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May 2, 2016

Sielaff wins at North German Nitro On-road Champs Rd1

The opening round of the North German Nitro On-road Championships was held at the Munster track, located between Hamburg and Hanover. In the 1/10th 200mm class Kristof Sielaff would grab the pole position for the 30-minute A-main with his Siemotu Nova-powered KM car. The main final then saw Kristof defending the top spot and he would end the main one lap ahead of Rico Kröber (Capricorn/Orcan) and Kai Bode (Serpent/Siemotu Nova). Stefan Heisterkamp (KM/Siemotu Nova) and Bernd Hasselbring (Shepherd/Orcan) would complete the top 5 result.

Source: Siemotu RC Engines [facebook.com]

May 2, 2016

Martijn van der Heijden wins at Onroad Piston Cup Rd1

This past weekend the first round of the Onroad Piston Cup was held at the the Raco2000 track in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The race started on Saturday in cold but dry conditions and the damp track would soon start to dry, allowing for good practice conditions. On the weekend the club also hosted the second round of the German LeMans Series so all drivers had the chance for some timed practice too. On Sunday the racers were greeted by a sunny sky, almost no wind and a dry track. Racing was mainly down to the guest Pro10 LeMans series cars and the Formula class as there were no entries for the 1/8th and 1/10th nitro classes with the 1/5th scale Touring class also only attracting two drivers.

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April 29, 2016

CSO 1/8th GT & Buggy 4.5mm aluminium wheel adapters

Coming from CSO are 4.5mm offset aluminium wheel adapters for 1/8th GT and off-road cars. The specific width of the adapters can greatly improve the cornering ability of GT cars, making for less understeering and thus faster corner speeds. The parts are machined from high-quality aluminium, they come laser-etched and in black, orange or blue colour.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]

April 29, 2016

Reds Racing M7 WCS V3.0 Factory Tuned on-road engine

Reds Racing have introduced their all-new M7 WCS V3.0 Factory Tuned 3.5cc nitro on-road engine. It features a new crankshaft for increased power output and reliability as it is made from a specially-coated carbon steel. A silicone filling of the crankshaft reduces the inertia of rotation and the engine also comes with a new cooling system and a Japan-made 7x19x6mm front bearing. The package is rounded out by a redesigned crankcase and combustion camber insert as well as the Gen2 venturi and a new low-speed needle.

View the features and another image here

April 29, 2016

Hobby Pro USA 24K gold-plated stainless steel screws

Hobby Pro USA have introduced their new 24K gold-plated stainless steel screws. Made from high-grade 12.9 steel for reduced wear and sporting a 24K gold-coating the 3mm fasteners are available as counter sunk or button head variant in six different dimensions and as 10-piece packs, covering most 1/10th scale applications.

View the button head screws here

April 29, 2016

Alves successful at Brazilian On-Road Champs Rd3

The third round of the local Brasilia city on-road championship took place in the city of Brasilia saw Thiago Inacio (Shepherd) taking the pole position for the main final. The A-main then saw some close racing between the top drivers Bernardo Kokemper, Thiago Elias, Rogério Massa and Thiago Inacio (all Shepherd). A few minutes into the race Thiago Inacio had to visit the pits because of technical issues which cost him a lot of time. The other three continued to fight for the lead with Rafael Alves in first position followed closely by Bernardo Kokemper and Regério Massa. This later was also the order in which the trio saw the checkered flag making it an all-Shepherd podium.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 29, 2016

Hector Albarracin wins at SNS Rd2

Round two of the Spanish National Series was held in Villareal-Castellon. In the Formula class Hector Albarracin would grab the TQ and he also came out fastest in the A-main, leaving Ivan de la Calle and Antonio Alama behind in second and third respectively.

Source: MD Racing [mdracingrc.com]

April 29, 2016

McFactory introduce more alloy chassis conversions

McFactory have introduced more aluminium chassis conversions for 1/12th scale pan cars. The range will also include chassis and power pod sets for the TOP Rebel 12 v2, the Serpent S120 LTR, Team Associated R12 5.2 and the CRC XTI WC. All are made using high-quality aluminium and they help to settle down the cars when running in high-bite track conditions.

Source: McFactory Motorsports [mcfactorymotorsports.com]