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July 2, 2008

Thomae & Roufosse win Belgian Nats Rd4

Run at the very nice and technical MCCK track in Luxembourg, the 4th round of the Belgian electric touring car Nationals attracted 26 entrants. The race in the EFRA class was a one man show, with Benoit Thomaes proving to be too strong for everyone with his Xray T2008. He controlled the entire event, taking TQ and winning all the finals from Demsey Jacob in 2nd while in 3rd spot it was Patrick Jespers. The Super stock class was more exciting, with Stephane Roufosse taking the pole. In all the finals Stephane was the winner but in the 2nd leg he had a close battle with Urbain Swijsen who just crossed the line in 2nd, while Renaud Gijsenbergh rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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July 2, 2008

Schumacher Mi3.5 competition TC

Schumacher have announced the August release of their new Mi3.5 competition touring car. The new Mi3.5 claims to be a fast and efficient superb handling touring car, based on the hugely successful Mi3 which has won countless races and championships all over the world. Further refined and lightened it is now available with the new lightweight diff mounts, “EU” chassis and top deck and enables the racer to set up their car with every adjustment possible. Coming factory assembled the Mi3.5 also offers you more choice, from the awesomely specified Mi3.5 PRO (shown above) with full carbon fibre and titanium, available in 5 or 6 cell versions or the more durable Mi3.5 RACE (6 cell) (shown at bottom of page) using Schumacher’s famous S1 carbon composite material.

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July 2, 2008

Corally RDX Phi Diff & Intellect cells

Corally have released a number of new items for both the Corally RDX Phi as well some items for general use. For the RDX Phi there is an all improved differential, designed to ensure long lasting super smooth trouble free diff action. The new diff uses 18 2.5 mm chrome balls which run on large super hard diff washers, and this combination guarantees to handle the higher torque required for today’s brushless racing. Also new is a special brushless motor case that carries up to 4 batteries, 2 small assortment cases, 2 brushless armatures and 3 brushless motors. Finally Corally have released the latest version of the Intellect Sub-C cells, called IB4600SHV, which feature improved voltage, and the latest edition of IB 2/3A single cell, a 1600mAh High Discharge Type called IB1600 that is also available as IB1600 receiver pack.

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July 1, 2008

John Ermen wins Luxembourg Champs

John Ermen wins 08 Luxembourg Champs

Novarossi have a report from their team driver John Ermen on last weekend’s Luxembourg Championships which had some top level drivers such as Bertin, Cuypers and van Gastel present. Run alongside an electric National and 1/5th scale race, Sunday’s qualifying saw Serpent racer Steven Cuypers take TQ from Ermen, with Ilia van Gastel and Daniel van der Drift rounding out the top 4. The final started with Cuypers going straight into the lead followed by Ermen and van Gastel, but after some laps Ermen had a problem and dropped behind van Gastel who then had some problems of his own and had to retire, promoting the Novarossi driver back up to 2nd. After 15 minutes of racing Cuypers made a mistake which let Ermen through into the lead where he stayed unchallenged for the remainder of the race, ending up 2 laps ahead of Bertin in 2nd, following Cuypers retirement at 27 minutes, with local racer Patrick Bertrallo claiming 3rd.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.com]

July 1, 2008

Cyrul wins the 2008 Byron’s Challenge

Cyrul wins the 2008 Byron Challenge

Motonica USA are reporting that their team driver Josh Cyrul overcame a slow start to take the lead and win the Byron’s Challenge last weekend at Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. Joining Josh on the podium was Mugen racer Paul Ciccarello in 2nd and Motonica team driver Scotty Barrera in third. The race was run under cloudy skies and was cut short by a rain downpour.

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July 1, 2008

Recio wins Campeonato Clausura Rd1

The first round of the 1/8th scale Campeonato Clausura took place at ‘Hernan Matticoli’ track in Buenos Aires, Argentina last weekend. Kyosho racer Sebastián Recio was the winner followed by Marcos Corbani and Gabriel Ianaca, the latter two both driving Mugen. The first part of the race saw a close battle between Recio and Juan Pablo Golobic, but Juan had a problem with his car and had to retire, leaving Sebastián to win by 7 laps. The 1/8th scale class is currently experience good growth thanks to the construction of the ‘Hernan Matticoli’ track and later this year, in November, it will play host to the South American Championships.

July 1, 2008

K-Factory E4 ZF Optional Belts

K Factory E4 ZF Front Belt

K-Factory have released this range of optional ZF belts for the Team Magic E4 EP powered chassis. Available in 3mm for the front and side, the rear is 3.5mm thick and all belts have been made using a unique method of construction for the belt texture & a special material to form the teeth. Therefore, the belt won’t break easily & the teeth are more durable. In addition, to make the belts extra flexible, the belts surface also gone through a special treatment process which ensures a highly efficient transmission.

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June 30, 2008

Kyosho Inferno GT2 Corvette & Audi DTM

The new GT2 is the latest in the popular series of big 1/8 scale nitro-powered cars based on the 7-time IFMAR World Champion Inferno line from Kyosho. Much of the same technology that earned an unprecedented seven World Championships is incorporated into the design of this new on-road Inferno and the GT2 builds on the popular features of the original GT and adds a number of new features that increase value, durability, user friendliness and speed, not to mention enhancing its unmatched scale appearance.

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