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April 15, 2016

Van Helmond & Mullink win at Helmond Kickoff Race

The recent Helmond Kickoff Race attracted about 100 entries with drivers coming from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Xray pilot Jarno Pijpers started from pole position into the Nitro Buggy main after winning the semifinals. At first he was in a battle with Bart Mullink (Agama) until Wesley van Helmond (TLR) made it a triple up front. All three were in a position to win the race and ultimately it was Wesley who brought home the win from Jarno, who was able to pass Bart for the runner-up spot.

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April 15, 2016

Tasos Paparegas successful at Greek EP Buggy opener

The opening round of the Greek 1/10th Electric Buggy Nationals was held at the new clay track of the Zorri RC facility in Athens. In the 4WD class Tasos Paparegas would start into the race with a strong showing in the qualifiers in which he kept Ntelmpenteris and John Paparegas behind in second and third respectively. The finals then were a pretty intense affair but Tasos managed to bring home the win in all legs to grab the overall victory from Ntelmpenteris in second and Amaxas in third.

View the A-main result here

April 15, 2016

Yeah Racing 30mm 3D aluminium fan protectors

Yeah Racing have introduced a range of 3D aluminium fan protectors for motors and speed controllers. Coming in a total of four designs the fan guards offer a raised inner portion to create a 3D effect and they help protecting the delicate fan blades from becoming damaged by larger objects. Each of the four protectors is available in black, blue, orange, pink, purple or red colour with silver chamfered edges making for more visual impact.

View the other designs here

April 15, 2016

Absima pre-mounted 1/10th drift tyres

Absima have introduced a new range of drift tyres for 1/10th scale vehicles. Coming pre-glued on 5, 9 or 10-spoke rims, in a range of colours as well as with two different tyre treads the wheels make every drift car stand out both on the track and in the work shop. All tyres come on 12mm hex adapter rims and in a standard off-set.

View the other wheel sets here

April 15, 2016

GRP Micro & Cross 1/6th scale off-road tyres

GRP have introduced the new Micro and Cross 1/6th scale off-road tyres. Starting with the Micro tyre, the tread was designed for the use on clean or slightly dusty tracks with medium to high grip. Smaller sized blocks make for good traction and and an easy to drive car. The Cross was designed for sandy and dusty low to medium grip conditions with the tyre’s asymmetric design allowing to adjust the overall grip available. The tread offers additional outer ribs on one side – which is not visible in the above rendering – to increase side bite in loose track conditions. Both 180mm tyres are available in the dirt-specific S-series and sand/astroturf specific P-series compounds including inserts.

Source: GRP [grpgandini.it]

April 15, 2016

F1ITA REmilia Championship GP 1 & 2 – Report

The opening round of the 6-race F1ITA REmilia Championship, a sister series of the F1ItalienSeries, was held at the Romagnoli Arena, near Bologna, Italy. Each race weekend of the championships consists of two GP called races and offers up to 100 minutes of track time for the drivers with the long run final, with two mandatory pit stops, being yet alone being 16 minutes long. As for the results at round 1, Manuele Zotti took wins at both the GP 1 and GP2 race with young Luca Romagnoli taking the two runner-up spots. The third places belonged to Pierluigi Guerrini in the Competition race and to Samuele Romagnoli in the Long Run race. The next races will be held in Reggio Emilia and Bologna with the final meeting in October being held at the Riccione Circuit, host of the Italian ETS meeting.

View the GP2 podium here

April 15, 2016

Kyosho MP9 TKI4 high downforce bodyshell

First introduced by Kyosho’s Yuichi Kanai some weeks ago, Kyosho have now officially announced the forthcoming MP9 TKI4 high downforce bodyshell. Sporting larger and steeper angled rear sidepod winglets the body is meant to offer an increased rear downforce, making it ideal especially for bumpy and/or low-grip tracks. The body is a direct replacement for the kit part and it is available in a standard 1.0mm or lightweight 0.8mm variant.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

April 15, 2016

Simon Kurzbuch teams up with Xtreme Aerodynamics

Xtreme Aerodynamics have announced the signing of reigning 1/8th Nitro On-road World Champion, Simon Kurzbuch to their factory team. The Shepherd factory driver will use Xtreme Aerodynamics’ full line of bodies and accessories throughout the 2016 season.

Source: Xtreme Aerodynamics [xtremeaerodynamics.com]