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July 24, 2013

Baggen & Sanza win at RCR Nitro Challenge 2013

The third round of the Belgian nitro on-road nationals took place at the fast track of the Racing Club Roeselare under excellent weather conditions and with a good amount of racers attending. In the 1/8th class that attracted 21 drivers Yves Zoma (Mugen) was the fastest closely followed by Daan Haling (Motonica), Arie Manten (Xray) and Frank Baggen (Serpent). All four pulled 28 laps in qualifying making for some close racing in the finals. Arie Manten, qualifying third was unlucky in his semi as he did not proceed into the final due to a spur gear problem.

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July 23, 2013

Serpent F110 Formula chassis

The car that dominated the F1 class at the 2012/13 Euro Touring Series in the hands of Jan Asmer, the Serpent F110 is soon to be made available. It is based on their 1/10 and 1/12 pancar platform and is a competition ready full carbon aluminium F1 racing car with many set-up possibilities. Suitable for standard and shorty 2S packs it can be raced with rubber or foam tyres. The kit includes racing chassis, FR and RR wing but not tyres, wheels, electronics or body.

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July 23, 2013

JJ Wang dominates 2013 Timezone Nitro Grandprix

Mugen Seiki Factory Driver JJ Wang wins both 1/10 Sedan Class and 1/8 GP On Road at the 2013 Timezone Nitro Grandprix in Battle Ground, Washington. Driving his Novarossi powered MTX5, JJ qualified 5th into the sedan A-Main. In the finals, JJ moved up quickly into the lead position and kept the lead to take the win. In the 1/8 GP class, driving the new MRX5 WC edition powered by Novarossi, JJ TQ’d the class with near track breaking lap times. In the 45 minute finals, choosing a tire change strategy, JJ built up enough lead for the tire change to seal the win and take a double victory at Timezone. The Timezone raceway is a European style track here in the USA and the annual race has been a popular event during summer racing.

Source: Mugen USA [mugenracing.com]

July 23, 2013

Tim Altmann wins RC Lemans Series Rd5

The fifth round of the RC LeMans Series 2013 took place at the EVMC track in Velp, NL. 28 drivers attended in the Pro10 class and after qualifying Rene Fischer took TQ in front of Nic Boon and Tobias Weist who put his car on the third spot in the grid. Qualifying was very close with the top five cars all being within 2 seconds. The overall win after the three finals went to Tim Altmann coming from fifth position and taking all three legs. Rene Fischer dropped one place and ended up in second position with Tobias Weist completing the podium. The lower finals went to Joachim Behnken who took the B final and Mathijs Hermens was successful in the C final.

Thanks to Frank Buesener for sending the report.

July 23, 2013

T.O.P. Photon EX double joint universal driveshafts

T.O.P. announce the release of double joint universal driveshafts for the Photon EX touring car. Intended to be used the front end of the car the design of the driveshafts reduces the angle of the U-joints resulting is minimised chattering at high steering angles and therefore a smoother and more efficient drive train. The shafts are made from high-quality steel, come hardened and include two ball bearings that are needed for completion.

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July 23, 2013

Spec-R R1 Pro Spec touring car kit

Spec-R introduce the R1 Pro Spec 1/10th electric touring car kit. Based on the already well-equipped competition car the updated kit includes a new 2.25mm carbon chassis plate, 2mm new style upper deck, 3mm front and rear shock towers, as well as a CNC-machined aluminium central servo mount, an aluminium fan mount and soft shock O-rings. Other features of the chassis like the all alloy bulkheads, standard length shock absorbers and front and rear alloy suspension mounts remain untouched.

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July 22, 2013

2013 BRCA Touring Car Series Rd3 – Report

This past weekend saw round three of the 2013 BRCA Touring Car Series held at the very popular West London circuit which is located only a stone’s throw away from Heathrow Airport. Going into this round both the Super Touring and Pro Stock championship could be decided with Team Durango’s Elliot Harper gunning for the ‘Super Touring’ title and Team Xray’s Zak Finlay going for the ‘Pro Stock’ title. As qualifying got under way Elliot Harper made his intentions very clear by securing TQ in the first three rounds of qualifying. Schumacher’s Chris Grainger driving the company’s Mi5 chassis was also going strong by securing two second place finishes in rounds one and two. Team Associated’s Olly Jefferies and Serpent’s Chris Kerswell were also in the mix but it was looking good for Elliot who seemed to have just that slight edge over the rest of the pack.

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July 22, 2013

Alvin Koh wins at RaceWorks Elite Racing Series Rd5

The fifth round of the RaceWorks Elite Racing Series took place under the best possible weather conditions at the RaceWorks on-road circuit in Singapore. In qualifying, it was Team Tamiya SG’s Nicholas Lee, fresh from his win in the 200mm nitro class at the Jakarta Open, who set the pace, securing TQ honours ahead of team-mate Alvin Koh and team ARC Singapore’s Nelson Lee. The final were a nightmare for Nicholas as he suffered technical issues in all four legs. This allowed Alvin Koh to complete a clean sweep of wins in the finals. Team Xray Singapore’s PY Tang finished 2nd while Nelson Lee took 3rd for his first podium of the season. The win let Alvin Koh stretching his lead in the overall standings over PY Tang. Nelson Lee moved up one spot to stand in 3rd after his strong performance this round. In the team standings Team Tamiya SG further consolidated its lead over Team Xray Singapore, while Team ARC Singapore holds the 3rd position. The next round of the season will be on 4th of August.

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