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April 21, 2009

Kyle Branson takes BRCA 200mm Nats Rd2

Round 2 of the BRCA 1/10th scale 200mm Nationals were held at the weekend in Mendip, and run to EFRA style with bump-ups and a 45 minute final. Saturday was damp in the morning due to rain on Friday night and the track wasn’t really that good until 3pm and still wasn’t too good then. On Sunday the weather was really good and in qualifying it was round 1 winner Kyle Branson that took the TQ spot by continuously improving his time, following a bad run in the first qualifying round, to line up ahead of Serpent team mate Simon Wood. In the final Kyle got off to a good start, staying in first place, and managed to stay there for the rest of the race to take the win ahead of 2nd placed Johnathan Dobney and Kevin Taylor in 3rd.

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April 20, 2009

Surikarn Chaidajsuriya confirmed for BUMOD GP

The organisers of the Bumod Turkish Grand Prix, which takes place in Bursa, Turkey from the 4th to the 7th of June have been in touch once more to tell us that they have confirmed entry from current 2002 ISTC World Champion Surikarn Chaidajsuriya. The Thai driver will be running his Xray NT1 alongside other well known gas racers such as Daniele Ielasi, Michael Salven, Jilles Groskamp, Robert Pietsch, DJ Apolaro, Patrick Schaefer and Dirk Wischnewski, with more driver announcements to come in the lead up to the race. Entry is now open for this event and you are guaranteed a warm reception from the Turkish hosts, who will also arrange transport and help find the best accommodation. Red RC will also be present throughout the event bringing live reports each day on our Events page.

For more information about the event visit the official site here.

April 20, 2009

Sabrina Lechner wins South German Rd1

The opening race in the 1/8th scale southern Germany regionals was run at the weekend in Bamberg, and following some damp weather on Saturday that prevented any testing from getting done, the track eventually dried on Sunday for race day. Qualifying went to way of Belgian Motonica racer Robin D’hondt, who was very quick and could take pole position from Serpent/IDM driver Sabrina Lechner in 2nd, Dominik Mayer 3rd and Maximilian Vogl 4th. Pole man Robin started very quickly but after only 4 laps touched a board and was out of the race, which left Sabrina up front where following some further lead changes could take the win ahead of Dominik Mayer and Maximilian Vogl.

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April 20, 2009

Hudy Quick-Tweak Station

Hudy have released their Quick-Tweak Station that allows you to quickly and easily check and correct tweak on your race car to help ensure proper, consistent handling. Suitable for 1/10th and 1/12th on-road cars thanks to its unique adjustable base plate system, its adjustable threaded support feet allow for quick & easy leveling. Rugged and lightweight base plates are CNC-machined from strong yet lightweight aluminum and black-coated for durability and stylish looks. Strategically milled-out cavities in the base plates make this tweak station much lighter than other similar products on the market and both left and right sides are identically weighted for perfect balance. Areas around the precision spirit level in the pivoting base plate are milled out to allow easy viewing from any position and laser-engraved track-width markings (160-220mm) are precisely & accurately engraved on the base plates. The center axle is specially ground to be perfectly straight & level with ends additionally hand ground for precision fitment into the manually-selected precision ball-bearings that are pressed into the base plates. The ball-bearings are degreased and lightly oiled with AeroShell 12T fluid for ultra-free and smooth operation. The Hudy Quick Tweak Station comes in an exclusive aluminum carrying case with pre cut foam inserts to allow easy & safe storage.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

April 20, 2009

Pete Hastings wins BRCA 1/8th Rd1

The opening round of the BRCA 1/8th scale nationals was held at Brooklands yesterday and with 43 drivers, both new and old faces, in attendance it was a very enjoyable start to the season. In Qualifying, it was Mark Green setting the pace yet again, but this year the performance advantage is very clear to see using his new Novarossi engines. The fight for second was very close and would eventually be determined by which driver could make 5 minutes run time. With this being the case, Andy North just beat Pete Hastings by 0.02 of a second. In the final, Mark Green pulled out a big lead with the chasing pack of Andy, Pete and Neil Diver also pulling out a lead over the mid field. At 13 mins, Andy North went off whilst in a strong 2nd place due to a battery pack support bracket working loose and up front Mark Green had a battery failure, all of which promoted Pete into a comfortable lead which he maintained to the finish. The 2nd spot went to reigning champion Tim Wood, with Neil Diver in third after drive belt issues close to the end prevented a 2nd place finish.

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April 20, 2009

Ronald Volker retains German Indoor title

This years German indoor touring car Nationals were held last weekend in Althenstett. With 114 drivers in attendance split between stock and modified, qualifying for mod saw Hot Bodies/LRP driver Ronald Volker take the win in all rounds to line up first for the finals ahead of Xray driver Freddy Südhoff, while Christopher Krapp for Kyosho and current World Champion Marc Rheinard for Tamiya completed the top 4. In the finals Ronald was unchallenged and went on to win the first 2 final legs to retain his indoor title won last year with one leg left to run. Young Christopher Krapp took the runner spot, with Marc Rheinard rounding off the podium in 3rd.

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April 20, 2009

New South Wales State Gas title report

Top drivers from Australia converged towards the John Grant International Raceway in Sydney’s west for a taste of what was to come later in the year for the National titles at this venue (Moorebank Raceway). The NSWRCRCC, invested their funds into track resurfacing and with the help of their committed members, exceeded the expectations of the racers attending. A new laid, silky smooth bitumen surface was kerbed with official sky blue transitions, uniform and inviting throughout the track. The false sense of being nursed by these delightful kerbs, revealed the wicked grass that seemed to pounce onto a shell and capture it within it’s stringy mesh. It was understandable, the club recently laid the grass, rain in Sydney also added to it’s volume, it was impartial to all scales without bias.

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April 19, 2009

International Touring Car Race Luxembourg

The RCCM in Luxembourg have announced that they will run an international touring car race prior to the 2009 European Championships for electric touring cars which will be hosted by the LMCC on the same track in July. The race will be held from the 12th to the 14th of June and is open to modified touring car as well as other support classes. The track, with its world famous Laguna Seca style chicane in which the track drops in elevation, offers the driver plenty more challenges throughout its 310 meters length. Entries for this event are now open. Please note that this is not the official warm up race for the 2009 Euros on the same track, that event will be held 2 weeks later.

For more information, visit the club website here.