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October 11, 2010

Henrik Christensen takes Danish 1/8th title

The last round of the Danish 1/8th scale nationals was run at GRRC club in Grewe. The track has a technical challenging layout and some rain on Friday & Saturday did not help drivers to get used to it. Unfortunately the weather forecast also effected the numbers of entries so only a few racers showed up. On Saturday afternoon championship leader Christensen showed that he aims for the 4th victory in the running season by taking the pole-position in front of fellow Shepherd-Novarossi racer Jon Pedersen with John Jessen in third position. The 30 minute long final was run on Sunday afternoon and the temperatures were really cold but it did stay dry throughout the final. From the start Henrik had some problems with the engine so after 4 min Jon Pedersen went in front of Henrik Christensen and John Jessen. Henrik’s chances of another victory was destroyed following a 10 minute long pit stop after being hit by a another driver. Jon Pedersen never looked back for the rest of the race and with this result, he had enough points to secure himself the overall 2nd place in the championship. Although he had some problems, Christensen had enough points to defend his championship lead, claiming the Danish National 1/8th Scale Championship title.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

October 11, 2010

VP Pro 809 Blade Evo & 808 Gripz Evo tires

VP Pro have been busy the past several months working on an all new range of 1/8th off road belted tires. As engines become more powerful and gears get bigger, the cars are going much faster than before and so tires are becoming more important to transfer that power to the track. These new Evo tires are designed specifically for the Worlds track in Pattaya. The 809 Blade Evo and the 808 Gripz Evo both feature supporting insider ribs to strengthen the side wall of the tire providing less flex and faster cornering response. The main evo idea from VP Pro is the flexible belt technology, 21mm and 24mm respectively, which when accelerating keeps the tire flatter which means regardless of whether you are accelerating or cornering the tire will have maximum contact with the track surface and be more stable with less wear.

View more information here

October 11, 2010

Naoto Matsukura takes 4th consecutive JMRCA 1/12th title

The JMRCA Japanese 1/12th scale Nationals took place last weekend at the Kawaba RC Plaza track in the centre of the country. Qualifying saw double World Champion and reigning national champion Naoto Matsukura take the pole position with a perfect score of 6 round wins with his Yokomo R12. The 2nd spot on the grid went to fellow Yokomo driver Akira Murai in 2nd and Hukuoka True in 3rd spot with the Kawada chassis. The finals were a little bit more exciting with Naoto taking the win in leg 1 ahead of Corally racer Hideo Kitizawa who had qualified in 6th. In leg 2 Hideo would take the win with a 2 second gap back to Naoto setting up a thrilling 3rd deciding leg. Both drivers really pushed, setting the fastest laps of all 3 A-mains by a clear margin with Hideo actually getting the fastest lap, but Naoto would take the win by 3 seconds to take the overall National title, his 4th in succession, in front of Hideo in 2nd, while Hukuoko True would claim 3rd.

View the top 10 finalists here

October 11, 2010

HobbyPro Open – Announcement

The organisers of the Hobbypro Open 2010 were in touch to tell us that the event will be held on the 6th – 7th of November at the TRC Track in Hong Kong. Open to 3 classes, 1/8 On Road, 1/10 Touring and 220mm Touring, qualifying will have 4 x 7 minute runs. Top International drivers Daniele Ielasi and Robin D’Hondt will attend this races and more than 100 drivers from Asia are also confirmed in attendance, with other drivers from the rest of World welcome.

More information can be found here.

October 10, 2010

Video – IFMAR Worlds Pattaya testing

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDUWomyV3Go&hd=1[/youtube]

Having brought you some updates earlier in the week, testing has continued at the trick Pattaya track in Thailand, host of next months IFMAR 1/8th scale buggy World Championships. The videos, by RC Blood, show Renaud Savoya, Adam Drake, Jared Tebo and Mark Pavidis in action.

View the other videos here

October 10, 2010

Arrowmax wheel nut wrench

Arrowmax have released their newest product, this wheel nut wrench. Specially designed for releasing the wheel nuts on all 1/8 buggy and truggy, it is available in two types, 17mm and 23mm. The handle has been CNC machined from the highest quality aluminium, and it can provide higher torsion power allowing the user can easily release any wheel nut no matter how tightly it is locked. Lightweight, it is composed of the purple anodised handle and silver metal wrench body.

Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]

October 10, 2010

VIP Performance Corally 10SL motorpod base plate

VIP Performance have released this new tuning motorpod base plate for the Corally 10SL. A direct bolt on replacement, it has been made from T6 aluminium, the material helping to dissipate heat with extra ribbing for better air cooling and a cooler motor means better performance. Expect this design to be made available for other vehicles too.

Source: VIP Performance [vip-rc.com]

October 10, 2010

Xray News Round-up

Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.

– XB808 Dominates the 2010 Portuguese South Regional Championship
– T3 Wins Belgium Nationals R7
– NT1 Wins Italian GP EFRA 1/10
– NT1 Wins 2010 Belgian Championship

Click here to view the round-up