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June 22, 2013

ElectroChamps 2013 report

ElectroChamps 2013 took place with great success for the third year in a row in Athens, Greece last weekend. Racers from all over the country came to compete in the yearly event that sets the National standards for electric off road. On Saturday it was 2wd time and John Papanikolaou, last year’s double Champion had some problems in qualifying but managed to save the day giving his Kyosho RB6 the win. Dimitris Amaxas had another great race starting from TQ with his mid motored C4.1 and managed second position with Nicolas Floudas and his super smooth TLR22 completing the 2wd podium.

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June 22, 2013

Vierin & Robert win Belgian SCT Cup 2013 Rd2

The second race of the Belgian SCT Cup season was held last Sunday on the famous “Beach” track of the RC Electro Liège club. A great technical layout makes this track one of the best in Belgium. Rhythm is very important to get a good pace over here and during the day, a sort of slippy blue groove appeared on the racing line. The club welcomed us and organized everything smoothly in a friendly atmosphere. The race date conflicted with exam dates for the youngest racers causing some newcomers to skip on this one. In 2WD qualification, Martin Vierin took the TQ quite easily with his SC10. Nicolas Evens (TLR 22SCT), Jean-François Renard (TLR 22SCT) and Philippe Hautecoeur (SC10) followed in that order while Nicolas Graffeo (SC10) improved a lot on his B final win of the first race to take the fifth spot on the grid.

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June 22, 2013

Philip Sting wins Rd1 of Mid-German Regionals

Last weekend the first round of the Mid-German Regionals took place at the MSC Kirchhain and under great weather it was Oliver Mack (Shepherd) that took the top spot in qualifying. In the final Mack’s car hit problems which allowed Serpent driver Philip Sting to take the lead and build out a large gap. He crossed the finishing line after 30 minutes in first with a lead of 3 laps over Olaf Engelman (Shepherd) in second position, with Peter Poldvere third (Xray).

Thanks to Dieter Sting for the update.

June 21, 2013

Pro-Line 1966 Ford F-150 SC body

Something a little different from Pro-Line is this 1966 Ford F-150 body for SC trucks with extended body mounts. Now you can have your very own custom ‘Hay Hauler’ with Pro-Line’s licensed body. The ’66 F-150 body comes with perfectly scaled details like the step-sides and huge fender flares that will bring you back to the good old days. You can even create your own version of the Class 8 Desert Truck that dominated the desert in the 1980’s.

View more images of the body here

June 21, 2013

Groskamp & Tironi confirmed for ENS Austria

JillesENS

Reigning Electric Touring Car World Champion Jilles Groskamp will contest next weekend’s (June 28-30) Euro Nitro Series race in Graz, Austria, the Shepherd driver one of a number of World class factory drivers set to battle it out for the 200mm Touring Car win at the Stöhr-Ring track. Another confirmed entry for the second race of the ENS ‘Pilot Series’, is Capricorn driver & World Championship podium finisher Francesco Tironi who together with reigning Italian National Champion Giorgio de Felici will be looking to complete a clean sweep of the all new series for the Italian company who at Race 1 earlier this month at the Hockenheimring in Germany took a convincing win with Eric Dankel.

Continue reading the announcement here

June 21, 2013

Hot Race 1/10 rubber TC tires

Hot Race Tyres have added to their line of onroad tires by producing a line of touring car rubber tires. After a lot of test with experienced racers they were able to find the right compound for maximum performance. There will be two different shores, 32 and 36, two different inserts, soft and medium, and two different weights, light and normal. This is only Hot Race’s first venture into rubber tires and we are told they are planning to expand their range further in the near future.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

June 21, 2013

Xray XB9 low-downforce body

From Xray comes this new low-downforce body designed specifically for rough, damaged tracks. The body reduces downforce and makes the car easier to drive on these type of tracks. The body is also wider to fit the wider chassis of the XB9’13. When used with earlier XB9 cars, this body will be a bit too wide at the base.

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June 21, 2013

Pro-Line Hauler Bag

Also new from Pro-Line is this Hauler Bag. Designed with 4 easy access drawer compartments, several zipper pockets and tool storage, this Hauler Bag is perfect for your RC needs. Stylish Pro-Line logos on the front, top and side stand out when arriving at the track and a collapsible pull handle and smooth rolling casters combine to get you organized in the pits. The new Hauler Bag also includes tie-down Bungee straps for securing 1 vehicle (Buggy, SC, Truck, etc.) on top of the Bag for fewer trips between the Track and your vehicle.

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