Red RC » P On Road

September 23, 2009

Stockman & Vekemans take final Belgian National

The final race of the Belgian Electro season was held at the beautiful ‘De Baanbrekers’ track in Rucphen. In the EFRA class the Champion Olivier Bultynck had already been crowned last race but everything was still possible for the third place. Following qualification, it was Nick Joosens who took the pole in front of Thomas Stockman and on third place Olivier Bultynck. The first final saw a very nice battle between the three first drivers on the grid, Nick Joosens was very fast on this nice track and took the win in front of Olivier Bultynck and Thomas Stockman. In the second final it was Thomas Stockman who attacked very strong on leader Nick Joosens and could take the lead after Nick made a mistake. Meanwhile it was Manuel Henriet who took second place in front of Olivier Bultynck. The third final would be a hard battle, everything was still open and from the start it was again Thomas Stockman who attacked Nick Joosens and took the lead in front of Olivier Bultynck with Nick dropping back to third spot. Thomas Stockman would hold on for the win and Nick Joosens recovering to second in front of Olivier Bultynck. Thomas Stockman became the overall winner, TQ Nick Joosens was second and the new Champion 2009 Olivier Bultynck took the third step on the podium.

Continue reading the report here

September 23, 2009

Xray 30g Brass Chassis Weight for NT1

Seen for the first time on the car of Martin Hudy back at the European Championships in Gubbio, Italy, Xray have finally released this high-quality, CNC-machined 30g brass chassis weight for the NT1. Made to fit in the lowest part of the chassis center line, to get the best possible balance of the car, it has been black coated for a modern look and comes supplied with mounting screws. Fits both standard 3mm and optional 4mm chassis.

Click here to see the weight mounted

September 23, 2009

Marco Zambon wins 2009 Italian UISP title

Team Durango have announced that their new DEX410 has won the Italian UISP 2009 Championship. In the final round of the series, their team took the top 4 positions in the final, with Marco Zambon winning ahead of Francesco Martini, Davide Carbone and Andrea Nerone. This result was enough to give the car the overall title with Zambon taking the Championship ahead of team mates Andrea Nerone and Davide Carbone who completed the top 3.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

September 22, 2009

Elliot & Lawlor win rescheduled Irish Nationals Rd3

Originally due to run back in May when heavy rain forced race organisers to postpone the event, the rescheduled third round of the Irish Onroad Nitro National Championships took place at the St. Annes track in beautiful sunny conditions on Sunday with the Kyosho’s of Austin Elliot and Chris Lawlor claiming their second wins of the season. In 1:8 it was Mugen driver Clive Connolly who took TQ honours. The multiple champion was in dominant form in the half hour final but 43 laps in, the rear pulley came loose on the leader’s car. This handed Serpent’s Michael Byrne the lead but in the closing stages of the race Elliot found his way through to take the win by half a lap. After losing almost 2-minutes in the pits Connolly rejoined the race to record a new lap record of 14.4 seconds with his IDM powered MRX-4R enroute to taking the final step on the podium.

Continue reading the report here

September 22, 2009

Báez & Tirado win Puerto Rico Nats Rd6

The eighth round of Puerto Rico National Championships were held in Barcelonta this past weekend. In the 1/10th scale class Mugen team driver Andy Báez, driving a MTX4R, was once again in top form taking the TQ spot and going on to win the 30 minute final. The battle was for the second position between Mugen team mate Javier Laureano and Kyosho driver Pedro Alvarado, but 4 minutes to the finish of the race and Laureano had a touch with another car, allowing Alvarado up into second position. In 1/8th scale Báez also took the TQ spot and was leading the whole race until the last 6 minutes when had some fuel issues while 2 laps in front. This dropped him down to 2nd and gifted Edgar Tirado the win driving a Serpent 966, with Carlos Fuentes driving a Kyosho took 3rd spot.

Thanks to Zobeida Ocasio for the report.

September 22, 2009

Fadtke takes victory at Polish Season Finale

The season finale of the Polish Nationals took place at the weekend in Warsaw and more than 50 drivers participated in the event, split into 4 classes. In the touring car spec class, despite Dennis Fadtke being assured of the title before the last race, there was a close battle between himself and Morris Indovino. Dennis won the first final leg ahead of Morris and Patrick Raczyński, while in the 2nd leg Dennis had some technical problem and Morris won from Patrick. The final and deciding leg was taken by Dennis with Morris 2nd and Patrick 3rd and that was also the overall result for the round. In the DTM junior class, Michael Orlowski took the win, while in the DTM class it was Filip Mutusik taking the win, and finally it was Andrzej Trella that took the Ladies and Gentleman class win. Once again President of the Polish RC federation Niko Triandafilidis put on another great race with a large raffle and lots of giveaways.

September 22, 2009

Sweep Dish Wheels & Exhaust seals & tubing

New from Sweep are these new EXP 1/10 touring car wheels. Made from high quality Dupont nylon, they have more flex than the type A dish wheel from Sweep and are a perfect fit for Sweep and Sorex tires. Available in white and fluorescent yellow. For gas cars, Sweep have released a premium silicone gasket for .21 engines that is very strong and resistant against heat and chemicals. They are a perfect fit to Novarossi engine and most other popular engines too. Finally there is new fuel tubing that is made from high quality, and very strong, silicone and the clear material allows you to easily locate any problems with your fuel line.

Click here to see the other products

September 21, 2009

Rombouts is Dutch Champion following Rd6 win

The 6th and final round of the Dutch 1/10th scale Nationals took place at the weekend at the RACO track in Utrecht with early fog clearing to become a clear dry day. With the NK Championship still up for grabs it would a tough battle between front runners Pedro Rombouts and Maarten van Lierop with Maarten needing to win, while Pedro was in 3rd or lower, while Pedro just needed to finish close to Maarten. In qualifying it was another Xray driver Daan Jacobs that took the pole spot ahead of van Lierop, with Rombouts and Ricardo van Dam rounding out the top 4. Qualifying for the Nomac class went the way of Michael Behnert, while in the 1/8th Promo class it was Luigi Pili that took the top spot. The 30 minute NK final saw a race long battle between the championship contenders, as pole man Jacobs hit engine problems at the start and was swallowed by the pack. Following a rear tire stop from Maarten there was only a few seconds separating the top two with Rombouts coming home in first, with van Lierop 2nd and Bas Geurds 3rd. This result was enough for Rombouts to claim his first National title. The Nomac class was won by Davy Geraets with pole man Michael Behnert 2 laps back in 2nd, while Marc Meijer took 3rd. In the 1/8th Promo class Luigi Pili continued his domination of the class by winning ahead of Paul Conradi, with Alfred van Dijk taking 3rd.

View the other podiums here