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May 12, 2011

Thunder Power RC sign World Champion Marc Rheinard

Thunder Power RC have announced the signing of 3-time World and multi-time European Champion driver Marc Rheinard of Germany. Known as one of the world’s best on-road touring car racers, Marc will bring over 15 years of RC racing experience to the Thunder Power RC Team. Marc has signed a multi-year agreement to represent Thunder Power RC by using, supporting and promoting products at races world-wide. He had this to say:

I am looking forward to using Thunder Power RC batteries. I have seen firsthand how the products have performed in the RC racing circuit over the past couple of years. Thunder Power RC continues to advance LiPo batteries and technology for the RC industry, I am excited to be a part of these advancements and the team.

Marc will represent the TPRC Team at all major International and US electric/LiPo events and Marc’s touring car will hit the pavement for the first time as part of the team at the 2011 Reedy Race of Champions.

Source: Thunder Power RC [thunderpowerrc.com]

May 11, 2011

PY Tang wins 2011 MBA Cup

Last weekend saw the heavy weight racers from Singapore and Malaysia congregate to race at the inaugural Minyak Beku Agrotourism Resort Race (MBA CUP). The inaugural race for this venue is also a very unique venue as the track is right in the Resort compound, right beside the sandy beach. The weather was very good from the morning with the sunny sky shining down on the track right until the end of the day.

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May 10, 2011

Austrian EP TC EFRA GP – Announcement

The organisers of this year’s European Electric touring car championships, which takes place in Traiskirchen, Austria in August, were in touch to tell everyone about the EFRA GP / official warmup event which will be run from the 27th to the 29th of May. Your standard warmup event, it will be run to EFRA rules and will give those racers planning to compete in the main event in summer some track time prior to the event. Entry is open and you can find more information at the official event site here.

May 9, 2011

Joe Hwee wins Thunder Tiger Buggy Cup Rd2

Team JuC Racing Driver, Joe Hwee from Singapore has won round 2 of the Thunder Tiger Buggy Cup. Using a Hotbodies D8 Hara Edition and HB Beams tires, Joe qualified 2nd out of 60+ drivers and in the final managed to get the hole shot and overtook Top Qualifier David Lim driving a Kyosho MP9. Despite some challenge in the beginning, he managed to pull away from the field with the help of some fast fuelling by his pit crew and crossed the line at the end of the 45 minutes in first place.

May 7, 2011

Patrick Nähr wins European 1/10th 200mm ‘B’ title

The 2011 EFRA European 1/10th scale 200mm ‘B’ Championships was held this week at the fast and smooth Rucphen track in the Netherlands, a late venue change after the original host, the MACH in Heemstede, had problems with noise and were unable to run the event. Some 81 drivers from around Europe attended the event and with 4 rounds of qualifying, two on Thursday evening and two on Friday morning, it was Dutch National champion Pedro Rombouts that took the top qualifying spot with his Xray ahead of Shepherd driver Patrick Nähr in 2nd, the top 2 separated by less than a second and well clear of the rest of the field. Adam Catchpole took 3rd spot ahead of Daan Jacobs in 4th.

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May 4, 2011

Nordic EP offroad Championships – Announcement

The Nordic Championships for electric offroad will take place this year on the newly resurfaced Astroturf track in Odense, Denmark. Taking place from the 2nd to the 5th of June, the race is of course open to both 2wd and 4wd and drivers wishing to attend must have a national license. Run to EFRA rules, the race uses a controlled tire, Schumacher mini-pin yellow for both front and rear in 4wd and only the rear in 2wd. Entry is now open and closes on the 20th of May and you can find more information on the official event site here.

May 4, 2011

Norwegian 1/10th offroad EFRA GP – Announcement

Norwegian club Radøy RC would like to welcome all racers to attend the 2011 Efra GP for 1/10 offroad on their track from the 24th to the 26th of June. The track is Marås Raceway and it is located just 50 minutes from Bergen city. The race is of course open to 2wd and 4wd buggies and all drivers need to hold a paid national license for 2011, with the race run according to the EFRA rulebook 2011. It is a 3m wide astroturf track and the rear tires are controlled, which will be the Schumacher Minispike 2, while the front tires are open in both classes. Entry is now open and you find out more information here.

May 3, 2011

European Nitro Challenge – Announcement

Bring back the fun. This is the slogan of the the first European Nitro Challenge held at the world-famous Hockenheim Formula 1 circuit presented by Shepherd Micro Racing in cooperation with Mugen, Serpent, Kyosho, Xray, Motonica and Capricorn. From the 23rd to the 26th of June some of the worlds best drivers will join the race to compete against each other. The race will be open to 4 different classes, 1/8 On-road Open, 1/8 On-road Hobby Cup, 1/10 On-road Open & 1/10 On-road Hobby Cup. The open classes are for racers that want to run against the top team drivers of the participating companies. For the Hobby Cup class Novarossi basic engines with a fixed pipe/manifold combination are mandatory: N21-5T for the 1/8th scale class, N12T1 for the 1/10 scale class. These engines are available for special prices throughout every race partner. Track support from all participating companies will be available and on Saturday evening a banquet takes place in the nearby Hockenheim Ring Hotel (only 200m from the track). Tickets for the buffet are available for €17. After the dinner the party continues with music and drinks. Expect some of the best drivers of the world including several European and World Champions.

Source: Nitro Challenge [nitro-challenge.eu]