November 14, 2008

First round TQ honours for Hara

Atsushi Hara has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying for the 2008 Electric Touring Car Worlds.  Heading a trio of Hot Bodies at the top of the time sheets, the former Champion was the only driver to repeat a 19 lap run as higher temperatures made for slower track conditions.  Hara said his car was very stable and allowed him to run very consistent lap times but will make a few small changes for the second heat when conditions will be even hotter here at RCS.

Read the full coverage on our event site here.

November 13, 2008

Andy Báez wins Puerto Rico Nats Rd11

The 11th round of the Puerto Rico Championship (ACRCPR) was held last weekend at the Barceloneta RC Speedway track and it was Andy Báez who came out on top. Qualifying in 1/8th scale went the way of previous rounds where Mugen driver Andy TQ’d and won the 30 minutes race, taking an easy victory ahead of the Kyosho driver Pedro Alvarado, with Emilio García driving a Serpent 960 in 3rd. In the 45 minute 1/10th scale final there was a race long battle between Mugen team drivers Andy and Fernando, with Andy holding on to the victory to win by over a lap from Méndez, while Edgar Tirado took 3rd with his Serpent 720. In the outlaw class it was Jose Salas who came home 1st after Javier Laureano (TQ) lost time due to a crash finishing 3rd behind Mugen team mate Carlos Desakato in 2nd.

Thanks to Zobeida Ocasio for the report

November 13, 2008

Masami quickest after controlled practice

Masami Hirosaka has claimed the No.1 spot in the reseeding of the heats after a blistering run saw him become the first and only driver to break into the 19 laps on Day 1 of the IFMAR Worlds in Thailand.  The Japanese master predicted better traction for the second controlled practice and increased the punch on his speedo accordingly to once again top the time sheets and claim an important early mental victory over his rivals as he will now lead away the fastest group of drivers for the heats.

Read the full coverage on our event site here.

November 12, 2008

1/12th scale Worlds videos now online

All 3 A-main videos from the 1/12th scale Worlds are now online and can be viewed on our events page. After a free day today, our coverage of the 1/10th scale ISTC World Championships, which is sponsored by LRP and Speed Passion, will begin on Thursday when the racers take to the track for their 4 rounds of practice.

View the videos on our event site here.

November 12, 2008

Recio & Tosolini win Copa de las Américas

The “Copa de las Américas” took place last weekend in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event attracted racers from Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Peru, USA and Argentina, with racing for Touring light, Touring Pro and 1/8 on road. In 1/8th scale it was Kyosho and Sirio official pilot Sebastián Recio who took the win followed by Juan Matticoli in 2nd place and Agustin Cutini in 3rd place. In 1/10 scale it was Chris Tosolini who took the win, followed by Sebastián Recio in 2nd place and Guillerme Rodriguez in 3rd place.

November 12, 2008

Shepherd Velox 2009 Upright set

Shepherd have released a new set of 2009 uprights and steering blocks and corresponding ecentric insert for the Velox. This setup makes it is possible to use smaller tyres with the same ride height, an extremely useful option in long finals to avoid a tyre change. The ecentric inserts are made of high-quality 7075 T6 aluminium for a perfect fit of the ball bearings, while the uprights are glass fibre-reinforced to ensure a stable position of the inserts. The set contains 2 rear uprights, 2 front steering blocks, 8 aluminum eccenters and 8 corresponding ball bearings.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

November 11, 2008

Matsukura is 1:12 World Champion

Three years ago he was taken under wings of one of rc racing’s greats Masami Hirosaka and today aged just 15-years-old Naoto Matsukura has become the youngest ever IFMAR World Champion after a dominant performance at the 1:12 Onroad Worlds in Bangkok, Thailand. The Japanese driver came here with an already impressive CV with back to back titles in his National Championship but faced with the best in the world, including all four Touring Car World Champions, he rose impressively to the challenge.

Read the full coverage on our event site here.

November 11, 2008

Matsukura TQs 1:12 Worlds

He is the protege of Masami Hirosaka, he is back to back Japanese Champion and is rated very highly by the likes of Atsushi Hara, 15-year-old Yokomo hot property Naoto Matsukura is the Top Qualifier for the 2008 IFMAR 1:12 World Championship here in Bangkok, Thailand.  Driving an Associated RC125R, Matsukura won the final qualifier to secure himself a place in the history books as he becomes the youngest ever World Championship Top Qualifier.  Winning four of the six qualifiers the only one to come close to challenging to emerging world star was his Finnish 1:12 scale team-mate Juho Levanen who TQ’d Heat 3 & 4 giving the US manufacturer total domination here at Radio Control Speedway.

Read the full coverage on our event site here.

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