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July 17, 2013

Engelmann & Schäfer win at Central German nats Rd3

Last weekend the 3rd round of the Central German Championship took place at the Wiesbaden track under perfect weather conditions. Counting as a qualifying race for the German Championship the race saw more than 40 drivers in attendance. In the 1/8th scale Class 1 Philip Sting was fastest in qualifying and he took TQ for the 30 minute final but Shepherd racer Olaf Engelmann was close behind in second position. The final saw an intensive battle between Engelmann and Sting, but when the latter flamed out just before the pitstop the way was free for Engelmann. He crossed the finishing line one lap in front of Peter Poldvere with Philip Sting completing the podium.

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July 17, 2013

South German nitro on-road regionals – Report

A round to the South German nitro on-road regionals was run at the prestigious track in Hof. The race was held in 1/10th 200mm Scale as well as 1/8th Class 1 and Class 2. In the 200m class it was Dominic Greiner (Serpent) who put his car on TQ after the qualifiers. He also won his 1/2 final and the main final in front of Michael Heinrich and Ralf Krause. In 1/8th Class 1 Toni Gruber (Serpent) looked like the man to beat all weekend. He was the only driver to pull 20 laps with laptimes as low as 12.1s, missing out the current track record by only a tenth of a second. Therefore it was no surprise that he won is 1/2 final some two laps in front of Torsten Müller. His 91 laps run was enough to secure him the pole position for the final that he later on won four laps in front of Torsten Müller (Xray) and Oliver Lembeck (Mugen).

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July 17, 2013

Sancho & Garcia win at Spanish TC nats Rd2

The second round of the Spanish Federation’s electric touring car nationals was held at the Madrid Capa club under the best possible weather conditions. In the Modified class Schumacher driver Raul Sancho took the win from Javi Ferrano (Tamiya) and Vicente Eres (VBC Racing). In the Stock class Gonzalo Garcia (Serpent) was the man to beat, he left Vicente Eres (VBC Racing) and Rafa Ortiz (TOP) in second and third place respectively.

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July 17, 2013

Yokomo BD7 Vers.RS touring car kit

Following an announcement some weeks ago Yokomo now released final production images of their upcoming BD7 Ver.RS touring car kit. The club level racer is based on the current BD7 and features a 2.25mm carbon fibre chassis, carbon fibre upper deck, composite material shock towers, front, centre and rear bulkhead as well as composite suspension mounts. Like the top-of-the-foodchain BD7 the RS comes with a front spool, rear gear differential, and fully adjustable suspension parts but plastic shock absorbers to cut costs. Yokomo offer three upgrade packages though for the front and rear bulkheads, the motor mount and steering area giving you the possibility to upgrade the kit according to your needs.

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July 17, 2013

Exotek XB4 alloy & carbon option parts

Exotek have new option parts for Xray’s XB4 electric off-road buggy available in the form of an aluminium steering rack, alloy CVD safety cups and carbon battery straps. Starting with the steering rack, the part is machined from 7075 material and offers reduced flex over the original brace for a more direct steering input. The rack weights in at 4g, maintains the stock geometry and is available in orange or black colour. Next up are the CVD safety cups that keep the front, rear and centre driveshaft’s cross pins in place. They offer increased durability, are available in orange or black colour and give the buggy a factory team look. Last but not least come the carbon fibre battery straps. The parts are machined from 2.25mm material, they match with the original Xray carbon fibre and work with the kit’s or Exotek’s twist nuts.

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July 17, 2013

DJ Apolaro wins 200mm at Copa Mitad Del Mundo

The Copa Mitad Del Mundo nitro on-road race for 200mm Sedans and 1/8th GT cars was run in the Quito area, Ecuador. The track is located roughly 3000 metres above sea level and the race saw entries from many South American countries including Brazil, Peru, Chile, USA and Ecuador of course. Friday’s practice was washed away by the rain largely but come Saturday the weather improved and the competitors were able to start working on their engines and chassis setups. The race format had direct qualifying for the top 4 so everyone was eager to qualify as good as possible. Capricorn’s DJ Apolaro was invited to compete in the Sedan class and soon learned that engine setup in the thin air was crucial. Nevertheless he ended up in third place after the qualifiers.

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July 17, 2013

TLR Grand Prix Series – Announcement

This Saturday, July 20th kicks off the TLR Grand Prix Series begins at CVRC. The TLR Grand Prix Series is a five race series that will determine CVRC’s top drivers and it is run in a large variety of classes including SCT2 and SCT4, Nitro Buggy and Buggy, Electric Buggy, several large scale and Kids/Novice classes. Racers are encouraged to attend every round of the series, but in the event they are unable to attend, there will be one throwout race. Trophies will be awarded to the top three in every class. Find more information here.

July 16, 2013

Cody King wins Pro Buggy at JBRL Nitro Rd4

The JBRL Nitro Round 4 was held last weekend in Temecula, California at ARC Raceway. Cody King and Reds Racing new Team driver Cody Smith went 1st and 3rd in the buggy class. During the final, Cody King filled up with fuel at 10 1/2 minutes. It was not an easy race, because he had to fight with Adam Drake for the win. With about 5 minutes left in the 20 minute main Adam had a couple mistakes and allowed Cody to stretch out a bit. This would give him about a 6 second lead and he could cruise home to the win. Cody was really pumped on the fuel economy, as he was consistently well over 10 minutes on a tank, and with fuel to spare. This was at race pace with a lot of wheel spin and a lot of throttle input.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]