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January 8, 2010

Rheinard tops opening day of 2010 DHI Cup

Having struggled in early practice, defending DHI Cup Champion Marc Rheinard put himself back in the driving seat by setting the fastest run in the final practice session here today in Odense, Denmark. The World Champion said his Speed Passion powered Tamiya TRF416X was much better than earlier, all thanks to a simple change of tyre additive. Originally drivers were scheduled to have just four rounds of practice today followed by the first round of qualifying, but race organisers decided that due to the reseed that competitors should be given a chance to practice in their new heat order and the qualifier, run exactly like a heat, was declared a practice run.

View our full event coverage here.

January 8, 2010

Leino fastest for Xray at DHI Cup

After three rounds of free practice for the 2010 DHI Cup it is Team Xray’s Teemu Leino who is at the top of the time sheets here in Odense with his Orion powered T3 recording a best lap time of 16.559. The former European Champion says he has done little with the set-up on his car and is just waiting for the traction levels to come up on the brand new carpet. Asked about the track design for the 10th Anniversary of the famous Danish race, the Finn said that it was very tight compared with last year but it was the same for everyone.

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January 8, 2010

Xray Column – Decade of Triumph

The 38th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj reflects on a decade of the Xray brand, going through each element of the company and it has changed since 1999 and what they can expect in the future.

Over the past decade we went through plenty of very happy moments, but we have also faced our share of troubles, tough times, difficult decisions, and challenging moments. To put all those memories down on paper would be enough to fill a novel the size of War and Peace. I realize that to summarize them in one column is impossible, so I will try to share the highlights of the different areas and how I have seen how they have changed over the years and what I think will be the future.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 8, 2010

Billy Fisher doubles up at Rd2 in Arizona

Losi are reporting on the 2nd round of the Arizona Championship host by the Nitro Pit. In the Expert Buggy class Billy Fischer was the Top Qualifier and went on to take first place, with Losi team mates Casey Peck in second and Chris Wheeler finishing in third. In the Expert Truggy class Billy Fischer was again the Top Qualifier and again took home the win with Casey in second and Chris taking third place. In the Intermediate Buggy class Autie Bender finished the main in first place and Varek Wright finished in second. This race was Autie’s second win in a row in this class.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

January 7, 2010

Jörn Neumann switches to LRP for 2010

LRP have confirmed the signing of star racer Jörn Neumann to their team. Jörn has been one of the hottest international stars on the R/C scene for the last few years and is regarded as one of the most talented off road drivers in the world. Having been running with Team Orion, Losi, Proline and Futaba, the former European Champion has made the switch to use the complete LRP product line for 2010. Jörn will begin the new season with the S8 BX buggy having already attended the Worlds warm-up event in Thailand with his new buggy. Jörn will be powering his S8 BX buggy with the LRP ZR.21X nitro engine & 1/8 OR Competition exhaust system together with VTEC off road tyres in his quest for further international success. Neumann will represent LRP at races all over the world as well as holding an important and fundamental role in their R&D design team when developing future off road cars, engines and tyres.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

January 7, 2010

Steven Weiss joins Team Yokomo

Yokomo have announced that they have signed front running German driver Steven Weiss to partner current team drivers Ronald Volker and Martin Hofer. The former Xray driver and European Championship top qualifier will make his debut for the Japanese squad at this weekend’s DHI Cup, which Red RC will be covering live, having spent some time over the winter testing with Volker and is very happy with his new equipment. Steven retains LRP as his main power sponsor.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

January 7, 2010

Mugen Seiki Nitrocross Cup 2010

RMV Deutschland, importers for Mugen off road cars in Germany, have announced the first official Mugen Seiki Nitrocross Cup 2010. The event will be run from the 21st to the 23rd May at the Stoppelhopser Oberhausen e.V. track in Germany. This will be a big nitro off road event open only to Mugen cars for drivers with various skill levels in both nitro 1/8th Buggy and 1/8 Truggy class.

More information can be found will be post on the official event site soon.

January 7, 2010

Speed Passion confirm Elliot Harper

Speed Passion have announced the signing of top young UK driver Elliott Harper to compliment their growing team for the 2010 season. The 16 year old is already an established racer and has some great racing results already, being a Worlds and European A finalist in 2008. Elliott will use the Speed Passion Competition 3.0 motors along with their GT2.0 Pro Speedo in his cars to give him the best power possible. He will be putting the package together for the next ETS at Hrotovice, Czech Republic at the end of January 2010 for his first major race meeting. Elliott said:

Firstly, I would like to thank Nosram, and in particular Reto, very much for the support they have provided over the last 2 season and I really enjoyed being associated with them. The Speed Passion equipment is easy to use and set up and there have been lots of very positive comments from users. The plug and play arrangement for the motor makes any changes much easier and faster so there is no need for a soldering iron. Speed Passion is keen to strengthen their position and are attracting top drivers in a number of areas and continue to develop their product range making them a very strong force for 2010. I am very much looking forward to the coming seasons with Speed Passion as I have run the package a few times now and it is really, really good.

Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]