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February 26, 2010

Ronald Völker TQ’s round 1 in Finland

So the first round of qualifying is done and it was Ronald Völker who carried forward his pace from controlled practice to take his LRP powered Yokomo to TQ spot. Völker made some really fast times during the first 5 minutes, but local guy Christer Andersson came really close at the end with a safe run. Christer told that us his car was a little on the difficult side to drive and he needed to drive really smoothly to avoid mistakes. For the next qualifying round he plans to rebuild the diff and hopes to take top spot.

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February 26, 2010

O.S. Max-25XZ Truggy engine

New from O.S. Engines is the Max-25XZ Truggy Engine, that utilizes the best balance of power, fuel mileage, size and weight within ROAR regulations to give racers optimum performance at 1/8 truggy and stadium track events. This motor is designed to have more power than .21 class engines, yet less than the .28 class, for better fuel mileage, lighter weight and lower centre of gravity. The supplied double adjustable type carb gives smooth acceleration from low, mid and high speeds.

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February 26, 2010

Hudy pit towel

Hudy have released this large sized pit towel, perfect for the pit tables of 1/10 and 1/8 scale model cars. Made of heavy-duty cloth material it features full-color printed graphics and authentic Hudy vignette.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

February 26, 2010

Dario Balestri extends deal with Motonica

Motonica is pleased to announce that their top driver Dario Balestri has renewed his contract with the Italian company. The multiple European Champion and World Championship finalist, will race in 2010 with the new P81 Pro 1/8th scale. Dario had the following to say about his renewed deal:

Continuing with Motonica after 4 years of collaboration, means to give value to what has been built together with the only Italian 1/8 scale on road maker. Motonica proved able of great results in the master category and this is for me the main encouragement.

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]

February 26, 2010

Indoor Euros Controlled Practice update

The second day of the Indoor Touring Euros 2010 is underway and their is a new timetable with 2 extra rounds of timed practice followed by first 2 rounds of qualifying. Some reseeding was done overnight to give everyone the best possible heat and it was Team Associated that had the best morning runs with Christer Andersson and Juho Levänen taking the top spots. Marc Rheinard had his best run so far and ended up in 3rd, with Alexander Hagberg in 4th and Ronald Völker 5th. The track is still pretty loose and grip has yet to come up as well as all thought yesterday.

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February 26, 2010

Pro-Line 2.2″ 1/10 buggy Calibers

Pro-Line have released a little sneak peak at the new 2.2″ 1/10 Buggy Caliber rears, that are set to become available next month. Also working on a 4WD front version, which should be ready by April, Brian Kinwald, who has been testing them on his 1/10 truck had the following to say about the new tires: “The Calibers were really dialed…. definitely gunna be a great tire… at a lot of tracks… I think they will become your best seller eventually…once they’re popular…. most club tracks cater to a tire like that and they will last long …. So I think the average guy is gunna love em…”

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

February 26, 2010

Racing Experience setup board

Racing Experience have introduced their new all purpose setup board. Designed and manufactured in Europe by Bitty Design, this large setup board is stiff, light and looks great.

Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.eu]

February 26, 2010

Barry Baker does double at Motorama

Just as they did last year, the O’Donnell Team came into Motorama in Harrisburg, PA with something to prove. This time it was with three new cars, the Z01-B SG, Z01-T SG and the Z01-E. On-road legend and team driver Barry Baker was also out to prove that he could run with some of the best off-road drivers in the country.

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