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November 8, 2009

Yannick Aigoin wins 2009 Pierrefeu GP

The annual Pierrefeu GP took place this weekend in the South of France and saw some of Europe’s best drivers in attendance. Qualifying was based on a racers 2 best rounds and it was Kyosho driver Jerome Aigoin that took the top qualifying spot ahead of European B Champion David Ronnefalk in 2nd, with Yannick Aigoin and Nicolas Rodriguez rounding out the top 4. Following the semi finals it was Losi racer Yannick Aigoin that would start the 45 minute final from pole position. The race saw a clear win for Yannick, after an early battle with his brother Jerome, winning by over a lap at the end in front of Ronnefalk in 2nd spot, while European Championship podium finisher Martin Bayer took 3rd, 2 laps further back on the young Swede.

Source: RC Mag [rcmag.com]

November 8, 2009

Philipp Tschupp dominates Stans Winterchamps

The Stans Winterchamps took place this weekend in Stans in the centre of Switzerland. The stock touring class was dominated by the TOP Racing team with former Swiss Champion Philipp Tschupp taking the TQ spot ahead of his team mates Stefan Helbach in 2nd and Florian Hauser in 3rd. In the race itself the results remained the same from qualifying with Tschupp taking the win in the first 2 legs of the A-main to take the overall win the Helbach taking 2nd spot and setting a new lap record of 9.77 seconds, while Hauser took 3rd spot.

Source: HS Online Distribution [hsonlinedistribution.com]

November 6, 2009

Keven Hébert wins 13.5 at 2009 Halloween Classic

Having already touched on the pan car classes at last weekend’s Halloween Classic in Cleveland we received some brief news on the touring class. As has become the norm, Keven Hébert drove his Reedy/LRP-powered TC5R to a convincing victory in the Super Stock 13.5 Rubber Class a class which has started to become the most prestigious touring car class in the U.S., and Hébert’s specialty. Qualifying on the outside of the front row, Keven quickly gained the lead and never looked back to cap another successful weekend. In the Pro Foam TC class, Drew Ellis debuted the LRP X-12 Stock Spec 10.5. After qualifying third, Drew steadily worked his way into the lead and held on for the win. The Classic also served as round 1 of the 2009/2010 Northeast Grand Slam Series and with their victories, Keven and Drew take their Northeast Grand Slam points lead heading into the Holiday Challenge at The Track in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

November 6, 2009

Pro Tips with Michael Salven – Part 1

Serpent chief designer and former World and European Champion Michael Salven is the subject of Red RC’s second series of Pro Tips. In this five part how-to, the German runs us through the preparation of his Serpent 966, this episode focusing on the drive shafts, gearbox and giving other helpful tips along the way. The remaining videos in this series will show how to build the Serpent shock absorbers, setup the perfect clutch as well as setup and tweak the chassis ready for racing. A larger version is available on YouTube by double clicking on the video.

November 5, 2009

Maxim Claes joins Capricorn RC

We have received word that Belgian racer Maxim Claes has joined Italian company Capricorn RC. The 16 year old Xray driver will use the company’s engines, fuel and other accessories during next season. After only 3 and a half years of driving, Max has had his best season to date, making the semi final at both the European A and B 1/10th 200mm Championships, as well as taking 2nd place at the Belgian nationals and becoming club Champion at the MACH in Heemstede, the Netherlands.

November 5, 2009

Aaron Buran doubles up at the 2009 Halloween Classic

The Halloween Classic has traditionally been known as the official warm-up for the Indoor Champs that follow in November and this year the crew at the Gate put the race on in a Holiday Inn with 190 entries taking on the 96 x 40 CRC Fasttrak road circuit. As part of the Northeast Grand Slam series, the Pro classes would be limited to 10.5 brushless motors. In the Pro-12 division, CRC cars, tires and the new Advanced speed control were up to the task as Max Kuenning used his Gen-XL car to T.Q. the division. In the A-main, Aaron, Max and Associated’s Kevin Hebert battled for the win. The 3 drivers were quite close with Max slightly quicker but unfortunately for Max he had an early race board meeting dropping him to 3rd position trying to find a way around Hebert in 2nd. All the while, Buran driving steady and cool under pressure was able to keep enough distance between the battling duo to take the win. Max made a couple moves on both Kevin and Aaron but couldn’t hold on and ended up 3rd. A great result for both drivers.

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November 5, 2009

Offroad Meeting Arena 2009 – Update

The 2009 Off Road Meeting Arena is only weeks away and it will bring together some of the best drivers and manufacturers together to battle it out for the overall titles. The indoor race will take place at the 3500 square meter Wild West style rodeo ring and the organisers promise something that has never been seen before in off road racing in Europe, with title races, special events and a professional atmosphere not just for the participants but also the viewing audience. Entry is now closed and the race will have 67 drivers in F1 class, 91 drivers in F2 class, 25 drivers in truggy class and 33 drivers in the new electric 1/8 brushless class. Drivers from all over Europe will be in attendance including such names as Boots, Boero, Dapporto, Gomez, Hernandez, Jacopini, World Champ Laffranchi, Perin, 2008 & 2009 Italian Champ Rabitti, Teghesi, two times European Champ Tortorici, Willets, 2009 Italian Champ Seminario and more, ready to fight for the victory. As a special event the best 16 drivers in F1, F2 and the best truggy drivers will be called to fight in the Arena with a spectacular format race on Saturday night. The 16 drivers will start with an inverted order from the official time table with an EFRA start. After 5 minutes of racing a bell will be rung and the last placed driver over the finish line will be eliminated and must come to the pit at the end of the next lap. From the first ring, every 2 minutes the bell will sound again and this will go on until there are 3 drivers left and these will battle it out in a straight race to the finish line to be crowned the Race of Champions winner. Red RC will present throughout the entire event reporting live from the track and you can follow the coverage from the 20th till the 22nd of November.

For more information on the race, visit the official event site here.

November 4, 2009

12hr Tamiya Marathon Hungary

Last weekend saw the 12 hours Tamiya Marathon held in Nagydorog, Hungary, organised by the Hungarian Tamiya Dealer. The endurance race was held for the second time, after a very successful first event last winter. The race also was the 1st Round of the Hungarian Endurance Championship and started 08:00 with the kit cars handed to the teams for building which was also included to the race time. Just like at the old Le-Mans races where the racers had to run across the track to jump into their cars with the exception that their cars were already built. The rules were not changed from the previous year, each team this year got a 2007 Subaru Impreza TT-01 kit, which had to be assembled, painted and stickered. The only difference was the colour of the bodies. Two Mabuchi 540 motor and two sets of Take-Off tires were allowed to use, in case of broken parts only one of each could be changed without extra penalty (certain percentage from the total laps were subtracted at the end).

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