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April 16, 2013

Sonic V.12RS 2.1cc engine

The new Sonic V.12RS is the further development of the successful V.12T engine. Featuring a completely new designed 3 port sleeve with teardrop work and a domed piston for a better combustion, the overall performance of the engine is improved notably. Additionally the engine is equipped with a “knife edged” conrod and a balanced crankshaft with a red silicone insert to reduce inner turbulence and optimize the fuel flow. Like the new 3,5ccm engine the V.12RS is equipped with Swiss ball bearings, a fuel-flow optimized back plate, an ultra lightweight cooling head and a composite valve carburetor with a 5.4mm aluminium venturi.

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April 16, 2013

Jovanovic & Hamon wins NSW State titles

Australian NSW State Championships were held recently at Moorebank Raceway in Sydney. Capricorn driver Peter Jovanovic dominated qualifying taking the top spot in both 1/8th and 1/0th scale. In the 1/10th final, using his Lab C02, Lab SQR-R engine & Capricorn tires, he took the win by less than a lap ahead of Jessie Davis in 2nd and Jeff Hamon in 3rd. In the 1/8th final he was equally fast but a mistake as well as his engine running too rich causing it to run out of fuel, meant he only finished 2nd behind winner Jeff Hamon, with Andy Bishop completing the podium in 3rd.

View the 1/8th podium here

April 16, 2013

Sirius range of onroad foam tires

Multiple Japanese National 1/8th scale Champion Masao Tanaka has announced his new brand, called Sirius. The company with begin with a complete range of foam tires for on road racing. The line-up includes tires for 1/8GP racing, 1/10GP touring, 1/10GP wide touring, WGT, 1/12EP and F1. Available in a complete range of shores, for the gas onroad classes there is also a choice of standard, carbon and lightweight wheels.

View the complete tire range here

April 16, 2013

Marek Cerny joins Xray factory team

Xray have announced the signing of top stock touring car driver Marek Cerny to their factory racing team. Marek has been racing the Xray as a private driver and with the astonishing and constantly improving race results they have rewarded him to join the official Xray factory racing team. Marek had this to say:

I am very lucky and happy to join the Xray factory racing team – the professionalism, dedication and working atmosphere are second to none. I have raced the Xray T3 and T4 already for last two years and both performance and reliability are just perfect for me and recently allowed me to win in some very highly competitive races such as ETS or nationals. I would like to thanks especially to Martin Hudy for all his advices, support and trust in me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 15, 2013

Lemieux & Hebert win Mile High Indoor Champs

This past weekend some of the best on-road drivers in North America met at 5280 Raceway in Denver, Colorado for the second annual Mile High Indoor Championships. Multiple time national champions Paul Lemieux, Keven Hebert, Rick Hohwart, Josh Cyrul, and world champion Ralph Burch to name a few were on hand to test their skills in both modified touring car and modified 1/12th scale. Paul Lemieux was able to control the pace in modified touring car not only setting an untouchable 32 lap pace to TQ, but also all brought home the win for Xray and RC America. Keven Hebert of Team Associated had the field on lock down in modified 1/12th scale with a TQ and the win. Recently Crowned ROAR National Champion Randy Grosse brought home the win in WGT. Drew Ellis of RC America took the TQ and overall win in 13.5 touring car with his Xray T4. Team driver Mike Haynes was able to TQ and win 13.5 1/12th scale. Joe Trandell was able to take the win in stock 1/12th scale with a very competitive battle in A3 over Mitch Witteman who TQ’d the class. Bill Sydor was able to TQ and win Stock Sedan and Brent Klingforth brought home the win in VTA.

View the other final podiums here

April 15, 2013

Serpent 977 Viper anti-roll bars

Serpent now offers 3 types of anti-roll bars for the front and 3 for the rear of the 977 Viper. The medium one is standard in the kit, while the soft and hard one are optional. Made from top quality spring steel wire they feature easy to read markings. Available now.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 15, 2013

Much More Power Truer 2

Much More have updated their popular touring car tire sander. The Power Truer 2 now features the ability to rotate the tire in both directions through the newly positioned switch. The new truer is still powered by 6 to 12V (7.4v recommended) and comes in a choice of anodised black or blue.

View another image of the truer here

April 12, 2013

Western German Championship opener – Preview

An impressive starting field of 75 drivers, lots of racers from abroad and an excellent weather forecast – the Western German Championship is awaiting a terrific season opener this weekend. At the 254 metre track of the hosting club MCC Rhein-Ahr, located near the Rhine river, the race will see the 1/8th on-road class 1 and 2 as well as 200mm touring cars. A total of twelve drivers from five foreign countries will turn the regional qualifying round for the German Nationals to an international affair. Reigning champions Uwe Baldes in the 1/8th and Bernd Rausch in the 1/10th class will enter the season with the prestigious starting number 1, with the starting number remaining permanent for all racers and races in Western Germany including the Nitro-West-Masters.

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