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August 20, 2013

Daniel Wohlgemuth wins Pro Stock at German nats

This past weekend the 2013 German Nationals took place in Leipzig. The huge track was altered slightly to make it more challenging which proofed to be dangerous but successful. Germany not only breeds top modified drivers that fill up half the A final at international races on a regular basis but also sets the stage for the big boys in Pro Stock racing. At this year’s nationals up front there were the two ETS frontrunners Toni Streit and Daniel Wohlgemuth fighting for TQ with a couple of other drivers in the mix. In the end it was Daniel who managed to grab TQ honours ahead of Toni and Florian Botzenhart. In the finals Daniel showed great skills by winning the first two legs and therefore the 2013 national title. In A3 the runner up spot was up for grabs. In the end it was Florian Botzenhart who managed to win the final leg taking the vice championship.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com] | Photo: Martin Hofer

August 20, 2013

Zen Racing R5 ride height shims

New from Zen Racing come ride height shims for the R5 1/12th chassis. They offer the same fine steps as the rear shim sets, giving adjustment all the way down to 0.15 mm. The slots have been arranged at 90 degrees to each other allowing for rapid fitment in racing conditions and the shims come in sets of ten.

Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]

August 19, 2013

Much-More UK GP – Report

Last weekend the Much-More UK GP English round took place at the CRMCC circuit in North West England. The English round combines with a Scottish round, which was held at the Stonehaven circuit in June, to determine the overall series champions. There were over 50 entries this year and some overall series trophies were up for grabs. The practice day on Friday and qualifying on Saturday and Sunday morning saw persistent rain and a wet weather track which meant the new Volante control tyre would have to wait until the finals on Sunday afternoon before being bolted onto the cars. The vast majority of drivers managed to pick up points from the four qualifying rounds required in the difficult conditions and then switched to the control tyre for the finals as the track quickly dried out. In 13.5T John Simpson brought home the victor with Callum Keith and Chris Mitchell completing the podium. In the Spec class Paul Davidson was the day’s winner in front of David Walter Fraser and Joe Herring. Last but but least the Mini class top three sees Paul Davidson in front with Keith Anderton and Chris Briggs in tow.

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August 19, 2013

Alex Thurston is 200mm Junior European champion

At last weekend’s 1/10th 200mm ‘A’ Euros in Austria Serpent driver Alex Thurston took the Junior Championship. After taking the 1/8th on-road Euro Junior title just weeks ago in Halifax, UK this is another important victory for the young man this year. Alex is sidelined by Serpent team mate Jörg Tiit who took the third place on the Junior’s podium.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 19, 2013

Team C metric titanium hex screws

New from Team C Racing come 10-piece metric titanium screw kits for the use with a wide range of 1/10th and 1/8th chassis. They are made from high quality titanium material and are available as flat head M3x15, M3x8 and M3x6mm variant as well as button head M3x10 and M3x6mm screw. The material used increases durability and shreds some weight compared to conventional steel screws.

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August 19, 2013

Ronald Völker wins TC Modified at German nationals

Last weekend the German touring car nationals took place at the MRC Leipzig track. The race was run under changing weather conditions and after the five qualifiers Ronald Völker (Yokomo) took the pole position for the finals after winning three qualifying rounds but he was tie on points with Serpent’s Marc Fischer who TQ’d in the second and the fifth qualifier. Marc Rheinard put his Tamiya on the third spot with Frederik Südhoff (Awesomatix) and Christopher Krapp (Kyosho) in tow. The finals proofed to be a tough affair for the pole sitter who came in two seconds on front of Marc Rheinard in the first A final. Marc Fischer took third and Yannic Prümper fourth – all four being within around 3.5 seconds when crossing the finish line.

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August 18, 2013

Alessio Mazzeo is 1/10th European Champion

The 1/10th 200mm ‘A’ Euros were held this weekend at the Stohr Ring near Kirchberg in Austria with 89 drivers in attendance. Practice would take place under changeable weather conditions with heavy rain stopping running a number of times but qualifying and the finals were all run under sunny dry conditions. Qualifying would go the way of newly crowned 1/8th European Champion Jilles Groskamp with his Shepherd, narrowly beating out Eric Dankel (Capricorn) with Dominic Greiner (Serpent), Toni Gruber (Serpent), Dario Balestri (KM) and Alessio Mazzeo (Serpent) completing the top 6, separated by only 1 second.

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August 16, 2013

Tamiya is working on the TRF418

According to tamiyablog.com Japanese manufacturer Tamiya is currently working on the follow-up model of the highly successful TRF417 platform. It is understood that the company’s next generation electric touring car will hit the light of the day at next month’s Tokyo Hobby Show. Unofficial information have it that the kit will feature a new main chassis, new servo mount and suspension arms, new anti-roll bars as well as completely new front, centre and rear bulkheads. The photo above unfortunately is not showing the forthcoming car but we bring you more information as we get it.

Source: Tamiya Blog [tamiyablog.com]