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April 5, 2011

Manuel Henriet takes Belgian Rd1 victory

The first race of the Belgian National season was hosted by MRCC on a carpet track on the last weekend on March and there were 52 competitors spread accross three classes, Efra, Superstock 10.5 & Stock 17.5. In the Efra class we saw the champion of last year Olivier Bultynck take TQ in front of local man Manuel Henriet and Thomas Stockman. The finals were very close with four drivers who were really fast. Nick Joosens was fast with his new Yokomo car, but also Manuel Henriet with his Schumacher, Thomas Stockman with his Xray and Olivier Bultynck with his Corally were all in with a shot at victory. We had three finals and three different winners. Olivier Bultynck took the first final, Manuel Henriet took the second final and Nick Joosens took the third final. The final result saw the overall win go to Manuel Henriet (Schumacher), with Olivier Bultynck (Corally) second and Nick Joosens (Yokomo) third.

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April 5, 2011

Ricardo Mendes wins Lisbon Regional Rd1

The opening round of the Portuguese Regional championships for 1/10th 200mm took place last weekend in Lisbon. In the semi finals it was Bruno Pereira who took the win in semi-final A, having battled for the top spot all the way to the last lap with Filipe Rodrigues. Ricardo Mendes won semi-final B followed by João Nascimento. In the final there was a big battle for the podium, with the positions changing every lap, Bruno Pereira ran out of fuel 2 minutes from the end and gave the first place to Ricardo Mendes, followed by João Nascimento in second with Filipe Rodrigues finishing in third less than 4 seconds further back, with the top 3 on the same lap.

Source: RC Team Zero [rcteamzero.webs.com]

April 5, 2011

Rick V wins Dutch National season opener

Last weekend saw the first Dutch national for the 2011 season held on the Raco track in Utrecht, in total there was 48 drivers at the start in 2 classes. During the 1st heats the track was wet but drying from the rain the night before, but in the last heats the track was almost dry and saw the fastest qualification times. In the NK class it was Rick V taking the pole followed by Ilia v. Gastel, John Ermen driving the new Xray and Steven Cuypers. Straight from the start of the final these 4 drivers were close to each other with Rick V in front pulling out a small gap. Ilia had to retire due a broken engine and John drove a steady race to finish half a lap behind Rick in 2nd.

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April 5, 2011

Peter Jovanovic does double at Serpent Australia Tour Race

Factory Capricorn driver Peter Jovanovic debuted the new Capricorn 1/8 scale Lab-C801 at the John Grant Raceway in Morebank Sydney for the 2011 Serpent Australia Tour Race last weekend. Having only received the car two days before the event he immediately put the new Italian car in the TQ and also put his Capricorn Lab-C01 Touring Car in TQ for the sedan class. In the final Peter drove a faultless race with both cars and took the win in the 1/8th class from Ric Bartolozzi in 2nd and Cory Ventouris in 3rd, while in the sedan class it was Alex Kouzis that ended the race in 2nd and Aaron Lee in 3rd.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

March 31, 2011

Jernej Vuga joins Team Xray

Team Xray Slovenia has announced that Jernej Vuga has joined their team for the 2011 season and will run the all-new RX8. The 2008 European 1/8th scale Champion had this to say about the deal:

I’m very happy and enthusiastic of this new adventure! The materials used are just fantastic and the potential of the new RX8 is huge. I would like to thank XRAY for their trust and support! I’m confident that together we will do a very good job!

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 31, 2011

GB Modelsport stainless steel screw sets

GB Modelsport has introduced its own range of high grade, lightweight stainless steel screws and screw sets. Starting with the 213 piece screw set for THE Car by JQ Products, the range also includes over 30 different metric pan head, button head and countersunk screws, lock nuts and set screws, each packed in quantities of 10 in handy re-sealable bags. All of these products are manufactured from a high grade, strong but lightweight stainless steel with precision socket heads for long life, with screw threads that offer improved ‘grab’ and feel compared to most stock black oxide steel screws, and they are of course highly resistant to corrosion.

Source: GB Modelsport [gbmodelsport.co.uk]

March 31, 2011

T.O.P. Sabre FD steering blocks

New from T.O.P. Racing for their Sabre FD chassis are these optional front steering blocks. Made from high quality aluminium, they are anodized red to match the rest of the car and add strength to this area of the car while also increasing precision by removing flex.

Source: TOP [top-racing.jp]

March 30, 2011

KO Propo America Mini-Z Grand Prix III – Announcement

KO Propo America have announced that the Mini-Z Grand Prix III will be held on May 7, hosted by Inside Line Racing in Cupertino, CA. The location of the event will be the Vallco Mall in Cupertino, California. The past two years has drawn about 100 drivers from across the US and this year they expect the same. Some of the best Mini-Z racers in the country will be attending to show their skills and the enjoyment of Mini-Z racing. For more information visit the official event site here.