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June 29, 2009

Jilles Groskamp wins Euros Warmup

Last weekend the official Warm up race for the EP TC European Championships was held at the large and tricky Mini Circuit “Ville de Luxembourg”. Following practice it was Marc Rheinard who was setting the pace, getting the only 17 Lap run seen so far on the track. In qualifying it was Viktor Wilck who would set the early pace with a fast 16 Lap run in round 1, but rain showers would ruin any chance to improve for the rest of the day despite some drivers managing some more dry running later in the afternoon. With 3 more rounds of qualifying on Sunday morning, and Marc Rheinard now absent due to a prior commitment, Viktor Wilck would take the TQ spot ahead of Jilles Groskamp and Alex Hagberg, with Wilck, Groskamp and Yannic Pruemper sharing a round win each on Sunday. The 3 leg finals would see International TC race winner Groskamp win the first leg from Hagberg in 2nd and Wilck 3rd, while in the 2nd Leg it was Wilck from Marc Fisher and Elliot Harper, to set up a show down in the final leg. Unfortunately it again started to rain and with Wilck electing not to go on track and Groskamp taking the leg win, the Dutch man would claim the overall win from Tamiya team mate Wilck in 2nd, with Elliot Harper taking 3rd for Xray. A lot of the racers will now continue to test on the track for the next few days in order to fine tune their machinery even more in preparation for the Euros at the end of July.

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June 28, 2009

F1 RCGP Round 6 report

The 6th Round of the F1RCGP Championship was held recently at Crest Speed Way. This indoor carpet track allows drivers to concentrate on setting up the car without worrying about the weather conditions. The layout of the track had been changed a week ago and this was maybe part of the reason that most of the drivers were suffering from inadequate traction. For the GP Class, Team TRG was a new comer for this round bringing their brand new TRG 109 driven by works driver Atsushi Takeshita, while Team Futable F-1 Racing had switched to the Tech F125BR driven by the new partnership of Takatoshi Morita and David Tse.

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June 28, 2009

Morganti & Apolaro claim FORGASS titles

Maxy’s Fuel are reporting that after a long and joyful season of racing at the FORGASS state series in Florida, team drivers Paolo Morganti and DJ Apolaro claimed the big trophies at the Sour Grapes Race and Awards Dinner back in May, where after the points were calculated had Paolo Morganti claiming the title in the 1/8th scale class while DJ Apolaro took the title in the 1/10th sedan class. Both Serpent team drivers were using Maxy’s Fuel to power their machines trough the entire series helping to get the maximum performance and run time from their engines.

Source: Maxy’s Fuel [maxysfuel.com]

June 28, 2009

Meen Vejrak wins KM Asia Cup Rd3

The 3rd round of the KM Asia Cup took place recently at the TRC race track in Yuen Long, Hong Kong. Although it was meant to be held on the facility’s brand new outdoor race track, the race was actually run indoor due to heavy rain on Friday that gave the organization a tough decision to make. The track itself was one of the biggest challenges for everyone, because of its slippery condition which made the right setup hard to find, not to mention the driving skill required for this type of traction. Usually traction will come up gradually as the race goes on, thus, traction in the finals would be higher than in qualifying, but this indoor track is totally different getting more slippery as the event went on.

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June 27, 2009

Papadakis wins Greek 1/5th Nats Rd3

We received a brief report from the 3rd round of the Greek 1/5th scale Nationals, a class we rarely cover, which took place last weekend at the FRT race track in Athens. The 30 minute final saw an exciting battle between all 8 cars, with the top spot being fought over between Dimitris Papadakis, FG team mate Kwstas Giannitsas and HARM racer Tasos Papadopoulos. In the end it was Papadakis who would take the win, setting the fastest lap of the race, with Giannitsas in 2nd and Papadopoulos taking 3rd.

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June 26, 2009

Xray Asian Championship – Announcement

On the 15th to 16th of August, the ACO racing track in Fanling, Hong Kong will play host to the Xray Asian Championship Nitro Touring Challenge. Open only to racers with the 1/10th scale Xray NT1 chassis, using a Protoform body shell, your entry fee will not only let you take part but includes Tornado fuel for the duration of the event, a Dinner buffet on Sunday night and free transport to and from the track and the official hotel. Martin and Juraj Hudy will be present, not only to compete but will also be giving Tech talks and helping drivers with their cars throughout the weekend. Further details of the event can be found here along with details on how to enter.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 25, 2009

Hudy Pinion Caddy & Pinion sets

Hudy release this tough, lightweight graphite pinion caddy, which includes posts for 18 pinion gears. Fine color printed with Hudy logo and graphics it is also available with a full range (18) of 48P (12-29T) or 64P (18-35T) pinions. The high-performance pinion gears are manufactured from special lightweight aircraft duraluminium to be super lightweight and are manufactured on a specially-modified precision gear machine with ultra-precise tolerances which assures unparalleled concentricity. After machining, the pinion edges are chamfered and then run-in. Pinions are given an even hardcoating so they stay absolute true for a long time.

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June 24, 2009

Losi 1/10 Speed-NT RTR

Losi have released the Nitro powered version of their 1/10-scale Speed, called the NT. This ready-to-run truck is packed with performance-driven features like a Losi 3.4 high-performance nitro engine, a 2-speed transmission, and a Losi radio system with Spektrum 2.4GHz DSM technology. The included Losi 3.4cc ultra high-performance nitro engine is designed to deliver big power in a small package. Custom ported for maximum performance, the advanced design and manufacturing techniques are used to produce the largest displacement in a small block nitro engine.

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