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January 23, 2008

Atsushi Hara wins 2008 R1 GP

Some brief news about the 2008 R1 GP electric touring car event that took place last weekend in Seoul, South Korea. Qualifying saw Kyosho factory driver Shin Adachi, dirving the new prototype Stallion (pic1, pic2) touring car, claim the TQ spot ahead of fellow Japanese racer Atsushi Hara, racing for Hot Bodies in 2nd. In the finals it was a clear win for Hara however, taking the overall victory in front of Adachi, with Japanese National 1/12th scale and 4wd buggy Champion Naoto Matsukura, racing for Yokomo in 3rd.

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January 22, 2008

Keith Robertson wins BRCA 1/12th Nats

Round 5 of the 1/12th scale Nationals took the racers down south to Plymouth where they were greeted by an open and flowing track where accuracy and corner speed was extremely important and the competition was proving to be as close as ever. In the 19T class times got quicker and quicker as qualifying progressed and at the end of the 4 rounds it was Matt White on pole with Keith Robertson joining him on the front row just ahead of Russell Williams. The final was a stunning race as the top three broke clear from the rest, then after a few laps Matt made an error and dropped out of contention and so for the remaining 7 minutes Russell was never more than 3 metres from Keith’s rear bumper. His Associated L4 was super-consistent and Keith held his line eventually finishing a tenth of a second ahead to take his third win of the season, this result being enough to clinch the BRCA 19T National Championships.

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January 22, 2008

York Indoor Regional – oOple report

York Indoor Regional - oOple report

oOple have a report from last weekends York Indoor Regional, held at the Huntington High School on one monster of a track in the sports hall. The day was a busy one with 111 drivers, 12 heats split between 2 and 4WD classes broken down into 7 heats of 4WD and 5 of 2WD. The 4wd class saw the win go to the TQ man Adam Skelding, driving the Hot Bodies Cyclone D4, while in 2wd the victory went to Richard Lowe who also won from pole with his Associated B4.

Read the full report, as well as view some Video and photos, here.

Source: oOple [oople.com]

January 21, 2008

RC Pro Series – Update

RC Pro Series - Update

Our friends from the RC Pro Series in the US were in touch to update us on what has been going on lately with the series –

“The 1st Pepsi Nitro Beach is over and now everyone who attended has to return to the real world! We at RC Pro International would like to thank all the racer who made the trip from the US Mainland and all the racers from Puerto Rico that opened their island to us and treated us like family. Thanks to Rafa Sabatier, Braulio and crew for all the hard work building the track and taking care of all the last minute details. Thanks to the Hau family and staff at the Mar Hau resort, also thanks to Pepsi for their support of the RC Pro Caribbean Series this year. Find more about that event here.”

“The Cabin Fever race at the Lewiston Roundup Arena is coming up February 2nd & 3rd. We currently have 150 entries for this event and we’ve been told Ryan Cavalieri will be making this event.”

Finally RC Pro look set to introduce a monthly podcast about the series and so they are looking for videos from people who attend the events to be sent to them to be included in their monthly round up. Find out more information here.

January 20, 2008

ROAR Legalise BL Motors for Stock

In all of the excitement surrounding ROAR announcing the legality of LiPo cells for sanctioned racing we overlooked the introduction of Brushless motors for stock racing. According to Novak, 17.5-turn brushless motors have been approved for use in the Stock class and in addition there is a name change for the 19T class. This will now be known as the Super Stock Class, and will allow 10.5 and 13.5-turn brushless motors.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

January 19, 2008

Pro-Line International Challenge 2008

Another race announcement, this time for the Pro-Line International Challenge 2008, which last year was held indoors but this year will be run outdoors, hosted by the Remote Model Car Club in Berkshire, England. The event takes place over the May Bank Holiday Weekend, beginning Saturday 3rd May with the finals on Monday 5th May and camping spaces are available for what is already lining up to be an amazing weekend.

Go here for more information and entry forms.

January 19, 2008

2008 Panther Cup – Announcement

2008 Panther Cup - Announcement

Horizon Hobby in the UK was in touch to let us know about the 2008 Panther Cup will take place on the 19-20th of April at the Frankley club. Backed by Panther Tyres, Novarossi and Losi, the race sees 5 rounds of qualifying followed by Xmas tree finals. Entry costs 30 pounds and this will include a set of control tyres, the Panther Komodo Dragon 2 Medium soft tyres and inserts.

Download the entry form here (PDF).

January 18, 2008

Ian Haley joins Team Xray

Team Xray have made the announcement that former Australian National Champion, and top off road racer, Ian Haley has joined their team. Ian has a very impressive and extensive list of National and International championships to his credit in the hotly-contest Buggy & Truggy classes and had the following to say about the prospect of joining Team Xray.

Joining Team XRAY is a dream come true for me. Working with both Mario and Juraj and the team, using the highest-quality performance-driven products, will be a great pleasure! After testing both the XB8 and XT8, I found them exceptional straight from the box, and with all the options available they are true race winners. I would like to give a big “Thank you” to Team XRAY and Custom Model Cars.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]