Team C have released a first teaser image of the forthcoming TM8 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. So far only one CAD rendering is available and from the looks of things the buggy will be of a class-standard design although it is not clear if some fancy gizmos are hidden behind the front shock tower. We bring you more information as soon as we get them.
Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]
The recent Gun Smoke Classic race held at IERC Raceway in San Bernardino, CA saw a tight battle of Lucas Sanford, David Jenson and Brian Sullivan over the top spots in the 1/8th E-Buggy class. Brian Sullivan had a very good run in the first heat taking the TQ but Lucas Sandford would take the overall TQ in Rd1 by 2 seconds and a near perfect run. In Q2, David Jenson pressed hard for the entire race, but Sanford had another great run taking the win. Sanfords 2nd round TQ meant he would not have to race the third qualifier, and would start on the pole for Sunday’s A-mains, with Eric McNeil 2nd and Brian Sullivan 3rd.
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Round 1 of the newly established Alberta Touring Series was held in Calgary, Alberta, hosted by the CARCAR club. 125 entries spread across the five classes of Touring Car Modified, Touring Car Stock, Mini, 1/12th scale Stock and Formula. In the Touring Modified class where the Reedy Race Format was used, there were 24 entries, with five rounds of random sorted heads up racing. In the end, Steve Soon (Serpent) with a five win record beat out Peter Toszer (Team Associated) on tiebreak points to take top spot on the podium with Wayne Mah (Awesomatix) coming in 3rd.
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Fenix Racing from Italy introduce their new Phi-Gamma formula bodyshell for 1/10th cars. Designed using 3D CAD software with Computational Fluid Dynamics validation for improved aerodynamics, the body is best used on medium to fast tracks and it is completely tuneable in terms of downforce and drag. The body is made from clear polycarbonate and fits most of today’s formula chassis.
Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]
The 2nd round of the French Winter Nationals was held at the AMC Tours club in central France. In the Touring Car Modified class Maxime Favrelle (Yokomo) took the pole position for the finals and later on was able to bring home the overall win from Remi Callens (Xray) and Jeremy Limoges (Xray). In the Touring Car stock class Jeremy Delalondre (Yokomo) came out successful from Pierre Delorme (Xray) and young Steve Favrelle (Yokomo).
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Capricorn announce the signing of Michele Romagnoli for the 2015 season. Michele, top qualifier and winner of the Italian 1/8th nitro on-road championship will start into the new venture by attending at the ETS using the company’s Lab TE02 touring car. In the 1/8th class Romagnoli will race Capricorn’s Lab C802 car with his campaign culminating in the attendance at the 1/8th World Championships. Michele has the following to say about the deal:
I’m very happy and excited for the upcoming season with the Capricorn team, I would like to thank Patrizio Rossi for this opportunity and I can’t wait to start racing.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
For the 4th consecutive year, Genesis RC raceway in Marshall, Minnesota held serve to the ever growing Midwest Indoor Championship. With the flat pool table like subfloor, CRC carpet and perfect climate controlled facility, Participants from 9 states and Canada converged on Marshall for the weekend. The competitors quickly realized the level had grown to nothing short of national level.
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With it’s origins in true nitro on-road racing Team Shepherd is ready to take the next step and enter the competitive 1/8 off-road market. The first off-road nitro car from the German manufacturer will be called Bull X8 with the nitro version release being planned for December and the electric version following in early 2015. More detailed information and pictures will be available soon. Patrick Schäfer had this to say about the new project:
For quite some time we have received many requests from customers from all over the world for a Shepherd 1/8 off-road car so it’s only logical to enter one of the biggest markets in the industry. We are very excited about this project which was a completely new challenge for the whole team.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
