A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:
> OCM Release New care Pack for Series-1 DT19 Buggy – Link [rubeduderc.com]
> Sutrisno TQ’s & Win Dalton Touring Masters Cup – Link [teamxray.com]
> Some action from the 1/64th final in Madrid – Link [3hobby.net]
> Video from the 200mm Euros in Madrid, Spain – Link [video-rc.com]
> Xray correct their Effects of Shock Damping setup book section – Link [teamxray.com]
The 2nd round of the 1/8th scale North German regional qualifiers was held last weekend at the AMC Hildesheim track, host of this weekends European 40+ Championships. With 25 drivers present in the class, most racers were at the track on the Saturday for setup work, track practice and the first qualifying runs. Kyosho racer Lars Hoppe, winner of the stock class at the 2006 DHI cup, set a new track record in his run but transponder problems at the event meant that the result didnt count and qualifying would be taken from the Sunday only, were Jürgen Stark took the pole position in front of Lars Hoppe in 2nd and Jens Stark in 3rd. In the race Hoppe could take the lead from the very start and pull out a 2 lap advantage to take the win after 30 minutes, coming home in front of Sepent driver Jan Asmer in 2nd and Mugen racer Konstantin Saritsaklis in 3rd.
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We have another announcement from our partners at the RC Pro Series, this time its to tell you that Kissimmee Raceway will host the 2nd Annual Kyosho US Fuel Sedan Championships, an event sanctioned by RC Pro, on the 26th to 28th of October. This event is open to all 200mm sedan racers and membership of RC Pro is not required.
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The 5th round of the BRCA 1/8th scale buggy Nationals was held last weekend at the Frankley track, once again under wet conditions. In qualifying it was truggy pro round 3 winner, and HoBao runner, Graham Alsop that took the TQ spot in front of Hong Nor racer Simon Willetts in 2nd while David Crompton driving another HoBao ended his qualifying in 3rd. At the start of the main final Graham Alsop and Simon Willets got away from the chasing group of Jamie Booth, John Hazelwood and round 4 winner Neil Cragg. After an unfortunate stop and go penalty for Simon Willets which took him out of the fight for the lead, Neil Cragg and Bloomfield were up front racing for the win. By the last fuel stop Darren had a 10 second lead from Neil who was pushing hard, but he couldnt catch him and thats how it ended, the battle for third was hard fought between Alsop and Booth both pushing like crazy but Graham held on to round out the top 3.
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Xray have a report on their site from the 2007 Russian Off-road Nationals held recently in Moscow. In qualifying it was Xray driver Artem Lopukhin that took the TQ spot ahead of Mikhail Diachenko in 2nd and Robert Karlinjsh in 3rd. The 45 minute final saw Lopukhin carry forward his great form from qualifying to take the win in front of team mate Iliay Korobkov in 2nd with Robert Karlinjsh ending the race in 3rd.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
We received a release from the RC Pro Series regarding their Nitro Offroad Finals which will be held once again on the same week as the last 4 years, November 6th-10th. It will be in Alvarado, Texas on Hwy 67 just 3 miles east of Hwy 35W – 25 miles south of Ft. Worth and 45 miles SW of DFW airport. Yes it will be an indoor rodeo arena! It seats 2500 spectators and has plenty of room for pits. There are RV hookups with electrical and water but no sewer. These are extra charge but there is a paved parking area for those who want to use generators intstead. Both areas are just outside the main entrance for the pits. There will be concessions at the arena and on days we are open to the general public there will be a cantina.
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A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:
> Dirk Wischnewski wins last mid German Championship round – Link [teamxray.com]
> 2LB Racing have a picture review of the Predator X11 – Link [2lb-racing.com]
> Elliott Harper reports on BRCA Mod Nats Rd6 – Link [mirageracing.com]
> JP Racing reports on the 200mm Euros from Spain – Link [jpracing.com]
> Ninja Engine Tooling System Kit – Link [mugenseiki.com]
While the 19T guys were getting wet in Stafford, the Modified and 27T Stock racers were getting wet at their National, as the 6th round of the BRCA Championships took place at the Barham track in the south east of the country. In qualifying there was only one dry round and in this round it was Yokomo racer Chris Grainger that took the TQ ahead of Hot Bodies driver Olly Jefferies in 2nd. In the first leg of the finals it was Jefferies that got the jump on Grainger at the start and went on the win with Chris in 2nd and young HB driver Elliot Harper bringing it home in 3rd. In the 2nd final it was Grainger that got the good start and when Jefferies fell down the order he could could pull out half a lap to take the win from Corally driver Glen Doman in 2nd with Elliot once again in 3rd. Chris Grainger took the overall round win, and with it clinched the 2007 Modified National title, Doman ended up 2nd on the day with Harper in 3rd.
In the 27T Stock class it was Adrian Bidewell that took the TQ from Glen Westwood in 2nd and Lee Price in 3rd, while in the finals Glen could take both final leg wins for the overall victory with Rob West coming home in 2nd and Bidwell in 3rd.
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