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May 27, 2009

Ronald Volker wins Reedy ROC

Last weekend saw the 2009 running of the annual Reedy Race of Champions, held once again at Speedworld Raceway & Hobbies in Roseville, California. This years event was lacking some international stars, who due to various reasons couldnt make it, however there were some Europeans in action as well as the best that the US has to offer. Due to the reduced numbers, the usual Reedy format for the invitational class had to be tweaked and so qualifying was based on 2 best runs from 4, with the top 21 going into the invitational class event where the 2 best runs from 4 would decide the winner. Following the qualifying sessions, it was new Yokomo signing Ronald Volker from Germany, in his first race with the car, that would take the TQ spot ahead of Xray star Paul Lemieux. Sunday’s 4 races would see some close racing but it was both Ronald Volker and Finand’s Juho Levanan who would be battling it out for the overall win going into the final run of the day. Both drivers managed to take a win, but with both drivers having 2 wins after 2 dropped runs the decider would go the way of qualifying, and so it would be Volker that emerged on top, with Juho taking 2nd, and Associated team mate Rick Hohwart on the final podium spot in 3rd.

Image: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

May 27, 2009

Much More UK GP 2009

After the huge success of previous year’s events, the 2009 Much-More UK GP will be once again held at the impressive Stonehaven circuit in Scotland from the 12th to the 14th of June. Last year saw Olly Jefferies win in the Stock class, while rising star Elliot Harper took top honours in Modified, and with this years schedule seeing the addition of a World GT and Mini class there should be even more close racing action. Entry is currently open, with Associated Factory driver Olly Jefferies already confirmed and planning to go one better and do the double this year.

For more information about the event go here.

May 27, 2009

Roche F103 Motor mount & Diff

Hong Kong based Roche have released 2 new items for both the F103 chassis and for general electric F1 chassis’. First up we have a new aluminium motor mount Set for the F103 that is assembled from 4 pieces of aluminium and has the ability to accept 32T large pinions. Available in black or silver, it has 5 adjustable wing height positions and 2 mounting holes to allow you to mount a 30mm cooling fan. Also released is their new high performance ball differential for Tamiya, Kawada, Cross and Tech Racing F1 chassis’. Featuring an easy to adjust diff tension, there is no need to re adjust the diff when you take off the tire. Compatible with Tamiya diff balls, it is supplied with a carbon main shaft.

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May 26, 2009

Hard & Andersson win Rd2 in Sweden

Årsunda, a village in the middle of Sweden, played host to the 2nd round of the Swedish national series. The track is very technical and a bit bumpy, so its demanding for both the car and the setup. Following practice, which was disturbed by rain Saturday saw four rounds of qualifying with the first three taking place in good weather and the last round unfortunately rained out. Qualifying went the way of Serpent driver Per Ola Hard, setting a new lap record on his way to TQ, some 7 seconds clear of 2nd placed Edwin Sunesson, with Markus Hellquist in 3rd. In the 1/8th scale class the TQ was taken by Magnus Bengtsson running a Mugen. The finals on Sunday say Peo get a a clean start and was able to work up a good lead and despite some errors in the middle of the race, was able to win by 2 laps ahead of young Markus Hellquist in 2nd and Thomas Livbom in 3rd. In the 1/8th scale class Stefan Andersson won the final driving his Serpent 966.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 26, 2009

Jilles Groskamp to race gas for Serpent

Serpent have announced that top international electric racer Jilles Groskamp from the Netherlands, has made an agreement to test and race the company’s gas powered cars. Not a stranger to gas racing, the Tamiya Factory driver TQd last years 1/10th scale 200mm World Championships in Portugal and has competed at numerous other gas events, most recently the Dutch EFRA GP where he was a direct qualifier for the main final. As we already reported, he has tested the production prototype of the new Serpent 200mm gas car and, that along with DJ Apolaro, will run the car at the Turkish GP in Bursa next week. After that there will be a lot more test work and preparation to get ready for the European Championships for 1/10th scale that takes place in Gubbio, Italy in July. Jilles will be racing the Serpent 7XX with Max Power engines and continues to be sponsored by Xceed for tools a deal which will now include fuel and bodies.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 25, 2009

Xceed Titanium screw sets

Xceed have released this set of lightweight and durable titanium screws for both the Serpent S120 (46 screws) and S966 (139 screws) chassis’. These screws are very strong, look great and reduce the overall weight of your car. Expect to see sets for other best selling cars to follow, as well as bags of 10 of the most common types of screws also set for a future release.

Click here to see the S966 set

May 25, 2009

Dennis Fadtke takes first round in Poland

The opening round of the Polish Outdoor Touring car cup took place last weekend. In the modified class it was German driver Dennis Fadtke that took the win ahead of Morris Individo in 2nd, with Filip Zaremba taking 3rd spot. In the Junior Class DTM it was Michal Orlowski that took the win, while the Class Spec victory went to Stanislaw Pyrka.

May 25, 2009

Xray NT1 Aluminium radio plate mounts

New for the NT1, Xray release these aluminium radio plate mounts that allow more solid radio plate mounting, and reduce the chance of stripped threads. These newly-updated alu stands allow a small throttle servo to be mounted under the radio plate, and the center belt to be more precisely tensioned. The left alu stand allows more tighter belt tension adjustment. Ultra-strong construction provides very long life and durability in even the most extreme racing conditions they have been CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium. Sold in a set of 2 pieces, left & right.

Click here to see them mounted