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September 25, 2012

Daniel & Jörn win German electric off-road nats

Last weekend the first ever 1/8th scale electric buggy and truggy national championships were held at the MRC Senden club in Southern Germany. Being an open championship the race attracted drivers from Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein. The race weekend started with perfect weather conditions and a track surfaces that started to show signs of blue groove but come Saturday the weather turned to the worst as heavy rain converted the track into a mud puddle. As the weather forecast promised sun and warmer temperatures for Sunday the race director cancelled all activities – read: the four qualifying rounds – on Saturday in favour of two quick qualifiers on Sunday morning.

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September 25, 2012

Rick V wins Dutch EFRA GP

The famous Appeldoorn track was the host of the Dutch EFRA GP that attracted some 27 drivers from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. The weather forecast was a little bit doubtful as one could expected after the rainy Summer but the weekend proved to be a dry one except for some light rain on Saturday. The final was a bit of a tire gamble as due to the use of additives tire wear was higher than normal and when the dust settled it was Xray driver Rick Vrielijnck who took the top spot on the podium followed by Silvio Hächler and John Ermen. Gunther van Staey took the fourth place with Simon Kurzbuch in fifth position.

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September 25, 2012

P1 Brand Track Flag T-shirt

The P1 Brand “Track Flag” tee pays homage to one of Southern California’s most notorious and influential bands, Black Flag. Their iconic logo gets a reinterpretation with a twist, using word play and a checkerboard motif. Designed and screen printed in the USA on 100 percent preshrunk, 5.5oz. ringspun cotton. Available as a white imprint on a black tee or a black imprint on a white tee in small to xxlarge.

Source: P1 Brand [p1brand.com]

September 25, 2012

Sweep EXP Evo36 TC tire

Sweep Racing introduce the new EXP Evo36 touring car tire. Designed to offer an improved life span the Evo line is meant to last two to three times longer than the previous EXP line. Additionally overall traction is increased for even more on track performance. In addition to the Evo36 tire 30 and 40 variants will follow shortly.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

September 25, 2012

Thunder Power 1S 6800mAh 65C LiPo battery

Thunder Power announce the 1S 6800mAh 65C Advanced Energy Series LiPo battery pack for Oval and 1/12th carpet racing. Made to deliver more power and to run cooler the pack weights 150g and is 2C chargeable. Sporting dimensions of 92.5×46.5×18.5mm it comes with 4mm bullet-type connectors and is available from early October.

Source: Thunder Power [thunderpowerrc.com]

September 24, 2012

Remi Callens wins European Stock TC title

The European Championship TC Stock took place in Alcobenas, Spain. The qualifying was dominated by Remi Callens (Xray) with Serpent ace Jan Asmer hot on his heels. Come the finals Remi was able to conserve his form with fellow countryman Joan Urbain taking the runner up spot. Jan Asmer took third place. Remi’s well deserved win also means the first European electric touring car title for Slovakian manufacturer Xray.

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September 24, 2012

Capricorn Lab C801 Lamberto Collari Edition

Capricorn is proud to announce the Lamberto Collari Edition Lab C801. Based on the experience the team made this season the kit comes with new hard ‘B’ plastic parts, a new carbon fibre radio plate, F1 anti-roll bar, a redesigned rear shock tower, new belts and a weight kit to add weight under the fuel tank.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

September 24, 2012

Xray T4 announced

Rumored for some time now is the appearance of a new electric touring car from Slovakian manufacturer Xray. Started in 1999 the T-line of cars is a very successful part of the touring car scene for over a decade now and with the T4 called platform Xray want to mark their spot in the RC history books. Nothing is known yet in terms of specifications but as Xray already released a teaser the official announcement should not be too far away.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]