meeting but thankfully the sun stayed out making for good racing conditions on the relatively bumpy track. Marek Cerny TQ’d three out of the five qualifiers in the Modified class to take the overall TQ for the finals in front of David Nemcek and Jaroslav Kopecky.

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September 8, 2014

Jörn Neumann wins at German 1/10th 2WD nationals

The German 1/10th 2WD buggy nationals took place in Gemünden on an all-astroturf track. Changing weather conditions over the weekend made things tricky for the drivers and mixed-up the field in the qualifiers but after winning the recent 4WD Buggy and Short Course Truck nationals Team Durango’s Jörn Neumann was on a mission again in the dry 2WD Modified Buggy finals to take the national title early after winning the first and second A-final. Kyosho’s Christopher Krapp came in 2nd while Team Associated driver Patrick Hofer completed the top 3 result.

Image: Jörn Neumann