The Lap Paradise Challenge was held in Johor Bahru with 50 entries from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Switzerland in attendance. The race format saw three rounds of 10 minute qualifying with the best round to count and “Christmas tree” bump-up finals. Jason Nugroho was able to TQ the first two rounds of qualifying until Didier Perrin from Switzerland took the overall TQ in the 3rd and final qualifier.
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For everyone who wishes to run standard length shocks and shock springs on the VBC Wildfire D06, Raceberry now comes to the rescue. The shock towers made from 3mm high-quality carbon fibre material allow to use regular length shocks over the kit’s low-profile dampers without changing the suspension geometry which can be a benefit in various track conditions.
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At the recent EFRA GP in Leipzig, Germany Toni Gruber took the win in the 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road class. In the final he came out successful leaving Rico Kröber and Willy Lehmann behind. Alexander Naumov completed the top 4 result. In the 1/8th class Toni started from pole position and he was able to pull away quickly but a technical issues around the 12 minute mark ended his chance to take the second win of the day. The win then went to Michael Kammer with Merlin Depta and Alain Levy completing the podium.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
This past weekend the warm-up race for the EFRA Electric Touring Car European Championship was held at the ARCA track in Alcobendas. Both the Modified and Stock Spec class had quite a low turn out with 11 and 12 drivers respectively. In the Modified class Alexander Hagberg made a clean sweep by taking TQ, the fastest lap and a triple win in the A-final to leave David Perez and Juan Antonio Hidalgo Garrido in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. In the Spec class Marek Cerny came out successful starting from pole position into the triple finals. He left Jaime De Esteban Y Calderon behind in 2nd while Mattia Collina completed the podium in 3rd.
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A round of the SM Championship was run in Singen, Germany in mixed weather conditions. In the highly competitive GT class Philipp Walleser took all three qualifying rounds and also successfully ended the finals to take the day’s win. By taking the Singen round of the series the young man also made a big step towards the overall championship win. Elsewhere in the Sport class Philipp’s father and pitman Pius also came out successful despite a stressful weekend with constant setup changes due to the demanding weather conditions.
Source: HRC [hrcdistribution.com]
Made for 1/8th scale GT cars or 1/8th buggies run on asphalt are the new GT-802 tyres from Teamsaxo. They are moulded from a special compound that has fibres mixed into it to reduce tyre expansion at high speeds or when the tyre temperature raises. A special V-shape tread improves traction on permanent and parking lot tracks and the tyre comes pre-mounted on durable white or black multi-spoke nylon rims.
Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]
T.O.P. Racing have new front and rear wings for formula 1 cars available. They resemble the “low nose, high rear wing” appearance of 1990’s F1 cars and are made from durable material. The wings are usable on the T.O.P. Rebel R-F01 as well as Tamiya-standard F1 kits and they come in black or white colour.
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With Team Associated having confirmed his exit from their team, effective July 1st, Ryan Maifield has sent us the following statement bidding farewell to the team that gave him his big break some 13 years ago.
As most of you have heard Associated/Reedy and I have parted ways. I have had a lot of success, fun and great experiences with the guys at Associated over the years and I will always cherish those memories. I want to thank them for everything they have done for me so far in my career, especially Brent Thielke, Richard Saxton, Sean Cockran, and Cliff Lett. Without their guidance and support I couldn’t have accomplished what I have accomplished. Especially early on in my career, they gave me everything I needed to be successful in this industry, on and off the track and I will always appreciate that. I hope to remain friends with everyone at Associated and I wish them luck in the future.
