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March 21, 2013

Spashett double at BRCA 1/12th Nats Rd5

David Spashett continued his near dominance of the 2012/13 BRCA 1/12th Scale Nationals at round 5 of the 6 event series in Stafford last weekend. In the 10.5 blinky stock class on Saturday, David took TQ by the slender margin of 0.2 seconds ahead of Team Associated/Reedy factory driver Olly Jefferies who made a one-off return to this years championship at Stafford. Mark Stiles lined up 3rd on the grid for the A final driving an LRP/Reedy powered CRC with Olly’s team mate Zak Smith and the Serpent of Chris Kerswell completing the top-5.

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March 21, 2013

Adrian Berntsen takes Norwegian Indoor title

Last weekend saw the 2013 Indoor Norwegian Championship was held at the new permanent indoor facility at Mustit Raceway in Moss. The race saw 59 drivers attending participating in 1:10 modified, 1:12th scale (modified) and the three support classes (1:10 World GT, 1:10 Pro Stock and Formula F1) After 5 rounds of qualifying with only the best run to count, Adrian Berntsen was able to take the TQ with 29 laps @ 5:00:248 in front of team mate Petter Berntsen who claimed 2nd spot on the grid with a 29 lap run @ 4:04:881. After some very close finishes with 1,5 seconds separating 3rd and 7th! position on the grid, Oskar Fjeld got himself the 3rd spot for the finals.

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March 20, 2013

Tobias Hepp renews with Orcan

Orcan extend the cooperation with German front-runner Tobias Hepp. With the GT7 and GT7-MH .21 on-road engine series has been introduced two years ago, these engines have been continuously developed to strong and successful power units. Tobias is integrated in this progress and was able to achieve good results in his first year with Orcan. He will use the engines as well as Orcan fuel and accessories in his upcoming campaign that will include races such as the EFRA GP in Lostallo, the Xray Challenge in Germany, the German 1/8th and 1/10th nationals and the EFRA Euros A in Halifax. This is what Tobias has to say about the deal:

I am very happy to continue the cooperation with the whole Orcan team. As a young driver I can benefit a lot from this teamwork. I am looking forward to the new season.

Source: Orcan [orcan.de]

March 19, 2013

Moravia Xray Challenge report

The 7th Moravia Xray Challenge was held in the city of Holesov. The race was joined by over 100 drivers with top drivers from the Czech Republic and Slovakia also attending making for some very good racing. The race started on Saturday morning with free practice and continued with three rounds of qualifiers, of which two counted, and three finals. This time the track was very challenging as the layout was fast and filled with four chicanes the drivers had to enter under full power. However the most of the drivers get used to it and the race was exciting in all classes. Team Xray designer Martin Hudy also joined the race and was at hand for all Xray pilots with tech tips and advises. The race itself was run in several classes including two beginner, a Super Stock and a Modified class. In the end Martin Hudy took the TC Modified honours with David Nemcek winning TC Start, Karel Martinec being successful in TC Junior, and Tomas Marek winning the Super Stock class.

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March 19, 2013

Norwegian Indoor Championship report

Last weekend the 2013 Indoor Norwegian Championship was held at the new permanent indoor facility at Mustit Raceway in Moss. The race saw 59 drivers attending participating in 1:10 modified, 1:12th scale modified and the three support classes World GT, Pro Stock and Formula F1. After five rounds of qualifying with only the best run to count, Adrian Berntsen was able to take the TQ with 29 laps @ 5:00:248 in front of team mate Petter Berntsen who claimed 2nd spot on the grid with a 29 lap run @ 4:04:881. After some very close finishes with 1.5 seconds separating 3rd and 7t! position on the grid, Oskar Fjeld got himself the 3rd spot for the finals.

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March 19, 2013

Chavit Saligupta joins KM Racing

KM Racing announce that 2012 IFMAR 1/10 GP Touring Car finalist Chavit Saligupta has joined their team of talented racers. Chavit will run the KM H-K1 and K8 nitro on-road cars during his upcoming campaign that will include some major race events.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]

March 19, 2013

Exotek Evo5 Pro chassis conversion

Exotek Racing introduce a limited edition conversion kit for the Tamiya Evo5 and Evo5 MS chassis. The kit is specially designed for the use with stock motors and has an opening in the top plate to work correctly with just smaller spur gears and large pinions used in 13.5T to 21.5T type blinky classes. Because of this the largest spur gear that can be used must be 34mm diameter or smaller. Larger spur gears are usable by adding shims under the top plate to raise it up. The kit brings the somewhat older Evo5 to latest 2013 specs with inclusion of an ultra narrow 84mm chassis made from 2mm carbon fibre. Also included is a flex top plate for rubber tire racing, a LiPo cradle system with adjustable sliding holders, tapeless yet tweak free LiPo locking tabs and a hanging low-profile servo mount to reduce chassis scrub. The top plate is drilled to accept Evo5 and Evo5 MS motor mounts. The kit is designed for the experienced racer and limited to 60 pieces world wide.

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March 18, 2013

EFRA 1/8 IC track EC spots available

It has been over twenty years since the premier event for 1/8 IC track last visited the UK. On 22nd to 27th July 2013 you are invited to be part of this spectacular event to take place in the north of England at the Halifax track. The fast flowing circuit successfully hosted the 1/10 IC 200mm European championships in 2006 and has since been improved further to host this event for 1/8 drivers. The warm up event takes place 1st and 2nd June. Nearby airports include Leeds Bradford and Manchester providing a link to those travelling from central Europe. Many ferries are also available to the UK. Find more information on the dedicated event site.