Capricorn got in touch to tell us that Sebastian Recio has won the recent Argentinian 1/8 scale on-road championship. The race took place at the 2007 World Championships track in Cordoba. Sebastian (Capricon/Novarossi) was able to get TQ after qualifying and also won the main final in front of Agustin Cutini (Mugen/Novarossi) and Agusto Quinteros (Serpent/Novarossi).
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Schumacher now have in stock extra strong belts for various models in their range. These belts offer greater life than standard kit belts but with a slight drop in efficiency and are more effective when using gear diffs or running on high grip surfaces such as Astro. Available for the Mi3/Mi4 (rear belt) and Cat SX3 (front & middle belt).
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
The 2011 French Cup was held last weekend at the Louviers track in the North of France. In qualification, Arthur Leclercq took the TQ honors with his Capricorn with Basile Concialdi, French Champion 2011, in second position with another Capricorn. In the 30-minutes final it was young driver Léo Arnold with his Team Orion powered Capricorn in front of Basile Concialdi (Capricorn/Orion) and Frederic Bourillon (KM/Orion) after a great battle between these 3 drivers.
The organizers of the 2012 DHI Cup have been in touch to tell us that entry for next January’s event starts this Thursday at 20:00 o’clock CET on MyRCM. Many of today’s top drivers have won this race as one of their first big victories on the international scene. Starting with Andreas Myrberg in 2001, to Jilles Groskamp and Juho Levanen. Current world champion Marc Rheinard, European champion Ronald Völker and former World Champion Atsushi Hara, to mention just a few, are some of the great drivers that have participated and won in the past. This year DHI-CUP has renewed itself with an offroad track alongside the traditional onroad track, so now offroad drivers can join be part of this great event.
Italian brand SRC have released a new range of tungsten weights for rc cars. First up is this battery plate for the Xray RX8 and NT1. Weighing in at 145 grams it puts the additional weight in the most beneficial spot in the car. Also available are a set of round weights 15x5mm with a 3mm thread weighing 29 grams each and a square weight 8x15x15mm adding 18 grams each to your car.
Montech have released their Nazda 6 3.0 touring car body shell. Featuring new lines that makes this already efficient model faster in the corners with excellent corner entry. The new shell is also much lighter than its predecessor, weighing in at only 86 grams thanks to the 0.7mm polycarbonate used. The shell includes light decals and window masks.
Source: Mon-Tech [mon-techracing.net]
The 2011 Korean National Championship for 1/10th 200mm was held this year at the Kirina RC Circuit located near the capital city of Seoul. With a lighter turnout than previous years there was still plenty of competition at the front. Qualifying saw Capricorn racer Hyunho Ahn take the top spot from team mates Kiyong Hong and Seyong Oh with Mugen driver Yeonchul Kim rounding out the top 4. In the final electrical problems for Hyunho and engine problems for Kiyong saw the pair retire promoting 3rd place starter Seyong Oh to the top spot where he would hold on for victory and the title. Yeonchul Kim would take the runner up spot for Mugen, while Serpent racer Yeongjun Kim would complete the podium.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
The 2011 International Indoor Championships was once again held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino on the world-famous Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. With over 60 entries, one of the largest classes at this year’s event was the Super Stock TC class. Utilizing 17.5 motors and boosted ESCs, the class featured some of the world’s top drivers turning laps nearly as fast as those in the Modified TC class. Reedy factory driver Atsushi Hara was clearly the man to beat. The defending champion was extremely fast in practice and continued to show no mercy in the qualifying heats. After four rounds of qualifying, Hara’s fastest time was nearly 4 seconds faster than the next best driver which meant he would start the A Main from the coveted pole position. At the sound of the start tone, Hara shot into the lead thanks to the power of a Reedy Sonic 17.5 motor and 5000mAh LiPo battery. An early challenge from Reedy teammate Keven Hébert was the only threat to his dominance. But eventually Hara managed to build a comfortable gap to the chasers and cruise to victory.
Source: Reedy [rc10.com]
