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April 27, 2013

Schober & Kandelhart win Austrian season opener

Last weekend the first of six legs of the 2013 1:8 & 1:10 IC Austrian championship got underway with good weather at the Sollenau track. With very low entries, only 38, in both classes together it was not a very good start for the season. A very long and hard winter with nearly no possibilities for practice and testing could be one of the reasons. Because of nearly no practice before the event also the Grip level was very low and tire wear was very high.

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April 27, 2013

Orcan OA1911 pipe for 2.11ccm on-road engines

Orcan’s new OA1911 pipe has been developed especially for mid-sized tracks and offers extremely high torque coupled with linear power delivery through the entire range in combination with low fuel consumption. The new OA1911 pipe comes with a short conical manifold and all mounting accessories and is the perfect addition to the OA1910Plus and OA1915 pipe family. It delivers a huge amount of torque for a linear performance, making it ideally suited to mid-sized race tracks. Orcan also have numerous optional manifolds which can be ordered separately like the OA1911M for superior acceleration, the OA1911C for lower fuel consumption and the OA1911S for more mid-range and high-end torque and a higher top speed.

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April 27, 2013

Glyn Beal wins BRCA 1/10th 220mm GT Rd2

After a break of several years, round 2 of the BRCA 1/10th IC 220 GT Championship was held at the Wombwell circuit in South Yorkshire. Drivers were out quickly on Saturday to learn what was for many a new circuit. Glyn Beal showed the dominance of the Serpent 747 in the 220GT class by setting a quick pace with relatively little setup changes, giving him time to help fellow Serpent drivers Adam Crossland and Richard Boult get to grips with the track.

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April 26, 2013

Michele Romagnoli wins Italian 1/8th Nats Rd2

Last weekend the 2nd round of the Italian 1/8th scale On-Road Nationals took place at the ultra fast Pista Futura track in Bologna in the North of the country. After qualifying Shepherd/Sonic driver Michele Romagnoli was ranked on the 3rd place in the expert class qualifying himself directly for the 1 hour long main final behind pole man Dario Balestri and 2nd placed Carmine Raiola, with Alberto Picco completing the top 4. As the engines get very stressed on this high-speed circuit Michele decided to run a safe tactic and started with a moderate pace. About 35 minutes into the race Michele took over the lead and controlled the race for the following minutes. 2 minutes before the end he flamed out, but thanks to his fast mechanic and brother Samuele he re-joined the track just in front of Alberto Picco who was running in second position. This was the order they finished with Massimo Fantini taking 3rd. The win gave Michele maximum points for the championship standings in which he has now taken over the lead.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 26, 2013

David Spashett is double British 1/12th scale Champion

This year’s 1/12 BRCA championship was one of the most well attended in years, maximum entries at all but a few of the events made for some entertaining days racing and a fantastic atmosphere to the series. Visiting some old clubs rich in 1/12 history and some new enthusiastic clubs growing fast with some very talented on-road racers. The Introduction of the GT12 class to the nationals has been nothing less than a success story, encouraging people to race all over the country and supporting one of the best forms of racing available. David Spashett secured maximum points in this seasons BRCA 1/12 10.5 Blinky and Open Modified classes to win both BRCA Championships. Making his return to 1/12 racing last season after a six year break David last won a BRCA 1/12 championship back in 2002.

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April 26, 2013

Xray 2013 spec RX8 1/8th scale chassis

Xray have released details on their 2013 spec RX8 1/8th scale on road chassis. The car features a number of major changes, as well as some refinements, including the all new fuel tank with interior baffles for stable engine performance. Other new parts, and something that seems to be on all the latest Xray cars, is the all new low profile shocks and related lower shock towers. The new LP shocks were developed to lower the CG of the car in order to improve stability. With the new LP shocks the RX8 stays flatter, making it easier to drive in chicanes and more resistant to traction roll, letting you carry more speed through high traction sweepers. The other major change is the all-new reverse clutch set whose design provides smoother and faster acceleration, while increasing the lifetime of the clutch shoe.

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April 26, 2013

Mark Green wins Rd2 of British 200mm Nats

Round 2 of the British 1/10 Championship was held last weekend at the Wombwell track. The weather was good with sunshine and warm temperatures on Saturday, and we even managed a dry Sunday despite the forecast being for rain. As the cars went out for practice it was clear that there was very little grip, although by the end of the day the traction had improved considerably. In 200mm it was the three 747’s of Mark Green, Joe Kerry, and Alex Thurston, who just like at the last round were considerably quicker than anyone else.

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April 25, 2013

Serpent 977 Viper aluminium options

Serpent have released some more new optional parts for the Viper 977 1/8th scale. First up is the bracket stiffener/radioplate mount which has been machined from high quality aluminium replacing the standard nylon version. Two other aluminum option parts also released are the conrod style ballraced throttle/brake lever and the very stiff & strong servo saver bracket.

View the other new parts here