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May 4, 2013

Daniel Sarmiento wins Philippine Offroad Nationals

Racers from all over Metro Manila as well as Cebu and even Riyadh descended on the CV Off-Road Track for The 2013 Nitro Buggy Philippine National Championships. Early in the morning everyone was greeted with fine & sunny weather. World renown Race Organizer & Announcer Scotty Ernst was on hand to as the event’s Race Director. His colorful commentary added even more excitement to what would be an already amped-up Race.

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May 4, 2013

Bernhard & Salven win Rd2 in West Germany

Last weekend MCK Dormagen was host for the 2nd round of the West-German championships and Daniel Thiele gave this report. ‘As already seen 2 weeks ago at Rd1 in Bad Breisig, 1/10 and 1/8 were driven on the same weekend. With 30 drivers in 1/10 200mm and 40 in 1/8 class 1+2, it was a really interesting weekend. On Saturday we started with a basic setup with the team working really close to work out the best setup as possible. Due to the high amount of starters and the difference in performance between 1/8 and 1/10, the race director decided to divide training into time block of 20 min. each.

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May 3, 2013

Tim Wahl joins Xray factory team

Xray have announced that German multiple junior champion Tim Wahl has joined the Xray factory world racing team. Tim has been a young talented driver who has showed in the last years excellent results and permanent growth. Tim and Xray have joined the forces for the 2013 season to achieve the best possible race results at German and international events. Tim will race the T4 platform and will participate all major international races. Tim had this to say:

I have been racing with Xray since 2006 and now I’m really happy to be a part of the Xray factory team. It is the chance to learn a lot from the other guys in the team and improve both my skills and results. The working atmosphere in the team is great and I really like how we push each other forward. I’m really looking forward to a successful year 2013 with the Euros and the ETS races. I would like to thank Xray and SMI for the support and the trust in me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 3, 2013

Protoform Chevy Camaro ZL1 shell

Protoform is proud to release its rendition of the Chevy Camaro ZL1 for your 190mm r/c touring car. USGT Class racers, R/C drifters, and all-around car guys alike will love the powerful stance, exceptional detail and add-on rear wing with injection molded struts. This officially licensed product is produced in genuine .030 Lexan material and comes with protective overspray film, window masks, detailed decal sheet and hardware to mount the struts and wing.

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May 3, 2013

Associated 12mm big bore shock pistons

Associated have released more new 12mm big bore shock pistons to increase the tuning options of your big bore shocks. Flat, machined pistons of two 1.6mm holes, three 1.4mm holes, and four 1.3mm holes are available in packs of four. The Big Bore shocks fit the B4.2, B44.2, T4.2, SC10, SC10B, and SC10GT, including RTR and FT versions.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

May 3, 2013

Sweep Racing copper grease

Sweep Racing have announce a new addition to their grease line-up. This copper grease contain actual copper and is used for special applications in the R/C community. Once used, it is water-resistant and won’t fly off. It is also resistant to high heat and pressure, keeping strong against other chemicals it may come in contact with. Use Sweep copper grease wherever you need lubrication that stays in spinning parts, differential joints, servo savers and hinge pins.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

May 3, 2013

Novarossi supports Euro Nitro Series

World famous Italian engine manufacturer Novarossi are to support the inaugural Euro Nitro Series, the multiple reigning World Champions joining Xray and Shepherd Micro Racing as a Primary sponsor of the exciting new nitro onroad series. The sport’s most successful maker of RC racing engines, Novarossi will have a very strong representation at both races that will make up the ENS ‘Pilot Series’ the most notable of whom will be reigning 1:8 World Champion Robert Pietsch.

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May 2, 2013

Video – Tales of the Dirt

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Shot during this year’s Dirt Nitro Challenge, Tales of the Dirt is a look into the life of Joey Christensen brought to you by Pro-Line Racing. Produced by Marcus Gelhard of Zebraworkz the short film is an interesting insight into the RC industry’s foremost track builder and his signature event.