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May 9, 2008

Belgian EP Touring car Nats Rd3

The 3rd round of the Belgian 1/10th scale EP on road Nationals was run last weekend on the short and technical outdoor track in Zwevegem. The event had 33 drivers racing in two classes, EFRA and Super Stock and the weather was very good, with sun and high temperatures all weekend. It was again a hard battle in the EFRA class which produced the third different winner in 3 rounds. The race was won by Benoit Thomaes with his Xray T2 008, just ahead of the late Koen Joosens with his Schumacher Mi3, while 3rd spot went to Olivier Bultynck with his Team Corally Phi. In the Super Stock class the overall winner was Urbain Swijsen with his Team Corally Phi, while 2nd went to Rico Claeys with his Hot Bodies and 3rd going to Thomas Stockman with his Team Associated TC5.

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May 9, 2008

Grimm wins German West EP TC Rd1

Last weekend saw the first round of the West Germany Electric touring car qualifying group run at the large MCC Bad Breisig/Rhein outdoor track. Xray team driver Christopher Grimm, who was using his new Speed Passion combo of GT Speedo and DMC legal Ultra Sportsman 9.5 BL motor, took the win ahead of current outdoor Champion Patrick Pasch in 2nd and Andreas Weyhoven in 3rd.

May 8, 2008

Daily News Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> Finch wins BTCC encounter with S400 – Link [serpent.com]
> XB808 Podium Finish at 1st Swiss Champs – Link [teamxray.com]
> Billy Easton Column – Worlds Warm Up – Link [serpent.com]
> Great start to the Nationals for Mirage – Link [mirageracing.com]
> Shepherd Micro Racing Hobby Cup – Link [jpracing.com]
> Schumacher BTCC Round 2 Report – Link [racing-cars.com]
> 2nd Indonesia EP Touring Nats – Link [teamxray.com]
> Mirage report on the Proline Challenge – Link [mirageracing.com]
> Proline International Dirt Challenge – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> Mike Swauger wins RAMS 40th race – Link [jpracing.com]
> Slovak National Buggy Championships – Link [mkkosice.sk]

May 8, 2008

In Memoriam – Koen Joosens

Koen Joosens wins Belgium Championship

We were saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Belgian National Electric TC Champion Koen Joosens. The young driver was killed in a tragic accident on Wednesday the 7th of May. A Schumacher team driver and leading figure in the Belgian RC scene, he will be sorely missed by the racing community and everyone that knew him. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Source: M-Auto [m-auto.nl]

May 8, 2008

Daniel Tomaschko joins Merlin Fuel

Spanish company, Merlin Fuel, have announced that top Austrian racer Daniel Tomaschko has joined their team. Winner of the recent European 1/8th ‘B’ Championships warm-up race in Kirchberg, the Serpent driver will use the company’s fuel and other products for the rest of the year.

Source: Merlin [merlinfuel.com]

May 8, 2008

Ultimate World Cup 08 – Announcement

Ultimate World Cup 08 - Announcement

Ultimate Racing were in touch to tell us about their teaming up with ‘Pilotos sin Fronteras’ to organise the first Ultimate World Cup 08, which is an international race for 1/8th Rally Game. The race will be held near Barcelona at the Rubi’s radio control club truck from 29th May to 1st June and many international drivers from different nationalities like Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain will attend this fantastic event. Top international drivers from this category like Fabio Boero, Michelle Baruzzi, Marc Ibars, Robert Batlle among others will compete along with other drivers with less experience in an international competition.

For more information about this event, visit the Ultimate site here.

May 8, 2008

Buenos Aires Metropolitan 1/10 Champs

Buenos Aires Metropolitan 1/10th Champs

The latest round of the 1/10th scale Buenos Aires Metropolitan Championship took place at Hernan Matticoli track last Sunday, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sebastián Recio took the pole position followed by his Kyosho team mates Juan Pablo Golobic in 2nd place and Hernán Lebenbaun in 3rd place. The race followed the same pattern as qualifying and in the end the win went to Recio, while Golobic took 2nd with 3rd place going to Hernán Lebenbaun.

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May 8, 2008

ROAR drops Gas truck & Production MT

ROAR

According to the website of the US governing body, ROAR, the Production Monster Truck and 1:10 Gas Truck have been dropped from future US National calendars.

On April 22nd, ROAR President Dawn Sanchez met with manufacturer representatives and Fuel Off-road Committee members in attendance at this year’s Truck Nationals held at The Nitro Pit in Phoenix, Arizona. This group discussed the viability of re-combining the 1:8 Buggy Nationals with 1:8 Truck Nationals. It was decided that in order for this to work effectively, Production Monster Truck and 1:10 Gas Truck would have to be dropped from the Nationals program. Those in attendance at the meeting were unanimous in their decision that this would be the most cost-effective method of handling Fuel Nationals. Not only would this be more cost-effective for teams and manufacturers, it would mostly help the privateer who has to go out-of-pocket for their expenses.

Source: ROAR [roarracing.org]