October 26, 2008

Jerome Renaux takes Belgian 200mm title

The 6th and final round of the Belgian 1/10th scale National Championships took place recently at the MRCC track in Charleroi. The weather on Saturday was cold but dry and following one practice session in the morning there were 2 rounds of qualifying in which Xray driver Jerome Renaux set the pace. Sunday arrived and with it the rain, making the final qualifier useless and so Renaux would start on pole for the wet final. In the final the pole man had a good start and by the 15 minute mark had a one lap advantage over 2nd and it would stay that way till the end with Jerome winning from team mate Stephane Roufosse in 2nd and Manuel Henriet in 3rd. This win sealed the T1 title for Renaux.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


October 26, 2008

Merlin Depta wins German North Rd3

The 3rd round of the North German regionals and a German national qualification round took place in Hildesheim last week. There were 23 racers in attendance and after qualifying it was Jens Stark on pole followed by Lars Hoppe, Juergen Stark and Michael Paetz taking the direct final qualifying spots. After the 30 minute final it was 17 year old Serpent driver Merlin Depta who would claim his first regional win, 6 laps ahead of 2nd place Michael Paetz with Friedrich Roehrs in 3rd.


October 25, 2008

Exclusive: Juraj Hudy talks T2’009

Following the rumors last weekend that Team XRAY was seen testing their T2’009 chassis at the World’s track in Bangkok, we contacted the Slovakian manufacturer for comment. They agreed to a full interview and so we posed a few questions to chief designer Juraj Hudy who confirms that the team are in fact running the T2’009 and talks openly about the new car

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October 25, 2008

Duratrax Vendetta TC 1/18th scale RTR

Duratrax have released this 1/18th scale electric powered 4WD RTR touring car, the Vendetta. With performance upgrades usually found only on larger models, the Vendetta TC leads the way in the mini-sized touring car class. This on-road terror continues the legacy of the Vendetta buggy and ST, so you know it’s ready to run and equipped to win. The ball-type front suspension allows for fine-tuning camber and toe-in to meet track conditions, while suspension travel limiters at all four corners set the ride height by limiting down travel. Available early November.

Source: Duratrax [duratrax.com]


October 25, 2008

Campos takes Brazilian 1/10th title

The 4th round of the 1/10th scale Brazilian touring car National Championships took place recently at the Fazenda Vesuvio in Sao Paulo. Mugen racer Leandro Campos took the TQ in qualifying and was able to win the 45 minute race by a lap from Xray driver Chung Min Hsu in 2nd with another Mugen driver Marcos Mayer in 3rd. This win confirmed Campos as the Brazilian Champion for 2008.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]


October 22, 2008

Flavio Elias is Brazilian 1/8th Champion

Flavio Elias is the 2008 Brazilian 1:8 Champion after he dominated the final round of the national championship over the weekend with record breaking performance driving his Serpent 960 08. Having just signed for Team Serpent Brazil, Elias was immmediately able to set a blistering pace in qualifying, TQ’ing the event with a record run of 19 laps in 5:09.437. Also setting a new outright track record with a lap time of 15.788 over the weekend, in the final Elias set yet another new record putting in 158 laps in 45:10.357 on his way to victory.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


October 22, 2008

Alex Cucalon wins Ecuadorian Nationals

The Copa Gobierno Provincial el Oro, or Ecuadorian Nationals, took place recently in Machala el Oro Ecuador and 40 drivers from around the country gathered at this technical track where engine performance and setup is very important. Qualifying saw Kyosho driver Pablo Saltiveri that the pole position but in the race it was Mugen driver Alex Cucalon that won by 2 laps from team mates Geovani Schweitzer in 2nd and Jorge Cucalon in 3rd.


October 21, 2008

DHI Cup 2009 – Entry opens tomorrow

Modified Class Podium

The organizers of the 2009 DHI Cup have once more been in touch to remind everyone that entry for this fantastic event will begin at 20:00 GMT (21:00 CET) on the 22nd of October (tomorrow). Taking place on the 9th to 11th of January in the same venue as last year, the Sport Arena in Odense, Denmark, this race is a must for all serious electric racers. This year modified class drivers will get 2 sets of controlled tires, while in Super Stock the drivers get 1 set of control tires and a handout GM brushless 9.5T motor. The control tire is Sorex28A with JB Foam inserts mounted on GM wheels. The Super Stock class has a limit of 100 drivers while in Modified it is 120 drivers, so be sure to get your entry in early to avoid disappointment.

Event site can be found here, while the entry page is here.