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February 17, 2015

Rasmus B. Nielsen wins DMSU DM5 race

The Danish DMSU DM5 Nationals race was held at the Faxe Og Omegns Motorklub in the 1/10th pan car class. On Saturday almost all drivers took the change to practice with Michael Johnsen being the fastest driver with a lap of 12.3, followed by Rasmus B. Nielsen with a 12.4. During qualifying it became clear that the race for the TQ position would be between Michael and Rasmus, while Thomas Mortensen and Claus Ryeskov battled it out for the 3rd place on the grid. At the end of the three qualifying rounds Rasmus came out successful in front of Michael and Thomas.

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February 17, 2015

Tekno EB, ET & SCT split centre diff motor mount

Tekno’s split centre differential mount for the EB48, ET48, EB48SL and SCT410 kits makes maintenance on the centre diff a breeze. Machined from 7075 aluminium and coming gun metal anodised the multi-piece set provides quick access to the centre differential for setup and maintenance. Further machining makes it very light weight and the motor mount is compatibility with both Pro4 and 1/8th sized motors. The set includes the motor mount and rear diff bulkhead parts as well as mounting hardware and it is compatible with the standard LCG motor mount insert.

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February 16, 2015

Mibosport Cup 2014/15 Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of the 2014/15 Mibosport Cup was held this past weekend at the Hotel-Sport in Hrotovice, Czech Republic. The event attracted 198 drivers in total, with 38 drivers attending in Touring Car Modified, 30 drivers signed in for Stock LRP, 13 drivers for the Formula class, 9 drivers tackled the 1/12th scale class, 58 drivers came to drive 2WD Buggy and 50 drivers attended in 4WD Buggy.

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February 16, 2015

Kyosho Mad Force Kruiser 2.0 VE & GP ReadySets

German Kyosho distributor Robbe introduce the iconic Mad Force 1/8th 4WD monster truck is now available with some subtle updates such as an improved steering for an increased steering angle. Also new is a different suspension setup for a lower centre of gravity while the dual plate sandwich chassis and rigid axles are still in place. The 2.0 variant is available as electric-powered VE including a genuine Team Orion brushless motor and speed controller or as nitro-powered GP truck with a pre-mounted KE-25 big block engine. Both feature pre-mounted wheels, pick-up style bodyshells and they come ready-to-run including Kyosho’s T-231 2.4HGz radio system.

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February 16, 2015

Intellect 2015 Spec LiPo battery packs

UK Intellect distributors Schumacher introduces the 2015 Spec LiPo battery packs for competition and club racing use. Starting with the competition packs, new is the Super High Voltage SHV range that is meant to offer improved performance and safety and the batteries are available as standard-size 2S 6000mAh and 7800mAh variant, as 6000mAh saddle pack, 5000mAh shorty, 5600mAh square and 7000mAh 1S 1/12th scale pack. All are made using 100C cells. Also new is a 3500mAh 100C low-profile shorty and a 6000mAh 100C 14.8V Monster pack for 1/8th buggies and trucks. Made for club level racing are two economically priced 40C batteries, a 5400mAh standard size pack and a 4000mAh 40C shorty.

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February 16, 2015

BRCA 1/12th scale Nationals Rd5 – Report

The penultimate round of the 2014/15 BRCA 1/12th scale Nationals was held at the permanent Teesside track near Stockton on Tees last weekend. It was a somewhat depleted field due to the travelling distance for some competitors, so Saturdays qualifying started with three heats of 13.5 and fiveheats of 10.5 stock. After 4 rounds of qualifying in 10.5 Stock the normal order resumed with Team Zen principal David Spashett heading the times with Andy Murray and Mick Farrell following close behind. In the 13.5 Stock class it was Leigh Dibble, Matthew Lax and Jason Butterfield heading the timesheets.

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February 16, 2015

Gerd Strenge teams up with Serpent

Following his departure from Team Durango Germany’s Gerd Strenge now officially teamed up with Serpent for a long term cooperation that will combine racing, event support and product development duties. Gerd joins his protégé Jörn Neumann, who only recently signed with Serpent, as his race mechanic and engineer. Gerd will also assist Serpent’s on-road designer Michael Salven and also Billy Easton, who cares about everything off-road, with prototyping, testing and product development. Gerd’s first main event under the Serpent banner will be this week’s Dirt Nitro Challenge that you can follow on Red RC from Wednesday on.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

February 16, 2015

Alessio Menicucci renews with Xray

Xray has announced the contract renewal with Italy’s Alessio Menicucci for the 2015 season. Alessio is a multiple Italian champion and has been the main force together with Xray’s Francesco Martini in Italy. Alessio will race the Xray T4 at all the major regional, national and international races and he has the following to say about the deal:

It is an honour for me to continue the work started in 2015 with the Xray Factory Team. I am very happy with the work done so far and to have achieved significant progress. This is the result of an important teamwork and a continuous development directed to improve our performances race after race. I want to thank once again the Hudy family for giving me this opportunity, especially Juraj and Martin for the passion that they convey us on the track. This means to be part of a Champions team, what ask more than this?

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