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September 8, 2008

Marc Fischer takes German TC title

The German touring car National Championships were held at the end of August in Mettenheim, Germany. Top Corally team driver Marc Fischer won 2 of the 5 qualifying rounds, and setting a new track record of 16,25sec on his way to taking the TQ. In the 1st A-main leg Ronald Volker took the win ahead of Fisher, who had a tweaked car following a crash in the last round of qualifying. The 2nd A-main saw a great start for Marc who was able to pull out a big lead on Volker but it was Yokomo racer Martin Hofer who had new tires that took the lead close to the end of the race taking the Leg win. This left the title to be decided in the final leg and it was Marc who took the win by driving without any mistakes, taking the title from Martin Hofer who took 2nd and Ronald Volker in 3rd.

Source: Corally [corally.com]

September 8, 2008

Daniel van der Drift wins Dutch GP

The Dutch 1/10th scale 200mm EFRA GP took place last weekend at the MACH track in Heemstede and it saw competitors from a number of different countries battle it out on this challenging track. Following limited running on Thursday and Friday due to rain, Saturday’s qualifying sessions took place under dry conditions and it was Mugen racer Rick V who took top honors during a commanding performance that saw him 8 seconds quicker than 2nd placed racer Jerome Renaux, while Maarten Van Lierop and Daan Jacobs secured the final 2 direct qualifying positions. Sunday’s finals were hit with rain from the very start of the day and this meant a lot of racers didn’t participate, instead deciding to preserve their cars for another day. Following the running of the lower finals that saw a number of drivers move their way up through a number of finals the main final got underway, albeit without Rick V and Daan Jacobs who chose not to start. The start of the 45 minute final saw Renaux initially take the lead, but heavy rain and standing water meant his engine started to die and this saw him drop down the order despite being very quick when his car was going. Another Belgian Michel Tomagra then took over and started to pull out a large gap to the following group but he too hit problems later in the race and would eventually finish in 3rd. Bert Aerts who drove a steady race was rewarded for his efforts with 2nd position but would finish 10 laps behind the eventual winner Daniel van der Drift who overcame some early problems to claim the top step of the podium.

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September 7, 2008

2008 Picco Cup Asia – Announcement

2008 Picco Cup Asia - Announcement

Hobbypro has announced that it is organizing the 1st Picco Cup Asia in Hong Kong on the ACO racing track on the 1st – 2nd of November. It will be open for both 1/10 & 1/8 classes and they wish to welcome any driver that wishes to attend this event. So far Alberto Picco, New World Champion Daniele Ielasi, Patrick Schaefer and Robert Pietsch will come to HK and attend this event together with more than 120 drivers already confirmed from Hong Kong, Macau, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan & Singapore.

More information can be found here.

September 6, 2008

Scud 09R 1/12th GP Touring car

Due to be released in October, the 1/12th scale Scud 09R is a scaled down 1/10th scale gas touring car. Sporting a .09 engine, similar to that seen in the Spada, the car is 4wd with drive coming from 3 belts, and it has fully independent suspension as well as a 2 speed gearbox and other features found on a 1/10th scale 200mm chassis. Having a total width of 160mm, it will come ready to accept a suitable touring car body shell.

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September 5, 2008

Recio wins at Campeonato Metropolitano

Recio wins Campeonato Metropolitano

We have received a brief report from the final round of the 1/8th scale Campeonato Metropolitano which took place at the Hernan Matticoli track last weekend, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A familiar result as Kyosho driver Sebastián Recio was the winner, followed by his team mate Juan Pablo Golobic in 2nd with Serpent driver Juan Ignacio Matticoli taking 3rd.

September 5, 2008

Shepherd Velox Transponder holder

New for the 1/8th scale Velox chassis, Shepherd have released this new new special carbon transponder mount that can be mounted at the very bottom of the car, underneath the front one-way axle, for the lowest possible center of gravity. There is no better place for the personal transponder and it can also be used to add some weight to the car. All Velox chassis’ are already prepared to accept this innovative optional part.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 5, 2008

Adam Catchpole wins BRCA 200mm Rd7

Round 7 of the BRCA 200mm Nationals were held at the Halifax track last weekend with good weather on Saturday meaning most drivers managed to find a good set up for their cars. On Sunday it was Kyosho racer Chris Slater who took TQ with a 19 lap run followed by Serpent racer Mark Green in 2nd and Mark Gilliland 3rd. Just before the start of the A final it started to rain and many drivers opted for different tires, the start of the final saw Adam Catchpole got a good start followed by Kyle Branson, Mark Green and Mark Gilliland. By the end of the 30 minutes final it was Adam who took the win with little change in the following pack with Kyle and Mark taking the remaining 2 spots on the podium.

Thanks to Karl Marsden for the report.

September 5, 2008

Lindner & Vässmar claims Swedish Titles

Last weekend the battle for the Swedish Championship in 1/8IC and 1/10NT classes took place at the beautiful track at Väst-8 in Gothenburg. 4 qualifying rounds were completed on Saturday in nice, sunny and warm weather and this must have been one of the closest battle for years to make the 4-top qualify places. In 1/10 class it was just 1.2 second separating the first 4 drivers, with Roland Ström/Kyosho took the TQ spot by 0.005 second before his team mate Magnus Vässmar with Tommy Bergfeldt and Edwin Sunesson completing the top 4. The battle in 1/8 class was almost as tight as in 1/10 with Mikael Fransson/Mugen setting the pace and was TQ a couple of seconds before Marcus Lindner, Bengt Andersson and Mattias Ericsson. The difference between second placed and 5th place was only 1.5 seconds.

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