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The fifth round of the South Swedish Indoor Cup was held on an indoor track, in Växjö, southern Sweden. The track saw some low grip and a fairly easy layout but it was hard to drive fast on. After three rounds of qualifying Niclas Nilsson took TQ followed closely by Markus Hellquist and Daniel Carlsson, only 2 seconds separating those 3 drivers. In the opening final there was a good race between Niclas, Markus and Daniel. None of them was able to stretch the lead or overtake so the order stayed the same though Daniel was only 4 tenths of a second from taking second.
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Reds Racing USA have announced that Diatta Collymore from New York, NY will be running the M3T engine for 2012 in 1/10 on-road. Diatta has extensive race plans for 2012 and his first race with the M3T engine will be at the Winternats in Ft. Myers, Florida next week. Diatta had this to say:
I’m very excited to begin a new chapter in my racing career with Reds Racing USA. I couldn’t be thankful enough for the opportunity and I can’t wait to see how these new engines perform in my Xray chassis for this nitro season and many more.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing-usa.com]
Round 2 of the Snowman Series was this past weekend at ARC Raceway. The event had 10 heats and it was TLR, Novarossi, Pro-Line driver Adam Drake who TQ’d both rounds of qualifying in the 1/8th Pro Buggy class in front of teammate’s Drew Moller and Colby Poh. Drew Moller TQ’d the 1/8th Pro turck class. In the 30 minute buggy final Adam Drake won followed by teammates Cody Smith and Colby Poh making it a 1, 2, 3 sweep for TLR, Novarossi and Pro-Line. Drew Moller won the 20 minute truck final followed by TLR teammate Andy Carillo in 2nd while Cody Smith won the 10 minute 1/8th electric final with his TLR 8ight E.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
The tire treatment debate in 1/8th and 1/10th gas on road has certainly divided a lot of racers and the widespread use and inability to consistently and effectively test for these substances has pushed rule makers to allow the use of additive. Some people are tired of waiting for rule makers to do something about it so are taking this matter into their own hands. For example there is a new gas on road race series about to get underway in Europe this season that uses hand out tires and in Switzerland there is the moral commitment movement to not use tire additives. The latter is signed by a number of the top gas racers in the country, and will see the drivers carry the ‘Clean Tyres’ decal on their cars to show that they are against, and do not use, additives and it is a campaign that they wish to spread across Europe.
Top Italian 1/8th scale racer Michele Romagnoli joins Team Sonic for the 2012 season. The Italian vice-champion of 2011 will be a strong addition to the team helping to improve the Sonic product line with his experience. Having finished 4th at the last European Championship in Luxembourg he is aiming to improve his result at the upcoming Euros in Portugal. Additionally he will attend all national championship races as well as some regional events.
Source: Sonic Engines [sonic-engines.com]
Last weekend Round 4 of the Israeli League took place at the Speed racing track in southern Israel. Top drivers from all over the country came to participate in the event and the weather was excellent for racing and after qualifying it was Adir Zvolony that took the TQ position with his Kyosho MP9 WC. The A main final started with Zvolony taking the lead, a bad start for Yaniv Sivan who started from second position meant he had to work his way through the field. With fast driving he managed to take back the second position and a few second behind Sivan was Meir Azolay. Two minutes to the finish, Adir Zvolony hit clutch problem and lost valuable time allowing Yaniv to come through to take the win followed by Meir Azolay and Itay Atedgi.
Source: RC Zone [rczone.co.il]
Futura 2012 have released their new tyre additive for wet surfaces. This new additive has been made with special components to improve traction on tire treads on slippery wet surfaces. It is enough to apply the additive on the tyre 2 minutes before the race or apply 2 coats for better traction, leaving couple of minutes between applications. Also Futura Wet comes in handy airtight cans with application brush, suitable for foam and rubber tyre.
Source: Futura [tyreadditive.com]
