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May 31, 2013

A visit to Shepherd Micro Racing

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With the weather forcing Day 1 of the new Euro Nitro Series to be postponed, Red RC took the opportunity to go and visit the headquarters of Shepherd Micro Racing, a company who has played a big roll in the creation of the ENS. Located less than 10km from the Hockenheimring, the venue of the opening race of the ENS, company boss Patrick Schafer was on hand to greet us and show us around their impressive building. Originally opened by his father as a model shop in 1998, complete with its own indoor asphalt track & pit area, the building took on its current guise in 2005 when Shepherd Micro Racing was formed, then as the distributor for the Speed 1:8 Onroad chassis produced by the famous Picco engine company. Taking over that project from the Italian company, in 2007 the company produced its first car the Velox V8 and now as an established onroad nitro manufacturer also produces a 1:10 200mm chassis.

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May 31, 2013

Ronald Volker dominates Euros warmup race

Last weekend the Euros Warm-Up Race for EP touring cars took place at the Mini-Autodromo Track in Torres Novas, Portugal. Some of the best European drivers attended the race since the weather prediction for the weekend was really good and it was confirmed by some very high temperatures. Ronald Volker was the man to beat since he TQ’ed 4 out of 5 qualification heats and was just beaten in one round by the Awesomatix driver Viljami Kutvonen. In the finals the Ronald show continued and he won all 3 A-mains with Elliot Harper taking the runner up spot and Alexander Hagberg in 3rd.

View the final results here

May 31, 2013

Rain postpones Day 1 of ENS

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The much anticipated new Euro Nitro Series will start a day later than originally planned as racers woke to a very wet morning in Hockenheim, Germany, leaving organisers no choice but to postpone Day 1 of the event which should have seen 5 rounds of controlled practice. With the weather down for the day and set to improve mid morning tomorrow, Saturday, it is hoped to be able to get the event officially underway at around lunchtime. Sunday’s weather is giving perfect conditions for racing. Despite this morning’s conditions one driver decided he could do with some wet practice, bravely taking to the track with his touring car but his first attempt on the soaked track lasted just two laps before the engine decided it had consumed enough water. Today’s weather is in total contrast to yesterday’s set-up day when the sun shown down on the home of Formula 1’s European Grand Prix with many drivers including most of the main contenders able to get in some track track time as the host club ran a day of open practice.

May 31, 2013

John Bruins wins Dutch Stock Nats Rd2

Last weekend saw the second round of the Dutch electric track nationals take place at the 2012 electric TC worlds track, The MACH in Heemstede. The worlds chicane proved to be a challenge to many drivers however it was round one winner, Team Kyosho driver John Bruins who would take the TQ honours in the stock class followed by track local Jitse Miedema and reigning Dutch national champion Rob Janssen. With the weather forecast seeming to be a bit dismal and chance of rain high, many drivers came prepared with rain cars however it thankfully remained dry all weekend which resulted in John taking the clean sweep, winning all three finals. Behind him an exciting battle took place with the following three drivers ending up on the same points total. Final times would be tie-breaker in the end which saw Jitse Miedema driving a Spec-R R1 take second place, followed by Rob Janssen and his Tamiya taking third. Serpent driver Ronald Arts came in an unlucky fourth place, just missing out on a podium place.

Thanks to John Bruins for the report.

May 30, 2013

Capricorn big bore shocks & springs

Capricorn have released this new 11mm big bore shock absorber set. Featuring a new treatment on the steel shock rod, there is a range of pistons available with 1 to 6 holes (1.2mm each). Designed for the Lab C02, they also fit the Xray NT1 2013 version with a length from uniball to uniball of 50mm. For the new shocks, Capricorn also have a new line of big bore springs. Made with wire from 1.5mm to 1.8mm diameter and from 5 to 6.5 turns, there are a total of 8 different springs available.

View the big bore springs here

May 30, 2013

Jared Tebo double at AKA Mid-America Champs

Speed Monkey R/C hosted the AKA Mid-America Championship on May 24-26 in Dallas, Texas. With a cap of 200 entries, the race quickly filled up to max capacity with the appeal of a $50 entry including a set of AKA control tires (Soft Impacts for buggy/truggy and Soft Enduro 2 for SC). AKA team drivers dominated the field of racers. Jared Tebo led the team with a pair of TQ’s in Pro Buggy and Pro Truggy followed by easily winning both mains by 2 laps on the field. Josh Wheeler was able to give teammate Tebo some pressure throughout the race and earn himself a pair of 2nd place finishes. Mark Pavidis rounded out the podium in Pro Buggy, and Ryan Lutz would go on to finish 3rd in Pro Truggy.

View the truggy podium here

May 30, 2013

Austin Brumblay wins 17.5T at Reedy Race

Team Awesomatix USA drivers dominated practice and qualifying in the 17.5T class of the 2013 Reedy Race of Champions by locking out the top 3 qualifying positions. The trio of Kyle Bergstrom, Austin Brumblay and Aaron Young where consistently faster than the competition running with speeds same speed as 13.5T. In A1, Kyle and Austin rocketed to a quick lead while Aaron ran into some trouble on the first lap. It was clear that Aaron had a dominant car as he drove back up through the field to eventually finish just behind Austin. The trio finish in qualifying order – Kyle, Austin and Aaron.

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May 30, 2013

Gonzalo Cortes wins 13.5T class at Reedy Race

The Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions, shared the spotlight with NASCAR, IndyCar, and F1 over the Memorial Day weekend and while a field of international drivers which included World, European, U.S., and Canadian champions gathered to compete in the Invitational class there where also three Open TC classes and the debut of the F1 class. In the 13.5 Open class, AE/Reedy/LRP driver and TC6.1 WC designer Bob Stellflue set the pace throughout qualifying with fastest times in each of the four qualifying rounds. After winning A1, Bob unfortunately encountered some problems in A2 and A3, which dropped him to third overall in the final standings. Gonzalo Cortes, driving an identically prepared Reedy/LRP powered TC6.1 WC, was crowned as champion thanks to an impressive A3 win. A third Reedy/LRP-powered TC6.1 WC driven by Sean Maybell claimed the second step of the podium with a consistent run of second place finishes in all three legs.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]