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September 20, 2009

Orcan Audi A5 body developed by Dirk Wischnewski

The Audi A5 body for the 1/10 scale 200mm nitro class has made an impressive racing entry when all ten finalists at the recently held German Nationals at Tuerkheim have been using this new body shell. For the first time the Audi body was seen during practice of the season opener of the Western German Championship early April at Oberhausen when Xray/Orcan team drivers Dirk Wischnewski and Freddy Suedhoff conducted mayor tests with one of the first prototypes. During the development a total of ten different prototype bodies have been tested. “Our main goal was to develop a body which is easy to drive and offers as much front-end grip as possible”, says 2009 European Champion Dirk Wischnewski who runs most of the test sessions and exerted the main influence on the body development. “It has been really interesting to see the improvements of the different development steps.”

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September 19, 2009

Copa das Americas – Announcement

The organisers of this year’s Copa das Americas, The America’s Cup, FEBARC have been in touch to promote this event for 1/8th scale and 1/10th sedan. The race is open for all drivers around the world and will take place in the capital of Brazil, Brasilia DF city, from October 30th through to November 1st. FEBARC want to invite all drivers from all countries to come to Brazil to take part in this big event which of course can be part of a bigger holiday that would include some nice places to visit, plenty of good international gastronomy, music shows, jets shows, automobile and motorcycle shows, lots of fun and of course good racing. Entry is now open and they have already confirmed World Championship runner up, and newly crowned US National Champion Mike Swauger. You can visit the official event site here.

September 19, 2009

Paul Lemieux wins Mod at 2009 IIC

The 5th annual IIC was held last week at the Riviera Hotel and Casino located at the heart of the famous Las Vegas strip. Every year the event draws competition from many different countries and this year was no different with almost 350 entries spread across all the classes. Timed qualifiers started Thursday morning and in Mod Rubber TC it was Paul Lemieux with his Xray T2’009 who TQ’d the first and second rounds, his time from round two would be enough to hold the TQ position ahead of Juho Levanen and Ronald Volker. Another Xray driver Drew Ellis took the top qualifying spot in the 13.5 Foam class. In the Modified final, Paul got the holeshot with Juho close behind, while Andy Moore had a good start and was up to 3rd. A mistake by the leader saw him drop back to 3rd, but as the top 2 battled it out Paul would make his way back to the front and go on to cruise to the victory in front of 1/12th Word Champion Naoto Matsukura in 2nd and Andy Moore taking 3rd spot. In the 13.5 Foam class Drew Ellis could take the win from fellow Xray driver Eric Anderson in 2nd and Larry Fairtrace 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 19, 2009

HPI Racing Formula Ten Option parts

HPI Racing have released a whole bunch of option parts for their new Formula Ten chassis. First up is this ball differential set that allows you to quickly and easily tune the differential to track conditions for optimal handling, the smooth and efficient diff action gives extra traction for lower lap times. Also new is a lightweight aluminum shock absorber that is threaded for precise spring adjustments that allow you to quickly tune the handling of your car to track conditions. Silicone oil is included, along with a track-tuned spring, machined 3-hole shock piston and a knurled adjustment ring. For the front there are lightweight aluminum front axles which are fluorine coated for reduced friction and semi-hollow for critical rotating mass weight savings that give your car quicker acceleration and better handling. Finally there is a bunch of orange anodised aluminium parts such as a servo mount set, motor mount, left bulkhead and rear axle shaft.

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September 19, 2009

Xceed RC Audi A5 1/10 scale body

New from Xceed RC is this Audi A5 1/10 scale 200mm body. This high quality polycarbonate body, with separate strong rear wing has steering / downforce characteristic between the Stratus and Altis. Used by all 10 drivers at the recent German Nationals, it comes supplied with pre-cut decal-sheet featuring Audi lights, grill and logo’s. Available now in Europe through Xceed distributors and in America and Asia in October.

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September 18, 2009

Claudio Souto wins Rd5 in Portugal

The 5th round of the Portuguese 1/8th scale on road nationals took place last weekend in Maia to the North of the country, close to Porto. Qualifying went the way of Motonica driver Claudio Souto, in front of Mugen driver Mario Miranda, with Pedro Praça and Ricardo Costa rounding out the top 4. In the final there was no change to the qualifying order and Souto took the win from Miranda in 2nd with Pedro Praça taking 3rd with his Motonica.

Source: R3CS [r3cs.com]

September 18, 2009

Rebellion Race / Euros Warmup registration open

Registration for this year’s Rebellion Race in Mäntsälä Finland, which doubles up as the warm up race for the European Indoor Championships, is now open. Entry is restricted to International competitors until the end of the weekend, with entry opening to National drivers on Monday. The race is limited to 110 racers only so to avoid disappointment be sure to get your entry in as soon as possible. Full information, including entry form, can be found on the new site of the event which can be accessed here.

September 17, 2009

Grainger & Bowden wins BRCA TC Season Finale

2009 saw the BRCA 1:10 electric section return to one of the longest established outdoor tracks in the UK, Mendip, this was the final round of the touring car national series and saw a victory for Chris Grainger. Chris had already secured this years title at the previous round and was under no pressure as he dominated the event with his Mi4. In qualifying Chris set pole position for the A final ahead of the Hot Bodies Cyclone of Ben Cosgrove and the Associated TC5 of Olly Jefferies. The three leg finals saw some great racing, Chris took victory in the first two legs while Ben took leg three, Olly Jefferies was second in all three legs and this left the finishing positions as Chris the winner ahead of Olly and Matt White who had a great weekend with his Schumacher Mi4. In the Pro Stock class championship leader Jon Bowden took FTD, Jon only needed a top three result to secure his title and did it in style with his Hot Bodies Cyclone, Jon won all three legs of the Pro Stock A final to be crowned 2009 Pro Stock champion, behind Jon on the day were Lee Price for Schumacher and a stunning drive from one of the UK’s young up and coming stars Zak Smith who finished third for Associated.

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