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February 18, 2014

Mibosport Cup 2013/14 Rd5 – Report

After a break of more than a month the Mibosport Cup 2013/14 resumed with round number 5 last weekend. A total of 118 drivers signed up for the event with 66 attending in the on-road and 52 in the off-road classes. The event marked the penultimate race of the season before the big finale in March, with international frontrunner Ronald Volker attending. In the Touring Car Modified class Marek Černý took the TQ some three seconds ahead of Michal Orlowski and Kuba Šimurda. In the first A-final, Marek Černý had to fight hard with Michal Orlowski for the win, just to finish 0.061 seconds ahead of him. Kuba Šimurda finished third. The second A-final was quite similar to the first one with Černý and Orlowski fighting for the win. Černý won again ahead of Michal Orlowski and Kuba Šimurda. In the third A-final, Orlowski had a contact with Černý and both of them ended at the lower end of the pack. The winner of this final was Kuba Šimurda with Zdenko Kunák and Patrick Gollner behind. The overall win went to Marek Černý, second was Michal Orlowski with Kuba Šimurda completing the podium.

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February 17, 2014

Bryan Ferrara wins at Automodelli.it On Tour race

The first race of the Automodelli.it On Tour race took place with around 80 drivers attending. Beside two Touring Car classes also a Mini Chassis and Formula 1 race was held. In F1 Marco Puleo (WRC) took the pole position for the finals in front of Nicola Pezzotti (Serpent), Mattia Collina (Xray) and Bryan Ferrara (Fenix). In the finals Bryan got everything together winning two out of the three legs to take the overall win from Puleo and Pezzotti.

Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]

February 17, 2014

RDRP Ultra Glowplug Wrench

The Ultra Glowplug Wrench is the latest nitro tool release from Revolution Design Racing Products. The wrench is designed for the use with standard and turbo glowplugs, the main body is made from high quality spring steel and incorporates an 8mm nut driver for the plug while an O-ring equipped recession at the top end of the tool takes a spare glow plug, making the wrench the ideal companion for demanding qualifiers and finals. Laser-etched logos let the tool stand out while a sturdy cross pin makes tightening and undoing even tightly fitted plugs a breeze.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

February 17, 2014

Mobers & Hilbert take German 1/12th national titles

The 2014 German 1/12th nationals took place at the MAC Burgdorf club in Northern Germany this past weekend. Nearly 40 drivers attended in the Modified “EA” and Stock “EB” class. In Modified it was multi-time national champion Markus Mobers who not only took the TQ but also secured himself another national title by winning the first and second A-final in front of Daniel Sieber. The latter than took the vice-championship title while Tim Altmann came in third to complete the podium. In the Standard class Moritz Hilbert made a clean sweep by winning all three A-finals after dominating the qualifiers to take the TQ spot. The runner-up spot and vice-championship went to Sven Stoffels who left Jens Ginnuttis in third position.

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February 17, 2014

Balestri & Apolaro win at Florida Winternats

The 38th annual Florida Winternats were run last weekend in Fort Myers, Florida. The race again attracted a huge number of drivers including some international starts alongside the fastest nitro on-road racers from the U.S.. In 1/8th Open Capricorn driver Dario Balestri, running for his new engine sponsor XRD, took the win some six laps ahead of top qualifier Mike Swauger (Xray/Picco) with Flavio Elias (Mugen/Novarossi) coming in third another three laps down.

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February 16, 2014

Collari opts to start 2014 a free agent

Collari

9-time World Champion Lamberto Collari has been in contact to give us an update on his current situation heading into the 2014 season, answering the many requests he has received concerning his race package. For the first time in many years the Italian RC legend will run the season without a chassis sponsor which will allow him to evaluate what car best suits him ahead of the 2015 World Championships. In terms of engine, he hopes to remain with long time sponsor Novarossi, but no deal has yet been finalised. Those who are onboard so far for the new season are previous sponsors Sanwa and Protoform, while new for this year are Hudy tools and Zac Project tires.

View the statement from Lamberto in English & Italian here

February 16, 2014

Korgae Scales wins WGT at WCICS Rd6

Round 6 of the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series was held on the wide open prairies of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Regina Club FASTRAXX hosted a great event, with 7 classes and championship points all on the line. In the World GT class it was the 2013 WCICS WGT champion, CRC sponsored Korgae Scales with his GenX-10SE that took TQ and win over Team Associated’s Peter Tozser and his RC10R5.1. WCICS President Josh Carter drove his Xray X10 to the final spot on the podium. Next up is round 7 in British Columbia hosted by Thompson Valley RC in Kamloops on March 7-9th.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]

February 15, 2014

Smokem Racing T4’14 carbon fibre arm braces

Smokem Racing T4'14 carbon fibre arm braces

Smokem Racing introduce these carbon fibre arm braces for the Xray T4’14 available. Made from 1.6mm high-quality carbon fibre material, the arm braces are ideal for stiffening the suspension arms of the T4’14 in high traction conditions. Strategically lightened without compromising on strength, the parts are a direct fit on the stock arms. Available separately for both the front and rear arms with the required screws, the braces are available now.

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