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December 14, 2009

Homestead RC Raceway to host 2011 1/8th Worlds

ROAR have made the announcement that Homestead RC Raceway, located in Homestead, Florida, will host the 2011 IFMAR 1/8 I.C. On‐Road World Championships. The track will undergo major renovations to ensure that all of the facility will meet the racers demands, with a focus on extending the race track to provide a longer racing line as well as a new driver’s stand that is higher, longer and able to accommodate up to 15 drivers.

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December 14, 2009

Huang Yi-Hou takes Taiwanese Nationals

The final round of the Taiwanese Nationals was held last weekend and attracted drivers from North and South of Taiwan. During race weekend the weather was perfected and high grip conditions meant all drivers could push their cars to the limit, making for some very close battles. Following qualifying the TQ spot went to Wu Zheng-Chung from South of Taiwan. Following the 30 minute Main Final, the top 3 drivers were on the same lap, with Huang Yi-Hou taking the win and the National title ahead of pole man Wu Zheng-Chung in 2nd, with Yeh Ton-Cheng taking 3rd spot. This race was also a Serpent Asia Tour qualifying race and the winner will be sponsored to attend the Serpent Asia Tour race next year in Hong Kong.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 12, 2009

Jackie Siow takes Malaysian National title

The much anticipated 4th and final round of the Malaysian National Championship took place recently and as it was well into the rainy season the weather was the only concern that all racers had. But it turned out to be a very good day, as the weather was excellent throughout, even becoming too hot at times. The field consisted of 30+ racers that were divided into 4 groups and after qualifying it was Jackie Siow that took the pole position in front of Mizan and Norazam.

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December 11, 2009

Motonica P8F 4WD Suspension-free chassis

Motonica have announced that their P8F 4WD, which was shown for the first time back in February, is finally available. A totally new concept of suspension-free 1:8 scale 4wd car, Motonica wishes to offer the market an entry level model that can attract new drivers and enable them to approach the On-Road category. They believe this shall be possible thanks to the low maintenance costs and simplicity of its construction, as well as the possibility to also buy the model complete with the engine and the exhaust system in a single Combo Tech package. This model will be just as fun for those who wish to entertain themselves without having to endure the complexities typical in high level competition models.

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December 11, 2009

Adrian Berntsen dominates Norwegian Winter Series Rd3

The third round of the Norwegian winter series was held at Skien fritidspark in Skien last weekend, having a club race on Saturday and National series race on Sunday. The races was open for 4 classes, Modified, Pro Stock, 1:12 Track and EP Buggy. The track was approximately 500m2, having a lot of grip and a challenging layout. The fastest lap in modified was 10.2 seconds by Xray-driver Adrian Berntsen. In modified it was Xray-driver Adrian Berntsen who took the TQ, winning all qualification rounds in front of Tamiya-driver Petter Berntsen in 2nd and Corally-driver Øyvind Stussdal in 3rd.

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December 10, 2009

Soeren Boy Holst joins TOP Racing

In collaboration with RC Models in Esbjerg, front running Danish racer Soeren Boy Holst has moved to TOP Racing, to drive their Photon chassis in the 2010 season. Continuing to equip his car with GM Racing motor, speedo and batteries, Soeren’s first appearance with the new touring car will be at the DHI Cup in Odense at the beginning of January. Looking forward to his new season in collaboration with RC Models and his new car, he wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks for the many years of cooperation with former team Xray.

Source: E-image [e-image.dk]

December 9, 2009

Christer Andersson wins Italian GP

On the first weekend of December, R/C Flyers association organized the first Italian GP at the ‘Centro Sportivo’ in Palazzolo sull’oglio approximately 50 Km from Milan. The race attracted 80 drivers divided into 4 different classes, Sport Foam, Sport Rubber, Open Foam and Open Rubber. Among the drivers there were also some guests as Christer Andersson, Simo Ahoniemi from Finland, Toni Rheinard from Germany, Yuri and Gianni Bonetti from Switzerland and top gas car drivers Francesco Tironi and Daniele Ielasi, current 1/10 scale nitro World Champion.

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December 9, 2009

Elliot Harper joins CRC race team

Calandra Racing Concepts have announced that young rising star Elliott Harper has joined the CRC race team. The former Xray driver will be using the new CRC 1:12th scale Gen-XL car with CRC Pro Cut tires at the BRCA Nationals starting this weekend in Tamworth, UK. He will represent the full line of CRC products with Gen-XL and Gen X 10 cars, Pro Cut tires and Black Art bodies. As a past BRCA Nationals winner and IFMAR World Championship A-finalist, Harper is sure to stir up the results this coming season. While Elliott plans to compete in as many races as possible, the 2010 1/12th Worlds and Euros are still a bit tentative because of his studies.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]