September 27, 2010

Patrick Belltrallo takes title with Rd6 win in Luxembourg

Patrick Belltrallo takes title with Rd6 win in Luxembourg

The 6th round of the Luxembourg 1/8th scale nationals was held last weekend on the fast LMCC track. Qualifying was hit with rain and the first tree rounds took place in wet conditions, with the 4th round run in dry conditions so this would be important for the grid position. It was Patrick Belltrallo who took the pole position in front of Dirk Richard, Tom Maquel, Christophe Deliege, Jacques Libar, Laurent Libar an Jerome Hirtziger. The 30-minute main final saw Motonica racer Patrick Belltrallo cross the finishing line in first position, followed by team mate Tom Maquel in 2nd and Jacques Libar with a Serpent in 3rd. With this result, Patrick Belltrallo was crowned the Luxembourg 1/8th scale national Champion for 2010.

Thanks to Raymond Libar for the report.


September 26, 2010

Ronald Volker retains Japanese National title

Ronald Voker retains Japanese National title

The JMRCA Japanese electric touring car nationals took place this weekend at the Ichirino RC Plaza to the East of Tokyo. Weather was mixed over the course of the event and after 7 rounds of qualifying in the Super Expert class it was 1/12th scale World Champion Naoto Matsukura that took the TQ spot ahead of reigning Japanese and European Champion Ronald Volker in 2nd, with Takehiro Yamauchi in 3rd. In the finals, it was Volker who surged through to the front to take the win in both leg 1 and 2 to retain his Japanese title, with fellow Yokomo driver Daisuke Yoshioka taking 2nd place and young Xray driver Takayuki Inoue coming through from 7th spot on the grid to take 3rd overall. In the Open class it was a win from pole position for Akio Sobue, winning for the first 2 legs of the 3 leg finals to win the title with one leg left. Masayuki Kawata took 2nd spot ahead of Satoru Takagi in 3rd.

Click here for the open class podium


September 26, 2010

Belgian Nats win for Stockman & Vekemans in Rd7

Belgian Nats win for Stockman & Vekemans in Rd7

The 7th round of the Belgian electric touring car nationals was in Roeselare last weekend at the very fast RCR track. Qualifying was hit with rain and the first two rounds took place in wet conditions, with the 3rd round run in dry conditions and this would be important for the grid position. In the EFRA class it was Olivier Bultynck who took the pole in front of Thomas Stockman and Nick Joosens, Rico Claeys and Nicolas Delise. Leg 1 saw Olivier Bultynck out after only 2 laps, and so it was Stockman that tool the win ahead of Nick and Rico. No problems for Olivier in leg 2 and he went on to win from Nick in 2nd and would set up the 3rd leg as the decider. In leg 3 the Olivier took off in the lead followed by Nick Joosens but the pair touched on lap 9 leaving Stockman through to the lead where he would win and take the overall in front of Nick Joosens in 2nd and Rico Claeys in 3rd. In the Superstock class it was another dominant performance by Geoffrey Vekemans who won from the pole position once more finishing in front of Pasquinel Neys in 2nd and Werner Broeckx in 3rd place. The Stock class was taken by Michel Mahieu, with Michel Robijn 2nd and Christophe Couckhuyt 3rd.

View the other class podiums here


September 26, 2010

Tourex BigScale X300 tire

Tourex BigScale X300 tire

New from Tourex are these large scale versions of their X300 high grip tire. Developed for extremely hard as well as loose ground, this perfectly true tire sports stiff side walls for precise handling, while the thread offers maximum traction on throttle and on brake with very little tire wear. They come mounted on the company’s new BigScale rims with 24mm hex as well as their new specially design profiled insert.

Source: Tourex [tourex-competition.com]


September 26, 2010

Serpent 733 radio plate supports

Serpent 733 radio plate supports

For the 733, Serpent have produced these aluminium radio plate supports. Precision machined from high quality aluminium and further anodised, these supports fit perfectly inside the slots in the chassis plate and reduce flex in this this area. Sold as a pair.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


September 26, 2010

Xray News Round-up

Xray News Round-up

Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.

– New XRAY X10 & XII Alu Rear Axle Shaft
– XRAY T3 2011 Coming Soon
– XRAY Presents New NT1 World Champion Limited Edition
– NT1 Podium Finish at 2010 Japanese Nationals
– NT1 Wins 2010 German Championship
– NT1 Wins Last Round of Swedish Cup
– XB808 Wins the 2010 Swiss Championship
– XB808 Wins the Hansa Cup
– T3 Dominates the 2010 UISP Championship, Italy
– NT1 2nd at Spanish National Championship R4
– Wayne Mah Re-joins XRAY Canada
– XB808 Wins Italian Championship Last Round, 3rd Overall

Click here to view the round-up


September 25, 2010

Niclas Brunsberg joins Team Serpent

Niclas Brunsberg joins Team Serpent

Serpent have announced that Top-level Swedish driver Niclas Brunsberg has joined Team Serpent to run the Cobra S811. The former Kyosho driver has been testing the Cobra buggy intensively at tracks he knows very well and was impressed with the handling, steering and traction the car offers. Serpent Distributor HP from Sweden, with owner Klas, will be working intensively with Niclas, and Klas will also be his mechanic at the big races. Niclas will join Billy Easton and other Serpent Cobra drivers in November when he competes at the World Championships in Thailand.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


September 25, 2010

Serpent S811 Cobra diff mounts & FR springs

Serpent S811 Cobra diff mounts & FR springs

New from Serpent for the S811 Cobra are these precision machined aluminium center differential brackets. Anodised in a titanium-grey finish they replace the standard nylon versions and are very light, but still strong and rigid. Serpent have also released these new orange (4.4lbs) and red (4.6lbs) front shock-springs to expand their current line of available springs.

View more product images here