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May 26, 2007

Furukawa & Kazuya head FEMCA qualifying

Ken Furukawa

This week sees the FEMCA championships held for both 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm at the Jakarta International Twin Circuits in Indonesia. All the top racers from around the region have come together to race at this annual championships and as to be expected from Indonesia in May, the conditions are hot and the facilities and athmosphere are really good. After 4 rounds of qualifying, its Japanese Kyosho racer Ken Furukawa (above) that has occupied the top spot for the 1/10th class, ahead of Kyosho Singapore racer Philip Lee in 2nd, local Serpent racer Teddy Syatch in 3rd with 4th going to Indonesian Xray driver Sadikin. In the 1/8th scale qualifying, its Japanese Mugen racer Yuruki Kazuya that has claimed the top position ahead of Thai racer Suruth V, racing a Serpent 960, with local Mugen racer Ryan in 3rd and Teddy Syatch, once again, lining up 4th.

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May 26, 2007

Jernej Vuga is EC ‘B’ Top qualifier

Jernej Vuga is EC 'B' Top qualifier

Local ace Jernej Vuga continues to stamp his authority on this years 1/8th scale European B Championship, held this week in Slovenia, by TQ’ing the event for the very first time. The Mugen driver set a fastest time of 18 laps 5:03.283 in the 3rd round to finish over 2 seconds clear of his nearest rival, German Serpent racer Philip Eberle, who put in a blistering final qualifier to jump 5 places to line up on the front row alongside Vuga. Third was Mugen racer Giuseppe D’Angelo from Italy who leap frogged ahead of fellow countryman Michele Romagnoli following a strong final heat, meaning that Romagnoli dropped from 2nd to 4th after failing to improve on his time set in yesterday’s opening heat.

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May 26, 2007

2007 LRP Masters – Video

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Here is a great video from last months LRP Masters race that took place in Eppelheim, Germany that saw Juho Levanen take the win from Victor Wilck in 2nd with Ronald VÃ¶lker in 3rd. You can watch the video from the event in the embedded player above.

May 26, 2007

DHI Cup secure future in Odense

DHI Cup

The organisers of the DHI Cup in Denmark, one of the biggest indoor electric events on the calendar, have been in touch to let us know that they have inked a three year deal with Odense Congress Centre to host the DHI-CUP.

It means that we will have perfect surroundings for our race, with 3000 m2 floor, large tribunal for viewers and visitors along with a great cafeteria. The track itself will have a size of 25 times 40 meters, on a brand new carpet perfect for racing. In recent years, many drivers have asked for more practise time before qualifying. Some racers even call the race, one of the toughest races in the world, because of the limited practise. The new deal with Odense Congress Centre means that we can build the track and pit Thursday before the race. Therefore practise will commence Friday morning. Also a new first for this race, will be a qualifying round Friday evening, to make the Saturday a little shorter with only 4 rounds, allowing racers to go out ( for dinner :-), or to relax and be fit for finals on sunday.

Click here for a PDF of the new venue layout.

May 25, 2007

Vuga takes overnight pole at EC ‘B’

Vuga takes overnight pole at EC 'B'

This week sees the European Championship for B drivers take place at the scenic, but tricky, Tolmin circuit in Slovenia. Wet weather has plagued the event so far, with only limited running taking place before todays qualifying, which saw round 1 run in near 40 degree heat, before heat 2 was abandoned due to heavy rains. With 2 more qualifying rounds left to be run it is top local racer, and EFRA GP runner up, Jernej Vuga (above) that has clinched the overnight pole position. The Mugen racer ended the day only 1 second ahead of Serpent racer Michele Romangnoli with fellow Italian Nicola Ometto, racing for Mugen in 3rd. Top Dutch racer and winner of the first 2 rounds of the Dutch Nationals, John Ermen, lines up in 4th place for Serpent.

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May 23, 2007

Teemu Leino wins Euros Warm up race

Xray are reporting on their site from last weekends European Championship warm up race held in France in the small city Montbrison, not far from Lyon. Thursday free practice had been lost due to rain but the weather picked up Friday lunch time for the rest of the weekend and so the racers could get some practice runs in, prior to Saturdays qualifying. Teemu Leino set the pace in qualifying for Xray while Tamiya racer Loic Jasmin was 2nd with another Xray in 3rd driven by AurÃ©lien Threhout, in fact 8 of the 10 finalists drove Xray.

Teemu was unbeatable in the Sunday’s finals and won all three rounds. He showed not only the car’s performance but also his driving skills especially in the first final when he tried a not-so-good additive and was sliding around the track for the first 3 laps; however, he did not give anyone a chance to pass him and after few laps he was able to pull away. Jilles showed his enormous talent as well and he finished in overall 2nd position from his 8th qualifier post. Bart Wubben was lucky in the finals as well and finished 3rd from his 9th place and showed that he is the driver that would join the top drivers very soon.

Read the full report here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 22, 2007

Travis Amezcua Joins the Hot Bodies Team

Event tough we wrote about Travis Amezcua joining HB already, we will mention it again because Hot Bodies have only now officially announced his arrival at the company and along with the announcement they have outlined his role at the company.

Travis will be spearheading the Hot Bodies team assault on 1/10th scale and 1/8th scale off-road events around the US, using the new D4 buggy, the 1/8th scale Lightning 2 Evo buggy and Lightning Stadium truggy. Travis brings with him the experience of 6 National Champion titles and 3 A-Main finals at the World Championships. His addition to the HB team is another great step forward for the HB team into the off-road classes. In addition to Team Supervisor, Travis will also be a key factor in the development and testing of Hot Bodies racing products, and provide input for future racing products. Look for Travis and the HB team at upcoming off-roads events!

Source: Hot Bodies [hbeurope.com]

May 15, 2007

Mike Blackstock signs to Team Br00d

Team Br00d have announced that they have signed up top US racer Mike Blackstock to run its motors and batteries. Debuting with his new sponsors at next weeks Reedy Race in California, Mike leaves behind a long and successful spell at Trinity to join the team that has already snapped up top racers like Ralph Burch and Chris Tosolini. Mike only recently signed to Corally after a spell with Xray.

In our never ending quest for domination, Team br00d has signed Mike Blackstock to run Team br00d Racing motors and batteries…..Mike will be making his debut with our products at the 2007 Reedy Race of Champions.

Source: RC Tech [rctech.net]