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June 21, 2013

Hot Race 1/10 rubber TC tires

Hot Race Tyres have added to their line of onroad tires by producing a line of touring car rubber tires. After a lot of test with experienced racers they were able to find the right compound for maximum performance. There will be two different shores, 32 and 36, two different inserts, soft and medium, and two different weights, light and normal. This is only Hot Race’s first venture into rubber tires and we are told they are planning to expand their range further in the near future.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

June 20, 2013

Evo-Workshop MRX-5 aluminium chassis

Evo-Workshop have launched an optional Mugen MRX-5 7075-T6 hard coated aluminium chassis with a J’s system. Designed with a brand new concept, EVO’s latest J’s system brings you an unique, multifunctional flex control system. Featuring the resilience of two materials combined, the J’s System comes with a hard coated aluminium chassis and a carbon-fibre stabilizer blade that work seamlessly with various lock up combinations, providing you the best flex control function for any track requirements or racing events.

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June 20, 2013

Lars Hoppe takes Rd2 in Northern Germany

Last weekend the 2nd round of the North German Championship took place at the MACH Hamburg track. Saturday started with free practise on a slippery track but the traction got better and better during the day. Already in practise the Shepherd/Sonic drivers Lars Hoppe and Timo Schröder had a good pace which they kept all weekend. In qualfying Lars took the TQ spot with his Sonic powered Velox V8 Pro in front of Timo using the same pacakge and Ingo Bobrowski in third. As the tyre wear was quite high a smooth driving style was required for the final. After the start Lars immediately pulled away followed by Timo and Ingo. Lap by lap he increased the lead and never looked back. After 30min he crossed the finishing line in first position followed by Timo in 2nd with Ingo completing the podium.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 20, 2013

Mike Gosvig wins Rd3 of Danish TC Nats

The 3rd round of the Danish National Championships, under the official motorsports federation DASU, where held last Sunday at the former Euros track in Glostrup, just outside the capital Copenhagen. The weather forecast showed mixed conditions, (just like last time where we drowned) after 2 weeks of full sun. The practice day before the race was fine most of the day, giving drivers lots of opportunities to find a good setup, at least for dry conditions. In the SuperStock class there were several good drivers who could fight for the win, especially since 2 drivers from Modified changed to the SuperStock class for this race. The race day started with lots of sun, and a dry track with perfect conditions for racing. It was Søren Boy Holst who managed to drive his T.O.P. Photon EX around the technical track, in the fastest time of the day, followed by Mike Gosvig, and Lars Holm.

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June 20, 2013

Mikael Fransson wins 2013 1/8th Nordic Championship

Last weekend the Nordic Championship 1:8 Track took place at Hverven Raceway just outside Oslo in Norway. The track hosted the European Championship back in 2003 and is placed with a beautiful view over the Oslo fjord. We had perfect conditions for practice on Friday and the track was super fast. Saturday came with a clear blue sky and sun throughout the whole day. As the weather forecast predicted rain on Sunday we decided to run the entire event on one day, this is possible in the land of the midnight sun. A new time scheme was made with 3 qualification rounds and all finals, with the last final run at 21:30.

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June 19, 2013

Mario Rigert & Beni Stutz win at Rd2 of Swiss nats

The second round of the Swiss EP Touring car Nationals was held on the very fast Langenthal track. After some very close racing action Xray driver Mario Rigert won the modified class ahead of Florian Hauser (Yokomo) and Raphael Wicki (Xray) in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Victory in the Pro stock class went to Beni Stutz driving a Tamiya leaving second and third position to Simon Allemann (TM) and Jerome Meile (Xray).

View the final results here

June 19, 2013

Vogl & Nähr victorious in Southern Germany Rd3

The 3rd round of the South German Championship in Türkheim saw a clean sweep for Team Shepherd with victories in all three classes. In 1/8 class 2 it was young Shepherd driver Max Günther taking the win while Maxi Vogl won the 1/8 class 1 with Patrick Nähr completing the perfect result by winning the 1/10 touring class. In the south of Germany the 1/8 classes are raced together so the main final was a mix of class 1 and class 2 drivers. Starting from the pole-position after he won his semi-final Maxi immediately took control of the race and pulled away followed by Armin Baier and Bastian Gramlich. At the 20 min mark it was time for some fresh outside tyres for Maxi, while the rest of the field chose to finish the race with one set. Although Maxi retained the lead the gap was closer after the tyre change and due to Maxi’s engine getting a little bit rich the final minutes saw some close racing with Armin Baier and Bastian Gramlich trying to catch up. Maxi stayed calm and crossed the finishing line in first position about 2 sec in front of Armin Baier with Bastian Gramlich completing the podium.

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June 19, 2013

F.V.S.S. 0.8 module 1/8th gearbox

After many tests F.V.S.S. have introduced their new transmission with 0.8 module. The new gearbox will give you more traction and torque in all conditions, ensuring lower fuel consumption and better corner speed. Available for the new Velox V8 Pro and the Mugen MRX5 it comes in two variants, with an aluminium or steel clutch bell.

Source: F.V.S.S. [fvssshop.it]