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July 8, 2010

Nic Case aims for 200mph+ with the Streamliner

World record holder Nic Case was in touch to give us an update on his Streamliner build. The car seems to be coming along nicely, with the guys at Area 51 Design doing an great job with all of their support. Nic reckons that with all the input of experienced & talented individuals that the possibility of reaching 200mph with an R/C car is within reach. On August 15th, at Heartland park dragway they plan to find out if this beast can do it. Power is supplied by a 1521 Neu motor, 12 cell Power Edge LiPo battery, and the sophisticated power management of a Castle Creations speed controller. The Vulcanized tires are still being made and the body will be the same CFD developed one as last year. The gears are the finest made 32 pitch hardened steel version by RW, while the radio will be the Fasst System from Futaba.

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July 7, 2010

Practice time is up in Portugal

Practice for the 2010 EFRA 1:8 Off Road European Championship is complete and the more serious business of qualifying gets under way tomorrow here in Portugal. After two rounds of timed practice, drivers had one final, untimed run on the track, bringing Day 2 of the 30th running of the championships to a close.

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July 7, 2010

Yannick Aigoin fastest in second timed practice

Team Losi’s Yannick Aigoin has topped the second timed practice but the Frenchman was unable to match the time set this morning by local star Miguel Matias who will be reseeded No.1 for the heats. Aigoin said small changes had made his car a small bit better and despite being a second slower than his first run, felt more comfortable with the car.

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July 7, 2010

Tom Cockerill does double at Belgian GP

Schumacher are reporting on last weekend’s Belgian GP at MBV Kampenhout. This is an annual event held in a park that coincides with a many other local activites, making it a very popular meeting, that quickly becomes over subscribed when entries open. About 18 English drivers made the trip over and all thoroughly enjoyed the meeting. Schumacher UK Team Driver Tom Cockerill was one of the Brits that made the trip over.

Continue reading the report here

July 7, 2010

Matias tops first timed practice in Portugal

Former European Champion Miguel Matias has topped the first timed practice here in Guarda, Portugal. The only Portuguese driver to win the 1:8 Off Road European title in its 30 year history the 2003 Champion recorded 8 laps in 5:06.051 which was just 6/10th quicker than Yannick Aigoin. Focusing on his engine and tyres for the opening run of Day 2, Matias ran AKA Crossbrace tyres on his RB powered Losi and plans to continue with the same tyre option for the second of today’s timed runs which will be used to reseed the heats for tomorrow’s qualifying.

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July 6, 2010

European Buggy Championships Day 1 update

Very much a day for drivers to get settled in and get used to the rather high temperatures, Day 1 of the 2010 EFRA 1:8 Off Road European Championship here in Guarda, Portugal has come to a close. The capacity entry had just 25 minutes of track time with a 10-minute run in the morning followed by a longer 15 minute practice in afternoon. No official timing meant it was hard to gauge who was doing what but speaking to those expected to feature on the time sheets the majority said the day was just a chance to get into their groove for what lies ahead.

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July 6, 2010

30th 1:8 Off Road Euros getting underway in Portugal

First free practice for the 2010 EFRA 1:8 Off Road European Championship has gotten underway just outside Guarda in Portugal marking the 30th running of the championships which were first held in Switzerland back in 1981. He wasn’t even born when that first race took place but defending Champion Renaud Savoya will be looking to make history here in Guarda as he tries to become the first ever driver to win three titles back to back. Fellow Mugen driver Daniel Reckward has won the title three times but only two were in succession.

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July 4, 2010

Robert Pietsch is European Champion

Driving the new Mugen MRX-5, a car he was responsible for designing, Robert Pietsch has finally claimed his first big title winning the EFRA 1:8 Onroad European Championship at Locorotondo in Italy today. Starting from pole position the German led the 45-minute final from start to finish. The only driver to follow him closely was Motonica’s Dario Balestri who finished half a lap behind the 2008 World Championship Top Qualifier. The majority of the drivers were on a 3.5 minute fuel stop strategy with one tire change at the race’s mid point. Only Alberto Picco was pitting longer running just over 4 minutes but his chances of victory ended when half way through a glowplug let go costing the Italian a lot of time. Current World Champion Lamberto Collari had to settle for third on the podium after he was forced to do an extra pit stop due to a damaged tyre on his Kyosho. Apart from Pietsch and Balestri, all the drivers were forced to make unscheduled pitstops as they hit problems.

View the final results here