March 6, 2008

Rúben Francisco wins Portugal Nats Rd1

Rúben Francisco wins Portugal Nats Rd1

The first round of the 2008 Portuguese National Championships for Electric touring cars took place last weekend on the large Coimbra track in the centre of Portugal and it was Speed Passion sponsored driver Rúben Francisco that took the win. Sunday morning started with the qualifying heats and these saw Xray driver Nuno Gancho take the TQ spot followed closely by Rúben Francisco who ended on the same points. In the finals there was some bad luck for the pole man and this allowed Rúben to take full advantage, win two of the three finals to take the overall with his Schumacher.

Source: Info RC [info-rc.net]

March 6, 2008

Sven Zünd takes LRP Islikon Masters Rd4

Sven Zünd takes LRP Islikon Masters Rd4

Robitronic have a report on their website from the 4th round of the LRP Islikon Masters in Switzerland. The race was run on controlled tires and the softer, better performing 27-compound was very hard to get on this weekend, therefore some clever tactics were needed and Sven Zünd with his Robitronic Avid made the most of the difficult situation, saving his tyres for the final round of qualifying and the finals. Starting from the pole position, he was able to take the win ahead of the Xray driving Lnenicka brothers Ronny and Sacha who finished in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.eu]

March 5, 2008

ETS Rd2 Denmark – Event T-shirt

ETS Rd2 Denmark - Event T-shirt

We promised to show you the artwork for the t-shirt that will be given away to all competitors at next weeks 2nd round of the Much More backed European Touring Series that takes place in Vejle, Denmark. And here it is, fresh from promoter Scotty Ernst, who had this to say:

The T shirt design turned out better than we could have hoped for. Dusty Kemp the designer did a great job of bringing an exciting and colourful design to these event shirts and we’re sure everyone will really enjoy them. Each racer attending the event next weekend will get a free shirt included with their race entry, just another great benefit for participating in the Euro Touring Series.

Do you want to race against some of the World’s top touring car racers, while being commentated on by the legendary Scotty Ernst, in a fun and friendly, yet professional racing atmosphere then be sure to get your entry in for round 2 of the ETS by going here.

March 5, 2008

Ryan Maker joins Team Xray

Ryan Maker joins Team Xray

Team Xray Australia have announced that young Australian racer Ryan Maker has signed to race the Xray range of touring cars for 2008. Commenting on his deal to race the T2’008 & NT1, Ryan had the following to say:

Privileged to be racing for Team Xray. I really enjoy being able to race for Xray as their car’s quality and performance is outstanding! I would like to thank Custom Model Cars and Team Xray and Hudy for all their support.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 4, 2008

Daily News Round-up

Daily News Round-up

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

> S400 wins Modellzona Cup at penultimate round – Link [serpent.com]
> Debut win for RB WS7 L2G and Byron GEN2 – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> Hat-Trick for Nitro Hobbies Team Drivers in Rd 2 – Link [teammagic.com.tw]
> Jones Win Southern Clash in New Zealand – Link [teamxray.com]
> Francesco Tironi wins Riccione 1/10 Touring race – Link [automodellismo.net]

Entry is open for ETS Rd2 in Denmark, March 14th-16th

March 3, 2008

Daily News Round-up

Daily News Round-up

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

> T2’008 2nd at Carpet Wars 2 Day World Cup – Link [teamxray.com]
> Power Save Racing release new bearing sets – Link [power-save-racing.de]
> OFNA foam insert profiles for ProLine tires – Link [ofna.com]
> Hornum & Madsen win DRCMU Rd3 – Link [teamxray.com]

Entry is open for ETS Rd2 in Denmark, March 14th-16th

March 3, 2008

Alberto Garcia takes Spanish Nats Rd1

Alberto Garcia takes Spanish Nats Rd1

Last weekend saw the first round of the Spanish Electric Buggy Nationals held at Sevilla in 25º degree heat. The racers were greeted with a bumpy and dusty track with two double jumps that were causing the most difficulty for those present. Qualifying saw current Spanish National Champion Alberto Garcia take TQ in both the 4wd and 2wd classes, with the LRP team driver managing to also take the win in both classes. In the 4wd class, he placed ahead of Agusti Salto Font in 2nd place and Zacarias Villalba Nilsson in 3rd, while in the 2wd class it saw the runner up spot go to Alberto Cano Borregon with Jose Miguel Cantos Davia taking the final step on the podium.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

March 2, 2008

Jimmy Maddison signs to SMC

Jimmy Maddison signs to SMC

2007 IIC and 2008 DHI Cup winner Jimmy Maddison from the UK has been in contact to tell us that he has signed a deal to run SMC cells for the rest of this year. The Schumacher team driver said he was very excited about the change and is looking forward to working with Danny from SMC to help develop the new Ener-G 4600 cells.

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