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May 24, 2009

Andy Báez dominates Rd5 in Puerto Rico

The 5th round of the Puerto Rico NOS Series Championship was run recently at the Barceloneta track. In the 1/8th scale class it was Mugen Team driver Andy Báez who TQ’d and led the 30 minutes main from beginning to end, taking the victory ahead of his Mugen team mate Fernando Méndez in 2nd, with Amaury Alvarez driving a Kyosho Evola M3 taking 3rd. In the sedan class it was again Andy on TQ for Mugen and he once again took the win in the 40 minutes race. In 2nd place was Mugen team mate Fernando Mendez who recovered to hold the position after having problems at the beginning of the race, while in 3rd place was Norberto Rodríguez with an excellent drive with his Xray NT1, denying championship leader Juan Rodriguez of a podium finish. In the 1/10 outlaw class, Serpent driver Edgar Tirado easily took the first position, winning from Brian Ramos, who after having a difficult start took 2nd, with lady Mugen Driver Zobeida Ocasio taking it easy to finish in 3rd position at the end of the 35 minutes main.

Click here to see the other podiums

May 24, 2009

Kyosho Mini-Z F1-GTR Team Schnitzer

Kyosho have released their new McLaren F1-GTR Le Mans Team Schnitzer Mini-Z chassis. A low centre of gravity and high agility are the trademarks of the MR-02 chassis and it is combined with zippy performance and stunning scale looks. The combination of low height, low centre of gravity with mass concentration delivers the critical factors needed in an advanced racing machine.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

May 22, 2009

Serpent test new 1:10 200mm car

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Serpent confirmed that they have a new 1:10 nitro touring car on the way and have released some information about the successor of their 720. On Wednesday professional Dutch driver Jilles Groskamp tested the car which is currently being referred to as the 7XX at the MACH track in the Netherlands. Also on hand for the test was the car’s chief designer Michael Salven, who we understand recently tested the car himself in Asia. Serpent say the 7XX is a completely new concept and uses only the 2-speed, Centax clutch and RCC shocks from the previous model and test-results are very good with only minor modifications being required to the prototype. The aim of Salven with the new car is to focus more than ever on a user-friendly design, ease of assembly, maintenance and set-up, and a wider sweet spot. The 7XX will undergo more rigorous and intensive testing in various parts of the world, by Serpent’s team drivers like Green, Mazzeo, Apolaro, Morganti, Sahashi and Groskamp, but also by a number national level drivers for whom Serpent say their feedback is just as important! Serpent plan to officially unveil their new car in 2 months time and are confident that it will be as well received as their latest 1:8 chassis the 966. Red RC have heard that the 7XX will make its race debut at the up coming Bumod Grand Prix with Groskamp and Apolaro set to use the Turkish event to get race mileage on the current prototype chassis.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 21, 2009

Gerhard Kandelhart 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 former European Champion Gerhard Kandelhart. The Austrian driver, who recently TQ’d the Euro B’s in his home country will be running his Xray NT1 alongside other well known gas racers such as Daniele Ielasi, Surikarn C., Michael Salven, Jilles Groskamp, Robert Pietsch, DJ Apolaro, Patrick Schaefer and Dirk Wischnewski. 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.

May 21, 2009

HB Cyclone 0º Degree alu hubs

New from Hot Bodies for the Cyclone TC and Cyclone S are these machined aluminium 0º degree rear hubs. Anodised purple, these heavy-duty parts are a lot stronger than the stock plastic versions and are a direct replacements. Sold in pairs.

Source: Hot Bodies [hotbodiesonline.com]

May 20, 2009

Andy Griffiths rejoins V-Dezign

Andy Griffiths has rejoined Team V-Dezign after racing for the Hot Bodies team for the past 2 years. Andy, a former European Champion, multiple British Champion and multiple Euros and Worlds A finalist, joined the team for one season back in 2006 and in that time had a successful campaign with 10 wins out of 12 in the British nationals with the V-Dezign Carpet Ripper ’07. Together with the car’s designer Vesa Yli, they both made the 2007 Euros A main, with Andy finishing 4th and Vesa 10th after the finals. For more information as well as an interview with Andy, head on over to the V-Dezign website here.

Source: V-Dezign [v-dezign.net]

May 20, 2009

Serpent 966 low friction belts

Serpent have announced the release of these low friction belts in sets for the 960 and new 966. The belts are available for the front, side and rear and provide a super smooth drivetrain, which in turn offers better performance for your car but they are less durable and need to be checked and replaced more often.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 20, 2009

Pedro Rombouts wins Rd2 Dutch 10th Nats

Round 2 of the Dutch 1/10th scale Nationals took place over the weekend at the quick Baanbrekers track in Ruchphen, who put on another well organised event. Weather was very mixed all weekend with rain early in the day meaning everyone skipped the 1st qualifier and only went out in the 2nd and 3rd, with some rain falling again after, but for the finals it was dry. Qualifying for the NK class went the way of local driver Pedro Rombouts, well ahead of Jurgen Geerlings in 2nd, Ricardo van Dam and Maarten van Lierop rounding out the top 4. In the Nomac class Davy Geraets took pole position and in the 1/8th promo series Paul Conradi took top spot. The NK class saw a very good final with pole man Rombouts the fastest guy on the track but some mistakes throughout the 30 minute final allowed Euro B podium finisher Daan Jacobs through to the lead. Pedro didn’t give up and closed the gap into the leader every lap over the last 5 minutes, getting within striking distance on the last 4 corners and pulling off the move on the very last corner to win by 0.007 of a second from Daan, with Maarten van Lierop 3rd. The Nomac class was won by Emiel Lensink from Theun Zoethout and Martijn Aarden, while in the Promo class it was Luigi Pili from Ron Veger and Wesley van Silfhout.

Click here to see the final results