May 28, 2015

Marcus Lindner takes Swedish National Series Rd2

Marcus Lindner takes Swedish National Series Rd2

The second round of the Swedish National Series took place at the high speed track in Örebro. After 4 rounds of qualifying Mikael Fransson took the pole-position from Christofer Hedlund and Marcus Lindner. The 45 minute main final saw a clean start with Marcus keeping his 3rd position. Clocking some good laptimes he managed to take over the lead around the 5 minute mark and  step by step he increased the gap over the rest of the field and from that moment on he never looked back. After 45 minutes Marcus crossed the finish line with a massive gap of 6 laps in front of Christofer Hedlund in 2nd and Roland Ström who completed the podium another 11 laps down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]


May 28, 2015

Napa Auto Parts Open Invitational – Report

Napa Auto Parts Open Invitational – Report

The Napa Auto Parts Open Invitational 2015 was held on Curacao with racers from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba and also Florida in attendance. In the 1/8th LMP category there would be a three way battle for the pole position and it would be Giordano Pieternella (Serpent) who would take the TQ from Hazel Dossantos (Capricorn) and Mugen racer Dinyor Antonia. In the 1/10 Touring class Maxy Velasco (Xray) would come out fastest from the Serpent duo of Paolo Inocencia in 2nd and Giordano Pieternella in 3rd.

Click here to continue reading the report


May 27, 2015

Thurston & Glyn win at BRCA 1/10th IC Track Nats Rd3

Thurston & Glyn win at BRCA 1/10th IC Track Nats Rd3

Round 3 of the BRCA 1/10th IC Track Nationals was held on the very technical track at Colchester with only 30 drivers attending. In the 200mm Touring class Alex Thurston took the TQ position in all four rounds of qualifying with Joe Kerry 2nd while in the 220mm GT class Glyn Beal came out fastest after the qualifiers. In the 200mm final Alex then lead the race form the start and took the win from Joe with John Zotll grabbing the final podium position. The 220mm final was lead all the way by Glyn with local driver Paul Bellinger taking second place.

Click here to view the 220mm podium


May 27, 2015

Vuga & Osvald win at Alpe Adria Masters

Vuga & Osvald win at Alpe Adria Masters

The Aple Adria Masters was held at the Tolmin track in Slovenia. After last year’s rain this year the weather held up perfect, attracting many drivers to compete in several on-road classes. In the 1/8th Nitro On-road class Jernej Vuga won the final after starting from the 2 spot behind Nejc Mihelic. Jernej went the risky way of changing his car’s set-up for the final and the risk paid off as some laps into the race he passed Nejc and never looked to take the win. The pole sitter Nejc on the other hand had a crash during the final and had to retire while being in 2nd place.

Click here to continue reading


May 27, 2015

Scorpion RS-3420 motor bearing maintenance kit

Scorpion RS-3420 motor bearing maintenance kit

New from Scorpion Power Systems and designed to help replacing the ball races of the RS-3420 motor is the bearing maintenance kit. The precision tool is made to easily and conveniently replace worn or damaged bearings without harming any parts involved. The tool set is made from 6061-T6 aluminium, it comes black anodised and it is available now.

Source: Scorpion [scorpionsystem.com]


May 27, 2015

Adrien Bertin continues with Matrix

Adrien Bertin continues with Matrix

Italian company Matrix have announced the re-signing of 2-times World Champion Adrien Bertin to their team. The French driver is a key figure in the HB nitro on-road team and he will continue to use Matrix tyres in the 2015 season in which he will mainly focus on 1/8th scale racing in the preparation for this year’s World Championship in Brazil.

Source: Matrix [matrix-tyres.com]


May 27, 2015

X-Race Italy – Announcement

X-Race Italy – Announcement

The X-Race Italy will take place on the weekend of the 12th of July at the Minicar Bientina club in Bientina. The event will see the running of a Modified, 13.5T Stock, 17.5T Real Stock and a Formula class and registration for the race will open on the 1st of June at 6 p.m. here. Entries are limited and the exact date, the race will be held either on the 11th or 12th, will be announced soon.


May 27, 2015

Jorge Simoes joins Team Durango on-road team

Jorge Simones joins Team Durango on-road team

Team Durango have announced that Portuguese touring car star Jorge Simoes has joined the company’s touring car team. Jorge will be racing the DETC410, and also working to bring new tricks, tips and set-up advice to Team Durango’s existing racer network.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]