Sweep Racing have announced the signing of Nicholas Lee to their team. The Singaporean racer qualified on the 3 spot at the IFMAR 1/10th Gas Worlds in Bangkok and he has the following to say about the deal:
I would like to Thank Steve for this opportunity. After several test, I am very happy with the quality and performance of their products in general. I am looking forward to working closely with the team.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
The German electric onroad Nationals were held last weekend at AMC Hamm. The event started dry but rain on Sunday made things difficult for everyone come finals day. In qualifying it was Tamiya star Marc Rheinard who took to the TQ spot in front of Yokomo driver Yannic Prumper in 2nd and Serpent’s Marc Fischer in 3rd. Come the finals and only Fischer, Prumper and Krapp had a new set of tires left over which would prove beneficial in the very wet conditions. In A1 it was Yannic that took the win from Fischer in 2nd, Fischer would win by 7 seconds in A2 to set up a 3 way battle for the overall win in A3. The deciding main would see the two main title protagonists Prumper and Fischer pull a gap on the field and when the Serpent driver made a pass for the lead he made it stick and would pull a 5 second gap by the finish. Marc Fischer is German National Champion with Christopher Krapp in 2nd and Ronald Volker talking 3rd.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The annual Vancouver Summer Challenge was held last weekend at RRR Raceway in beautiful Vancouver Canada. Racers from around Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest USA congregated at the RRR Raceway in Vancouver for two days of racing action. The track is built on airport grounds in a large flat parking lot which allowed ample room for the 200’ straightaway. The infield featured an intricate layout with some very tight 180 degree corners. Finding the correct transmission package was tricky on this track.
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The Essex Summer Series event returned for the second year, and took place this weekend once again at the Adur circuit on the south coast of the UK. Organised by the well-known EWS team, the event attracted 100 entries from around Great Britain, added to by the attendance of Alan Bickerstaff from Northern Ireland, Nicolai Lindegaard from Denmark and Martin Hofer from Germany.
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The third round of the Belgian 1/8th and 1/10th onroad gas championships took place in Roeselare last weekend in very nice weather conditions. In 1/8th scale it was again Robin D’Hondt (BMT) who convincingly took TQ, being the only driver of the 17 present in the class able to put 22 laps on the board. He was followed by 3 MRCL-drivers, Hugues Yerna, Yves Zoma and Augustin Mejor with qualification times within 0,5 sec of each other. Robin dominated the 30 minute final and found no competition for first place. Behind him an exciting battle took place for the other 2 podium places, in this the pit stop performance played a key role for the end results. After many position switches Nico Vandewynckel came in 2nd, a few seconds in front of Yaramishan Alexy in 3rd and a strong driving Hugeus Yerna in 4th.
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The 3rd round of the Danish nationals was held on the Greve RC Center in Denmark and following 2 days of free practice it was time for qualifying. It was a close battle between Claus Ryeskov and Rasmus Nielsen for the pole position but following some problems for Clause it was Rasmus that took the TQ with Tom Limkilde 2nd and Claus in 3rd. At the start of the final Claus could get by Tom for second place but he could not catch Rasmus who had a better pace and was unchallenged for the win. Bo Morten Larsen completed the top 3 for Xray.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The Elite-TC wing kit from Protoform is an all-new, track-tested Lexan wing designed specifically to give your 190mm touring car a smooth, neutral driving feeling on high-grip surfaces. The wing features a unique profile that can be run in three configurations to tune to your specific class or track condition. It’s formed from a not-too-flimsy, but not-too-heavy weight of genuine Lexan and is fully pre-cut with two 20 x 40mm end plates. All you have to do is use attach the endplates using the super-sticky tape, mount to your 190mm race body using the supplied hardware, and you’re ready to hit the track. The Elite-TC Wing Kit meets all IFMAR/EFRA/ROAR body standards.
Source: Protoform [racepf.com]
New for USGT and Scale Spec racing Protoform have released their officially-licensed rendition of the Chevy Camaro Z/28 for 190mm touring car. A lowered stance, enlarged front splitter, signature silver “Flow-tie” grill emblem and integrated decklid spoiler enhance the aerodynamic performance and aesthetic style. The body includes add-on rear wing with two trim lines, injection molded struts and a race-inspired decal sheet and is produced in genuine, durable .030” Lexan and comes with protective overspray film, window masks, decal sheet and hardware to mount the struts and wing.
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