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April 4, 2016

Collari defeats Romagnoli, Redaelli dominates 1/10th

Collari defeats Romagnoli, Redaelli dominates 200mm

It has been an outstanding final day at the 2016 Picco Onroad European Challenge, with the 1/8th A-Main being the perfect icing on the cake for the event. With the TQ Robert Pietsch suffering an issue with a piston pin clip that came out from its groove and forced him out of the fight for the win, it was Lamberto Collari to pick up the lead. The 9-time World Champion Infinity driver took control of the race and mastered his strategy although a late charge from Michele Romagnoli put a decent amount of pressure on him, the WRC driver deciding to go all-in not coming in for the last splash&go but eventually running out of fuel in the last lap but still finishing second ahead of Carmine Raiola, who rounded up the podium.

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April 4, 2016

Maclan Racing carbon fibre car stands

Maclan Racing have introduced these high quality 100% full carbon fibre car stands. A unique style designed for ultra strength and ultra light weight, being only 1/3 the weight of traditional aluminium car stands, they are designed for both on-road and off-road vehicles. Each carbon fibre stand has holes to support shock building. Available mid-April.

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April 4, 2016

VS Racing 2102R .21 onroad engine

Former 1/8th onroad World Champion Rody Roem is making a move back into the onroad market with his VS Racing brand and the release of this 2102R super long stroke .21 on-road engine. Based on the very powerful O.S. Speed R2101, this is a combination of the world famous OS Max precision and technology together with some additional ‘Rody’ touches and development. Equipped with a VS Spec combustion chamber, The VS Racing 2102R is a high end competition engine intended for experienced users.

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April 3, 2016

Kobbevik double at Norwegian Indoor Challenge

Kobbevik double at Norwegian Indoor Offroad Challenge

The 2016 Norwegian Indoor Offroad Challenge was hosted by RCOne Raceway in Moss, Norway, and as it was also open to everybody there were also some Swedish drivers present at the race. The track is 40 minutes out off Oslo, and very nice facility, carpet, tight and smooth layout. So everybody was very exited upfront on who is going to take the titles. Saturday started off with 2wd buggy and 2wd Stadium Truck. Team Yokomo driver Daniel Kobbevik took a solid TQ in 2wd buggy, and Calle Svensson from Sweden took TQ in 2wd Truck with his AE T5M.

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April 3, 2016

Pietsch & Redaelli TQ at Picco Challenge

At the end of the four rounds of qualifiers the overall TQ honours went to Mugen’s designer and factory driver Robert Pietsch, who ended up on a tie with Lamberto Collari but managed to snatch the first spot on the grid from the 9-time World Champion thanks to his Q3 time, two seconds faster than Collari’s Q4 TQ. Looking pleased with his newborn MRX-6 and his Picco engine, Robert was of course happy to be able to start out in front for the A-Main.

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April 3, 2016

Gizmo GZ1 1/10th touring car

Danish company Gizmo is finally ready with their GZ1 touring car. The company’s first platform, problems in the production meant it was delayed by several months but the company is finally ready to take preorders by April 1st with expected product shipment from 1st May 2016. Featuring a revolutionary 2 spur gear design, it allows the motor to be mounted centrally in the centre line of the chassis for perfect weight balance. For the newly develop drivetrain, the kit relies on a standard 2-belt design with spool in the front and gear differential in the rear. The drivetrain also sits exactly in the centre line of the chassis for equal left-to-right flex characteristics, as is the floating servo mount and the centre mounted weight, which comes as standard in the kit. Front double-joints driveshaft comes standard as well.

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April 2, 2016

Collari overnight TQ at 2016 Picco Challenge

Finding himself tied at the top of the standing with Alberto Picco after two of the four rounds of qualifying, Lamberto Collari is overnight Top Qualifier at the 2016 Onroad Europe Picco Challenge thanks to a better best time over his arch rival. Only gaining a fifth time in the first round due to his engine being too lean, the Infinity driver then managed to sort things out and TQ’d round 2 edging Shepherd’s Christian Cavicchioli by half a second. Despite feeling a slight understeer in the second half of the round, Lamberto looked pleased with how his package performed and is of course looking forward for the continuation of the race.

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April 1, 2016

Making the Xray RX8’16 – Part 1

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I have a lot of respect and passion for the 1/8 on-road class. My passion comes from my early days when I got involved in RC, as this was the class I started with and grew up with. My respect comes from the fact that this class is considered the “ultimate F1 class” and as such many manufacturers put a high priority and investment into the class that pushes performance and limits all the time. It is kind of strange that despite this class being considered to be pinnacle of all RC car classes, the number of race entries is still low. This is understandable considering the big investment for a 1/8 on-road season and the complexity of the cars, but the very high speeds make the races very exciting and also challenging!

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