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September 21, 2012

Toni Gruber wins German 1/8th champs

Toni Gruber is the 2012 German 1/8th nitro on-road champion. In the 45 minutes finale on the demanding Dormagen track Shepherd driver Daniel Sieber and Serpent fellow Merlin Depta completed the podium of the top level class 1. In class 2 it was Torsten Mueller who brought his Shepherd home on a title-winning first spot with Martin Baumann (Serpent) and Michael Kammer (Capricorn) in second and third place. For the second time in a row the one-event German Nationals were held in Western Germany. But different to Bad Breisig with a total of 88 competitors in 2011 only 67 participants joined the race weekend in Dormagen, located in the north of Cologne. Among those who did not made it to the event was World and European Champion Robert Pietsch. Nevertheless, those who did not attend missed one of the best German Championships of the past years. The organising MCK Dormagen club did an excellent job all around. The 268 metre track was well prepared including new painting and finally the numbers of damages caused by the concrete barriers have been less than expected.

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September 20, 2012

Martin Christensen joins Team Xray

Multiple European Champion, Nordic Champion and Danish Champion Martin Christensen is the latest addition to Xray’s team of talented on-road racers. Martin will race at the upcoming World Championship in Thailand as well as the 2013 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm European Championships.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 20, 2012

Victor Pelaez Olivares wins Spanish GP nats Rd4

The fourth and final round of the Spanish nitro on-road nationals took place in Parla. The championship would be decided between Jonnhy Pastor and Victor Pelaez Olivares. Both drivers had to skip Friday’s practice meaning they only had two hours of practice on Saturday morning. Victor Pelaez quickly proofed to be the fastest driver on the track but come the qualifiers both Victor and Jonnhy struggled and at the end it was Iñaki Pahissa who took TQ followed by Victor. Going into the finals it was clear that all drivers needed a good tyre management to make the 30 minutes final without tyre changes. As the A final started Iñaki and Victor were able to hold their positions and after dropping down to fourth place Victor shifted into second gear and took the lead after a couple of fast laps. He was able to control the pace in order to save tyres and while other drivers started to struggle with the black gold Victor (Serpent) cruised to victory with Iñaki Pahissa (Xray) in second and Rodri Pahissa Lopez (Serpent) in third position.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 20, 2012

Serpent S411 Sport anti-roll bar kit

Made for the Serpent S411 Sport is the new anti-roll bar kit. The set includes two 1.4mm wires for the front and the rear of the car, the centring system, and all necessary hardware to convert the club racing chassis to race specifications. The set fits all S411 cars and a total of five different anti-roll bar diameters are available.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 20, 2012

Schumacher CAT SX3 wide track conversion kit

Schumacher introduce the wide track rear conversion set for the use with the CAT SX3 and SX2. The kit contains new drive shafts, screws, shims and washers to increase the rear track width to the maximum legal 249.5mm in the UK in order to increase stability in corners and over bumps.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 20, 2012

Reflex Racing TC6/TC6.1 options

Reflex Racing introduce new option parts for the Team Associated TC6 and TC6.1 as well as their own RSD6 conversion. The bell crank system V3 is the latest incarnation of Reflex Racing’s ball-raced TC6 steering assembly and is designed to give smoother, faster steering response as well as increased corner speed. Also available are the steering arms V3 and the steering bridge V3. Also new are the RSD 311 and 315 shock pistons that are manufactured with the biggest diameter possible in order to provide a shock that allows less oil blow-by which allows the car to switch directions faster in high grip situations. Available are the 311 pistons with three 1.1mm holes for hot weather conditions and the 315 pistons with three 1.15mm holes for bumpy track surfaces.

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September 20, 2012

Team C big bore shock absorbers

Team C Racing introduce updated aluminium shock absorbers for the TS4 and TS4TE line of 4WD short course trucks. Coming with threaded 12mm shock bodies, titanium-nitride coated shock shafts and spring cups with dirt escape holes the updated shocks also feature new plastic composite upper shock caps with bleeder hole option for added tuneability and more setup options. Available as front and rear shocks that also fit many other vehicles.

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September 19, 2012

Torsten Müller wins German 1/8th champs

The German 1/8th nitro on-road champs took place at the Dormagen track with 67 drivers in two classes attending. The event started with wet practice sessions on Thursday and Friday. Come Saturday the weather became better and the qualifying sessions took place in dry weather conditions. In the 45 minutes final a fight arose between Torsten Müller undo Michael Kammer with the better end for Torsten who at the end got German 1/8th class 2 on-road champion 2012.

Source: Power-Save-Racing [power-save-racing.de]